Associate E-Commerce Writer, Elle.Com

This is a Full Time Job

Hearst Magazines' portfolio of more than 25 powerful brands in the U.S. - including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Harper's BAZAAR, Popular Mechanics - inspires, entertains and builds new and bold experiences for an engaged and growing audience across digital, video, social and print, reaching nearly 139 million readers and site visitors each month. With sophisticated content creation, cutting-edge technology and industry-leading data capabilities, we make media and products that move people across all platforms.

We are a global media company that publishes nearly 260 magazine editions and 200 websites around the world and, together, we are reinventing publishing for the 21st century.ELLE.com's beauty team is looking for a highly organized, deadline-driven Associate E-Commerce Writer to join their team. In this position, you will work closely with the Beauty Director to pitch and write commerce- and traffic-generating content within the beauty vertical. This includes working on assigned SEO stories, writing product roundups, covering celebrity beauty news, calling in products, and organizing team desk sides. You will also work with the Fashion & Luxury Commerce Manager, making sure that important stories in the beauty vertical are included in the newsletter, to attract additional e-commerce growth and to aid in ELLE.com's traffic goals. This role reports to the digital Beauty Director.

ELLE.com's beauty team is looking for a highly organized, deadline-driven Associate E-Commerce Writer to join their team. In this position, you will work closely with the Beauty Director to pitch and write commerce - and traffic-generating content within the beauty vertical. This includes working on assigned SEO stories, writing product roundups, covering celebrity beauty news, calling in products, and organizing team desk sides. You will also work with the Fashion & Luxury Commerce Manager, making sure that important stories in the beauty vertical are included in the newsletter, to attract additional e-commerce growth and to aid in ELLE.com's traffic goals. This role reports to the digital Beauty Director.

Please note: For consideration, resumes must be submitted in PDF format with a cover letter, salary requirements, and a link to a portfolio or samples of work.

What you'll do:
• Write approximately 15 e-comm or SEO-driven beauty stories per month.

• Skillfully craft beauty content that attracts readers and drives purchases. This includes coverage of major commerce tentpoles, including Amazon Prime Day and Cyber Week.

• Organize and attend desk-side meetings with beauty brands to stay in the know on new product launches and beauty news.

• Call in new products for the team to test and shoot for upcoming stories.

• Stay up to date on celebrity beauty news and trends and write them up quickly and cleanly when needed.

• Contribute to ELLE's social media platforms by pitching relevant beauty-related posts for potential inclusion on Instagram and TikTok.

• Stay up to date on all of ELLE.com's beauty stories and suggest relevant pieces to the Fashion & Luxury Commerce Manager for inclusion in the weekly newsletter.

• Help meet both traffic and commerce KPIs by using Google Analytics, Looker, Parsely, and Pattern & Shape to pinpoint bestselling products, stories, and affiliate networks-and to analyze shopping trends, inform future stories, and better optimize all beauty-related shopping content.

• Conduct interviews with celebrities, beauty experts, and other specialists in a timely, thorough manner to include in digital stories.

• Test out new, trendy, and relevant beauty products to create original, informative, and accurate content pieces for ELLE.com and social media.

• Brainstorm new franchise ideas for both ELLE.com and its social platforms to foster both audience growth and commerce revenue potential.

Who you are:
• You have 2-3 years of experience writing for a