Senior Commerce Strategy Editor (Temp)

Forbes; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 62,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Forbes Vetted is seeking an experienced commerce editor to join the Commerce Strategy team on a temporary basis through March 2027. The role focuses on content strategy, SEO-driven planning, and revenue optimization across Forbes Vetted’s editorial sections.

You will collaborate with Editorial, Data, Brand Solutions and paid media teams to ensure timely, competitive content. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in commerce editorial or related digital publishing, expertise in SEO metrics, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in commerce editorial, content strategy, or related digital publishing.
• Strong understanding of commerce content strategy and SEO performance.
• Experience with AEO/GEO, AI Overviews and LLM visibility.
• Proficient with data tools and turning findings into editorial recommendations.
• Excellent writing, editing and cross-team communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly content planning across Forbes Vetted’s 10 editorial sections.
• Monitor category performance: traffic, rankings, revenue, and suggest updates.
• Track search/Discovery trends to optimize SEO and AEO/GEO content.
• Follow news cycles and consumer interest to time evergreen content updates.
• Support paid media content strategy and SEM content auditing.
• Assist with seasonal/tentpole content planning and promo language.

Skills

Commerce editorial

SEO best practices

AEO/GEO familiarity

Data interpretation

Cross-team collaboration

Tools

Google Trends

Looker

Semrush

Ahrefs

Job description

Forbes Vetted is seeking an experienced commerce editor to join the Commerce Strategy team on a temporary basis through March 2027. The role focuses on content strategy, SEO-driven planning, and revenue optimization across Forbes Vetted’s editorial sections.

You will collaborate with Editorial, Data, Brand Solutions and paid media teams to ensure timely, competitive content. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in commerce editorial or related digital publishing, expertise in SEO metrics, and