Consumer Reports seeks writer/editor for electronics

• Bachelor’s degree with at least five years of experience in multi-platform editorial for technology, business or consumer project journalism required.
• Strategic creative skills essential.
• Must be able to work in self-directed capacity and to conceive and execute compelling multimedia content.
• Can translate complex technical electronics or computer related information into informative content across multiple platforms.
• Ability to manage and lead in a cross-organizational capacity required.
• A thorough knowledge of technology and the computer related industry are preferred.
• Competent in all aspects of reviewing and creating accurate and compelling stories across all platforms.
• Skilled in collecting and interpreting all data, internal and external, to create the most accurate and in context story possible.
• Ability to smoothly transition writing styles from hard news to expository review to opinionated blog.
• Competent in editing and writing display copy, generating ideas for infographics across all media.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to meet rigid deadlines.
• Competency with page design software such as K4 and CQ as well as Microsoft Office and Google Docs highly beneficial.
• On-camera broadcast experience, mass media training, and a daily journalism background are preferred.

Physical Demands: Must be able travel as needed, perform on camera, and work in an office environment.

• Under general supervision generates cross-platform electronics content campaigns that will be published across print, digital, and video platforms; works closely with counterparts in Advocacy, Survey, Communications, Design, and other key stakeholders to maximize resources and consumer impact.
• Proactively follows and reports on electronics, ensuring content is relevant, timely, cutting-edge and addresses consumer needs in a proactive way.   Attending trade shows and other industry events as needed.
• Acts as both in-house electronics spokesperson and CR electronics representative for media outreach, tradeshows and industry events.
• Acts as on-camera electronics subject-matter expert for all CR video platforms; may be asked to execute rough drafts of video scripts.
• Collects data, summarizes and interprets market information to make relevant content recommendations.
• Assists digital editorial team to maintain specialty products such as Buying Guides, Product Pages and other regularly-updated content on Consumer Reports Online.
• Coordinates information among Electronics, Product Testing, Advocacy, Survey, Social, Design, and other organizational teams that support assigned content areas.
• Assists with the planning and scheduling process, creates sidebars, infographics that animates stories and reports.
• Moves content through the production process, incorporating changes by related parties, copy-fitting, and conferring with art and production personnel.
• Writes headlines, subheads, captions, cover lines etc., as necessary. Prepares sourcing for fact-checking.
• Collaborates with electronics team to create multi-media content.
• Actively participates as a member of the electronics product and content team, conferring with other team members as necessary to ensure objectives for quality and timeliness are met.
• May write content, as needed, across all platforms.
• Maintains high level knowledge of one or more product or service categories within the content group.
• Performs other duties of the department as needed, but not those of a higher level.

To apply, go here.