Commerce Writer

As the InStyle Commerce Writer on the evergreen team, you will be responsible for helping to create and maintain the beauty and fashion content on the site. Your main goal will be to write best of roundups for evergreen commerce libraries. This includes a focus on tested stories, coming out of our NYC lab as well as survey-based and on-staff editor testing.

This role reports directly to the Senior Commerce Editor (beauty) and also works with the Senior Commerce Editor (fashion).

About the Role:

Write 10-12+ beauty and fashion stories per month

Help provide feedback on product lists and methodologies for upcoming product tests

Analyze insights and results after a test to select the best products to recommend

Pitch new best of keywords and brainstorm other commerce concepts for the vertical

Work in conjunction with senior editors on the team to strategize long term on how to target seasonal and high-priority articles at their peak times

Participate in product testing as needed in our New York City lab and at home

Collaborate with the beat editors, editorial, growth, and social teams to optimize our content for our readers and search

Assist our News & Deals team during peak holiday shopping events, as needed

About You:

3+ years of writing experience

A deep knowledge and understanding of the beauty and fashion industry

Ability to identify new trending products with a finger on the pulse of what InStyle readers are interested in

Has ideas about how to best deliver production recommendations and information that is modern and on-trend

Strong, proactive communication and organizational skills

A self-starter who can pivot seamlessly as new initiatives and directives are identified and adjusts processes accordingly

Ability to analyze testing results, distill the most pertinent data, and craft it into an engaging and informative product roundup or review

Open to new challenges and excited to grow within a fast-paced, expanding and constantly evolving organization

Genuine enthusiasm in the beauty and style world, and eager to directly contribute to the growth of InStyle's evergreen commerce

Proficiency in project management tools like Excel, Google Sheets, Airtable

CMS experience required

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required

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Pay Range
Salary: $64,480 - $70,000