Senior Editor, Forbes Shopping (Temporary/Part-Time)
Forbes Media, United States
Job Description
Forbes believes in the power of entrepreneurial capitalism and uses it on various platforms to ignite the conversations that drive systemic change in business, culture and society. We celebrate success and are committed to using our megaphone to drive diversity, equity and inclusion. We are the world’s biggest business media brand and we consistently place in the top 20 of the most-popular sites in the United States, in good company with brands like Netflix, Apple and Google. In short, we have a big platform and we use it responsibly.
Forbes Shopping is seeking an experienced editor to assist the team while the Forbes Shopping editor is on maternity leave. This is a temporary, part-time senior editorial job that will run from around June 1 through the end of 2021 (7+ months).
The temporary senior editor will be responsible for assigning and editing Forbes Shopping content across all categories, particularly in the lifestyle space (home and kitchen, outdoor gear, parenting gear, fashion, wellness, and gift guides). Content formats may include product guides, roundups, retailer guides, news, reviews, deal spotlights, 'how-tos' and product odes. You will work closely with the updates editor to optimize evergreen content, and will work with our deals editor to assign or top edit sales/deals coverage. As an experienced editorial leader, part of your responsibilities will be mentoring junior staff writers and editors (working closely with writers on line edits; providing top edits for junior editors; providing strategy advice during team story ideation). This role will report to the Forbes Shopping Deputy Editor.
This is a part-time, remote role with a 25 hour per week / 7 month commitment
Responsibilities will include:
- Assigning, editing, and publishing stories
- Recruiting and onboarding new freelance writers
- Top-editing content from staff editors as needed
- Participating in tent-pole planning and assisting with coverage
- Some writing (especially during busy tentpole periods such as Amazon Prime Day / Black Friday)
- Providing guidance for junior team members
Requirements:
- Should be an experienced editor with a proven track record of leadership and sound editorial judgement
- Impeccable editing skills are a must; this person should not need a top edit
- Prior experience editing product reviews required
- Prior experience testing products yourself preferred
- A strong understanding of SEO and user intent as it pertains to shopping content is required
- Preferably has a network of shopping writers at the ready
- Prior experience with affiliate / commerce content strongly preferred
Forbes is an equal opportunity employer.