Job Description

About the Team (Why Us?)
Hearst Magazines' portfolio of more than 25 powerful brands in the U.S. - including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Harper's BAZAAR, Popular Mechanics - inspires, entertains and builds new and bold experiences for an engaged and growing audience across digital, video, social and print, reaching nearly 139 million readers and site visitors each month. With sophisticated content creation, cutting-edge technology and industry-leading data capabilities, we make media and products that move people across all platforms. We are a global media company that publishes nearly 260 magazine editions and 200 websites around the world and, together, we are reinventing publishing for the 21st century.

Key Responsibilities

PRODUCT TESTING
• Develop test procedures, execute lab and consumer tests for product

performance and durability, analyze data, and write reports in a timely fashion
• Execute product tests to support the Lab, including idea generation, product

sample procurement and prep for in-lab and consumer testing, getting product

samples ready for consumer trials, liaising with PR contacts for images and fact-

checking, blinding and sending out products, coordinating consumer testers,

creating surveys for our tester panels, prepping and organizing labs, and post-

test cleanup.
• Support GH product award programs, including assisting with submissions,

reviewing applications and evaluating products in the lab and with consumers.
• Review products and claims for Good Housekeeping Seal usage by evaluating

safety, quality, and efficacy, and assess and test these products for the Good

Housekeeping Seal or other accolades and awards as needed, working in the

GH Seal database.
• Follow protocols and create required reports and documentation.

Qualifications
• Bachelor's Degree
• Minimum 1-2 years of experience at a media company or testing environment
• Experience working with children's products and toys preferred
• Strong interest in the consumer goods industry
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Excellent computer skills, especially with Microsoft Office
• Excellent teamwork, interpersonal and collaboration skills
• Ability to multitask, prioritize and switch gears as needed
• Detail oriented and analytical
• Creative and inquisitive
• High level of integrity

The base salary for this role is between $40/hr. The actual base pay offered is dependent upon many factors, such as: transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

Hearst Magazines is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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