Dotdash Meredith

News & Deals Writer, Commerce

Full-time
$50k-$75k/mo
25 days ago
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Job Title

News & Deals Writer, Commerce

Job Description

The Commerce News and Deals team at Dotdash Meredith is looking for a smart, sharp writer to cover timely, food-related shopping content, including sale roundups, celebrity-approved items, single product reviews, and customer-loved pieces. We need someone who understands online shopping, affiliate content, and the voices of our food brands, including Food & Wine, Allrecipes, EatingWell, and Serious Eats.

They will pitch and write multiple stories per week from an editorial point of view, telling readers about the products chefs and home cooks use (and similar styles) and the amazing deals they’ve found on the things our readers love most. Most importantly, they’ll use affiliate links in these stories so that customers can purchase those products. The right candidates will be knowledgeable about shopping online, parsing data to make informed pitch decisions, and creating search keyword-driven content.

Your day-to-day:

Write at least two shopping stories per day, moving quickly to keep up with the pace of news and making timely decisions that keep the needs of the team moving forward.

Craft creative and thoughtful pitches related to timely topics, food news, sale events, and more.

Build partnerships and work collaboratively with writers and editors on this team and others to meet shared objectives.

Reach out to high-quality experts to provide background information and quotes as needed.

Attend and participate in weekly team meetings.

You are:

A strong editorial writer well-versed in a variety of product categories.

Knowledgeable about shopping, cooking, and the voices of Dotdash Meredith food brands.

Experienced with commerce content and affiliate linking.

Familiar with SEO and affiliate linking best practices.

Comfortable with digital media tools such as CMSes and Google Analytics.

Ready to take on new challenges, identify and seize new opportunities, and step up to handle tough issues.

Ideally, you have 2+ years related experience.

Food photography/video skills a bonus.

Part of the Commerce team spirit means embodying these core competencies:

Manage Ambiguity: You can comfortably deal with change and can decide/act without the total picture. You remain calm and productive while dealing constructively with problems that do not have clear solutions or outcomes.

Nimble Learning: You’re eager to actively learn through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder.

Self-Development: You want to seek new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels. You show a personal commitment to continuously improving, accepting stretch opportunities, and making the most of available development resources.

It is the policy of Dotdash Meredith to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, the Company will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Accommodation requests can be made by emailing ddm.hr@dotdashmdp.com.

The Company participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here: https://www.e-verify.gov/employees

Pay Range

Salary: 70,000

The pay range above represents the anticipated low and high end of the pay range for this position and may change in the future. Actual pay may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to work location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Dotdash Meredith’s total compensation package for employees. Other compensation may include annual bonuses, and short- and long-term incentives. In addition, Dotdash Meredith provides to employees (and their eligible family members) a variety of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, unlimited paid time off (PTO), adoption or surrogate assistance, donation matching, tuition reimbursement, basic life insurance, basic accidental death & dismemberment, supplemental life insurance, supplemental accident insurance, commuter benefits, short term and long term disability, health savings and flexible spending accounts, family care benefits, a generous 401K savings plan with a company match program, 10-12 paid holidays annually, and generous paid parental leave (birthing and non-birthing parents), all of which may vary depending on the specific nature of your employment with Dotdash Meredith and your work location. We also offer voluntary benefits such as pet insurance, accident, critical and hospital indemnity health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance.

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