Sleep Writer

The Strategist is seeking a Writer who can own our sleep product coverage, which includes mattresses, pillows, sleep aids, and adjacent products. A companion to New York Magazine's award-winning print section of the same name, The Strategist offers rigorously vetted articles to help readers navigate the vast online shopping landscape. Our goal is to find the stuff out there that is actually worth buying — essential products that are really good and that we fully believe in — alongside the things you never knew you needed.

WHO WE ARE

The Strategist is New York Magazine’s site for rigorously reported service journalism that helps readers shop smartly. Its writers and editors surface the stuff that is actually worth buying, alongside all sorts of things you never knew you needed.

The Strategist is part of Vox Media, the leading modern media company. We guide our audience from discovery to obsession. We inspire essential conversations about what’s now, what’s next, and what’s possible.

As a community of journalists and storytellers, business professionals, creators and technologists, we believe it is a moral and business imperative to amplify voices: to cultivate diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout our organization and media. This applies to our candidates, our teams, our storytelling, our creative work, and our platforms, products, and partnerships.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Write and/or update 4-5 shopping stories per week, most of which require a combination of interviewing experts, requesting product samples, testing products on your own, and providing guidelines for testing across the wider staff
Closely monitor shopping trends, product launches, and consumer habits on your beat and pitch relevant stories
Work on 1-2 long-term, ambitious editorial projects a year, while balancing short-term assignments
Perform additional responsibilities, as assigned by editors

WHO YOU ARE

3+ years of professional journalism experience, especially e-commerce and/or service journalism
Keen interest and understanding of sleep products, especially mattresses and pillows, preferred — but not required
Familiarity with the Strategist’s voice and approach to service journalism, including the ability to understand and translate product specs and technical jargon into reader-friendly service — with a hint of healthy skepticism toward bold marketing claims
Ability to work independently, especially around coming up with plans for product testing
Enthusiasm for developing and maintaining a wide network of sources, including medical professionals, academics, and other professionally sleep-obsessed people
Excellent communication and task management skills, especially in working with a distributed team across time zones
Strong and fast-paced writing skills for a digital publication