About Us:  

TMB (Trusted Media Brands) is the world's leading community-driven entertainment company. Our portfolio of leading brands that includes FailArmy, Family Handyman, People Are Awesome, Reader’s Digest, Taste of Home, The Healthy, The Pet Collective, and Birds and Blooms, is powered by content that’s inspired and created by our fans. Engaging more than 200 million consumers worldwide, our content — available across streaming TV, social media, web, and print — sparks curiosity, fuels laughter, and inspires people to live big, full, fantastic lives. Learn more about our brands, our data-driven marketing solutions, our award-winning licensing services, and much more at Trusted Media Brands. 

Location: Gurgaon, India .This position is hybrid and will require attendance in the office at least two days a week. 

Working Hours: Afternoons and evenings, with some overlapping hours with US-based colleagues.  

About the role:  

As a Senior Editor at Family Handyman, you’ll use your subject-matter knowledge and sharp editorial eye to edit and publish engaging, on-brand articles, listicles and how-to projects to drive organic traffic and increase visibility of our digital presence. With an understanding of SEO best practices and an interest in area of home and garden DIY content, the Senior Editor will manage a team of writers focused on updating and polishing existing Family Handyman content. This position reports to a Senior Manager.  

About you:   

You are a strong editor who’s passionate about service journalism: a pro at writing compelling headlines and shaping quality content that answers readers’ questions. You have a mastery of grammar and house style, enjoy finding just the right word to convey a thought, and can distill the basic elements of complicated information and work with text until it flows smoothly. You are well-versed in SEO best practices and familiar with SEO tools like Google Keyword Planner, SEMRush and Yoast SEO. 

You enjoy managing people and appreciate the value of giving regular feedback to help others grow. You are collaborative in nature and understand how to work with a team to make content come to life across multiple channels. 

Driven by deadlines and with strong time-management skills, you can work through a high volume of stories efficiently, effectively and on time, enabling the team to meet its ambitious production goals. 

Your day-to-day:   

• Lead a small team of writers tasked with updating SEO-driven (Search Engine Optimization) DIY home and garden content. 

• Assign and edit Family Handyman articles and listicles according to daily publishing goals, adhering to AP and house style, as well as SEO best-practices.  

• You mentor team members by sharing SEO and writing knowledge and regularly providing feedback.  

• You support editorial strategy with a full understanding of editorial integrity, brand voice, shareability and engagement, as well as SEO principles and social networks.   

• Manage assignments and edits with daily direction from the Senior Manager.   

You have:   

• 5-7 years of editing and writing experience in media/publishing, including 4 years of direct digital experience required; professional culinary experience a plus.  

• 2+ years of management experience with multiple reports is required.  

• Bachelor's degree in English, communications, marketing or related field preferred.   

• Proven knowledge of SEO keyword research tools, a CMS such as WordPress, a project database such as Airtable, basic HTML, Microsoft Excel, as well as AP style.  

• Effective communication skills: comfortable accepting and giving constructive feedback, with a commitment to supporting an evolving, dynamic team.  

• Project management skills, with the ability pivot between tasks, consistently meeting deadlines and catching all the details.   

• Strong understanding of the digital landscape, particularly SEO strategy and performance metrics.  

• A keen familiarity with, and interest in, the DIY home and garden space.  

Our Benefits: 

We value our people and offer a collaborative and engaging culture. As a Trusted Media Brands employee, you will enjoy work/life balance, generous time off and comprehensive benefits and programs. Learn more about what life is like working at Trusted Media Brands at https://www.trustedmediabrands.com/careers/. 

India specific benefits: 

• Comprehensive Time Off policies 

• Maternity and Paternity Time off 

• Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits including access to OPD consultations*, Gym/Yoga studios, Teleconsultation/Telemedicine* 

• Access to Mental Health Reimbursement 

• Annual Sport reimbursement and Home office reimbursement 

Trusted Media Brands embraces inclusivity and values our diverse community. We are committed to building a team based on qualifications, merit and business need. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. 

This role is offered by TMB through Jukin Media India Private Limited.