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New York Times Updates Writer, Appliances, Vacuums & Sleep, NYT Wirecutter in New York, New York
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Job Description
About the Role
Wirecutter is seeking an updates writer to help keep our catalog of large appliance, vacuum, and mattress and sleep product reviews and recommendations useful and up-to-date.
As an updates writer, you will report directly to the team’s senior editor, making changes to live content owned by this team both proactively and reactively. This role is based in our Long Island City, New York office.
Responsibilities:
Update reviews with new information like upcoming changes to our recommendations, products that we look forward to testing, and recent or long-term testing notes
Scan industry newsregularlyfor changes that affect products and advice in your areas of coverage, communicating swift responses to our readers with our editors and social media team
Be directly involved in our cyclical planning process, collaborating with writers, editors, and SEO strategists to map out andexecute onsweeps and updates for reviews and other posts
Collaborate with copy editors, fact checkers, photo editors, and producers to move changes through our editorial process
Systematically check and update existing reviews for internal consistency, flagging dated passages for revision and making correctionswhere necessary
Use our customized content management system to edit live reviews, following process and staying up to date on best practices
Helpmaintain and improveour databases of everything we’ve published, tested, and recommended
Assist with updates for retail events (i.e., Amazon Prime Day, Black Friday), curated Wirecutter deal events, and other seasonal projects.
Pitch, write, and rewrite reviews and blog posts in and sometimes outside of your areas of coverageas necessary
Perform related work as assigned
Basic Qualifications:
3+ yearsexperience or trainingdesired; other professional experienceinwriting about appliances, vacuums, or sleep, or health topics appreciated
Enthusiasm for product research and testing methods
Experience with basic HTML andWordpress, or similar online publishing platforms
Familiarity with other publications that cover appliances, vacuums, and mattresses
Preferred Qualifications:
Self-organizedand motivated, witheffective communication skills
Ability towork on deadline on multiple projects
Creativity inproblem-solving
Experience working with remote teams and collaborative software appreciated
The annual base pay range for this role is between $59,000 and $59,000.
Please include your résumé/CV, a cover letter, and any writing samples you may want to submit with your application. You can only upload one file in the “Résumé/CV” box, so you should combine and upload your résumé, cover letter, and any other materials as one file.
This is a union position as classified by the News Guild of New York.
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