Senior Editor, Deals & Trends, Good Housekeeping

$74,000 - $84,000/Yr

Hearst Communications - New York, NY

Full-time - Senior

Hybrid - New York, NY

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About the position

As the Senior Editor, Deals + Trends, you will lead the editorial direction, development and execution of Good Housekeeping's tentpole and daily sales and deals content and strategy. This includes top editing all related coverage to ensure quality and accuracy. This role will lead a dynamic team of commerce writers, ensuring streamlined, accurate, engaging content that elevates the Good Housekeeping Institute's product choices with rigorous standards for accuracy and consumer advocacy and involves ideating, assigning, editing and writing content on trending and buzzy products, as well as breaking news on consumer alerts and other product-related news.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive, agile content strategy for reviews, sales and deals, ensuring alignment with Good Housekeeping's brand voice and editorial standards.
• Assign, top-edit and manage the editorial output for all sales, deals and timely commerce content for in-house writers at GH and Hearst's central commerce team.
• Write and edit in-depth product reviews, deal round-ups and buying guides across various product categories as needed to support the team and meet content goals.
• Keep a finger on the pulse of market trends, emerging products and industry developments.
• Work closely with Hearst's central SEO and commerce teams to align content strategies and ensure cohesive content production.
• Monitor and analyze content performance metrics, using data insights to refine editorial strategies, optimize strategy and improve engagement.
• Lead and mentor a team of writers and editors, providing guidance on content development, review processes and brand best practices.
• Support efforts to diversify the voices and experiences reflected in our content and on our teams.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years in editorial roles, with a strong focus on product reviews, consumer sales and deals.
• Proven track record of creating engaging, accurate and data-driven content related to consumer products and sales promotions.
• Exceptional writing, editing and proofreading skills.
• Strong analytical abilities and experience with content management systems and SEO best practices.

Benefits

• Base salary between $74,000 and $84,000, dependent on factors such as transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands.
• Position covered under the Writers Guild of America, East, Collective Bargaining Agreement.