Writer – Remote Jobs San Diego

Job Type: Writer from home
Location: San Diego work from home
Company: Yahoo

Yahoo is looking for a passionate, seasoned writer with experience in the home and garden space to test, try, and review products in this area. We are seeking a quick-witted, flexible content writer with experience in general lifestyle writing who has a love for home, kitchen, and garden products. You’ll evaluate the best products for the kitchen and home in this fast-paced setting, assign testers to test products, speak with experts to get second perspectives, and write longer-form best lists and product reviews to help our readers make decisions. In order to develop your content strategies and optimize your material so that it is current and relevant to readers, you will collaborate closely with our planning team, updates editor, and SEO team. During our major shopping holidays, such as Prime Day, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and others, you will contribute with deal listings tailored to your niche. Warmth, a spark, and a sense of humor are essential. Experience writing for digital media is essential, and experience with commerce writing is a big bonus.

Responsibilities:

• You will research, write, report, pitch, and update business articles that are intelligent, educational, captivating, and adhere to our editorial standards, all while working under the direction of the Home and Garden editor.
• You will conduct research, compile information, and write both in-depth guides and brief pieces on home and garden-related subjects.
• You’ll be an adept at finding subject matter experts to speak with and running product tests.
• Every week, you’ll create a ton of excellent commerce stories and optimize content for search engines, social media, and sales.
• Determine the most important shopping trends and daily offers in your categories to produce high-quality material that will be sent to editors every day.
• Collaborate with other Yahoo ecosystem writers and editors in the field of commerce.
• Engage in vibrant, data-driven brainstorming sessions to generate story ideas and issue focal points.
• Manage several stories and projects at once with different due dates.

Requirements:

• 5–10 years of experience creating lifestyle and retail content, along with a keen awareness of and enthusiasm for online culture, trends, and purchasing. Experienced authors are invited to apply!
• familiarity with Yahoo’s voice and audience
• a thorough understanding of the trends in house purchasing
• Relationships in the home and garden PR and markets to be informed about new product releases