Senior Commerce Editor

This is a Full Time Job

Be Part of What's Next

Help shape the future of shopping content across some of the most iconic media brands in the world. Hearst Magazines is looking for a Temporary Senior Commerce Editor with a sharp editorial instinct, a passion for fashion and lifestyle trends, and a strong understanding of commerce strategy to help drive engaging, revenue-generating content across our portfolio.

Key Responsibilities (What You Are Doing)
• Edit 2–3 commerce stories per day across fashion, beauty, and lifestyle categories, ensuring content is engaging, accurate, and optimized for performance
• Collaborate with commerce writers to refine story structure, strengthen packaging, and elevate editorial quality
• Monitor social trends, celebrity news, product launches, sales, and cultural moments to identify timely shopping content opportunities
• Write occasional commerce stories, including first-person reviews and UGC-driven content
• Optimize headlines, framing, and story angles to improve engagement, affiliate performance, and audience reach
• Use analytics and performance data to inform editorial decisions and content strategy
• Support major retail tentpoles and seasonal shopping events, including Prime Day and Black Friday/Cyber Monday
• Partner cross-functionally with editors and commerce stakeholders across Hearst's portfolio of brands

Qualifications (What We're Looking For)
• 4 years of experience creating and editing commerce content
• Strong editing, packaging, and headline-writing skills with a clear understanding of what drives clicks, engagement, and conversion
• Experience covering fashion, beauty, lifestyle, celebrity, and shopping content categories
• Proficiency with analytics tools such as Parse.ly, Looker, Google Analytics, or similar platforms
• Experience managing or top-editing writers and freelancers while providing thoughtful, actionable editorial feedback
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Trend-aware, audience-focused, and highly collaborative mindset
• Availability to support major shopping tentpoles and retail events, including October Prime Day and Black Friday/Cyber Monday
• This is a fully remote temporary role averaging 20 hours/week through mid-December 2026