Senior Editor, Deals, Cnn Underscored

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Your New Role:
Lead coverage of sales and deals, along with coverage of new product launches, for CNN Digital's reviews and recommendations section, CNN Underscored. The ideal candidate has experience writing and/or editing deals and/or commerce content for a major digital publisher and has a knack for understanding consumer online shopping habits; they can easily discern which products should (and shouldn't) be recommended to the Underscored audience and are particularly Amazon literate. They are keen on social media trends.
The Senior Editor will also work closely with the Deals Editor and Associate Editor to develop strategies for creating and updating deals content across CNN platforms.
Your Role Accountabilities:

• Lead creation of daily deals content
• Manage updates to existing deals stories.
• Work with Editor and Associate to monitor price drops on specific products proven to be of interest to the Underscored audience.
• Vet deals for inclusion in Underscored newsletters
• Curate featured deals for Underscored social channels.
• Lead Underscored's coverage of holidays and special events
• Produce product-oriented news hits on key product launches and hands-on reviews.
• Strengthen relationships with PR and company contacts to help secure and produce exclusive product news content.
• Stay abreast of the news, social and reader trends to inform coverage of new product launches.
• Write and/or edit 3-5 stories a week.
• Ability to write with authority about a wide range of products, from tech to home to style.
• Manage assignments to freelance writers.
• Brainstorm story and series ideas on a weekly basis
• Communicate with SEO team to ensure our stories comply with SEO guidance.
• Edit images in Photoshop to comply with our style guide.
• Keep an eye on social trends (particularly IG/FB/TikTok)
• Experiment regularly to boost traffic and conversion rates.

Qualities and Experience:

• College degree preferred
• Must have 5-8 years' experience writing content for a major publisher, ideally product reviews and recommendations (a roster of PR contacts is a plus)
• Familiar with the latest digital commerce trends
• Strong grasp of the Underscored audience and voice
• Operates within the context of defined procedures
• Flawless grammar & spelling
• Must be proficient in MS Office Suite
• Must be proficient in Photoshop
• Must have strong writing skills and be an innovative thinker
• Must be detail-oriented, organized and have strong communication skills

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