Editorial Assistant, Lifestyle

Forbes Vetted is seeking an editorial assistant to support the lifestyle verticals on their commerce editorial team. The editorial assistant will work closely with the Forbes Vetted executive editor and lifestyle section editors to support logistics and content creation across sections. Responsibilities include researching relevant products, producing articles in their content management system, onboarding freelance contributors, and assisting with other editorial and organizational tasks as needed. The editorial assistant will also have the opportunity to pitch and write lifestyle affiliate content each week in key areas such as beauty, fashion, travel, home, and kitchen.

• Researching and helping produce editorial content within the following markets: home and kitchen, beauty and grooming, fashion, travel.
• Coordinating, calling in and testing product samples as needed for content creation and custom photography.
• Building story content in the Forbes Vetted CMS (content management system).
• Sourcing high-resolution imagery for lifestyle stories.
• As time allows, writing stories based on SEO data, trends, seasonality and audience data, and/or updating evergreen content based on performance and seasonality.
• Working with the social media team to create engaging social content.
• Participating in sales event coverage, including potential shifts over holiday weekends like Memorial Day, Labor Day and Black Friday through Cyber Monday.

• Familiarity with and interest in categories across the lifestyle sector (beauty and grooming, home and kitchen, fashion, travel)
• Impeccable writing and communication skills; prior lifestyle editorial experience (via internships or former staff roles) especially appreciated
• Knowledge of products and key retailers in the lifestyle space
• Prior experience writing product guides, reviews and/or affiliate content a huge plus
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative and team-oriented environment
• Availability to work weekends and evenings alongside the team during peak shopping events (such as Amazon Prime Day and Cyber Week)