Commerce Writer, Home & Mattress, Vetted

Forbes Vetted is seeking a commerce writer to join our growing editorial team. The role will be responsible for writing Forbes Vetted content, which includes product guides, roundups, retailer news, tested product reviews, product/brand comparison posts, how-tos and product odes. The ideal candidate is an experienced writer with at least 5 years of prior experience writing about products and making product recommendations. This role reports to the Forbes Vetted Senior Home & Kitchen Editor. The final candidates will be expected to complete a writing test.

Responsibilities:

Writing a slate of well-researched and authoritative articles per week, primarily in the home & kitchen and sleep & mattress categories, with the potential for occasional assignments in other categories like parenting, fashion or beauty
Performing hands-on testing along with other research and interviews to craft high-quality, best-of-the-web content that Forbes Vetted readers can confidently rely on to make purchase decisions
Brainstorming and pitching stories as a part of the regular monthly content planning process
Participating in sales event coverage, including potential shifts over select holiday weekends like Memorial Day, Labor Day and Black Friday/Cyber Monday
Working with the business and SEO team as needed to ensure content is fully optimized for search
Frequently collaborating across teams, including with strategy, data, audience development, partnerships and product, as well as other editors and writers on staff
Tracking content performance against team and individual goals
Participating in virtual team meetings and contributing to Forbes Vetted’s positive, friendly culture

The ideal candidate:

Is a writer with expertise and experience covering products and topics in the home & kitchen and mattress & sleep categories
Is comfortable writing about products across at least some of Forbes Vetted’s other categories, potentially including parenting, fashion, beauty, travel, gear and tech
Understands how to source and cultivate experts and authoritative sources for inclusion in articles
Has impeccable writing, editing and reporting skills as well as a network of PR contacts and expert sources to consult
Has a strong understanding of SEO best practices, plus prior experience with commerce writing and affiliate/commerce content strategy
Has hands-on product-testing and reviewing experience
Is user-focused and understands editorial independence, but can deftly balance this with the needs of the business
Is eager to innovate and experiment editorially to help grow the Forbes Vetted audience
Thrives in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment and can seamlessly write clean and authoritative copy

This is a remote role with an option to commute to the Forbes office in Jersey City if desired.

The annual base salary range for this role is $70,000 - $75,000

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