Assistant Social Media Editor, NA

Assistant Social Media Editor, NA

Location: New York or remote

Department: Editorial 

Reporting to: Head of Social, NA & UK

Role Overview 

Here at Time Out, we’re taking the next steps to become not just a digital-first publisher but a leader in the space of local guides, community engagement and conversation-sparking content. We’re looking for an experienced and enthusiastic social media editor to help manage our network of millions from coast to coast. We want to hear from local voices who are passionate about showing the best our great cities have to offer. 

Can you spot a social trend that has local appeal? Do you know the difference between a good and a great IG Reel? Can you turn a weekend trip into a TikTok? Then we want you. 

Key Responsibilities

• Assisting the Social Media Editor, NA in the management of Time Out cities including New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. 
• Pitching trending social stories to our editorial teams that will resonate with our audiences. 
• Creating social-first content that drives engagement, views and growth across a number of platforms.
• Producing social reports to keep the wider team informed of performance, areas for improvement and growth.
• Providing organic social insights to our commercial teams to inform branded content. 

Skills and Experience

• Well versed in social media platforms including but not limited to: Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and Twitter. YouTube experience not essential but desirable.
• Experience in producing social reports on performance and clearly communicating these to stakeholders.
• Fresh, new ideas for social-first content as well as how to effectively sell our legacy content across our channels.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Ability to prioritise and communicate clearly to stakeholders.
• At least two years experience managing social channels and creating social-first content.
• Photoshop and/or Canva experience essential.
• English essential, Canadian French a bonus.

What we look for in a candidate

Time Out is a company filled with individuals as diverse as the cities we live in and cover. At the same time there are common characteristics and values we all share. To join our team, you’ll want to… 

• Be commercially astute
• Either have experience at or want to dive headfirst into a fast-paced transformative company in pursuit of excellence
• Think globally
• Have excellent communication and relationship building skills
• Have a high sense of ownership, urgency and drive
• Be a team player

About Our Culture

At Time Out Group we believe in diversity and equal opportunity for all people. We do not discriminate against external or internal candidates on the basis of age; disability; gender, gender reassignment; race; religion or belief; sexual orientation; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity. We believe that diversity develops creativity and enables personal and professional growth where we all learn from each other. We believe in an open culture where ideas are shared candidly and where there is no fear of failure, but rather an understanding that we must experiment and have the freedom to succeed. We believe that everyone has the right to express themselves as they are as this enriches us all. We believe in an open world, social justice, and the pursuit of happiness, after all, we are in the happiness business.

US Media only: As our cities have reopened, we have embraced a hybrid way of working that gives us the opportunity to work remotely, as well as from the office; offering the flexibility that brings many benefits to our lives, as well as still providing a space where we can connect and collaborate as part of our Time Out community.

About Time Out Group plc

Time Out Group is a global media and hospitality business that inspires connection and joy by capturing the soul of the world’s greatest cities through its two divisions – Time Out Media and Time Out Market.

Time Out launched in London in 1968 with a magazine to help people discover the exciting new urban cultures that had started up all over the city. Today, Time Out’s professional journalists curate the best things to do, see and eat in 333 cities in 59 countries.

Time Out Market is the world’s first editorially curated food and cultural market, bringing a city’s best chefs, restaurateurs and unique cultural experiences together under one roof. From cooking classes with top chefs to installations from local artists and live entertainment, Time Out Market captures the soul of the city.

The first Time Out Market opened in 2014 in a historic market hall in Lisbon, quickly turning into the most popular destination in the city with 4.1m locals and tourists visiting in 2019. The success of Lisbon brought further expansion in North America, with Time Out Market opening in five major cities in 2019: Miami, New York, Boston, Chicago and Montreal. In 2021, Time Out Market expanded into the Middle East with Time Out Market Dubai, and more Time Out Market locations are in the pipeline including Porto, London, Prague and more.

Time Out Group was named International Brand of the Year 2021 in the Campaign Publishing Awards – awarding bravery, editorial innovation and forward thinking. While Time Out Market won the Most Innovative Food & Beverage Concept Award at the Global RLI (Retail & Leisure International) Awards 2021.

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