Commerce Editor, New York Post

New York Post • Full-time • New York City Metropolitan Area, US • $80k - $90k / year • 3d ago

The New York Post delivers the best in News, Sports, Entertainment and Pop Culture with wit, irreverence and authority. Over the past 224 years, The Post has evolved into a multi-platform media company spanning print, digital, video, audio, app, television and commerce.

The Role

We’re hiring a Commerce Editor on the revenue-generating commerce team. This is not a business reporting role. You will edit and publish fast, useful shopping coverage across the New York Post Digital Network, including the New York Post and, if needed at times, Page Six and Decider. This is a general-assignment role. You will float wherever, and cover whatever reader demand and revenue opportunities are highest across the full Shopping vertical.

What You’ll Do

Edit, package and publish a wide variety of commerce content, including, but not limited to: deals content, newsy explainers, buyer’s guides, financial and evergreen content.
Contribute stories from the above categories as requested.
Write sharp, on-brand headlines and display copy. Provide 3 to 5 headline variants for testing when appropriate.
Manage the queue, and move copy from draft to live with speed and accuracy.
Own the strategy for refreshing evergreen content: regularly audit top-performing posts to update prices, stock, and links to maximize long-tail revenue.
QA affiliate links and tracking. Ensure clean, conversion-ready formatting.
Optimize for SEO, AEO and GEO using trend tools and search data.
Monitor performance in dashboards to make rapid, data-backed adjustments and identify new content verticals or revenue gaps to pitch to leadership.
Provide actionable edits and coaching to reporters when requested. Maintain voice and standards.
Source, crop and optimize high-quality product imagery ensuring compliance with affiliate partners and copyright standards.
Collaborate with the Partnerships team to prioritize high-yield merchants and tentpole sales events (Prime Day, Black Friday) without compromising editorial integrity.

How We Measure Success

Output and speed: reliable edit speed, rapid time-to-publish, on-time handoffs.
Quality and accuracy: clean copy, fact check, airtight linking, zero avoidable corrections.
Impact: CTR, conversion, revenue per session, search visibility.
Ownership: proactive pitching, smart prioritization, strong collaboration.

What You’ll Bring

At least 4 years of experience editing in a fast digital newsroom or commerce operation with strong clips.
Committed to producing service-oriented content with a commercial focus.
Command of the NY Post voice and headline craft.
A growth mindset.
Able to both set and enforce deadlines.
Working knowledge of SEO and affiliate platforms.
Interest in or knowledge of AEO and GEO.
Comfort with analytics and experimentation (Search Console, GA4, Looker or similar).
CMS fluency and strong attention to detail, including AP style, link hygiene and FTC-compliant disclosures.
Organized, adaptable and calm under deadline. Collaborative communicator.

Nice to Have

Familiarity with Amazon Associates, Skimlinks, or similar affiliate dashboards.
Experience jumping between categories and services that help shoppers protect value.
Deeper understanding of AEO, GEO and AI overview.
Newsletter experience.

Note: This role will be expected to report on-site 5 days per week.

At The New York Post we recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, our ranges reflect our good faith estimate to pay fairly as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate’s experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

In addition to compensation, the company provides eligible employees a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including “elective” benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce.

As an equal opportunity employer, the New York Post does not discriminate in hiring or the terms and conditions of employment because of an individual’s race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The New York Post will consider the provision of reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental disabilities of otherwise qualified applicants to enable them to participate in our application process and to effectively perform the essential functions of the job, unless doing so would impose an undue financial or operational hardship.

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