Hearst Magazines

Social Media Editor, Town & Country

Hearst Magazines New York, NY

Job Description

Why Hearst Magazines?

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.

Your Impact

Town & Country is looking for a social media editor who can oversee and grow the brand’s many digital platforms: Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, Apple News, and more. This position will work on all day-to-day operations critical to the brand’s social strategy. The ideal candidate is a savvy strategist who knows how to utilize social platforms and has experience managing large social audiences and producing creative social content. ’s many digital platforms: Instagram, Twitter,

Facebook, TikTok, Apple News, and more. Town & Country is looking for a social media editor who can

oversee and grow the brand’s many digital platforms: Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, Apple News, and more. This position will work on all day-to-day operations critical to the brand’s social strategy. The ideal candidate is a savvy strategist who knows how to utilize social platforms and has experience managing large social audiences and producing creative social contention will work on all day-to-day operations critical to the brand’s social strategy. The ideal candidate is a savvy strategist who knows how to utilize social platforms and has experience managing large social audiences and producing creative social content.

Responsibilities

What You'll Do:

  • Oversee and post to the brand’s Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram accounts
  • Work with Apple News to create dynamic experiences for the iPhone and iPad reader, plus handle strategy around push notifications for the brand
  • Monitor social media platforms and communicate audience feedback
  • Work with various editorial teams to create and execute on social-first initiatives
  • Translate print and digital stories into social-first moments
  • Develop new and innovative strategies for growing social presence and community
  • Work with branded content and partnership teams to produce, edit, and execute paid programs

Qualifications

Who You Are:

  • 3+ years of post-grad social media experience, preferably for a consumer editorial brand
  • Strong editorial judgment and clean writing skills
  • Keen understanding of the brand’s voice
  • Must love spotting and trying the newest social trends
  • Proficiency with social platforms (including TikTok, Instagram and other emerging platforms) and tools (including TrueAnthem, Google Analytics, and CrowdTangle)
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
  • Able to work nights and weekends as needed
  • Bachelor’s degree in journalism or other relevant area

The base salary for this role is between $67,000-77,000. 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.

This is a position covered under the Writers Guild of America, East, Collective Bargaining Agreement.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

  • Seniority level

    Mid-Senior level
  • Employment type

    Full-time
  • Job function

    Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing
  • Industries

    Media Production

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