Manager, Social Media & Audience Growth

New York City, NY (On-site)

$80K/yr - $97K/yr (Est.)Manager4+ years expFull time

Posted 2 hrs ago

Job Summary

Owns development and execution of social media strategy, creating original content, optimizing programs, and driving audience growth across platforms through cross-team collaboration.

  • Develop and execute social-first content strategies.
  • Track performance and iterate using audience insights.
  • Collaborate with Marketing, Publicity, and Design on integrated campaigns.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Developing and maintaining editorial calendars across your platforms.
  • Writing, editing, publishing, and optimizing daily social content.
  • Managing publishing workflows through Sprout Social, Airtable, and native platform tools.
  • Monitoring platform performance and continuously refining programming based on audience insights and emerging trends.
  • Staying current on new platform features and recommending opportunities for experimentation.
  • Develop original social-first concepts supporting frontlist and backlist publishing priorities.
  • Amplify existing imprint and author marketing campaigns across your platforms.
  • Extend the lifecycle of books through creative storytelling and platform-native content.
  • Identify cultural moments, online conversations, and trends that create opportunities for book discovery.
  • Creating engaging short-form video, photography, graphics, and written content.

Requirements

  • 4–6 years of experience in social media, digital marketing, audience development, or content strategy for a consumer-facing brand, publisher, media company, or agency.
  • Deep expertise across TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and emerging social platforms.
  • Experience developing and executing social-first content strategies.
  • Strong content creation skills, including copywriting, photography, and short-form video production.
  • Familiarity with social commerce, affiliate marketing, or creator partnerships.
  • Experience using social publishing, analytics, and project management platforms such as Sprout Social, Airtable, Meta Business Suite, or similar tools.
  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and organizational skills.
  • A curiosity for internet culture and emerging social trends.
  • A love of books and enthusiasm for helping readers discover new authors and stories.

Benefits

  • medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, tuition assistance program and PTO or, if applicable. Additionally, employees have access to our industry-first, Broad Based Ownership program, which makes all employees partners in our shared success.

Simon & Schuster

3.5 Glassdoor

Simon & Schuster is a global leader in the field of general interest publishing, providing consumers worldwide with a diverse range of quality books across a wide variety of genres and printed and digital formats.

Founded in 1924
New York, New York, USA
2.4K employees (1,595 in marketing)
51% recommend to a friend
79% CEO approval

Salaries

SalaryGuide estimate

$80K/yr – $97K/yr

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Traffic Signals

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1.8M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
45.7%
Direct
40%
Referral
9.7%
Social
3.9%
Paid
0.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~2.4K

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