Assistant Editor, Commerce

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A Little About Us

Yahoo is a trusted guide for hundreds of millions of people around the world, helping them‬ discover what they love and need — from finance and news to shopping, sports, and more. At‬ Yahoo News, we curate content for 35 million daily users, delivering information and inspiration‬ across a range of verticals. Our commerce team powers Yahoo Shopping, helping readers‬‭ make smarter purchase decisions through expertly curated recommendations and insights.‬

‭ A Lot About You

We’re seeking a highly organized, proactive Assistant Editor to support Yahoo’s evergreen commerce content team. This role plays a critical part in helping our editors produce meaningful, test-based product reviews and evergreen buying guides that empower our readers to make informed purchasing decisions — both big and small.

The ideal candidate has strong editorial production skills, a passion for commerce content, and is eager to contribute to a collaborative team. You’ll work closely with editors, freelancers, and operations teams to support the entire lifecycle of tested products — from procurement and logistics to writing and publishing content.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with 1–2 years of editorial experience looking to grow within the commerce space and contribute meaningfully to a dynamic content operation.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide logistical and editorial support for Yahoo’s evergreen commerce team, with a focus on the product testing program

• Assist editors with research, reporting, writing, and updating evergreen commerce content

• Coordinate shipping and receiving of product samples for testing across key verticals (including but not limited to home, style, health, and gifting) on a rolling basis

• Track the full lifecycle of product samples — from calling in to expense reports to donation or return — and help create and maintain systems for inventory management

• Coordinate with the Commerce Updates team to proactively identify upcoming products in the pipeline and request them in advance for testing

• Manage in-office test setups and assist editors with hands-on testing logistics

• Build commerce articles in Yahoo’s CMS, including sourcing and optimizing images 

• Help manage testing documentation, including surveys, results logs, photos, and digital testing procedure libraries

• Support the editorial team during high-traffic tentpole events as needed
   

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of experience in digital publishing, preferably in commerce content

• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and responsive

• Strong writing skills; ability to turn in clean, concise copy

• Experience working in a CMS and using tools like Airtable, Google Suite, and Excel

• Solid understanding of SEO and how to optimize content for search

• Familiarity with analytics and performance tools is a plus

• Strong research and reporting skills; able to support editors and content initiatives across multiple categories

• Interest in product testing, consumer trends, and editorial production workflows

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment

• Team player with a proactive, can-do attitude — willing to pitch in wherever needed

 

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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.

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