Commerce Editor, Food & Wine

About Your Role

Food & Wine is seeking a Commerce Editor to assign and edit food- and kitchen-related product roundups and reviews. The ideal candidate is a digitally savvy editor who is equally passionate about cooking and kitchen products. Culinary school and/or professional culinary experience or qualifications are a plus, and you’ll also be expected to participate in testing both at home and in our Birmingham labs.

As the site’s Commerce Editor, you will be responsible for assigning and editing new content to our network of top product reviewers, updating existing content with fresh data or new product releases, producing and publishing new content in our CMS, and tracking and reporting the success of all editorial efforts. This job requires both analytical and editorial skills to help you provide readers with trusted recommendations tailored to their budgets and needs.

About Your Contributions

• Help assign, edit, and publish new commerce content on Food & Wine, using competitor analysis, marketplace knowledge, and internal lab and home testing data to back your editorial approach
• Prioritize equipment for testing and tailor testing methodology to each type of equipment
• Stay current on trends and new products, maintaining close contact with public relations agencies
• Source, test, and onboard new writers as needed; send out contracts and training materials and submit monthly invoices
• Track and use performance data to adjust editorial strategy and programming efforts with a good understanding of basic business KPIs such as growth conversion rates
• Use SEO tools and knowledge of the brand to come up with the next big content ideas
• Collaborate with the commerce, product testing, editorial, growth, and social teams to optimize the commerce library for our readers and search
• Communicate effectively throughout the organization on goals and objectives

About You

• 3 years writing or editing experience at an online publisher, ideally in the food space
• 2 years of experience editing content
• A product enthusiast who spends time shopping and obsessing over purchases, particularly for the kitchen and entertaining
• Passionate about food, cooking, and drinks
• Detail-oriented and deadline-focused with solid editing skills, as well as a deep understanding of what works on the web
• Strong copywriter, capable of writing engaging, lively headlines and blurbs, all the while keeping the Food & Wine voice, values, and style in mind
• Self-starter who wants to work for a growing company
• College degree or equivalent experience required; culinary school or professional cooking experience a bonus
  About Us:
  
  Dotdash Meredith is the largest digital and print publisher in America. From mobile to magazines, nearly 200 million people trust us to help them make decisions, take action, and find inspiration. Dotdash Meredith’s over 40 iconic brands include PEOPLE, Better Homes & Gardens, Verywell, Food & Wine, The Spruce, Allrecipes, Byrdie, REAL SIMPLE, Investopedia, and Southern Living.
  
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