Commerce Writer/Reporter Jobs

The New York Post provides readers with the best in News, Sports, Pop Culture, and Entertainment – with signature wit, irreverence, and authority averaging 90 million unique monthly viewers. Over the past 221 years, The Post has evolved into a multi-platform media company spanning print, digital, video, audio, app, television, and commerce.

The New York Post Digital Network seeks a detail-oriented Commerce Writer/Reporter with a commercial mindset to work across our various outlets including New York Post, Page Six, Decider, and Alexa, and play a crucial role in executing our commerce editorial strategy.

In this role, you will create exceptional service-first revenue-driven content that resonates with our audience and guides them in making smart purchasing decisions. Reporting to the Commerce Editorial Director, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the success of our rapidly-growing digital commerce division within a dynamic and respected national media brand.

We are looking for a passionate writer with a commercial mindset, a strong understanding of our audience, and the ability to engage them through compelling storytelling. If you are eager to elevate your career and have a genuine interest in writing, shopping, and continuous learning, we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities include:

• Write a minimum of 10 stories a week about product roundups and reviews, gift guides, and other commerce content.
• Monitor trending news stories and identify commerce content opportunities and execute on deadline
• Consistently scour the internet for the best deals of the day
• Monitor and analyze data to help improve results
• Work closely with the Commerce Editorial Director to make informed content decisions based on strategic initiatives and data analysis
• Maintain contacts with PR agencies, affiliate managers, and relevant experts as sources
• Follow an editorial calendar consisting of tentpole shopping events, sales, shopping moments, and evergreen stories

The ideal candidate will have:

• Strong writing skills are a must – commerce and affiliate content writing experience are a plus
• The ability to craft stories with the goal of driving readers to retail sites
• Familiarity with affiliate linking and SEO best practices
• The ability to extract relevant data points to help drive initiatives and pivot your strategies
• Ability to juggle multiple tasks, and a clear vision of how to prioritize work
• General understanding of commerce editorial KPIs (revenue, conversion rate, etc.)
• At least 1-2 years of lifestyle and news writing experience in a fast-paced newsroom environment

Note: The NY Post adheres to a hybrid work model.

Salary Range: $32,100 – $125,000

At The New York Post we recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, our ranges reflect our good faith estimate to pay fairly as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate’s experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

In addition to compensation, the company provides eligible employees a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including “elective” benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce.

As an equal opportunity employer, the New York Post does not discriminate in hiring or the terms and conditions of employment because of an individual’s race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The New York Post will consider the provision of reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental disabilities of otherwise qualified applicants to enable them to participate in our application process and to effectively perform the essential functions of the job, unless doing so would impose an undue financial or operational hardship.

As an equal opportunity employer, the New York Post does not discriminate in hiring or the terms and conditions of employment because of an individual’s race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The New York Post will consider the provision of reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental disabilities of otherwise qualified applicants to enable them to participate in our application process and to effectively perform the essential functions of the job, unless doing so would impose an undue financial or operational hardship.