Assistant Editor, News & Social Platforms

Dotdash Meredith

Weighted Description: 

70% - News & Editorial (Primary):

• Lead a high‑velocity daily cadence of timely stories—news, product taste tests, seasonal recipe roundups—that drive sessions and reinforce our editorial standards.
  
• Pitch, report, write, and edit with speed and precision, applying rigorous research and skeptical inquiry to culinary, scientific, cultural, and historical topics.
  
• Package stories for news‑forward distribution (e.g., Google Discover, Apple News, newsletters) with sharp headlines and clean, publication-ready copy.
  
• Track data and signals (performance metrics, industry announcements, trendlines, recalls, food-related health news, seasonality) to surface and prioritize opportunities.
  
• Collaborate with our Growth team for rapid iteration on titles, images, and timing, using data to inform editorial judgment.
  
• Oversee ongoing product taste tests, including research, shopping, test‑day logistics, data collection, writing, and/or editing.
  
• Create great ideas around both article and social franchise development.
  

20% - Social Programming & Short‑Form Video (Secondary):

• Plan and schedule a consistent, creative slate on various platforms, including Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Threads.
  
• Write crisp, on-brand, platform‑native copy (hooks, captions, overlays, CTAs) and adapt site reporting into carousels, reels/shorts, and stories.
  
• Produce scrappy, phone-shot video (clean framing, lighting, audio; quick edits and subtitles) and build lightweight templates for repeatable series.
  
• Run structured experiments (first‑frame hooks, cover tests, cadence) and document learnings into reusable playbooks; share insights with editorial and growth.
  
• Engage thoughtfully with the audience in comments/DMs and help surface feedback, tips, and community trends for coverage.
  

10% - Cross‑Functional & Growth

• Collaborate closely with growth, newsletter, commerce, social, and other support teams.
  
• Create and maintain concise templates (repeatable article franchises, assignment briefs, caption frameworks, video formats) that increase output while protecting quality and voice.
  
• Identify on‑brand opportunities to expand into new content areas and emerging platforms; propose hypotheses and run focused tests.
  

The Role’s Minimum Qualifications and Job Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required
  

Experience:

• 2+ years in fast‑turn digital editorial roles, ideally in food media.
  
• Experience or an eagerness to learn programming of brand or personal social handles, and comfort with phone‑first video workflows.
  
• Specific Knowledge, Skills, Certifications and Abilities:
  
• Exceptional reporting, writing, and line‑editing skills; strong headline instincts; and a knack for packaging stories for news‑driving platforms.
  
• Culinary and scientific literacy and a commitment to evidence‑based, well‑sourced coverage.
  
• Digital instincts and speed with accuracy; ability to juggle multiple assignments and hit ambitious weekly targets.
  
• A self‑starting, accountable work style—resourceful, quick to learn, responsive to feedback, and steady amid change.