Associate Commerce Editor

New York Post • New York, NY

1d • $70,000 - $80,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The New York Post is seeking an Associate Commerce Editor to join its revenue-generating commerce team. This role focuses on writing and editing daily deal stories, updating existing content, and managing larger editorial packages. It's an opportunity for a proactive commerce reporter to develop editorial judgment and leadership skills within the New York Post Digital Network.

Requirements

• Professional experience commensurate with an associate-level role in features, news or commerce writing, backed by a portfolio of strong clips and early experience (or a demonstrated aptitude) for editing.
• Obsession with the commerce landscape, reader value and producing service-oriented content with a commercial focus.
• Command of the iconic NY Post voice and a proven track record of writing crisp, authoritative headlines.
• Working knowledge of SEO, AEO and GEO, plus social media best practices.
• Comfort reading dashboards (Search Console, GA4, Looker or similar) and using data to pivot quickly to trends or live news without losing accuracy.
• CMS fluency and sharp attention to detail, including mastery of AP style and FTC-compliant disclosures.
• A collaborative, growth-oriented mindset – highly organized, adaptable and ready to take on coaching responsibilities.

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on familiarity with affiliate dashboards and networks (Amazon Associates, Skimlinks or similar), project management platforms and SEO tools.
• Experience jumping between categories and services that help shoppers protect value.
• Deeper understanding of AEO, GEO and AI overviews.
• Newsletter experience.

Responsibilities

• Write a baseline of 2–3 commerce stories per shift (deals, explainers, how-tos and buyer’s guides) that drive conversions, ensuring consistent daily revenue-generating output.
• Edit 15+ fast-turn deals and standard shopping content daily from reporters. Move copy from draft to live with speed, ensuring clean formatting, airtight affiliate linking and FTC compliance.
• Take point on executing sponsored content and flat-fee product placements, seamlessly weaving revenue-driven partnerships into daily coverage while maintaining reader trust and the iconic Post voice.
• Step in to report, write or co-edit larger, high-priority features and tentpole packages (Prime Day, Black Friday, Cyber Week) as assigned by leadership.
• Share ownership of the evergreen strategy. Audit and update top-performing posts for price, stock and SEO/AEO/GEO optimization to maximize long-tail revenue.
• Write sharp, on-brand headlines (providing 3-5 variants for testing).
• Begin providing actionable, constructive feedback to reporters to maintain voice and standards.
• Monitor performance dashboards to iterate headlines, framing and placement.
• Pitch high-intent stories based on search data, real-time signals and competitor coverage.

Benefits

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more.
• Optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed