Special Projects Editor

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 The 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 140 people working from across the U.S. (and internationally!), in addition to our sunny NYC office & studio.

Apartment Therapy Media is looking for a proactive, innovative Special Projects Editor to join its dynamic Editorial Special Projects team. This role will have a significant impact on content production by managing ATM’s essential out-of-office editorial coverage for all three of the company’s brands: Apartment Therapy, The Kitchn, and Cubby. Reporting to the Special Projects Director, this position also plays a key role in executing large-scale editorial projects. An ideal candidate has strong editorial judgment, ability to juggle multiple priorities, and passion for the home and food space.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide out-of-office support and coverage for other editors by ideating, assigning, editing, building, and packaging content during editors’ time off (whether personal or for a special project).
  • Edit sponsored editorial projects across Apartment Therapy, The Kitchn, and Cubby. 
  • Work with the Special Projects Director, editors-in-chief, and other editorial staff to identify new special project and tentpole opportunities, and to define the scope of existing projects.
  • Work with the Special Projects Director and editorial teams to write content for special projects and overall site traffic.
  • Contribute to other editorial projects as needed.

Qualifications:

  • 3-5 years of editorial experience, specifically with editing experience
  • Subject-matter experience with home, food, and family
  • A robust roster of freelance writers
  • Skilled in concepting and packaging content
  • Experiencing in editing stories for accuracy, service, voice, and style
  • Ability to balance multiple priorities, and adjust strategy and execution in the face of new information
  • Experience in web analytics

Salary Range: $70,000 – 80,000 annually

The above represents the expected salary range for this role. Ultimately, compensation is determined by level of experience, location, and other job-related factors.

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