Staff Writer, SMB (Remote)

Forbes Advisor; United States; Remote; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

Forbes Advisor is seeking a Staff Writer for the SMB team to cover business products and services including formation, payroll, accounting, web design, project management, and payment processing.

You will research, test, and compare tools such as website builders, hosting, payroll software, HR software, CRM, accounting software, and more while delivering expert reviews for readers navigating small business choices.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in small business journalism or SMB product reviews.
• Experience reviewing SMB products and services.
• 3–5 years in online journalism.
• Strong communication and task management in a remote, distributed team.

Responsibilities

• Research SMB products and services focusing on use case and price.
• Review methodologies for best-of content.
• Test products/services to understand who they fit.
• Capture product photos to illustrate user experience.
• Write expert reviews outlining pros and cons.
• Collaborate with managing editor to prioritize reviews.
• Respond promptly to messages and emails.

Skills

Small business journalism

SMB product reviews

SEO best practices

Remote collaboration

Strong writing clarity

Job description

Job Description

Forbes Advisor is looking for someone with small business writing experience to join the Forbes Advisor SMB team as Staff Writer for business products and services, including company formation, payroll and accounting, web design, project management, payment processing, VPNs and more.

The SMB team covers a wide swath of topics, including how to start a company, the best software for small businesses and everything you need to successfully operate a business. We want to guide our readers to make the best choices through engaging stories and data and intent-driven journalism. If you’re looking for challenges and opportunities similar to those of a startup with the benefits of a seasoned and successful company, then read on:

SMB topics include but are not limited to:

• Business Formation Services (LLC / Registered Agent)
• VPN
• Website Builders
• Web Hosting
• Payroll Software
• HR Software
• VoIP Services
• Project Management Software
• Credit Card Processing
• POS Systems
• CRM Software
• Accounting Software

Responsibilities:

• Research products and services, focusing on use case, price and other metrics relevant to readers in the market to buy
• Review methodologies to provide input on which providers and data points to evaluate for best-of content
• Test products and services to develop an expert sense of how they work and who they’re right for
• Take a hand-on approach to research to determine the value of what you’re reviewing, including capturing photos of products/services to help illustrate the user experience to our audience
• Write expert reviews breaking down the pros and cons of each product or service you review
• Collaborate with the managing editor to determine priority for which products and services get reviewed next
• Timely responses to Slack messages and emails

Requirements:

• At least 2 years’ experience in small business journalism, preferably in the applicable product reviews space
• Experience reviewing SMB products and services
• 3-5 years of experience in online journalism
• Strong communication and task management skills in a remote work environment, with a distributed team that works across time zones
• Demonstrably strong understanding of the small business space
• Experience with SEO best practices, willingness to learn and expand SEO skills
• Extremely organized, meticulous and detail-oriented
• Nimble and open to quick changes in strategy
• Quick learner that is ready to research and grow their expertise in various SMB categories

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This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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