If you’re looking for “Begin Again” and think you’re “The 1,” a major newspaper is currently hiring a reporter who will provide exclusive coverage of singer and songwriter Taylor Swift.
The Tennessean — part of the USA Today network — posted a job opening Tuesday for a role that will cover Swift nonstop as her fan base and following have grown to “unprecedented heights.”
“By seeing both the facts and the anger, Taylor Swift’s reporter will identify why the pop star’s influence continues to grow, what her fan base stands for in pop culture, and what effect she is having in the music and business worlds. mention states.
The ideal candidate is ‘experienced’, ‘video-forward’ and an energetic writer with a talent for photography and social media content creation.
The vacancy follows the singer’s announcement of 1989 (Taylor’s Version) winning multiple awards at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards. Swift is also preparing to release a film version of her hit ‘The Eras Tour’ concertwho has already seen $10 million in pre-sales.
The Tennessean is looking for a reporter to specifically cover singer and songwriter Taylor Swift
The job posting, which calls the open position a “Taylor Swift Reporter.”
The outlet posted a job posting Tuesday for a role that will cover Swift non-stop as her fan base and following have grown to “unprecedented heights”
The role is likely to capitalize on the singer’s ever-growing fame as she continues to make headlines daily for her music and her overarching career.
According to the list, The Tennessean is hiring a reporter who has a unique voice but “no bias” to cover the singer and any headlines about her.
The journalist must be able to “capture the excitement surrounding Swift’s ongoing tour and upcoming album release,” the online job posting reads.
They should also be prepared to provide “a thoughtful analysis of her music and career.”
Requirements include a bachelor’s or master’s degree in communications, journalism or a related field and five years of experience working in a digital-first newsroom.
The journalist must also be willing to travel and be able to live anywhere in the United States except Alaska or Hawaii.
The job may seem remote, but offers the opportunity to make one of Gannett’s local newsrooms across the country the “base of operations.”
Interested candidates must submit a one- to two-page resume, a video cover letter outlining why they are interested in the job, and samples of their written work.
The listing does not specify whether or not the job is full-time, but does indicate that the right candidate could earn up to $50 per hour.
This is the job posting for the role of Taylor Swift Reporter at The Tennessean
The posting follows the singer announcing 1989 (Taylor’s Version) winning multiple awards at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards
The job posting comes after Swift announced the film version of The Eras Tour, which is reportedly nearly three hours long. Within 24 hours of tickets going live for the film, which will hit theaters on October 13.
Box office experts predict the film will gross as much as $100 million by the end of its opening weekend, which would make it the fifth-highest opening of 2023.
In early September, the “Blank Space” singer reached 271 million followers on Instagram, making her the 15th most followed account on the platform.
During her show at SoFi Stadium in August, Swift announced that she would be releasing the re-recorded version of 1989, which would debut to the public on October 27.
It’s the fourth album the singer has re-recorded to own the masters of her songs, following Fearless, Red and – most recently – Speak Now.
Her announcement of a re-release in 1989 has racked up nearly 12 million Instagram likes.
Swift said this is “my most FAVORITE re-recording I’ve ever done because the five From The Vault songs are so insane.” I can’t believe they were ever left behind.’
Box office experts predict that Swift’s concert film will gross as much as $100 million by the end of its opening weekend, which would make it the fifth highest opening of 2023.
During her show at SoFi Stadium in August, Swift announced that she would be releasing the re-recorded version of 1989, which would debut to the public on October 27.
Swift’s The Eras Tour has also broken major records time and time again, raking in unprecedented sums of money from its first leg alone.
Swift’s popularity has skyrocketed thanks to the recent concert, which has become a must-attend event for many. It has caused ticket prices at venues to skyrocket as fans try to get inside.
The tour, which kicks off again in November, is expected to gross $2.2 billion in North American ticket sales alone, TIME reports.
The figures would make it the highest-grossing tour ever, surpassing the $939 million Elton John earned on his The Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour.
The Grammy winner has greatly impacted the economies of the 20 cities he has visited, boosting travel, transportation, lodging and local businesses, as TIME reported that the tour is expected to generate $5 billion in consumer spending.
Swift’s economic footprint is so large that in early August, before her stop in Los Angeles, high-ranking politicians in California asked her to postpone her local dates because of the hotel workers’ strike.
Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis and other elected officials signed a letter saying her tour has allowed some hotels to double or triple the fees they charge.
Swift’s The Eras Tour has also broken major records time and again, raking in unprecedented sums of money from the first leg alone
The tour, which kicks off again in November, is expected to gross $2.2 billion in North American ticket sales alone.
However, Swift’s popularity as a superstar has caused some headaches. She can rarely go on a night out without being the center of attention from fans and cameras.
Her ‘Swifties’ have also flooded her locations hoping to catch a glimpse of the pop star.
In August, hundreds headed to the Black Whale corner bar on Long Beach Island, New Jersey, while she was eating.
Swift was in town to celebrate her boyfriend Jack Antonoff’s wedding to 28-year-old actress Margaret Qualley.
Police eventually had to arrive outside the popular Long Beach Island spot to make sure the huge crowd was behaving.
There were several videos of Taylor’s presence at the neighborhood bar on social media, including a TikTok of her arriving with the 34-year-old singer and 43-year-old actor, seen from the restaurant.
The scene became even more chaotic as hundreds of fans chanted “Taylor!” could hear singing. Taylor!’ while the wedding rehearsal was in full swing