Travel Bookings Commerce Editor

Condé Nast Traveler is seeking a Travel Bookings Commerce Editor to oversee all rental bookings coverage, with a focus on Airbnb. This role requires an in-depth understanding of the e-commerce landscape, an interest in creating engaging, service driven content that drives Commerce KPIs, and experience writing about rental properties, hotels, flights, cruises, and other travel booking opportunities. This person will work closely with Traveler’s Destinations Editor and SEO analyst to create hotel coverage that is complementary to the Destinations team’s content strategy, and will manage all booking deals content (including hotels, homestays, flights, trains, and cruises). The ideal candidate is comfortable assigning and editing stories, as well as writing commerce content as time allows.

Responsibilities

Create and execute an editorial commerce strategy with a focus on homestays and hotels

Assign and edit stories in the aforementioned content categories

Build out a network of freelancers with regional expertise

Work closely with Traveler editors to optimize hotel, rental, cruise, and flight deal stories, including bookings on Traveler’s biggest revenue-generating tentpoles (Readers’ Choice Awards, Hot List, and Gold List)

Oversee syndication of bookings content from Traveler’s global editions

Maintain and grow Traveler’s bookings-focused newsletters

Coordinate closely with the Audience Development, Social, and SEO teams to share data and best practices that can inform editorial decision-making; monitor, and react to traffic patterns to grow engaged and loyal digital audience

Regularly pitch, write, and edit commerce stories and franchises

Qualifications

3-5 years experience writing and editing in a digital media environment focused on travel

Strong organizational and managerial skills

Experience working with and overseeing freelancers

An understanding of and enthusiasm for travel, bookings, and/or points and miles

Familiarity with affiliate link programs such as Skimlinks, Partnerize, and Impact is preferred

Strong organizational skills, self-directed work style, and polished communication skills. The ideal candidate will be fascinated by travel and the subjects and locations regularly covered by Condé Nast Traveler.

Base Salary: $65,000 - $103,000