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E-Commerce Editor, Runner's World
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Salary - £40,000-£45,000 - Salary is dependent on experience and will be assessed in line with the candidate's skills, knowledge, and relevant expertise.
The Role
As Ecommerce Editor for Runner’s World, you’ll play a key role in growing affiliate revenue and audience engagement across one of the UK’s leading health and wellness brands. Combining a genuine passion for running with strong editorial instincts, you’ll create trusted shopping content that helps readers make informed purchasing decisions while driving commercial performance.
You’ll take ownership of the full lifecycle of commerce content for your assigned categories, from identifying opportunities and testing products through to writing, editing, publishing, and optimizing content. Working closely with editorial, audience development, SEO, commercial, and data teams, you’ll ensure content reaches the right audiences, performs strongly across multiple platforms, and contributes to our wider ecommerce strategy.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys combining editorial creativity with data-driven decision-making and wants to shape the future of commerce content for one of Hearst’s most recognized brands.
Main Duties
Content Strategy & Planning
- Own the ecommerce content strategy for Runner’s World across allocated product categories.
- Identify opportunities to grow audience engagement and affiliate revenue through high-quality shopping content.
- Plan and deliver seasonal campaigns and key retail events, including Prime Day, Black Friday, and Christmas.
- Build and maintain a strong pipeline of evergreen content alongside reactive editorial opportunities.
- Contribute ideas that support the continued diversification of traffic sources beyond traditional search.
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Editorial Content Creation
- Write, edit, and commission best-in-class buying guides, product reviews, gift guides, deal round-ups, and other commerce content.
- Ensure all content reflects the trusted voice and editorial standards of Runner’s World while supporting commercial objectives.
- Regularly review and refresh existing content to maintain accuracy, relevance, and search performance.
- Edit colleagues’ work where required, ensuring consistency, quality, and adherence to editorial guidelines.
Performance & Optimisation
- Monitor the performance of ecommerce content using analytics and affiliate reporting tools.
- Use data, keyword research, and testing to improve content performance, user engagement, and conversion.
- Run and evaluate content experiments, including headline, merchant, and placement testing, to identify opportunities for continual improvement.
- Produce regular performance reporting, identifying trends, opportunities, and recommendations for future content.
Collaboration & Stakeholder Management
- Work closely with editorial, SEO, audience development, newsletter, social, and commercial teams to maximize the reach and effectiveness of commerce content.
- Build positive working relationships with retailers, PR agencies, and brand partners.
- Share knowledge, insight, and best practice with colleagues across the ecommerce and editorial teams.
Editorial Standards & Compliance
- Ensure all commerce content complies with Hearst editorial standards, affiliate best practice, and ASA guidelines.
- Maintain high editorial quality while balancing audience needs and commercial performance.
- Keep up to date with developments across ecommerce, affiliate marketing, SEO, and the running market.
What We Are Looking For
- Experience in ecommerce or commerce editorial, ideally within health, fitness, or lifestyle publishing.
- A genuine passion for running and a strong understanding of the products, brands, and trends that matter to runners.
- Proven experience creating SEO-led commerce content that drives audience engagement and commercial performance.
- Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills, with strong editorial judgement.
- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to use data and insights to optimize content performance.
- Experience using affiliate and analytics platforms, such as Looker, Amazon Associates, or Skimlinks.
- Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
- A collaborative approach and the confidence to work effectively across editorial, commercial, and audience teams.
- Knowledge of affiliate marketing, SEO best practice, and ASA guidelines.
- Experience presenting on camera or testing consumer products would be an advantage.
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Benefits
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- Get adventurous with Good Housekeeping Taste and Beauty Testing Panels - yes, you could be trying the next big thing in beauty, food & drink.
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Inclusion, Health & Wellbeing: Feel Your Best
- Stay healthy with Specsavers eye care, a company-funded Health Cash Plan, and access to mental health support.
- Get active and stress-free with discounted gym memberships and the Cycle to Work scheme.
- Embrace flexibility with a Location Flex and Holiday Exchange to take time when you need it.
- Take time to give back with a Charity Day and access wellbeing resources whenever you need them.
- Join one of our Hearst ERG Groups.
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- Plan ahead with a generous Workplace Pension, Income Protection, Life Assurance, and Season Ticket Loan for easier commuting.
- Make smarter money moves using Salary Finance tools, Financial Wellbeing sessions, and Home Tech benefits to spread costs.
- Treat yourself with major discounts across London plus everyday savings via the HAPI at Hearst app.
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