[Hiring] Senior Reviewer, TVs & Audio, The Verge @VoxMedia

WHO WE ARE

The Verge is an formidable multimedia effort based in 2011 to look at how expertise will change life sooner or later for an enormous mainstream viewers.

The Verge is a part of Vox Media, the main fashionable media firm. We information our viewers from discovery to obsession. We encourage important conversations about what’s now, what’s subsequent, and what’s potential.

As a group of journalists and storytellers, enterprise professionals, creators and technologists, we imagine it’s a ethical and enterprise crucial to amplify voices: to domesticate range, fairness, and inclusion all through our group and media. This is applicable to our candidates, our groups, our storytelling, our artistic work, and our platforms, merchandise, and partnerships.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

The Verge seeks an A/V product reviewer to cowl televisions, headphones, and audio system. The candidate ought to have intensive expertise explaining to readers what makes merchandise good or dangerous. They should be a self-starter with a robust Rolodex of business contacts, prepared to leap on information, write shopping for guides, or whip up an evaluation piece explaining why one thing that occurred on their beat issues.

The perfect candidate could have images expertise to seize merchandise they’re reviewing, with explicit expertise capturing TVs. They’ll know when merchandise are sometimes introduced and who to name to organize forward of time. They’ll have reviewed all or a lot of the current merchandise on the beat.

On this function, you’ll:

• Convey your deep understanding of TVs and audio merchandise to The Verge with the sharp, knowledgeable voice our readers anticipate.
• Have an ear for audio. Are you an audiophile? Are you able to clarify how a number of units of headphones or audio system sound? What makes one sound higher than the remaining?
• Assessment TVs, audio system, headphones: You will need to be capable to facilitate transport to and out of your office and have the area to check TVs.
• Liveblog occasions, write information about new merchandise, and analyze what makes them new and totally different.
• Be capable to write clearly with out having to depend on lists of specs. It’s worthwhile to inform The Verge’s readers why these specs matter.
• Ideally, you’ll have sourcing throughout the business to assist break information with scoops and exclusives in your beat.
• Work intently with The Verge’s video, images, and podcasting groups to assist amplify your evaluations and voice on the positioning.
• Write shopping for guides to assist our readers discern which merchandise in your beat are the perfect. You’ll replace older guides and assist give you concepts for brand new ones.

WHO YOU ARE

We’re in search of a whip-smart reviewer who is aware of The Verge voice and can assist us proceed to develop within the A/V area. You’ll have: 

• 5+ years of expertise reviewing merchandise, calling them in, and dealing with corporations to facilitate their return.
• Wonderful writing and communication expertise.
• Product images chops. You’ll must seize footage of the merchandise you evaluate.
• Expertise working throughout groups, together with with a information desk, social, images, artwork, video, and podcasts.
• Contacts throughout all the most important manufacturers on the audio and TV beats.
• Capability to juggle a number of initiatives directly.
• Robust organizational expertise. You will need to be capable to preserve your personal calendar and persist with evaluate deadlines.

If you happen to assume you’ve what it takes, however do not meet each single level in our job posting, please apply with a canopy letter to tell us the way you imagine you may convey your distinctive expertise to the Vox Media staff or get in contact! We’ve employed cooks who grew to become editors, DJs who grew to become UX designers, and sommeliers who grew to become writers.

WHERE YOU’LL WORK

This job is distant.

WHY VOX MEDIA?

WHAT WE OFFER

This can be a everlasting, full-time place. This job is benefits-eligible. We pleasure ourselves in offering complete advantages to assist all of our staff wherever they’re in life. You’ll find extra details about our advantages here.

This function is part of the Vox Media Union, represented by the Writers Guild of America, East

OUR DEI+ COMMITMENT

Vox Media is dedicated to constructing an inclusive atmosphere the place everybody can present up as their genuine selves and create their greatest work. We acknowledge that nice tales, platforms, services and products come from folks with all method of backgrounds and experiences. We acknowledge that our commitments require ongoing work and sustained consideration, in addition to adaptation to new insights and greatest practices. We preserve our diversity data public for the sake of accountability, transparency and communication. Be taught extra about our values here, and our method to company citizenship here. 

Vox Media is an Equal Alternative Employer and certified candidates will obtain consideration with out regard to race, shade, gender, sexual orientation, gender identification or expression, faith, incapacity, nationwide origin, protected veteran standing, age, or another standing protected by relevant nationwide, federal, state, or native legislation. Vox Media may also take into account all certified candidates with felony histories in accordance with relevant Honest Probability legal guidelines. We’re additionally dedicated to offering affordable lodging as a part of the appliance course of to candidates with disabilities. If you happen to require an inexpensive lodging as a part of the appliance course of, please contact our Individuals & Tradition staff ([email protected]).

WHAT COMES NEXT

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