Remote Temporary Assistant Editor

Summary

Join Forbes as a temporary Editor to help curate, elevate, and spark ideas for our journalism, with a focus on breaking news email alerts and social media presence.

Requirements

• 1-3 years experience in a digital newsroom — experience working on tight deadlines, and working with social media platforms, metrics, and/or social copy a plus
• Experience writing headlines and the ability to write sharp, succinct copy
• Experience with Canva or other design programs a plus
• Sharp news judgment and an understanding of what readers want
• Comfort analyzing metrics across multiple platforms and communicating results and insights back to team members
• Experience—or strong interest—in business journalism
• Experience and interest in curation/distribution — working with various platforms and products to get our journalism out to the world
• Ability to identify, write and edit compelling subject lines, social copy, and emails to drive strong engagement
• Willing to use data to guide content decisions and methodical in testing ideas in order to achieve desired results
• Comfortable working in a fast paced and deadline-driven organization
• Highly adaptable and quick to learn processes
• Should be news obsessive with a passion for thinking quickly and creatively to identify and pursue opportunities

Responsibilities

• Write accurate, clear and lively editorial emails, including subject lines
• Build email alerts for news stories
• Craft social posts for platforms including LinkedIn and Instagram
• Track performance of emails and posts and adjust strategies accordingly
• Identify trends and opportunities on social platforms and communicate effectively with editors
• Liaise with other audience, social and editorial teams

Benefits

Hybrid work schedule