Staff Writer (Satire), the Exploit

Maze

8d • $600 - $600 • Remote

About The Position

The Exploit, a satirical publication from Maze, is hiring two satire content creators to write articles and turn them into short social videos. The publication creates deadpan news coverage about fictional events in the security and tech industries. Each article runs on the Exploit and may be adapted into a 30- to 90-second news segment. Writers who can shoot and edit their videos are preferred, though strong scripts can be produced by the team.

The role involves pitching and writing 400- to 700-word articles, developing headlines with the team, creating short news-desk videos, adapting articles into videos, and testing new formats, characters, and recurring segments. Contributors are expected to deliver five articles and five videos monthly, work independently, and self-edit weaker material. Contributors are publicly credited and may appear by name, image, voice, and likeness in published videos and paid ads. The work can be done after hours.

This is a remote, flexible contractor role with Maze. The company encourages contributors to keep their day jobs, since real experience in the industry provides material for the satire. Compensation is $600 per month for five articles and five videos, with additional requested content agreed on project by project. If Maze promotes a piece with paid advertising, the creator receives 3% of the ad spend while those ads run.

Requirements

• Practitioner experience in cybersecurity (such as SOC, incident response, red team, GRC, or security engineering), application or product security, cloud security, or software engineering.
• Strong comedic writing and on-camera ability.
• Tight writing and sound editorial judgment about what to include and cut.
• A comedic approach that does not punch down.
• Reliability and ability to deliver five articles and five videos each month without being chased.
• Comfort with public attribution and use of name, image, voice, and likeness in videos, including paid advertisements.
• Availability to do the work after hours if needed.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to shoot and edit short-form video.
• Experience writing sketch comedy, stand-up, satire, or a security newsletter with an established readership.
• Existing activity on X, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, or LinkedIn.

Responsibilities

• Pitch and write 400- to 700-word satirical articles in the deadpan voice of a newsroom covering the security and tech industries.
• Develop and pitch headlines, working with the team to maintain quality.
• Write short news-desk video scripts and, ideally, shoot and edit the videos.
• Adapt selected articles into videos and pitch video-first stories.
• Test new formats, characters, and recurring segments.
• Deliver five articles and five videos per month reliably and cut weak pieces independently.
• Be publicly credited and appear by name, image, voice, and likeness in published and promoted videos.

Benefits

• Remote and flexible work.
• Opportunity to earn additional compensation when work is promoted with paid advertising.
• Direct feedback and access to a small team.
• Ability to keep a day job.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed