Associate Lifestyle Editor (U.S. Only)

Apartment Therapy Media helps people live happily and healthily in their homes. Since Maxwell Ryan founded Apartment Therapy in 2004, it has become an award-winning authority of design inspiration and real-life home solutions while Kitchn has earned its place as the go-to resource for home cooks looking to plan and prep better meals for their families.  Recently, we launched Cubby (CubbyAtHome.com) as the third property in our network, focusing on parenting and life with kids at home. Together, the three sites reach over 650 million people every month across all platforms and we have more than 135 people working from across the U.S. (and internationally!), in addition to our sunny NYC office & studio.

Apartment Therapy is seeking a full-time Associate Lifestyle Editor to join our Lifestyle Team. This editor will report to our Deputy Lifestyle Director, helping to run and edit our Real Estate and Living sections of the site. The position can be remote or based in our NYC office.

Responsibilities:

• Assign and edit approximately 45 stories a month across the Real Estate and Living sections

• Submit story pitches to the Deputy Lifestyle Director, working together to shape a full lineup each month

• Cultivate a network of lifestyle freelance writers and experts

• Develop and run series, columns, and franchises in the Living and Real Estate verticals

• Develop content by platforms, including SEO, Pinterest, Flipboard, Facebook, etc.

• Collaborate with the social media team to bring content to life across platforms

• Appear in videos, serving as an on-camera teacher for our audience

• Attend industry and press events

• Assist the Lifestyle Director and Deputy Lifestyle Director in running larger franchises, tentpoles, and packages throughout the year

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 2+ years experience in digital media or publishing, with at least some editing experience

• Subject-matter experience within the home/lifestyle realm

• A passion for understanding and learning about trends and what's changing about how people live at home

• Stellar reporting, fact checking, and editing skills

• Experience in managing and editing freelancers 

• Skilled in concepting, acquiring, and packaging content

• Experience in editing stories for accuracy, service, and voice

• Experience in web analytics: Google Analytics, Parse.ly, etc.

• Ability to balance multiple priorities, and adjust strategy and execution in the face of new information

Apartment Therapy Media is an equal opportunity employer that works to foster diversity and inclusion. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, gender identity, orientation, religion, parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.