Social Media Editor

ARTnews, the world’s leading authority in art journalism, along with its sister publication Art in America, the world’s leading source of art criticism, seeks a social media editor. Reporting to the executive digital editor, the social media editor will have oversight of the magazines’ presence, voice, and strategy across social platforms, including Instagram, TikTok, X, Threads, Facebook, LinkedIn, and other platforms.

The ideal applicant will be a strategic thinker and a creative executor, able to both set social strategy based on industry trends and audience data, and produce interesting, engaging, and high-end social content. We want a candidate who understands how to collaborate with reporters, editors, and designers, how to think on their feet, and how to synthesize feedback into action. We are looking for a candidate who comes with a ton of ideas and has the creative chops to execute them.

Like most social media roles, the editor will need to wear multiple hats: writing or editing social media copy based on magazine features, long essays, and breaking news, analyzing data to spot opportunities for growth or a reallocation of resources, and regularly shooting and editing short-form video content. The editor should be able to meet high editorial standards for journalistic storytelling and be passionate about serving a discerning core audience of arts professionals and enthusiasts. The editor should be proactive, organized, and able to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal applicant will have a strong knowledge and passion for visual art, art history, and the New York art scene, and have creative ideas about how to translate that into lively, accessible social media content that makes ARTnews and Art in America the ultimate destination for discovering and engaging with the art world.

This role will be based in our New York offices. Interested applicants should submit a résumé and a cover letter outlining their vision for the role.

Qualifications

• At least 2-3 years of experience managing and directing strategy for social media platforms, ideally covering art or culture.
• Knowledge of art and the art world.
• A passion for keeping up with social media, marketing and engagement best practices and industry changes.
• A demonstrated ability to collaborate with reporters/editors, marketing, and design teams.
• Expertise in using analytics to make real-time and long-term strategic decisions and a record of driving audience and platform growth at a major digital media outlet.
• An ability to work quickly and accurately, synthesizing short- and long-form editorial content in ways that will engage different types of readers