Social Editor, The Strategist

New York, USA (On-site)

$80K/yr – $85K/yrMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive The Strategist’s social storytelling across platforms as a hands-on host and editor.

  • Own creation and posting of social content across platforms, including video and copy.
  • Must-have: 2-3 years of social/content experience with on-camera presence.
  • Standout: Proactive ideation and ability to grow engagement and reach using trend insights.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Work directly with the Senior Editor on any social and audience needs across social platforms. Responsible for both creating content and posting across social platforms.
  • Develop, film and edit quick-turn videos and recurring franchises across TikTok, Instagram, and other platforms.
  • Serve as an on-camera ‘host’ for the Strategist and public-facing voice for our brand’s social storytelling.
  • Track shopping trends, pitch creative concepts, and help evolve our tone and social identity.
  • Write and produce smart, engaging copy and visuals that reflect The Strategist’s distinctive tone and perspective.
  • Collaborate with editorial, art, and social teams on rollout plans for major packages, covers, and sales events.
  • Identify and track emerging trends, memes, and conversations across the shopping space.
  • Help build and refine strategies to grow engagement and reach across new and existing platforms.
  • Be proactive in pitching ideas, testing formats, and finding new ways to make The Strategist’s stories travel.

Requirements

  • 2-3 years of experience
  • Proficiency in Adobe Suite and Figma or other design platforms.
  • Experience writing engaging headlines and teasers
  • Experience making and editing social content across multiple platforms
  • Strong understanding of analytics and social media trends across platforms
  • Strong understanding of the Strategist sensibility, tone, and audience
  • Flexible, fast, and collaborative — equally comfortable ideating and executing
  • Prior experience growing an audience
  • Strong, engaging on-camera presence and writing voice
  • A shopping obsessive with a deep passion for service journalism – you’re a compulsive noticer with an eagle eye for detail
  • Chronically online with a finger on the pulse of trends, influencers, and relevant voices in the shopping space
  • Confident in generating ideas

Benefits

This is a permanent, full-time position . This job is benefits-eligible. We pride ourselves in providing comprehensive benefits to support all of our employees wherever they are in life. You can find more information about our benefits here .

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    Vox Media, the leader in modern media, is home to a portfolio of top talent and engaging editorial brands that ignite conversations and set trends, including Eater, Vox, The Verge, SB Nation, The Dodo, New York Magazine, The Cut, and Vulture. The company’s podcast network is one of the largest in the U.S., publishing premium shows that inform, entertain, and delight, including Pivot, Criminal, Today Explained, Where Should We Begin?, Stay Tuned with Preet, The Vergecast, Waveform, and A Touch More. Across platforms, Vox Media defines culture through stories that shape all aspects of our audience’s lives.

    Founded in 2003
    Washington, District of Columbia, USA
    11K employees (2,255 in marketing)
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    Search
    30.9%
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    44.1%
    Referral
    21.5%
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    2.7%
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    Current headcount: ~10.7K

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    1,840 (17% of company)

    Funding

    Total Funding
    $407.6M
    Last Raise
    $100M
    Corporate Round, 3 years ago

    Funding History

    • Feb 2023
      Corporate Round • $100M
    • Aug 2015
      Series F • $200M
    • Dec 2014
      Series E • $46.5M

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