Hearst Magazines’ portfolio of more than 25 powerful brands in the U.S. — including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Harper’s BAZAAR, Popular Mechanics — inspires, entertains and builds new and bold experiences for an engaged and growing audience across digital, video, social and print, reaching nearly 139 million readers and site visitors each month. With sophisticated content creation, cutting-edge technology and industry-leading data capabilities, we make media and products that move people across all platforms.

We are a global media company that publishes nearly 260 magazine editions and 200 websites around the world and, together, we are reinventing publishing for the 21st century.

Your Impact

Good Housekeeping, one of the largest leading lifestyle media brands in the US, is looking for an Assistant Editor to join its home decor and lifestyle team. You will use your reporting and writing skills, as well as your keen sense of style, to produce compelling content for the brand across both print and digital platforms. The ideal candidate is an energetic go-getter, who is creative, a top-notch writer, able to meet daily deadlines, and is passionate about the lifestyle space, including home decor, holiday entertaining, crafts, organizing, DIYing, and more. This position reports to our Home Design Director.

Responsibilities

What You’ll Do
 

• Write smart, engaging, and timely content for GoodHousekeeping.com.
• Help pitch editorial ideas in the home, holiday and lifestyle space for the magazine and online.
• Research, write, produce and/or update 2-3 stories per day for the site — including gift guides, holiday craft how-to’s, home decor inspiration galleries and product roundups, and more — in a way that is voice-y, highly sharable, search-optimized, and smartly packaged.
• Work with the art, photo, and craft styling team to make sure new images and projects appear on the site.
• Assist editors with key editorial production tasks, including building print stories online, sourcing and optimizing images, research, and fact-checking.
• Contribute to relevant brand projects and extensions as needed, including video, events, social platforms, and membership program.
• Support home decor/lifestyle programming on TikTok and Instagram.
• Promote diversity, ensuring that content reflects the diverse and wide-reaching nature of our audience.
   

Qualifications

Who You Are
 

• You have at least one year of postgraduate experience writing lifestyle-related content.
• You have a strong understanding of the Good Housekeeping brand and the types of products and styles that will resonate with our audience.
• You are passionate about the home decor and holiday entertaining landscapes and keep up with relevant trends in these areas.
• You have an eye for sourcing stylish products and images.
• You have top-notch organization skills and attention to detail.
• You have a clear, creative snappy writing style.
• You have an understanding of SEO and ecommerce best practices.
• You have previous experience with a content management system. Previous experience with Photoshop is a plus.
• You’re a team player with a positive attitude and enthusiastic about learning new skills.
   

This role requires the position to be located in New York, NY with an in-office presence of 3 days a week.

The base salary for this role is $60,000 annually. The actual base pay offered is dependent upon many factors, such as: transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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