Collider Interview Editor (entertainment)

Collider•, (Multiple States)

2d•Remote

About The Position

Collider is seeking a detail-oriented Interview Editor to enhance celebrity, filmmaker, and entertainment interviews for digital and social platforms. This role requires understanding SEO, audience engagement, packaging, and the entertainment news cycle. The ideal candidate will edit interviews into polished pieces, identify shareable moments for social media and news stories, and collaborate with editorial, social, and news teams to maximize content reach. The position involves optimizing content for discoverability and engagement while maintaining editorial integrity and managing deadlines in a fast-paced remote environment.

Requirements

Minimum 2 years of editorial experience, ideally within entertainment, pop culture, digital publishing, or interview-based content.
Exceptional copy editing and proofreading skills.
Strong understanding of SEO best practices, headline writing, metadata optimization, and URL structuring.
Experience identifying viral, social-friendly, or newsworthy moments within longform content.
Familiarity with entertainment journalism, celebrity coverage, film, television, and streaming culture.
Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced remote editorial environment.
Experience with CMS platforms (WordPress or similar preferred).
Strong communication and collaboration skills across editorial, social, and news teams.
Self-sufficient, organized, and comfortable managing multiple assignments simultaneously.

Responsibilities

Edit interview transcripts and copy for clarity, tone, pacing, grammar, and editorial quality.
Craft strong SEO-driven headlines, metadata, and URLs that maximize discoverability and audience engagement.
Identify newsworthy quotes, viral moments, and standout soundbites that can be clipped for social media or expanded into separate news coverage.
Collaborate closely with the social and news teams to coordinate interview rollouts and promotional opportunities.
Ensure all interview content aligns with Collider’s editorial standards, voice, and publishing guidelines.
Optimize interviews for readability, structure, and search performance without compromising editorial integrity.
Work independently to manage deadlines, prioritize assignments, and maintain consistent turnaround times.
Monitor entertainment trends and understand what topics, franchises, and talent are resonating with audiences online.
Submit clean, self-edited work in a timely and professional manner.