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Tech Deals Writer, Commerce
Yahoo is a global media and tech company that connects people to their passions. We reach nearly 900M people around the world, bringing them closer to what they love—from finance and sports, to shopping, gaming and news—with the trusted products, content and tech that fuel their day.
Yahoo is seeking an enthusiastic, experienced Deals Writer to join its Commerce team. We’re looking for a whip-smart commerce-content writer with a passion for finding best-in-market deals in the tech, auto and home improvement categories — and the chops to speak to a broad audience in a compelling, authentic voice. In this fast-paced environment, you’ll scour the internet to find the best sales and deals, crank out commerce content daily, then double down for shopping events, including Amazon Prime Day, Black Friday, and more. This is a great opportunity to flex your expertise and exercise your deal-hunting instincts. The right candidate is nimble enough to handle quick-turnaround one-day sale articles, trend pieces, fun first-person stories and compelling sale roundups. In terms of voice, sense of humor, a spark, and warmth are key. Must have previous professional content commerce experience.
Responsibilities
Reporting to the Deputy Editor, Commerce, you’ll pitch, write, and update all the great deals you find, creating content that is smart, informative, engaging, topical, and meets our editorial commerce guidelines and standards.
Be the commerce team’s resident in-house tech, auto and home improvement deals expert.
Produce several top-notch deals articles daily, and optimize content for SEO, engagement, and revenue.
Pitch relevant deals within your assigned verticals daily.
Identify daily deals and key shopping trends within your category to create high-value content.
Oversee tech deals coverage during major shopping tentpoles, including Black Friday, Amazon Prime Day and holidays.
Work with other writers and editors on the Yahoo commerce team.
Participate in lively and researched brainstorms for story ideas and topic focuses.
Juggle multiple projects and stories at once with varying deadlines.
Qualifications
5+ years writing and editing commerce content, with an understanding of (and appreciation for) online shopping, internet trends and culture
Expert-level knowledge of tech, auto and home improvement shopping trends, new releases and price histories.
Experience writing and editing everything from voice-y, first-person stories and quick deal one-offs to in-depth, researched and reported SEO stories.
Must be able to work weekends and holidays if required
Strong knowledge of SEO and best practices for optimizing content
Deadline-driven, analytical, strategic thinker with strong editing skills and a knack for crafting click-y headlines
Excellent copy editing skills
Experience working in a CMS
Self-motivated, with the ability to work with others and independently
Proven ability to be nimble and adjust quickly to trends, news cycles, and a constantly changing work environment
Be motivated, curious and self-starting
Be extremely organized
Be an ideas machine and a trend spotter
Yahoo is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category. Yahoo is dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all candidates during the application process and for employees during their employment. If you need accessibility assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please submit a request via the Accommodation Request Form (
) or callAt Yahoo, we know that diversity makes us stronger. We are committed to a collaborative, inclusive environment that encourages authenticity and fosters a sense of belonging. We strive for everyone to feel valued, connected, and empowered to reach their potential and contribute their best. Check out our diversity and inclusion (
) page to learn more.The compensation for this position ranges from $90,750.00 - $188,750.00/yr and will vary depending on factors such as your location, skills and experience. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions, in addition to equity incentives. Yahoo provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation, sick time, parental leave and an employee assistance program. Eligibility requirements apply.Yahoo has a high degree of flexibility around employee location and hybrid working. In fact, our flexible-hybrid approach to work is one of the things our employees rave about. Most roles don’t require specific regular patterns of in-person office attendance. If you join Yahoo, you may be asked to attend (or travel to attend) on-site work sessions, team-building, or other in-person events. When these occur, you’ll be given notice to make arrangements.
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