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The Strategist is searching for a strong SEO editor to help us refine our evergreen strategy, explore new areas of coverage, & ensure our catalog of shopping guides meet all best practices. The ideal editor will be fluent in a variety of SEO & keyword tools, especially in the hyper-competitive e-commerce space, & will be invested in marrying those resources with the Strategist sensibility & editorial philosophy.
WHO WE ARE
The Strategist is New York Magazines site for rigorously reported service journalism that helps readers shop smartly. Its writers & editors surface the stuff that is actually worth buying, alongside all sorts of things you never knew you needed.
The Strategist 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
- Monitor the performance of keywords associated with evergreen articles, especially our shopping guides, & develop strategies to maintain strong Google ranks for them
- Utilize Googles suite of tools, in addition to third-party tools & data sources such as Semrush & Moz, to research growth opportunities
- Provide regular feedback to Strategist editors & writers, top-editing & updating content daily with an eye for SEO
- Make SEO recommendations for e-commerce tentpoles (e.g., holiday shopping, sales events), ranging from high-level story opportunities to tactical optimizations
- Act as an SEO resource for the Strategist editorial team, including, but not limited to, keyword research, performance analysis, & real-time guidance on Black Friday & Cyber Monday
- Partner with Vox Medias central SEO team to stay on top of any SEO-related learnings, & adapt Vox Media's best practices & general guidance for the Strategist
WHO YOU ARE
- Familiarity with the Strategist, its approach to service journalism, & coverage areas
- Analytical mindset & experience uncovering opportunities & optimizing content, while balancing editorial voice
- Detail-oriented with a copy editors eye for formatting errors, with clear writing & strong line editing skills
- Curiosity & a willingness to recommend & test new SEO tactics & strategies
- Ability to manage multiple tracks of work at once, balancing both short-term & long-term projects simultaneously
- Excellent communication & task management skills, especially in working with a distributed team across time zones
- Detail-oriented, with a copy editors eye for formatting errors
- Strong & fast-paced writing skills for a digital publication
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 flex.
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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