Test Editor, Popular Mechanics
Hearst Magazines
Center Valley, PAThis was removed by the employer on 4/10/2019 12:12:00 PM PST
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Popular Mechanics - part of Hearst's Enthusiast Group - seeks an energetic, creative, detail-driven test editor to expertly and thoroughly evaluate products relevant to our community then craft compelling reviews, roundups, and product-centric content across all channels of the brand. The ideal candidate is a whip-smart researcher who can expediently and accurately generate data-rich product previews and summations of products based on reported information, collation of reviews and opinions by testers, and the person's own use-testing. Must be able to generate lively, concise content that engages both a wide and core audience. The ideal candidate relishes the opportunity to create strategically driven content - stories with a discrete goal such as traffic generation, affiliate revenue, audience development and engagement. Must be able to create content on a daily basis, as well as simultaneously working on longer-term projects. The role is based in the Enthusiast Group headquarters in the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania.
Responsibilities:
* Work with the Test Director to originate, plan, create, and publish product tests and related content in line with performance metrics
* Stay abreast of developments, research, and breaking trends in all relevant product areas.
* Produce stories daily while simultaneously creating longer works for our site, magazine, social feeds and other channels.
* Hit every deadline. Crush every metric.
Qualifications:
* 2 years experience researching, reporting, writing or editing test or service content
* Budget- and metric-driven personality
* Must be able to manage feedback from multiple parties and deal with fast-changing priorities
* Ability to thrive under multiple projects while meeting tight deadlines
* Must be able to work flexible hours as needed