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The Verge is seeking a Deputy Editor, Reviews & Commerce, to oversee a crucial piece of our editorial & business strategy & to manage a large team of editors, reviewers, & writers.
The Verge is the only publication in the world that can connect the forces that shape the technology world with the actual everyday experience of using consumer tech products. Our expertise across coverage areas feeds into our industry-leading reviews program, where we can not only help people decide what to buy, but how to understand the choices in front of them.
In a consumer technology market that is increasingly concentrated & shaped by a handful of big companies, The Verges reviews program is an essential & relentless advocate for actual people whether its comparing smartphone cameras or laptop keyboards, or paying attention to privacy policy agreements, the Verge Reviews program is rigorous, thoughtful, & deeply integrated into the larger context of technology & culture.
WHO WE ARE
The Verge is an ambitious multimedia effort founded in 2011 to examine how technology will change life in the future for a massive mainstream audience.
The Verge is part of Vox Media, the leading modern media company. We guide our audience from discovery to obsession. We inspire essential conversations about whats now, whats next, & whats possible.
As a community of journalists & storytellers, business professionals, creators & technologists, we believe it is a moral & business imperative to amplify voices: to cultivate diversity, equity, & inclusion throughout our organization & media. This applies to our candidates, our teams, our storytelling, our creative work, & our platforms, products, & partnerships.
WHAT YOULL DO
As Deputy Editor for Reviews & Commerce, you will be primarily responsible for assigning, writing, & editing reviews of consumer tech, buying guides & how-to articles. You will directly manage a Senior Reviews Editor, Commerce Editor, & a team of reviewers & commerce writers. You will collaborate closely with other editors on how to cover product news, announcements, & analysis. You will partner with Verge leadership & other company stakeholders to manage our audience & business goals.
As we face major disruptions to the way people discover new products, such as social video & generative search, you should be a strategic & visionary leader who can quickly change our strategy to meet audience demands.
Specifically:
- You'll work with the Verge leadership team to develop & execute our reviews & commerce strategy. You'll help define the mix of content, the voice, & tone of our Reviews & How-to content both written & on video.
- You will ensure that we hit our goals of publishing enough of those stories & maintaining their industry-leading quality.
- You will work with our business teams to set affiliate commerce goals that can be met while upholding our editorial standards.
- Youll work closely with our news & tech team to make sure the reviewers on your team are showcasing their expertise daily on the website.
- As commerce evolves youll work closely with leadership to evolve our strategies & ensure we continue to meet our goals for commerce & reviews.
- You will directly manage a team of editors & writers, providing clear communication, regular constructive feedback, & career development opportunities.
WHO YOU ARE
You should have strong editorial & organizational skills, a good network of contacts, & expertise in writing about technology. Along with crafting high-level strategy, you will help steer our Reviews & Commerce sections day-to-day direction & its long-term tone working in collaboration with the editors reporting to you as well as site leadership.
This is a job that demands proven experience in the fields of reviews & commerce. You should:
- Have a creative vision for the future of Reviews & Commerce.
- Have experience managing a successful teams
- Have experience reviewing products & editing product reviews
- Have established connections with the companies we cover
- Be able to take meetings in New York & San Francisco as needed
- Have a deep passion for & expertise in consumer technology
- Have the ability to find, assign, & follow up on compelling stories, especially those that aren't tied to specific news cycle
- Have track record of assigning & editing impactful, important stories
- Understand our audience & business data use it constantly evolve your strategy
If you think you have what it takes, but don't meet every single point in our job posting, please apply with a cover letter to let us know how you believe you can bring your unique skills to the Vox Media team or get in touch! Weve hired chefs who became editors, DJs who became UX designers, & sommeliers who became writers.
WHERE YOULL WORK
This job is remote. Were dedicated to the health & wellbeing of all of our employees, & when we reopen, will require everyone who works from one of our offices to be fully-vaccinated against COVID-19. Employees with approved religious or medical exemptions may be subject to additional safety requirements, such as submitting to regular COVID-19 testing and/or wearing a face covering in our offices.
WHY VOX MEDIA?
WHAT WE OFFER
This is a permanent, full-time position. This job is benefits-eligible. We pride ourselves in providing comprehensive benefits to support all of our employees wherever they are in life. You can find more information about our benefits here.
OUR DEI+ COMMITMENT
Vox Media is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone can show up as their authentic selves & create their best work. We recognize that great stories, platforms, products & services come from people with all manner of backgrounds & experiences. We recognize that our commitments require ongoing work & sustained attention, as well as adaptation to new insights & best practices. We keep our diversity data public for the sake of accountability, transparency & communication. Learn more about our values here, & our approach to corporate citizenship here.
Vox Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer & qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, national origin, protected veteran status, age, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local law. Vox Media will also consider all qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with applicable Fair Chance laws. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations as part of the application process to candidates with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation as part of the application process, please contact our People & Culture team (recruitment@voxmedia.com).
WHAT COMES NEXT
Our recruiting team will go through applications in a timely manner. Please note that our recruiting team will only contact you from @voxmedia.com email addresses, never via text message. Read more about how our recruiting team operates, & how to protect yourself from recruitment fraud, here.
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