theSkimm

Were hiring a Director, Social Media, to join our team. This is a full-time, New York City-based position. 

About the team

theSkimm is hiring a full-time Director of Social Media to expand our brand presence & engage our audience across social media platforms. Reporting to our SVP of Content, this role is creative meets strategy. You will be responsible for overseeing the production of social media content that informs our audience of women & drives both engagement & revenue. You will sit in the Editorial department & manage a team of social & video producers & hosts, collaborating closely with theSkimms Design, Sales, Data, & Growth teams. 

What you'll be doing

• Setting & overseeing social media strategy for official brand accounts (with an emphasis on Instagram & TikTok, but also including Threads, LinkedIn, & emerging platforms), inclusive of social-first content, coverage of current events, & extensions of our wellness, money, parenting, & shopping verticals 
• Establishing theSkimms brand & news presence on social with a goals-driven, audience-first eye, developing a clear distinction & purpose between it & our other platforms
• Managing a team of producers, editors, & hosts & creating clear processes & operations for the team
• Working with external creators & experts to co-create content for theSkimm social platforms
• Leading pitch meetings to optimize timely content, & setting the posting schedule across multiple social media channels
• Editing or delegating the editing of all social media posts, ensuring alignment with strategy, brand identity, & content tentpoles
• Liaising with sales & commerce teams to optimize sponsored & revenue-driving social media content
• Analyzing & building reports around performance data, & adjusting strategy to meet performance metrics & encourage innovation
• Creating the high-level social strategy for large-scale campaigns or content initiatives, such as election coverage 
• Representing our social team in cross-departmental meetings 
• Administering all third-party & internal social media tools & content management systems

What would set you up for success

• 7-9 years of social media experience (inclusive of video) in an editorial environment, with a proven track record of increasing audience engagement & driving growth 
• Experience analyzing data, building reports, & communicating insights to various audiences
• Expertise in concepting, producing, & publishing content for Instagram & TikTok
• Experience working & structuring deals with creators
• Ability to adapt quickly to a changing digital landscape
• Superior news judgment, research, & fact-checking expertise
• Strong managerial skills & the ability to uphold an environment of learning, growth, & mentorship within a growing team
• A player/coach mentality who can think big picture while still getting your hands dirty
• Expertise & passion for culture, trends, & new media ventures

What would set you apart

• A background in journalism
• Experience launching social accounts on new platforms from scratch
• Strong understanding of theSkimms brand & voice & ability to communicate its message with consistency
• Video production or editing experience
• Experience executing on branded content
• Knowledge of copyright laws for social media publishing 
• Experience with Dash Hudson, Figma, Falcon, CrowdTangle, Instagram Insights, & Asana

The expected annual base salary for this role is $150,000-$160,000. Well consider a variety of factors when determining the offered base salary including an evaluation of a candidates skills, abilities, experience, location, market demands, & internal parity.

About the office

This is a full-time role based in New York, NY with flexibility for remote work. 

Our office is available to use three days a week - Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday. We have a hybrid environment & ask that employees within the New York Metro area come together in person a minimum of three days per month. All other days are up to the discretion of the employees during the three days a week that the office will be open. 

Why our employees love working here

We are mission driven & values driven:

We are collectively building an impactful brand to empower generations of informed, confident women. Our vision is for every woman to have the info they need to navigate a complex world & the decisions in it. Every role has a purpose & allows us to provide useful information succinctly & contextualized. We tee her up to take action - whichever action is right for her, wherever she is.

We are values driven at every point - how we work, the way we work & our culture come straight from our core values. Each of us supports this incredible brand & takes part in its continued growth, fulfilling the needs of our audience each & every day.

We put you & your personal lives first - we have a generous benefits policy that demonstrates we are listening to what our employees need:

• Unlimited vacation policy & generous holiday observances
• Encouraged time off on your birthday & Skimmversary 
• A hybrid working model with flexibility for remote work
• Comprehensive insurance plans & commuter benefits
• Auto-enrollment into an Empower 401(k) plan starting on your first day & employer contribution available after one year of employment 
• Rewards for every work anniversary
• One month paid sabbatical after your five year Skimmversary as a full-time employee

We support our parents at all points on their journey: 

• 18 weeks of paid parental leave (adoption, fostering & surrogacy included)
• Bereavement leave for pregnancy loss
• Phased return to work schedule availability
• Flexibility based on parental schedules
• Access to family building & fertility benefits
• Flexible & broad-scale child support program

Your well being is our priority: 

• We honor Sacred Time in our workplace
• We have aligned company time off during the summer to truly allow for us all to break from our work at the same time
• We offer fitness membership reimbursement
• One Medical Membership is included with our benefits

We have a vibrant, collaborative, & supportive culture (we celebrate & have fun!):

• Weekly company updates led by our executive team
• Employee Resource Groups
• Annual employee award ceremony to celebrate individual accomplishments
• Clubs & activities designed to meet other employees like book clubs, new hire buddy programs, off-sites, & wellness focused classes
• Numerous culture events that enable our workforce, in the office & remote, to connect & have fun

Your career & development are a priority: 

• Annual learning & development stipend
• LEAD@theSkimm, our leadership development program
• DEI initiatives to ensure we are the best partners & colleagues to each other
• Career development guidance & planning

And more

• Competitive salary & equity packages
• The opportunity to be part of a values-driven, hardworking, & diverse group of people building a media company that makes it easier to live smarter

Our story, Skimmd

We are a digital media company, dedicated to succinctly giving women the information they need to make confident decisions. We make it easier to live smarter.

At our core, we are writers, editors, producers, designers, marketers, engineers, analysts, sellers, creatives, & strategists all working together to achieve this goal.

Every day were breaking down the news, trends, policies, & politics that impact women so that they can navigate their daily lives & futures from managing their paychecks to casting their ballots with confidence.  We provide our dedicated audience of millions with reliable, non-partisan, information, informing & empowering them while fitting into their daily routines. 

Since disrupting the media landscape & defining a new category a decade ago, we have become a trusted source for our audience of millions by seamlessly integrating into their existing routines, fundamentally changing the way they consume news & make decisions. Today theSkimm ecosystem includes the Daily Skimm, the Daily Skimm: Weekend, Skimm Money & Skimm Your Life newsletters, B2B marketers newsletter The SKM Report, 9 to 5ish with theSkimm podcast, theSkimm mobile app. We also house Skimm Studios which creates innovative in-house video & audio content, & our in-house creative agency SKM Lab, which conceptualizes, develops, & produces innovative solutions & content for brands to engage with generations of informed women. Our first book, How to Skimm Your Life debuted at #1 on The New York Times Best Seller list. Through Skimm Impact, our purpose-driven platform, we are proud to support get-out-the-vote efforts with Skimm Your Ballot, which has spurred more than two million voting-related actions across the last four election cycles. We have mobilized hundreds of companies to join our #ShowUsYourLeave movement, which has created transparency & pushed for progress for Paid Family Leave in the U.S. And were empowering women to take agency of their lives & control of their futures through our State of Women initiative, grounded in a study conducted by The Harris Poll.

Come join us!

Learn more about us & our other opportunities here.