Assistant Editor, Digital, Elle Decor

Job Description

Your Impact:

ELLE DECOR is seeking a versatile, whip-smart Assistant Editor to join the digital team of one of the leading voices in American design journalism. This person will assist our Deputy digital editor as she manages the day-to-day content produced for ElleDecor.com, which includes coverage of daily news, trend coverage, and search-optimized service stories and shoppable roundups, among others. This is a writing-intensive role and the ideal candidate will have top-notch writing and reporting skills, a keen eye for good design, and experience in a fast-paced digital environment, ideally for a shelter publication or website.

Please note: For consideration, resumes must be submitted in PDF format with a cover letter, salary requirements, and a link to a portfolio or samples of work.

Resonsibilities:

What You'll Do:
• Write and edit content for our website on a daily basis, working with our deputy digital editor and our staff to ensure a lively, engaging mix of articles
• Write and optimize SEO stories, as identified by Hearst's internal SEO team
• Write and edit social-media posts
• Repackage our monthly print-first content for the website and Instagram
• Monitor trends in the design community and our culture at large that will help generate new ideas for smart, timely web coverage
• Assist with the deployment of ELLE DECOR's digital newsletters

Qualifications:

Who You Are:
• You'll have 1 to 3 years of digital-media or journalism experience, ideally within the shelter/design category
• A degree in journalism, design, or a related field
• Top-notch editing and writing skills
• Excellent grasp of SEO strategy
• A keen eye for identifying and pitching stories
• Deep knowledge of and passion for the world of interior design and architecture
• Experience with traffic and analytics tools, such as Google Analytics, Google Trends, Parse.ly, and more
• Strong visual and photo research skills

The base salary for this role is $60,000-$62,000. 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.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rj087e-3-145-58-169-42 in your application.