Home & Kitchen Editor, Forbes Vetted
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Forbes Vetted is seeking a Home & Kitchen Editor to join our editorial team. This role will be responsible for content planning, assigning, writing, editing and performance tracking of content in the the Forbes Vetted Home & Kitchen section. The section publishes a number of content types, including product guides, roundups, tested product reviews, news posts, how-tos, columns and feature stories.
The ideal candidate is a subject matter expert with at least 3 years of direct prior experience writing and editing about home and kitchen topics. The Home & Kitchen Editor will collaborate across areas of the business: They’ll work closely with the team’s updates and strategy editors to optimize evergreen content, with the deals and special projects teams as appropriate for sales events and bigger brand moments, and with the audience development team to create video and newsletter content as needed. This role reports to the Forbes Vetted Senior Home & Kitchen Editor.
Responsibilities:
- Guide coverage within the home and kitchen vertical, with topics including large and small appliances, indoor and outdoor furniture, décor, pet products, cleaning and organizing, home improvement and more
- Assign, write and edit best-in-class home and kitchen content based on search and audience data, trends, seasonality and other KPIs; assign articles to other Forbes Vetted staff and manage their workflow
- Conduct deep research, thorough hands-on testing and dynamic expert interviews to inform published content and best serve Forbes Vetted readers
- Ideate and execute off-platform content for social, newsletter and video channels as a routine part of home and kitchen coverage, working in collaboration with the Forbes Vetted audience development team
- Leverage tools like Google Keywords, SEMrush and Looker to help plan content and track performance against goals
- Participate in sales event coverage, including working shifts over some holiday weekends such as Memorial Day, Amazon Prime Day and Black Friday/Cyber Monday
The ideal candidate:
- Is a specialist in the home and kitchen space, with 3+ years of experience writing and editing content of this type on staff at a major digital publication
- Has impeccable writing, editing and reporting skills as well as a network of PR contacts in the home and kitchen landscape
- Has some familiarity with commerce content and hands-on experience testing home and kitchen products
- Has an eye for features, storytelling and packaging that strengthens category authority and helps build the brand beyond pure product reviews
- Has a strong understanding of SEO best practices, plus prior experience with commerce writing and affiliate strategy
- Is a team player who can multitask and work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders
- Has experience appearing in video; is enthusiastic about translating editorial stories into engaging video content for Forbes Vetted, covering topics including events and launches, product reviews, and similar
- Is eager to innovate and experiment editorially to help grow the Forbes Vetted audience both on-site and off-platform, such as in email newsletters, audio formats and on social media channels
The annual base salary range for this role is $80,000 – $90,000