Contract

Temporary Associate Editor

Elle Decor

Posted on 8/15/2025

LocalEdge

LocalEdge

201-500 employees

Local digital marketing for small businesses

Compensation Overview

$25/hr

New York, NY, USA

In Person

Category
Content & Writing (2)
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Required Skills
Social Media
SEO
Journalism
Google Analytics
Requirements
  • Minimum of 3 years of digital media or journalism experience, ideally within the shelter/design category
  • Top-notch editing and writing skills
  • Excellent grasp of SEO strategy and traffic and analytics tools, such as Google Analytics, Google Trends, Parse.ly
  • A passion for editorial fashion content and knowledge of the latest fashion trends, brands, and markets
Responsibilities
  • Write and edit content for ElleDecor.com on a daily basis, working with our site lead and staff to ensure a lively, engaging mix of articles
  • Write and optimize SEO stories, as identified by Hearst's SEO team
  • Write and edit social media posts
  • Repackage monthly print-first content for the website and social channels
  • Monitor and report upon trends in the design community and culture at large that help generate new ideas for smart, timely web coverage
  • Assist with the deployment of Elle Decor's digital newsletters

LocalEdge is a digital marketing service from Hearst Media Services that helps local businesses reach their target customers online. It offers a suite of advertising products including social media management, local SEO, review generation, and marketing analytics, with a performance-based model aimed at delivering cost-effective leads. The product set works by optimizing a business’s local online presence and running targeted campaigns across social channels, search, and review platforms to attract the right customers while tracking results through analytics. What sets LocalEdge apart is its scale as part of Hearst Media Services and its focus on local markets across the United States, serving a broad range of clients from small shops to larger enterprises with a goal of improving marketing ROI. The overarching goal is to help local businesses grow by increasing visibility and generating measurable, cost-efficient leads through local-focused digital marketing.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Buffalo, New York

Founded

1968

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Expanding Local Service Ads into healthcare and legal boosts specialized LSA packages.
  • Reseller programs attract agencies preferring white-label local digital services.
  • Bundling video optimization with social management drives conversions for clients.

What critics are saying

  • Google's AI Overviews suppress 70-90% local SEO traffic in 3-6 months.
  • Yext's Walmart contracts erode SMB market share in 12-18 months.
  • Meta's algorithm shift reduces unverified clients' social efficacy in 6-12 months.

What makes LocalEdge unique

  • LocalEdge offers performance-based advertising delivering cost-effective leads to local businesses.
  • Specializes in AI-enhanced local SEO adapting to Google's AI Overviews launched 2024.
  • Provides comprehensive suite including social media, reviews, and marketing analytics.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Company Match

Mental Health Support

Paid Vacation

Paid Parental Leave

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