Commerce Editor, GQ

About the role

GQ is looking for a Commerce Editor to help grow GQ Recommends' style content. The role writes and publishes a daily lineup of commerce content, from buying guides to product news, with an emphasis on visual storytelling through video, social, newsletter and other emerging formats. It reports to the Commerce Director and works across editorial, cross-functional departments and external partners to meet revenue growth targets.

Key responsibilities

• Manage toward brand-level revenue targets and margin, and manage freelance budgets across production, photography, writers and editors
• Pitch, write, edit and update seasonal shopping guides, roundups and single-item pieces for style coverage
• Partner with SEO to optimise content for search, newsletter and social
• Help develop content lineups with merchant partners and build a content strategy that maximises CTR, AOV and EPC
• Experiment with new formats and visual storytelling, and build growth strategies across search, email, social, creators and direct
• Support the newsletter strategy and assign resources across channels
• Lead brand-level partnership content and new shoppable multi-modal content formats

Required profile

• 3-5 years of experience as a full-time editor, preferably in digital media, with a background in service journalism and product recommendations
• Keen understanding of the commerce and affiliate landscape and a distinct editorial point of view
• Ability to move between categories such as sneakers, suiting and fashion basics

Required skills

• Familiarity with affiliate platforms such as Skimlinks and Amazon
• Understanding of web analytics, SEO and commerce best practices
• Conversational, factually accurate writing and strong organisation, communication and project management

What we offer

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with extra days for moving house or volunteering
• Pension scheme, Bupa private healthcare, season ticket loans and eye tests
• Core hours, 10 remote days, Employee Assistance Programme, corporate gym membership and cycle to work scheme
• Dog-friendly office, magazine subscriptions and discounts
• Learning courses via the Condé Nast Learning Hub and employee resource groups