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In this position, you will be analyzing CR’s consumer product data assets to tell a story that will assist manufacturers and regulatory bodies to improve products and services and establish better consumer standards.   This is an excellent opportunity greatly impact and shape a new program within CR.   This position will be located in New York. Local (tri-state) candidates are strongly preferred.

Are you concerned that tech companies have too much power to shape people’s lives? That the most powerful business models today are based on extracting people's data without their understanding, consent or control? And that companies are not keeping pace with the emerging harms posed by their products and services? If you think we all deserve better and want to put your skills to work for the good guys, then we want you to help build our new Digital Lab.   For over 80 years, people have trusted Consumer Reports to advocate for their interests and help them make informed choices. Today, we're inviting you on new mission: to make sure there are rules for fair conduct in the digital marketplace, and that they’re set in consumers’ favor. To make sure people can live their lives without being forced to sacrifice their privacy. And to make sure people can trust that their devices and data are secure.   We're looking for technologists, activists, lawyers, economists and entrepreneurs who share our drive to build consumer power in the 21st century. With your help, we’ll lead a new movement to restore choice and control to our digital lives. Learn more at http://lab.cr.org.   In this role, you will develop and implement tests of data privacy and internet security for a wide range of Internet-connected consumer products such as TVs, refrigerators, and robotic vacuums. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to original investigative research with Consumer Reports journalists and advocates.   This is a great career opportunity for an engineer or computer scientist interested in making a measurable impact on consumer privacy, cybersecurity, and the lived quality of IoT. You will solve a steady stream of interesting challenges, be exposed to the latest hardware and software products from hundreds of manufacturers, and have the opportunity to examine them, probe them, and increase public knowledge in a way that benefits millions of people.

If you believe like we do that consumers wield extraordinary power, join us in mobilizing  them to be leaders for social  change  that hold legislators and corporations accountable for a safe, transparent and equitable marketplace.    As Campaign Manager, you’ll help us develop the strategies needed for winning on critical consumer issues like privacy and data tracking, internet accessibility, food and product safety, credit fairness and debt reform. You’ll do this by building strong partnerships with a broad range of organizations and networks, and collaborating with colleagues across CR to maximize our capacity to reach new, younger and more diverse audiences.    Some of our recent campaign victories include pushing fast food companies to adopt sustainable practices, passing reforms that protect a free and open internet, and winning safety improvements in cars and other products.   We're looking for someone to build consumer power in an age when bold leadership is needed to stand up for consumer rights. Inspired? Then we want to meet you.   This position is located in our Yonkers, New York headquarters or Washington D.C office.

Consumer Reports, one of the world’s most influential mission-driven testing and media organizations, reaches more than six million members a month through its digital and print media platforms.     CR is looking for a writer/reporter/content packager who can develop consumer-facing content on a variety of topics, including home, autos, health, and tech. This position also will help with CR’s audience growth by producing content with a focus on diverse audiences. We want this content creator to showcase the product testing and expertise CR is famous for using new mobile-friendly formats that allow for more direct engagement with prospective members, particularly those in communities of color.   You will have the opportunity to provide high-impact service to readers, by combining your reporting and packaging talents with the data and expertise from CR’s lab testers, survey and statistics teams and  the input and advice from and for multigenerational and diverse consumers.

Consumer Reports, one of the world’s most influential mission-driven testing and media organizations, reaches more than six million members a month through its digital and print media platforms.     We are looking for an investigative and enterprise reporter to join our award-winning journalism staff to cover marketplace inequities, including systemic failures and biases that disproportionately affect segments of consumers, particularly consumers of color, in areas of health, safety, finance, and privacy.   You’ll help conceive, produce, and edit stories that can change the marketplace, ranging from deeply reported projects to daily news pieces. Recent examples of these types of investigations include our work covering the dangers of infant sleepers and America’s water crisis, while news pieces include stories such as Facebook’s ban on hate groups as a tipping point and staying safe while protesting.   We've been testing and reporting on critical consumer issues since 1936, and this work matters more than ever now.

Marketplace failures continue to generate numerous preventable deaths and injuries on our roads and in our homes. Every year, car crashes kill at least 36,000 people and injure at least 2.5 million, while consumer products are tied to at least 8,000 deaths and 15.5 million emergency room visits.   If you think we all deserve better and want to help create a safer marketplace, come join CR as our Senior Policy Engineer/Analyst, Cars and Product Safety. You will carry out sophisticated research and data analysis on the current and future safety of cars and household products while also being a public-facing consumer advocate.   The Engineer/Analyst can be based out of our office in Washington, D.C.; Yonkers, NY; Colchester, CT; or San Francisco, CA.   A cover letter is required with resume submission.

In this role, you will document test cases based on business requirements, and prepare and execute the test plan that covers functional, integration, data quality, browser and systems compatibility and automated testing. As a QE with Consumer Reports, you will also be responsible for ensuring that the application meets the business requirements and that any potential issues are identified and fixed before deployment.    This position will be eventually based in our Yonkers, New York office.  

Consumer Reports’ Product Testing team is made up of Test Technicians and Project Leaders who work closely  to conduct a variety of consumer product testing. Data from those tests is then collected  and analyzed. This testing is the basis of our product ratings.   This position will be based in our Yonkers, New York office and it does include a comprehensive benefits package.

Marketplace failures continue to generate numerous preventable deaths and injuries, with consumers forced to bear the economic and psychological burden of protecting themselves. Children are disproportionately affected, with unintentional injuries their leading cause of death in the United States.   Join CR in our efforts to help create a safer marketplace for these children who too often die or are injured by products in our home that seem innocuous but can actually be responsible for a terrible toll. As Policy Advocate/Analyst, Safety you will leverage your abiding interest in putting consumers first, and be a well-spoken and persuasive advocate for this cause.   A cover letter is required with resume submission.

Our climate is changing, the quality of our air is getting worse, while toxic chemicals are showing up in our food, water and household products. These are serious environmental problems that affect the everyday lives of consumers, so, with our commitment to a fair and just marketplace, CR is now bringing its full power to address climate change and other sustainability issues. We’re looking for a Director, Sustainability to help  build and execute a strategy to bend the curve of consumption toward a sustainable future.   As Director, you will provide the vision, leadership, development, and coordination of strategies to influence demand, supply and public policy. You will build and secure the strategic partnerships and financial investment needed to achieve our sustainability goals, in partnership with senior leadership, the development team, and colleagues from across the organization.   A cover letter is required with resume submission.