Social Media Marketing Associate, Scribner Books

New York City, NY (On-site)

$58K/yrEntry Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

Job Summary

Own and drive Scribner's social media program across platforms, from content planning and calendar management to influencer outreach, creative campaigns, and performance-driven optimization.

  • Requires 2–4 years of social media or digital marketing experience and track record managing branded accounts.
  • Strong creative, storytelling, and analytics skills with the ability to translate trends into brand-appropriate content.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Plan, create, schedule, and monitor content across Scribner’s social media platforms, including Instagram, TikTok, and emerging channels.
  • Manage Scribner’s social media content calendar, balancing priority title campaigns, imprint-wide initiatives, cultural moments, and backlist opportunities.
  • Develop and manage Scribner’s influencer outreach efforts, including identifying creators, maintaining relationships, coordinating mailings, and tracking campaign results.
  • Collaborate with title marketers to develop creative social media strategies and content for individual book campaigns.
  • Track social media performance, analyze engagement data, and share actionable insights to improve content and campaign strategies.
  • Establish and monitor key performance indicators for social campaigns.
  • Stay current on social media trends, platform updates, emerging technologies, and conversations relevant to books and publishing.
  • Attend select in-person and virtual events to capture content for Scribner’s social channels.
  • Contribute ideas for growing Scribner’s presence across established platforms and thoughtfully expanding onto new channels.

Requirements

  • 2–4 years of relevant experience in social media marketing, digital marketing, content creation, or a related field.
  • Demonstrated experience managing branded social media accounts and developing platform-specific content.
  • Strong photography, videography, video-editing, and social-first copywriting skills.
  • Highly creative, with the ability to identify trends and translate them into thoughtful, brand-appropriate content.
  • Experience with organic and paid influencer outreach and an interest in building long-term creator relationships.
  • Familiarity with social media analytics, reporting, and performance measurement.
  • Experience with tools such as Sprout Social, Hootsuite, Sprinklr, Canva, or comparable platforms is preferred.
  • Excellent organizational and project-management skills, with the ability to balance multiple campaigns and deadlines.
  • Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
  • Comfortable working independently while collaborating closely with authors and colleagues across marketing, publicity, editorial, and design.

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

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