Commerce Writer, Beauty

Yahoo serves as a trusted guide for hundreds of millions of people globally, helping them achieve their goals online through our portfolio of iconic products. For advertisers, Yahoo Advertising offers omnichannel solutions and powerful data to engage with our brands and deliver results.

A Little About Us
At Yahoo News, we are laser-focused on making discovery delightful and becoming the world’s best curator for our 35 million daily users and expanding our distribution to more platforms to meet millions more users where they are. Building the best guide to the Internet (and the world) requires building the best team.

A Lot About You 

Yahoo is seeking an enthusiastic, experienced writer to join its Commerce Content team. We’re looking for a whip-smart commerce-content writer with a passion for style and beauty  — and the chops to speak to a broad, 35+ audience in a compelling, authentic voice. In this fast-paced environment, you’ll crank out commerce content daily — both deal-focused articles and longer for SEO content — then double down for exciting shopping events, including Amazon Prime Day, Black Friday, and more. The right candidate is nimble enough to handle quick-turnaround one-day-sale articles, trend pieces, content for retail partnerships, fun first-person stories and rangy roundups. Sense of humor, a spark, and warmth are key. Digital content experience is a must — and commerce-writing experience is a huge plus.

Responsibilities 

• Reporting to the Senior Beauty Editor, you’ll pitch, write, report, research and update beauty commerce stories that are smart, informative, engaging and meet our editorial guidelines and standards

• As one of the team’s resident in-house beauty experts, you’ll produce numerous top-notch commerce stories a week and optimize content for SEO, engagement and revenue

• You’ll Identify top brands and trends in each beauty category, test products and consistently create authoritative, high-value content that showcases your expertise

• Collaborate with our team of  commerce writers and editors across the Yahoo ecosystem to produce timely content for tentpole shopping events

• Juggle multiple projects and stories at once with varying deadlines 

Qualifications

• 5+ years writing and editing online beauty content, with a deep understanding of (and passion for) online shopping, internet trends and culture. Experienced writers only.

• Familiarity with Yahoo’s audience and voice

• Expert-level knowledge of and contacts within the beauty industry 

• Experience writing and editing everything from voice-y, first-person stories to in-depth, researched and reported SEO stories

• Creative thinker with excellent editorial judgment

• Strong knowledge of SEO and best practices for optimizing content 

• Deadline-driven, strategic thinker 

• Knack for crafting click-y headlines 

• Exceptional copy editing skills

• Experience working in a CMS

• Thorough and detail-oriented

• Self-motivated, yet enjoy working collaboratively

• Proven ability to be nimble and adjust quickly to trends, news cycles, and a constantly changing work environment

• Strong organizational skills

The material job duties and responsibilities of this role include those listed above as well as adhering to Yahoo policies; exercising sound judgment; working effectively, safely and inclusively with others; exhibiting trustworthiness and meeting expectations; and safeguarding business operations and brand integrity.

At Yahoo, we offer flexible hybrid work options that our employees love! While most roles don’t require regular office attendance, you may occasionally be asked to attend in-person events or team sessions. You’ll always get notice to make arrangements. Your recruiter will let you know if a specific job requires regular attendance at a Yahoo office or facility. If you have any questions about how this applies to the role, just ask the recruiter!

Yahoo is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration