Associate Tech Editor, Lifehacker

Key Responsibilities

• Support the senior tech editor in setting the strategic editorial policy for our tech beat
• Help edit tech stories, pitch tech news, and support getting products to review
• Support the senior tech editor in ensuring content across all platforms meets the highest standards of editorial excellence and positions the site as authoritative and agenda-setting
• Help guide daily production of the team’s output across distribution channels
• Able to leverage audience listening and analytics to create informed content pitches, plans and strategy

Job Qualifications

• Have at least 3 years of experience writing about consumer tech, AI, home automation, VPNs, and/or online privacy and security across Windows, macOS, iPhone, Android, and third-party apps;
• Be capable of turning around stories ranging from news stories to longer features at a quick pace;
• Be comfortable asserting your opinion and substantiating why your advice is sound;
• Be comfortable working across teams to meet business goals;
• Be comfortable working across mediums, including video and podcasts;
• Be able to leverage audience listening and analytics to make informed content pitches;
• Be obsessed with tech and helping others, and able to explain complicated processes in an understandable and approachable voice;
• Have shrewd judgment and a healthy skepticism of common advice.

About Lifehacker

Lifehacker's mission is to be the go-to source of credible, practical, and creative advice to help anyone live better. We cover tech, cooking, health, finance, entertainment, parenting, home & garden, careers, and more. We have 18 years of brand recognition and broadcast across multiple platforms - like video, podcast, and newsletter. With almost 7 million readers, we leverage our approachable, down-to-earth voice to offer advice on difficult topics. Our advice is specific, practical, science-based, and actionable.

About Ziff Davis

Ziff Davis (NASDAQ: ZD) is a vertically focused digital media and internet company whose portfolio includes leading brands in technology, shopping, gaming and entertainment, connectivity, health, cybersecurity, and martech. Today, Ziff Davis is focused on seven key verticals – Technology, Connectivity, Shopping, Entertainment, Health & Wellness, Cybersecurity and Marketing Technology. Its brands include IGN, Mashable, RetailMeNot, PCMag, Humble Bundle, Spiceworks, Ookla (Speedtest), RootMetrics, Everyday Health, BabyCenter, Moz, iContact and Vipre Security.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Life and disability benefits
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• 401(k) with company match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Flexible Time Off
• Volunteer Time Off
• Paid holidays
• Fitness Reimbursement
• Access to wellness programs
• Recognition and celebration of employee engagement programs and recognition awards

Compensation Range

This is a union position covered by the NewsGuild of New York (LINK: https://nyguild.org). The contractual minimum salary for this position is $65,000.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Ziff Davis, parent company to Lifehacker, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. At Ziff Davis, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) has always been about fairness, equal opportunity, and belonging. We are committed to maintaining a safe and professional work environment for all employees.