Beauty Writer The Strategist

The Strategist is looking to hire a Beauty Writer to cover all things beauty on the site on a daily basis as well during key tentpole events like Prime Day and Black Friday/Cyber Monday. The ideal candidate is someone who is a beauty expert, super organized, can manage working on a tight deadline while liaising with multiple teams, and is passionate about shopping, loves testing new products, excellent at sniffing out deals, and helping people shop smartly. We're looking for someone who obsessively follows and reports on beauty news, constantly tests new releases, and knows what makes a Strategist story. You should have strong editorial judgment, a thorough understanding of the ecommerce landscape, and a good sense of humor! WHO WE ARE The Strategist is New York Magazine’s site for rigorously reported service journalism that helps readers shop smartly. Its writers and editors surface the stuff that is actually worth buying, alongside all sorts of things you never knew you needed. The Strategist is part of Vox Media, the leading modern media company. We guide our audience from discovery to obsession. We inspire essential conversations about what’s now, what’s next, and what’s possible. As a community of journalists and storytellers, business professionals, creators and technologists, we believe it is a moral and business imperative to amplify voices: to cultivate diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout our organization and media. This applies to our candidates, our teams, our storytelling, our creative work, and our platforms, products, and partnerships. WHAT YOU’LL DO - Work with and report to the senior editor who oversees all Strategist beauty coverage - Be able to identify a story to write up, conceive of the proper way to do it from the Strategist’s point of view, and pitch headlines - Write and pitch both short and longer stories and reviews, aiming to engage and enlighten readers - Closely follow beauty news and shopping trends, constantly testing new releases - Be actively monitoring social media to keep on top of breaking news and what everyone’s

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