Overview

We’re looking for an experienced freelance writer to help us test and review pet gear and supplies. You should have at least two years of experience in either:

  • Writing about pets, including product reviews
  • Product reviews, with a strong working knowledge of pets

You should also own (at least) a dog or a cat. We’re looking for candidates who are knowledgeable about small animals (mostly dogs and cats, but eventually maybe other pets) and are also able to deftly pick out what matters for normal people when they need to buy something. Know the difference between a good cat water fountain and a bad one? Have strong opinions on dog hiking packs? We want to know.

This is a remote position, and assignments are per piece. Being in Los Angeles or New York is a plus, but not required.

Please email a cover letter, a résumé, and links to at least two reviews with the subject line: “They’re Good Dogs, Brent”

About The Wirecutter

The Wirecutter, and its associated sites, are about helping people find the best gear to buy using dozens of hours of research of all available sources and our own testing.

What’s different in how we do things is our directness in recommending people exactly what we would buy ourselves or recommend to our loved ones--we don’t ask people who are looking for our advice to click through multiple pages of reviews or meaningless industry news to exploit them for advertising inventory. We just give them our recommendation in a single page, and the evidence of why that is and why they should believe us, and let them them get on with their lives. It's that simple.

You may be aware that we run our company in service of our readers. Less known is our commitment to the people with which we work. We ask everyone who works here to be effective, to be efficient, and to move the needle every day.

In exchange, we offer you the ability to work from wherever on your own hours for competitive pay at a reasonable pace. We love working with people who can get it done in a world-class way and can communicate well with a team, and who know how to enjoy a balanced life outside of work.

Salary and perks: Although we are a small, bootstrapped company, we pride ourselves in offering competitive compensation including, but not limited to, healthcare coverage, PTO, and a flexible work schedule. We want to make sure every employee is happy and has the tools, resources, and knowledge to grow with the company.