Temporary Assistant Social Media Editor
COSM
$25 / hour
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Help shape how millions of design enthusiasts discover inspiring ideas every day. As a Temporary Assistant Social Media Editor, you'll play a key role in bringing House Beautiful's storytelling to life across social platforms while helping grow an engaged and passionate community.
About Hearst Magazines (Why Us?)
Hearst Magazines is one of the world's largest publishers of trusted content, reaching audiences across 30 brands through compelling storytelling, industry-leading journalism, and innovative digital experiences. Our iconic portfolio spans fashion, beauty, lifestyle, home, entertainment, health, and more, connecting millions of consumers with the content they love every day.
Key Responsibilities (What You're Doing)
- Help execute House Beautiful's cross-platform social media strategy to grow audience, engagement, and brand awareness.
- Develop and maintain the social content calendar while supporting promotional plans tied to editorial initiatives, features, and launches.
- Create, schedule, and publish engaging content across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and emerging social platforms while maintaining brand voice and editorial standards.
- Monitor social media performance and audience engagement, sharing insights and recommendations with the editorial team to inform future content decisions.
- Collaborate with editorial, art, commerce, and photo teams to develop compelling social-first storytelling and creative campaigns.
- Stay informed on emerging social media trends, platform updates, and best practices to identify new opportunities for audience growth.
- Support day-to-day social publishing workflows, ensuring deadlines are met and content is optimized for each platform.
Qualifications (What We're Looking For)
- 1+ years of experience managing or creating social media content for a publisher, media company, brand, or similar environment.
- Strong editorial judgment with excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
- Passion for home, design, decorating, and lifestyle content.
- Knowledge of major social platforms, including Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and emerging channels.
- Experience using social analytics and publishing tools such as TrueAnthem, Parse.ly, Dash Hudson, or similar platforms.
- Highly organized, collaborative, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Creative thinker with a curiosity for social trends and audience engagement strategies.
- This position is based in our New York City office and requires working onsite.
The hourly rate for this role is $25.00 per hour. This position is not eligible for bonus or commission compensation. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, skills, qualifications, and location.
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.
About this role
COSM is seeking a Temporary Assistant Social Media Editor to support House Beautiful's social strategy across multiple platforms. In this part-time role based in New York City, you'll help execute the brand's cross-platform content calendar, create and schedule posts for Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and emerging platforms, and monitor engagement metrics to inform editorial decisions. You'll work closely with editorial, art, commerce, and photo teams to develop social-first storytelling and stay on top of platform trends and best practices.
The role suits someone with at least a year of experience creating or managing social content for a publisher, media company, or brand, combined with strong editorial judgment and writing skills. You should have hands-on knowledge of major social platforms and experience with analytics and publishing tools like TrueAnthem, Parse.ly, or Dash Hudson. A genuine passion for home, design, and lifestyle content is essential, as is the ability to juggle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining brand voice and meeting publishing deadlines.
The position pays $25 per hour and is part-time with no bonus or commission eligibility. It requires working onsite in the NYC office.
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