Freelance Expert Product Tester, Tools and Home Improvement
About The Role We're looking to contract with 3-4 experts with deep expertise in home improvement to join our growing team. You'll review and recommend products, inform buying guides, and critique existing content to ensure our articles provide homeowners with the most up-to-date, authoritative, and valuable guidance on the best tools to buy... You'll maintain a high bar of excellence for each piece of content that gets your stamp of approval, and your name and bio will appear on every page you review. Your Day-to-Day As a Freelance Expert Product Tester, you will review 2-3 products or pages a month from our editorial team regarding categories such as plumbing, carpentry, electrical, landscaping or general contracting. You will critique our articles to provide guidance for homeowners on products or services to purchase About You Eligible candidates should have a minimum of five years of experience working in the home improvement industry or a trade. You should have experience in one of the following categories: Plumbing Carpentry Electrical Landscaping Handyman/General Contracting The ideal candidate will be able to provide thoughtful reviews of specific tools and products related to their area of expertise, as well as actionable advice for homeowners. We seek candidates with expertise in home improvement through professional work experience. We have a high editorial standard to ensure the content we publish meets and exceeds the expectations of our readers through "actionable insights" our readers can take away as value for consuming our content, so subject-matter expertise is required.
About Us
Launched Fall 2017, Home Solutions targets the rapidly digitizing home services vertical and matches homeowners with the right service provider to meet their needs. Through our websites, Home Solutions has a proprietary audience of 47M+ homeowners and prime real estate in search engines. We are on a mission to make homeownership easier by creating high quality content that pairs consumers with providers in a range of related categories. Home Solutions was incubated within Three Ships, a growth equity firm that launches and invests in digital companies, builds great leadership teams, and helps them rapidly scale. The Three Ships portfolio currently includes several businesses - Home Solutions, Pillar 4, Stacksphere , and 3S UK - and over 50+ websites that help consumers navigate the overwhelming choices through online marketplaces and the most informative content online. Headquartered in Raleigh with offices in Charlotte and London, we are always looking to find the right people to help us continue to grow this business and place a high value on teammates with a growth mindset and a "get after it" mentality. Why You Should Join Us Results: Home Solutions is the fastest-growing marketplace company in the home services category. Opportunity: Home services is a $600 billion market that largely still operates like it's 1999. During the next decade, we anticipate a huge digital transformation in the category, and marketplace companies will lead the way. Ownership & Impact: We seek talented people with the desire to own and run parts of the business that drive company performance. Leadership is fully aligned and incentivized around our growth-focused mission. Exposure & Learning: You will have a front-row seat in growing a business. Your teammates have built and sold companies, managed 100s of employees, and run campaigns with Fortune 500 brands. The opportunity to build new skills and learn from smart people is endless. Career Growth: There is no cap on growth, promotions, or the opportunity to own and put your stamp on important projects. Prove your value and you will be rewarded accordingly. Stability: We are privately owned, have no debt, and have significant cash to invest we're "rock-solid" financially. Fun: The team has a high bar for excellence, but also a real interest in each other and making work fun. The Package We offer competitive compensation based on experience. You will review pages or products 2-3 times per month, and payment is per article. This is a long-term role with opportunities to expand as needed. EEOC Statement All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity, or any other discriminatory factors. Please note that we do not provide immigration sponsorship for this role. All offers are subject to a background check Apply Job!