Fashion Editor

Forbes; United States; Remote; USD 88,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Forbes is seeking an experienced Fashion Editor for its commerce editorial team. The role involves leading fashion content strategy, planning the editorial calendar, and collaborating with strategic teams. Ideal candidates will possess over four years of writing/editing experience in fashion, with proven SEO expertise and a robust network in the industry.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in fashion content writing and editing.
• Strong understanding of SEO best practices with experience in commerce writing.
• Ability to work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Spearhead fashion content coverage including clothing and accessories.
• Plan editorial calendar and assign content based on SEO data.
• Collaborate with audience development team for social content.

Skills

Writing

Editing

SEO

Content Strategy

Fashion Knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Google Keywords

SEMrush

Looker

Job description

Forbes is an iconic global media brand that has symbolized success for over a century. Fueled by journalism that informs and inspires, Forbes spotlights the doers and doings shaping industries, achieving success and making an impact on the world. Forbes connects and convenes the most influential communities ranging from billionaires, business leaders and rising entrepreneurs to creators and innovators. The Forbes brand reaches more than 140 million people monthly worldwide through its trusted journalism, signature ForbesLive events and 42 licensed local editions in 68 countries.

Forbes Vetted is seeking an experienced Fashion Editor to join our growing commerce editorial team. This role will be responsible for shepherding the strategy, content planning and execution of the fashion section, which involves writing, assigning, editing and tracking performance across a number of content types: product guides, roundups, tested product reviews, news posts, how-tos and product odes. The ideal candidate is a subject matter expert with direct prior experience writing and editing fashion content for both men and women. You will work closely with the commerce strategy team to optimize evergreen content and collaborate with the deals and special projects teams on larger initiatives. This role reports to the Forbes Vetted Deputy Editor overseeing lifestyle categories.

Responsibilities:

• Spearhead all fashion coverage which includes clothing, footwear, jewelry, accessories and other apparel
• Plan the editorial calendar for your section in collaboration with the deputy editor, strategy editor and editorial leadership
• Assign, write and edit fashion content based on SEO data, trends, seasonality and audience data
• Plan and create social content on fashion topics in collaboration with the Forbes Vetted audience development team
• Leverage SEO tools like Google Keywords and SEMrush, plus analytics tools like Looker, to help plan content and track performance against team and individual goals
• Participate in sales event coverage, including shifts over holiday weekends that may include Memorial Day, Labor Day, Amazon Prime Day and Black Friday/Cyber Monday

The ideal candidate:

• Is an expert in the fashion space, with 4+ years of experience writing and editing fashion content for a commerce editorial publication or similar
• Has impeccable writing, editing and reporting skills as well as a network of skilled writers and PR contacts
• Has a strong understanding of SEO best practices, plus prior experience with commerce writing and affiliate strategy
• Has experience with hands-on product testing in the fashion space
• Is user-focused and understands editorial independence, but can deftly balance this with the needs of the business
• Is a team player who can multitask and work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders
• Is eager to innovate and experiment editorially to help grow the Forbes Vetted audience

The annual base salary range for this role is $88,000 - $90,000

Forbes has estimated the compensation range set forth above in good faith. The compensation range is what we believe we will offer, and ultimately pay, a successful candidate. In determining this range, we consider the experience, level of education (if applicable to the role), knowledge, skills, and abilities required to be had by a successful candidate as well as the budget and the company’s pay rates, generally. This said, we may have to make changes to our compensation estimates and job descriptions from time to time and we expressly reserve the right to do so. Should we make any such changes, this advertisement will be revised to reflect such revisions. We encourage you to occasionally re-visit this advertisement to ensure that you are abreast of any changes. Thank you for your interest in joining Forbes!

Forbes aims to offer employees the flexibility they need in order to be successful. Some positions may require candidates to be based in a specific location for consideration while some roles may be fully remote (within the U.S.) if it aligns with the needs of the position. This position is only open to candidates residing in California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, & Washington. Due to business operations and compliance requirements, we are unable to consider applicants based outside these states at this time.

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