Commerce Writer

Job Description

Diversity Inclusion are at the core of our mission to strengthen and empower the communities we serve.

NJ Advance Media, the parent company for NJ.com and The Star-Ledger, is looking for aCommerce Writer to cover online shopping deals as part of our growing affiliate revenue department.

This person will write stories about the latest sales and best deals from popular merchants such as Amazon and Walmart, as well as provide readers with recommendations across a range of product categories and verticals, including home, fashion, and tech.

The ideal candidate is someone who wants to help readers discover great deals and products, understands the importance of SEO, can write multiple articles daily, and is motivated to generate significant and sustainable revenue through content.

This is an editorial position on our Content Innovation team that is part of the NJ.com newsroom. The role is during standard business hours, with the exception being major shopping events such as Prime Day and Black Friday. Candidates should be local to the New Jersey area.

What you'll be doing:

• Help inform readers in all phases of their shopping journey, from browsing to researching to buying
• Pitch ideas, write stories and curate content that includes best deals, lists of sales, "where to buy" guides, "how-to" explainers, and product reviews and recommendations
• Employ best practices in SEO and use data from our available toolsto guide decisions so content can reach large audiences and generate revenue
• Track analytics and key metrics to ensure content is performing as expected
• Use social media to source content
• Collaborate with other commerce writers and editors

Our ideal candidate will have the following:

• Minimum 2 years' journalism experience, ideally in commerce writing or affiliate marketing
• Knowledge of SEO best practices, including Google Discover
• An understanding of how to generate revenue through affiliate marketing content
• Clean writing copy, plus a solid understanding of news writing and story structure
• An ability to work independently under deadline pressure while prioritizing tasks appropriately
• A competitive nature and mindset
• A degree in Journalism, Communications or a related field, or equivalent education and/or work experience

To apply, please submit the following items:

• Your resume
• Any additional information or clips showing prior work in SEO, commerce writing, or affiliate marketing initiatives

Additional Information

Advance Local Media offers competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package with affordable options for your healthcare including medical, dental and vision plans, flexible spending accounts, fertility assistance, a substantial 401k plan to help plan for your future, generous paid time off, paid parental and caregiver leave and an employee assistance program to support your work/life balance, optional legal assistance, life insurance options, as well as flexible holidays to honor cultural diversity.

NJ Advance Media is a company positioned for the future. We embrace the rapidly evolving digital landscape and are committed to developing new solutions across current and emerging media to help advertisers grow their businesses. In addition to flexible advertising opportunities with powerful media vehicles that we represent, we offer custom digital solutions from web and mobile site development, to a sophisticated array of search and social media optimization and targeted display solutions to reach audiences on all platforms.

Our focus is on developing a real-time approach to reporting news, sports and entertainment content for consumption across all platforms and devices throughout New Jersey and Easton, PA. On nj.com and lehighvalleylive.com, we ensure the communities we serve have 24/7 access to the news and information that's most relevant locally, regionally and beyond. Our quality journalism and in-depth coverage is provided locally in The Star-Ledger, The Hunterdon County Democrat, The Suburban News, The Times of Trenton, South Jersey Times and The Express-Times.

NJ Advance Media is a part of Advance Local Media, one of the largest media groups in the United States, which operates the leading news and information companies in more than 20 cities, reaching 58+ million people monthly with our quality, real-time journalism and community engagement. Our company is built upon the values of Integrity, Customer-first, Inclusiveness, Collaboration and Forward-looking. For more information about Advance Local, please visit www.advancelocal.com.

Advance Local Media is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status or any other category protected under federal, state or local law.