Senior Social Editor: Narrative, Video & Platforms

The New Yorker; New York (NY); On-site; USD 88,000 - 91,000; Full time

Job summary

The New Yorker is seeking a Social-Media Editor to develop platform-native social treatments for its journalism across established and emerging platforms. You will write, edit, and produce social-native assets, including short-form video and platform-specific visuals, while collaborating with art, photo, video, editorial, audience development, and analytics teams.

You will guide daily publishing priorities, develop new social formats, provide creative direction, and help evolve best practices in

Qualifications

• Five or more years’ experience in social media, digital journalism, or editorial programming at a media organization.
• Excellent writing and editing skills with clear, engaging social copy.
• Strong editorial judgment and familiarity with The New Yorker’s voice and coverage.
• Extensive knowledge of social platforms and evolving formats.
• Ability to create platform-native social treatments for journalism, culture, humor, or news.

Responsibilities

• Develop platform-native social treatments for journalism across platforms.
• Write, edit, and produce social-native assets including video and visuals.
• Collaborate with art, photo, video, editorial, audience development, and analytics teams.
• Execute daily, weekly, and weekend publishing with platform-specific framing and copy.
• Develop new social-first formats, franchises, and recurring treatments.
• Provide editorial and creative guidance on post framing and asset development.
• Define social best practices for voice, visuals, and formats.
• Monitor trends and performance, adjusting editorial decisions accordingly.
• Contribute to social coverage of breaking news and major moments.
• Identify opportunities to leverage The New Yorker’s archive for storytelling.
• Support social assets for paid partnerships on organic channels.

Skills

Social media strategy

Editorial writing

Storytelling

Project management

Collaboration

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

Dash Social

Analytics tools

Job description

The New Yorker is seeking a Social-Media Editor to develop platform-native social treatments for its journalism across established and emerging platforms. You will write, edit, and produce social-native assets, including short-form video and platform-specific visuals, while collaborating with art, photo, video, editorial, audience development, and analytics teams.

You will guide daily publishing priorities, develop new social formats, provide creative direction, and help evolve best practices in