SmartNews is a leading global information and news discovery company dedicated to delivering quality information to the people who need it. Thanks to our unique machine-learning technology and relationships with more than 3,000 global publisher partners, we provide news that matters to millions of users.
Founded in 2012 in Tokyo, SmartNews also has offices in Palo Alto, New York, Beijing, and Singapore.
If you share our vision and are passionate about our mission, we encourage you to apply!
The Team
The Global Product Team is responsible for broadening the global reach of SmartNews. Primarily, we are focused on the US News market as a means to broaden our footprint and provide more people high-quality news that they find essential. Presently, we are building a new application called NewsArc.
Understanding and working on daily news in real time as well as being a part of the development and strategy of how content (like news, sports, entertainment, etc.) is presented and understood in our application. You will be hands-on and very close to our readers, working side-by-side with design, product, business, and engineering.
Your Responsibilities
- Daily news and breaking news (monitoring, developments, broadcasting)
- Treatment and strategy of other types of content: opinion, travel, food, sports, entertainment
- Systems and operations for content moderation
- Product and feature development, release, and operation
- 3 days a week in-office
Minimum requirements
- Content is king. You have a strong grasp of the “news” or “content” space. You may not come from a traditional news background, but you’ve demonstrated sound judgment and experience in managing and delivering the right content to users. You read and care about the news and understand and appreciate quality information.
- You are also very capable of individual execution and strategy. Although we have a group of many skills, we rely on team members that are comfortable and thrive on high-impact, individual work and can transfer that work and energy into a larger team.
Nice to have experiences/skills
- Worked in small, focused teams/companies with responsibility and experience in customer facing work–in other words, someone who has made or been a part of a consumer product.
- Product design experience
Benefits available at the SmartNews US Office
- Compensation range: $142,800 to $216,200 base salary, plus bonus and equity
- 401(k) with employer matching
- Up to 100% medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family
- Benefit plan with monthly allowances
- Complimentary lunch, snacks, and beverages in the office
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