Meredith Corporation is hiring: Shopping Writer in New York

About The Position | Major goals and objectives and location requirements

The Transaction team at Dotdash Meredith is looking for a full-time PEOPLE Shopping writer. This person will primarily work on the PEOPLE Tested library, a collection of 100+ stories covering the best products we’ve personally tested in our labs and in the real world across home, fashion, beauty, and more categories. Under the direction of the evergreen senior editor, they’ll be responsible for keeping these stories up to date with the latest products and testing insights, as well as monitoring the revenue they generate via affiliate links.

They’ll also collaborate with the rest of the PEOPLE Shopping team on news and deals content by writing short stories, particularly ahead of and during sales events like Presidents Day weekend, Amazon Prime Day, and Black Friday.

This job requires both analytical and editorial skills to ensure our content is accurate, inclusive, comprehensive, and accessible to all readers. The ideal candidate should have past experience writing for an internet publication; a background in shopping writing and affiliate links is a plus. They should have a passion for surfacing the best products and prices to a curious audience. Knowledge of celebrities, pop culture, sales events, and product trends is helpful.

This is a full-time position and reports to the evergreen Senior Editor.

The day-to-day:

1. Write, update, and overhaul stories in the PEOPLE Tested library based on new information, seasonality, and other factors.
2. Track and use performance data to adjust editorial strategy, including the cadence and frequency of article updates.
3. Identify new story formats, features, and concepts to better serve our audience and differentiate our content from our competitors.
4. Assist in our testing process by evaluating new products at home.
5. Collaborate with the transaction, editorial, growth, and social teams to meet shared goals.
6. Pitch in as needed on news and deals stories, particularly around sales events like Black Friday.
7. Attend weekly and monthly team meetings.

The right candidate:

1. Has at least 2 years of experience writing for a digital consumer brand, preferably writing shopping content.
2. Is a product enthusiast who spends time shopping and obsessing over purchases.
3. Understands the PEOPLE brand, its voice and perspective, and the consumer habits of its audience.
4. Possesses a deep understanding of writing for an online audience, news judgment, affiliate links, SEO, and content management systems.
5. Can prioritize day-to-day workflows, details, and deadlines alongside short-term special projects and long-term team goals.
6. Will seamlessly navigate organizational priorities and changes as they occur in this growing company.
7. Has strong communication, organizational, and project management skills, including proficiency in management tools like Google Suite and Airtable.

About The Team:

The PEOPLE's transactional team creates Commerce content, helping readers find and purchase products that align with their interests.

We expect Shopping Writers to apply these competencies to their role:

1. Decision Quality: Make good and timely decisions that keep the needs of their vertical moving forward.
2. Balance Stakeholders: Anticipate and understand the needs and expectations of your stakeholders.
3. Business Insight: Keep up with current and possible future policies, practices, and trends within the organization, the competition, and the marketplace.
4. Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
5. Action Oriented: Readily take action on new challenges, identify and seize new opportunities.

Part of the Transaction team spirit means embodying these core competencies:

1. Manage Ambiguity: You can comfortably deal with change and can decide/act without the total picture.
2. Nimble Learning: You’re eager to actively learn through experimentation.
3. Self-Development: You want to seek new ways to grow and be challenged.

The Role’s Minimum Qualifications and Job Requirements:

Education: Bachelor’s degree in journalism or a related field preferred.

Experience: 2+ years of experience writing for a digital consumer brand, preferably writing shopping content.

Specific Knowledge, Skills, Certifications and Abilities:

1. Is a product enthusiast who spends time shopping and obsessing over purchases.
2. Understands the PEOPLE brand, its voice and perspective, and the consumer habits of its audience.
3. Possesses a deep understanding of writing for an online audience, news judgment, affiliate links, SEO, and content management systems.
4. Has strong communication, organizational, and project management skills, including proficiency in management tools like Google Suite and Airtable.

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It is the policy of Dotdash Meredith to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Pay Range:

Salary: New York: $64,350.00 - $73,000.00 Remote US: $60,000.00 - $70,000.00

The pay range above represents the anticipated low and high end of the pay range for this position and may change in the future. Actual pay may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to work location, experience, and performance.