Forbes
Senior Editor, Audience
Jersey City, NJ · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$125k-$150kDetected 10 hours ago
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Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level III)83
Fits your clock70
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About the role
- Forbes is an iconic global media brand that has symbolized success for over a century.
- Fueled by journalism that informs and inspires, Forbes spotlights the doers and doings shaping industries, achieving success and making an impact on the world.
- Forbes connects and convenes the most influential communities ranging from billionaires, business leaders and rising entrepreneurs to creators and innovators.
Responsibilities
- Manage two audience team members, editing and guiding them on how to package stories for social
- Own performance reporting and use it to adjust strategy day to day.
- Manage the publishing schedule across platforms, ensuring timely promotion of editorial, video and commerce content.
- Work with editors and design to package major stories, list launches and special projects.
- Demonstrated people management experience, including coaching, developing, and leading high-performing teams.
- Demonstrated success developing social strategies that grow engaged audiences and drive high-value referral traffic.
- Manage two audience team members, editing and guiding them on how to package stories for social; oversee scheduling and operations.
Requirements
- They must have a strong command of all available performance data, make clear decisions and explain why something is working (and why it isn't).
- The ideal candidate:
- Experience with news stories is a must.
- Experience across Facebook, LinkedIn & X, with a strong understanding of platform-specific algorithms, evolving features, and best practices for maximizing organic reach and driving community engagement.
- Experience with social media analytics platforms and tools such as Google Analytics and ability to interpret performance data to inform strategy.
Nice to have
- Experience with design tools like Adobe Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Canva and Figma is preferred.
Compensation
- The annual base salary range for this role is $125,000 - $150,000
Benefits
- Spot platform trends early and flag opportunities for coverage and packaging.
Company info
- We are also open to remote candidates based in one of the states that we actively recruit from ( see below ).
This listing is sourced directly from Forbes's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.