Senior Reviewer, TVs & Audio

Summary

Join The Verge as an A/V Product Reviewer and leverage your expertise in televisions, headphones, and speakers to create engaging content for a large audience. You will utilize your strong writing and communication skills to explain complex technical details in an accessible manner. The role requires a deep understanding of audio and video technology, including the ability to capture high-quality product photography. You will collaborate with various teams, including video, photography, and podcasting, to amplify your reviews and reach a wider audience. This remote position offers a competitive salary and benefits package, and is part of the Vox Media Union.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience reviewing products, calling them in, and working with companies to facilitate their return
• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Product photography chops. You’ll need to capture pictures of the products you review
• Experience working across teams, including with a news desk, social, photography, art, video, and podcasts
• Contacts across all the major brands on the audio and TV beats
• Ability to juggle multiple projects at once
• Strong organizational skills. You must be able to keep your own calendar and stick to review deadlines

Responsibilities

• Bring your deep understanding of TVs and audio products to The Verge with the sharp, expert voice our readers expect
• Have an ear for audio. Are you an audiophile? Can you explain how several sets of headphones or speakers sound? What makes one sound better than the rest?
• Review TVs, speakers, headphones: You must be able to facilitate shipping to and from your workplace and have the space to test TVs
• Liveblog events, write news about new products, and analyze what makes them new and different
• Be able to write clearly without having to rely on lists of specs. You need to tell The Verge’s readers why these specs matter
• Ideally, you’ll have sourcing across the industry to help break news with scoops and exclusives on your beat
• Work closely with The Verge ’s video, photography, and podcasting teams to help amplify your reviews and voice on the site
• Write buying guides to help our readers discern which products on your beat are the best. You’ll update older guides and help come up with ideas for new ones

Benefits

• This job is remote
• This is a permanent, full-time position
• This job is benefits-eligible