Social Media Manager

The New Yorker is a multi-platform media enterprise, spanning print, digital, audio, video, and live events. Founded in 1925, The New Yorker is considered by many to be the most influential magazine in the world, renowned for its in-depth reporting, political and cultural commentary, fiction, poetry, humor, and cartoons. In addition to the weekly print magazine, The New Yorker has become a daily digital destination for news and cultural coverage by its staff writers and other contributors. In print and online, The New Yorker stands apart for its commitment to truth and accuracy, for the quality of its prose, and its insistence on exciting and moving every reader. To see all New Yorker job openings, visit newyorker.com/careers.

Job Description

Location:

New York, NY

The New Yorker is seeking a social-media manager to promote the magazine’s journalism across social-media platforms. The person in this role must possess excellent writing and editing skills, an ability to manage their work independently, and familiarity with and interest in the stories and issues regularly covered by The New Yorker. In addition to writing posts and creating design assets for social channels, the person in this role will crop photographs for Web articles, pitch and execute creative storytelling approaches, and manage other duties as assigned by the director of social media.

The social-media manager will regularly cover weekends as well as some early mornings, late nights, and other assigned shifts. This is a Guild position.

Responsibilities:  

• Writing, editing, scheduling, and publishing social-media posts to share The New Yorker’s stories across platforms 

• Identifying news pegs and opportunities to repromote archival stories, cartoons, and covers

• Writing and sending push notifications

• Pulling photographs for breaking-news stories

• Cropping photographs for a selection of Web articles 

• Establishing The New Yorker’s weekend programming across social-media platforms 

• Managing The New Yorker’s social-media channels independently over the weekends, communicating early and often with editors, copy specialists, and fact checkers 

• Contributing to community management on all social platforms

• Additional duties as required, or as assigned by manager

Skills and Qualifications: 

• Experience writing and editing for a newsroom and a strong news sense

• Deep familiarity with social-media platforms and an ability to quickly adapt to a dynamic, always-changing landscape 

• Excellent critical reading skills and demonstrated ability to accurately, creatively, and effectively translate The New Yorker’s journalism into compelling short-form copy

• Strong visual storytelling skills and basic video production/editing skills for mobile

• Ability to manage multiple projects at once and work in a fast-paced, always changing environment 

• Meticulous attention to detail and strong organizational and communication skills 

• Ambitious, proactive, and a quick learner

The expected base salary range for this position is from $77,000 - $87,500. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including but not limited to relevant skills, training, experience, and education.

What happens next?

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply below, and we will review your application as soon as possible. You can update your resume or upload a cover letter at any time by accessing your candidate profile.

Condé Nast is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, familial status and other legally protected characteristics.