Associate Content Strategy Editor, Bestproducts.Com

This is a Full Time Job

Can you craft catchy headline copy in your sleep? Do you find pitch meetings to be one of the best parts of the day? Do schedules, spreadsheets, and strategies bring you joy? Do you have a passion for managing a team and find inspiring comradery fulfilling? If so, then come and join our team of editors!

Hearst Digital Media is looking for an Associate Content Strategy Editor for BestProducts.com, Hearst's continuously growing product review site. The individual in this role must be a skilled, approachable leader - experience managing a team is a must- and a savvy top editor with a strong knowledge of SEO and a love for finding the perfect product for every need or recipient. We basically shop online for a living, so being a product sleuth is required (and it's fun).

This person needs to be confident assigning and editing across several verticals, (to different levels of editors) including tech, parenting, beauty, gifts, parenting, food/drink, fitness, home, lifestyle, and appliances. The ideal candidate should be as excited providing feedback on the best video games as they are editing smart thermostats and the best retinol creams. We're looking for someone who can work closely with an editor to take a piece of content from fine to fantastic, add clarity, serviceability, and format elements to improve readability. This person will report directly to the Director of SEO and Content.

Job Responsibilities:

• Manage a team of content editors and use performance metrics to set revenue traffic goals and provide ongoing career coaching.
• Oversee day-to-day execution of the editorial content strategy (assignments, planning, deadlines, commerce, partner relationships, sales needs, and editing).
• Help develop in-depth longform reviews to improve the expertise and serviceability across all our verticals, providing constructive feedback to the team.
• Manage the editorial pitch process and assign content based on search opportunity, affiliate revenue goals, and partnership needs.
• Watch Google Analytics and our DMP (like a hawk) to make sure the team is hitting big-picture traffic revenue goals and help the team prioritize updating top-performing content.
• Support the site's rapid growth and continued vertical expansion.
• Work with the director on licensing opportunities, sales RFPs and analytics, and staffing needs.

Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree.
• Minimum 3 years of experience working in a fast-paced digital environment, with a focus on top-editing and perfecting content.
• Must have experience managing a team (and your past teams love you!).
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Proven ability to manage hectic daily content deadlines.
• Proven passion for digital media and well-versed in a content management system.
• Should have a collaborative spirit and be energetic and approachable.
• Versed in using Google Analytics, affiliate revenue dashboards, and data management platforms.