Staff Writer, Beauty, NYT Wirecutter

Description

About the Role

Wirecutter is seeking a staff writer to join our beauty team.

As Wirecutter’s beauty writer, you’ll be responsible for finding the best of the best through rigorous testing and reporting.

You’ll write the majority of our in-depth guides across all beauty categories research-heavy projects that can often take weeks or months to complete and you’ll also have the opportunity to write shorter stories that complement our guides, like explaining how to choose the best products for someone’s hair type or writing an ode to a serum that’s making the rounds on TikTok.

This role may also be responsible for some style-based content, but the focus will be on beauty.

You have a firm grasp of all categories of beauty from skincare to haircare to makeup as well as strong knowledge of the beauty landscape, from emerging brands and social media trends to cult-status standbys.

You’re a beauty enthusiast who knows how to apply a skeptic’s eye when reading marketing claims about a beauty product, and while you have a wide array of industry contacts, you also understand the importance of journalistic standards and integrity.

You understand that beauty can be an act of self-care as much as it can be a utilitarian effort, and you’re passionate about cutting through the clutter to help people find the right products for their unique situations and thoughtful about making inclusive recommendations.

A successful person in this role will be comfortable collaborating with team members and editors, but should also enjoy spending a good portion of time working independently : researching, testing, writing, and responding to edits.

As a Wirecutter writer, you’ll also recognize the importance of considering those with different needs and diverse perspectives when writing a guide or other piece of journalism.

You will report to the senior editor of the beauty and style team. You will have the potential to be remote, though New York City-based applicants are preferred.

Responsibilities :

Research, report, and write long-form guides and short-form posts on beauty; think creatively about sources, identify experts, and plan and conduct meaningful short- and long-term tests

Request product samples and process their return

Call experts and review academic journal articles and other scientific data; methodically scan user reviews and forums to find what truly matters to readers

Collaborate with editors to conceive new content and formats and move ideas from pitch to publish

Collaborate with photo, video and illustration departments to produce visuals to support guides and short-form articles

Partner with our discovery and audience teams to identify trends and outside experts worth profiling

Work with our community team to respond to reader feedback and questions; work with our affiliate team to resolve stock issues on recommendations;

work with our operations team on product orders and testing plans

May be required to attend trade shows and product news events as needed to build contacts and expertise in relevant topic areas

Perform related work as assigned

Basic Qualifications :

Minimum 5 years of professional writing experience and the ability to communicate with clarity and voice, and explain why one product is better than another in a natural, accessible, and detailed way

A comprehensive knowledge of the beauty beat

Excellent communication and task management skills in a remote work environment, with a distributed team that works across time zones

Patience to work collaboratively through multiple rounds of edits and balance several reporting projects and deadlines simultaneously

An inherent skepticism of marketing claims and a commitment to high standards of reporting and accuracy

Knowledge of SEO from an editorial perspective and understanding of how to use web analytics data to make editorial decisions

Must be comfortable with detailed research that involves gathering large amounts of data, organizing it in spreadsheets, and probing the work for inaccuracies

Preferred Qualifications :

Savvy at finding ways to get in touch with brands and other experts

Experience doing original reporting and research for features or how-to guides is preferred; experience covering products or services, especially involving hands-on testing, is also valuable

An interest or experience in the style category is a plus

The annual base pay range for this role is between $73,840.00 and $82,000.00.

Locations

Even with our office in New York City, Wirecutter remains a highly remote-friendly culture and is proud to employ incredible people across the country.

Right now, we are eligible to hire in the following states : CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, ME, MA, MI, MN, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, TX, UT, VA, WA.

The New York Times is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce, one that reflects the varied global community we serve.

Our journalism and the products we build in the service of that journalism greatly benefit from a range of perspectives, which can only come from diversity of all types, across our ranks, at all levels of the organization.

Achieving true diversity and inclusion is the right thing to do. It is also the smart thing for our business. So we strongly encourage women, veterans, people with disabilities, people of color and gender nonconforming candidates to apply.

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