The Spruce is looking for a Commerce Editor to join the team. The editor will focus on creating review content across all of The Spruce’s main topics, including cleaning, bedding, gardening, and more. This person will also manage freelance writers. The editor’s primary goal will be to work with writers and freelancers to deliver the best experience to the reader for each story while meeting weekly and monthly production goals.
This role will work with other editors, our research and testing team, and our growth team to assign, edit, and update stories with new products, research, lab insights, and more. You will also be asked to onboard freelancers, manage freelancer relationships, and find experts to interview for articles.
This role reports to a Senior Editor. You’ll be expected to follow guidelines for assignment briefs, updates, brand voice, and editorial standards and ensure our review stories are accurate, inclusive, comprehensive, and accessible to all readers.
About Your Contributions:
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Edit, update, write, and publish home-focused stories daily.
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Assign 5 to 10 articles per month to freelancers to keep The Spruce’s shopping library up-to-date.
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Onboard new freelancers as needed and manage freelancer relationships.
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Help find experts to tap for quotes to ensure authority across all content.
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Collaborate with the commerce, editorial, growth, testing and research, and social teams.
About You:
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3+ years of assigning experience at an online publisher
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2+ years working in commerce and affiliate industry
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Experience with SEO best practices and tools and how it relates to content
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Strong project management skills, including proficiency in management tools like Google Suite and Airtable
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Strong communication and organizational skills
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A deep knowledge of the home space, and a passion for shopping and products
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A self-starter who can pivot as new initiatives and directives are identified and adjusts processes accordingly
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Open to new challenges and excited to grow within a fast-paced, expanding, and constantly evolving organization
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Dotdash Meredith's vibrant brands help over 200 million users each month find answers, solve problems, and get inspired. Dotdash is among the largest and fastest growing publishers online, and has won over 50 awards in the last year alone, including Digiday's 2020 Publisher of the Year. Dotdash Meredith brands include Verywell, Investopedia, The Balance, The Spruce, Simply Recipes, Serious Eats, Byrdie, Brides, People, Food & Wine, Shape, Entertainment Weekly, Travel & Leisure, Better Homes and Gardens, Southern Living, Health, InStyle, Parents, EatingWell, Magnolia Journal, MyDomaine, Lifewire, TripSavvy, Liquor.com, and TreeHugger.
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