Senior Reviews Editor, Bicycling

Job Description

The Hearst Magazines Enthusiast Group is looking for a versatile, data-motivated editor/writer to join our Reviews team and expand our review and recommendations content on Bicycling. This role works closely with the rest of the Bicycling editors-as well as photo, social, and design-and should be as comfortable collaborating as they are working independently. We are the authority on bikes, fitness gear, training equipment, health and wellness, and more, so having a strong interest in our subject matter is a must. You'll have the opportunity to recommend gear to over 1 million users per month.

The ideal candidate has about five years of experience writing or editing for a media company or publisher, as well as a history with cycling and evaluating bikes and gear. They should be comfortable sourcing, testing, and recommending products in a highly informative yet entertaining manner. Our audience is capable and passionate. You should be confident informing them, inspiring them, empowering them, equipping them, and connecting them with the gear, accessories, and resources they need.

This person will be located in the Enthusiast Group's office in Easton, Pennsylvania. Please note: For consideration, resumes must be submitted in PDF format with a cover letter, salary requirements, and a link to a portfolio of clips.

Resonsibilities:

What you'll do:
• Write, edit, and update reviews content that responds to a season, trend, project, or subscriber interest.
• Support SEO and commerce goals with a flexible mindset and the ability to change course quickly.
• Collaborate with the other Bicycling editors and staff experts for product suggestions, brand recommendations, insights, and guidance. We have decades of experience at our disposal and we embrace that to guarantee all content is authentic.
• Create buying guides that are digestible and highly authoritative. You will evaluate the product landscape, rely on your own experience riding, consult in-house experts, analyze research, scrutinize reviews, and ultimately provide our audiences with purchasing advice.
• Identify reliable sources, retailers, experts, and brands. You will be directly influencing what our readers purchase.
• Conduct hands-on reviews of products to increase authority on specific product categories while maintaining journalistic integrity and unbiased buying guides.
• Use Google Analytics and our data management platform to optimize for affiliate revenue.

Qualifications:

Who you are:
• You have 5 years of experience writing for a digital publisher.
• You have expertise in and a passion for cycling.
• You have a flexible mindset. We pivot and reprioritize quickly.
• You are comfortable in a fast-paced digital environment.
• You are a strong copywriter, capable of writing engaging, lively headlines and blurbs, all the while keeping the brand voice in mind.
• You have excellent communication skills, verbal and written.
• You can collaborate and foster positive relationships with colleagues.
• You have experience working in a CMS.

The base salary for this role is between $68,000-$75,000. The actual base pay offered is dependent upon many factors, such as: transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

This position is based in the Easton, PA office a minimum of 3 days a week.

This is a position covered under the Writers Guild of America, East, Collective Bargaining Agreement.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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