Temporary Senior Features Editor

This is a Full Time Job

Job Overview:

House Beautiful is seeking a temporary senior editor to help lead daily publishing efforts across print and digital from approximately September 2024-January 2025 to cover a parental leave. This position will write and help concept high-level digital features, SEO, news, and commerce-based stories, as well as top edit and produce print issues. The ideal candidate has at least five years of professional experience in both digital and print platforms, is well-versed in home design, and excels at transforming copy into compelling packages.

Please note: For consideration, resumes must be submitted in PDF format with a cover letter, salary requirements, and a link to a portfolio of work. This position is based in New York, New York; unfortunately, we will not be able to consider remote workers.

Job Responsibilities:

• Top edit and assign stories, with an eye for voice, cohesion, digital best practices, and grammar
• Instrumental in scouting and editorially producing digital and print home tours
• Has great rolodex of designers and brands
• Write print and digital stories as needed
• Ideate, assign, and help execute FOB and feature packages across print, digital, and social platforms
• Manage and work with a strong, diverse roster of freelance writers
• Collaborate with photo, social, and design teams
• Support top-level editorial initiatives, including but not limited to events, trade shows, special projects, video content, etc.

Qualifications:

• 5 to 9 years of magazine media experience, with a robust print background and digital know-how
• Strong copy editing, reporting, and writing skills
• A proven ability to receive, digest, and implement editorial feedback
• Fluent in best digital practices (SEO, commerce, analytics) with a nimble ability to translate them into cogent and entertaining text
• Direct experience top editing and working with freelance and in-house writers
• Passionate about home design and well-versed in the design landscape, ideally has a ''rolodex'' of editors and experts that can be tapped as needed
• Comfortable with InCopy and CMS platforms
• A team player who is proactive, organized, enthusiastic, deadline-oriented, and willing to pitch in whenever needed

RESPONSIBILITIES

Job Responsibilities:

• Top edit and assign stories, with an eye for voice, cohesion, digital best practices, and grammar

• Instrumental in scouting and editorially producing digital and print home tours

• Has great rolodex of designers and brands

• Write print and digital stories as needed

• Ideate, assign, and help execute FOB and feature packages across print, digital, and social platforms

• Manage and work with a strong, diverse roster of freelance writers

• Collaborate with photo, social, and design teams

• Support top-level editorial initiatives, including but not limited to events, trade shows, special projects, video content, etc.

QUALIFICATIONS
• 5 to 9 years of magazine media experience, with a robust print background and digital know-how

• Strong copy editing, reporting, and writing skills

• A proven ability to receive, digest, and implement editorial feedback

• Fluent in best digital practices (SEO, commerce, analytics) with a nimble ability to translate them into cogent and entertaining text

• Direct experience top editing and working with freelance and in-house writers

• Passionate about home design and well-versed in the design landscape, ideally has a ''rolodex'' of editors and experts that can be tapped as needed

• Comfortable with InCopy and CMS platforms

• A team player who is proactive, organized, enthusiastic, deadline-oriented, and willing to pitch in whenever needed