Senior Writer, Mobile – From $78,000/year
PCMag is seeking a knowledgeable, skilled, and dynamic Senior Writer to help drive and expand our coverage of consumer electronics with a focus on mobile technology. We’re looking for an experienced writer to lead the charge covering phones, wireless networks, mobile hotspots, and other mobile-adjacent products and services.
You’ll pitch and write reviews, roundups, comparisons, help and how-to pieces, and news, as well as use your experience to provide analysis and opinion articles backed by expert buying recommendations. You’ll play a key role in covering the mobile industry to ensure PCMag provides competitive, timely articles that keep our readers informed.
The ideal candidate is passionate about mobile technology in particular, has a broad understanding of consumer electronics in general, and is a skilled writer who can turn around stories quickly, accurately, and with an authoritative voice. This role reports to the Managing Editor of the Consumer Electronics Reviews team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Engage in detailed product testing and comparison to write clear, authoritative product reviews, comparisons, roundups, buying guides, features, tips, opinion stories, and news.
- Get ahead of trends and proactively seek news and products for testing and review. You will help shape our coverage in key categories, so it’s essential to know what’s now, what’s coming soon, and what’s on the horizon.
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with key vendors. Bonus if you already have those relationships.
- Shoot and prepare device photos/videos for reviews and social media. Appear in social and long-form videos related to your coverage area.
- Produce, edit, and QA reviews and other stories in our content management system.
- Compile and verify product specs and performance data.
- Continually update evergreen articles.
- Contribute regularly to team and larger staff-wide meetings, pitching your own stories, collaborating, and ideating with team members.
- Represent PCMag at vendor meetings, industry events, and trade shows.
Job Qualifications:
- At least 4-5 years of writing and reporting experience covering mobile technology at a major publication.
- Expansive knowledge across various consumer electronics categories, with a focus on phones, wireless networks, mobile hotspots, tablets, and more.
- Extensive experience writing hands-on reviews, comparing products, and offering expert buying advice.
- Experience writing feature articles, how-to articles, listicles, comparisons, and news articles under deadline.
- The ability to write quickly and clearly is an absolute must.
- You must be a motivated self-starter who can independently prioritize projects and be able to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. A strong work ethic and meticulous attention to detail are essential for success in this role.
- You should be familiar with SEO/GEO and have an interest in audience analytics. Proficiency with these tools is a plus; willingness to learn is required.
- You should be comfortable using a CMS, image editing apps and tools, and data visualization programs.
- We are a hybrid workplace. We have offices in New York City and are willing to accept local and non-local applicants, but you must be able to work our core hours of 9AM-5PM ET weekdays. Candidates in the New York metro area are preferred.
- Applications will not be accepted without a cover letter. Please tell us what makes you the right candidate for this role.