Commerce Reporter

New York Post • New York City, NY

12d • Onsite

About The Position

The New York Post is seeking a Commerce Reporter to join its revenue-generating commerce team. This role involves publishing fast, useful shopping stories to help readers buy with confidence and drive revenue across the New York Post Digital Network, including the New York Post, and potentially Page Six and Decider. The ideal candidate will be adept at identifying high-intent stories, writing compelling content, and optimizing for audience and revenue impact.

Requirements

• 3+ years in features, news, or commerce writing with strong clips.
• Obsession with the commerce landscape and reader value.
• Proven ability to write crisp, authoritative headlines in the iconic NY Post voice.
• Working knowledge of SEO, AEO, and GEO, plus social media best practices.
• Comfort reading dashboards and using data to drive decisions.
• Collaborative by default.
• Detail-oriented and accountable.
• Organized, adaptable, and fast.
• Able to pivot to trends and live news without losing accuracy.

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on familiarity with affiliate tools and networks.

Responsibilities

• Publish a minimum of 3-4 commerce stories per shift across deals, explainers, how-tos, and buyer’s guides, plus detailed story updates as needed.
• Spot and pitch high-intent stories using trends, search data, and real-time signals.
• Report, write, and refresh content that converts, with clean affiliate linking and compliance.
• Build sharp, scannable packages for tentpoles and live news moments.
• Monitor performance and iterate headlines, framing, and placement to lift CTR, CVR, RPM, CPC, and revenue opportunities.
• Collaborate with commerce editors, audience, SEO, and partnerships teams to plan and prioritize.
• Track competitor coverage and surface new areas to win.
• Support major shopping events like Prime Day and Cyber Week with extended coverage as needed.
• Be willing to represent the commerce team in digital, video, or social when appropriate and needed.

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