Job Description

DEPARTMENT SUMMARY

One of the worlds fastest-growing websites, Tom's Guide upgrades your life by helping you decide what products to buy, showing you how to get the most out of them and solving problems as they arise. Tom's Guide is here to help you accomplish your goals, find great products without the hassle and make purchases with confidence. From our strong foundation in consumer technology coverage, Toms Guides primary ambition is to help you leverage tech to achieve your ultimate goal, whether its getting in shape, protecting your kids, being more productive, managing your money more effectively or just having fun.

JOB SUMMARY & PURPOSE

Toms Guide is seeking an experienced editor to manage our ever-growing phone coverage. This editor will write and edit reviews of key products, including Android phones and iPhones, while regularly updating and maintaining a range of critical buying guides to give our audience the best recommendations possible. The phones editor will be responsible for commissioning content to both freelancers and in-house writers, staying on top of news within the category, and maintaining relationships with key product vendors. The ideal candidate will also be someone with a strong editorial voice and a true passion for the category that can help Toms Guide stand out with original stories and thoughtful analysis.

KEY ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Reviewing phones and editing phone reviews.
• Maintaining several key phone-related buying guides through regular updates.
• Write and edit phone news, regularly maintaining rumor hubs for most anticipated products.
• Commissioning news, reviews and feature content to both freelancers and junior staffers.
• Brainstorming thoughtful analysis and opinion coverage to help Toms Guide stand out.
• Assisting with deals coverage, especially during critical shopping seasons.
• Tracking the performance of Toms Guides phones channel and working with your editor to respond to traffic trends.
• Shoot photos for reviews and work with video team to create videos for key product reviews
• Youll have a passion for the data side of web editing and closely monitor and interpret performance and trends

REQUIREMENTS

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• At least 3 years of related experience at an online media outlet, as well as experience reviewing phones
• Experience managing freelancers and monthly budget management
• Experience researching SEO trends and analyzing traffic
• Proven ability to collaborate in cross-functional teams
• Strong industry contacts are a major plus
• A desire to develop and grow the Phones channel using innovative ideas and keeping abreast of industry developments and trends.
• Ability to work in a wider team
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience promoting stories via cross-linking and social media

BENEFITS

WHAT WILL I GET IN RETURN?

As well as our standard benefits, we have a number of awesome perks available to our staff including:

• Unlimited paid time off (yes you read that right!)
• A share in our success- every member of staff receives a profit pool bonus at the end of our financial year
• Free food (monthly munchies, bagel Fridays, fresh fruit & snacks and coffee and tea on tap)
• Central office locations with cool open plan working spaces
• Free digital magazine subscriptions and access to back copies of our print magazines and bookazines
• Discounted gym membership and onsite health & wellbeing (yoga at lunch anyone?!)
• Annual Future conference - get together with your colleagues to celebrate success and look forward to what's next
• Regular staff socials arranged by our wonderful Employee Community & Culture committees
• Huge opportunities to learn and develop whether through professional qualifications, exposure to incredible business projects or informal lunch & learns, hosted by your colleagues