Writer – Small Business Newsletter
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Colorado • United States
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Salary
💰 $200 per week
About the role
- Write a weekly City Cast Denver newsletter focused on small businesses and local shopping, with a clear point of view and a strong, engaging voice.
- Create a timely shopping guide in each issue, curating smart, specific recommendations tied to the moment (for example: top spots for Broncos gear, Stock Show ’fits, or seasonal gift guides).
- Develop a complementary second segment each week, either profiling a specific local business or breaking down a trend affecting Denver’s small business ecosystem.
- Pitch a cohesive newsletter plan each week, ensuring that the shopping guide and second segment are connected thematically without feeling repetitive.
- Proactively identify, reach out to, and interview small business owners, operators, and experts for the profile and reporting portions of the newsletter.
- Write a thoughtful, upbeat outro featuring good news, local tips, or special recommendations that leave readers feeling informed and inspired to shop local.
- Collaborate closely with the City Cast Denver team and work with the Executive Producer through the editing process to sharpen structure, clarity, and impact.
- Bonus: Discuss your reporting and recommendations on the City Cast Denver podcast when appropriate.
Requirements
- A strong, confident writing voice and a love of service journalism that helps readers make smart, local choices.
- Deep knowledge of Denver and its small business landscape, or a proven ability to learn it quickly and thoroughly.
- Experience pitching and executing reported stories or newsletters with a clear editorial vision.
- The ability to connect ideas across segments and build a newsletter that feels intentional, cohesive, and fresh week after week.
- Strong reporting instincts, including comfort with cold outreach and interviewing local business owners.
- A strong existing network of relationships within Denver’s small business community that enables quick sourcing, original reporting, and insider-level recommendations.
- A collaborative mindset and openness to editing and feedback in a team-driven environment.
- Bonus: Comfort speaking about your work on a podcast or interest in growing as an on-mic contributor.
Benefits
- Expected Rage is $200/weekly newsletter (Any other contributions are negotiable on a per-project basis).
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