Commerce Writer

Summary

Join Forbes Vetted's growing editorial team as a Commerce Writer! This remote role focuses on creating high-quality product guides, reviews, and comparison posts for the home & kitchen and sleep & mattress categories. You'll need at least 5 years of experience writing about products and making recommendations. Responsibilities include writing 3-4 articles weekly, conducting product testing, brainstorming story ideas, and collaborating with various teams. The ideal candidate possesses strong writing, editing, and SEO skills, along with experience in commerce writing and affiliate content strategy. A writing test is required for final candidates. The annual salary range is $70,000-$75,000.

Requirements

• Be a writer with expertise and experience covering products and topics in the home & kitchen and mattress & sleep categories
• Be comfortable writing about products across at least some of Forbes Vetted’s other categories, potentially including parenting, fashion, beauty, travel, gear and tech
• Understand how to source and cultivate experts and authoritative sources for inclusion in articles
• Have impeccable writing, editing and reporting skills as well as a network of PR contacts and expert sources to consult
• Have a strong understanding of SEO best practices, plus prior experience with commerce writing and affiliate/commerce content strategy
• Have hands-on product-testing and reviewing experience
• Be user-focused and understand editorial independence, but can deftly balance this with the needs of the business
• Be eager to innovate and experiment editorially to help grow the Forbes Vetted audience
• Thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment and can seamlessly write clean and authoritative copy
• Have at least 5 years of prior experience writing about products and making product recommendations
• Complete a writing test (for final candidates)

Responsibilities

• Write 3-4 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
• Perform 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
• Brainstorm and pitch stories as a part of the regular monthly content planning process
• Participate in sales event coverage, including potential shifts over select holiday weekends like Memorial Day, Labor Day and Black Friday/Cyber Monday
• Work with the business and SEO team as needed to ensure content is fully optimized for search
• Frequently collaborate across teams, including with strategy, data, audience development, partnerships and product, as well as other editors and writers on staff
• Track content performance against team and individual goals
• Participate in virtual team meetings and contributing to Forbes Vetted’s positive, friendly culture

Benefits

• Remote role with an option to commute to the Forbes office in Jersey City if desired
• Annual base salary range of $70,000 - $75,000
• Hybrid work schedule