Social Media Marketing Associate, Scribner Books

Simons; New York; Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Scribner is seeking a creative, digitally savvy Social Media Marketing Associate to lead day-to-day content creation, scheduling, community engagement, and influencer outreach across Scribner’s social platforms.

The ideal candidate translates books, authors, and cultural moments into engaging, platform-specific content and collaborates with title marketers and authors to develop social campaigns for frontlist and backlist titles.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of social media marketing or related experience.
• Experience managing branded social accounts and platform-specific content.
• Strong photography, videography, editing, and copywriting skills.
• Creative and trend-aware with ability to translate books into platform-specific content.
• Experience with influencer outreach and building creator relationships.
• Familiarity with social analytics and performance measurement.
• Experience with Sprout Social, Hootsuite, Sprinklr, Canva or similar tools.
• Excellent organizational and project-management skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Ability to collaborate with authors and marketing teams.

Responsibilities

• Plan, create, schedule, and monitor content across Instagram, TikTok, and emerging channels.
• Manage Scribner’s social content calendar across title campaigns and imprint initiatives.
• Develop and manage influencer outreach, identify creators, coordinate mailings, track results.
• Collaborate with title marketers to craft social media strategies for book campaigns.
• Track performance, analyze engagement data, share actionable insights.
• Establish and monitor KPIs for social campaigns.
• Stay current on social media trends, platform updates, and conversations.
• Attend select events to capture content for Scribner’s channels.
• Propose growing Scribner’s presence across established and new channels.

Skills

Content creation

Social media marketing

Copywriting

Video editing

Analytics & reporting

Project management

Communication

Independent work

Tools

Sprout Social

Hootsuite

Sprinklr

Canva

Job description

Social Media Marketing Associate, Scribner

Scribner is seeking a creative, digitally savvy, and highly collaborative Social Media Marketing Associate to manage and grow the imprint’s social media presence. This role will lead day-to-day content creation, scheduling, community engagement, and influencer outreach across Scribner’s social platforms.

The ideal candidate is a content creator who understands how to translate books, authors, and cultural moments into engaging, platform-specific content. This individual will collaborate closely with title marketers, authors, and other internal partners to develop creative social campaigns supporting both frontlist and backlist titles.

Primary 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.

Qualifications:

• 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.
• Passion for books, authors, and engaging with the online reading community.