About the role
Be Part of What’s Next
Great stories begin with great teams. Join Delish and House Beautiful as a Temporary Editorial Assistant and help bring compelling food and design content to life while supporting two iconic brands that inspire millions of readers across platforms.
About Hearst Magazines (Why Us?)
We create media that moves minds, products and ideas. Our portfolio of 30 iconic brands — including Cosmopolitan, Delish, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Men’s Health and Road & Track — reaches nearly 130 million people each month. Our teams combine trusted journalism and cultural storytelling with technology, data and commerce to create experiences that inform, inspire and entertain audiences across generations and around the globe. And together, we are shaping what’s next.
Key Responsibilities (What You Are Doing)
* Manage the Editorial Director’s calendar, scheduling, travel arrangements, expenses, and meeting coordination while partnering with editorial and executive assistants across the organization. * Maintain and organize the Delish and House Beautiful editorial inboxes, routing pitches, responding to inquiries, and supporting editorial workflows. * Support editorial operations by processing contracts and invoices, creating production documents, filing copyrights, organizing pitches, confirming shoots, conducting archive research, auditing recipe content, building presentations, and compiling team data. * Assist with outreach and coordination for influencer campaigns, events, panels, and other cross-functional brand initiatives. * Pitch, research, and write digital stories and social video content as assigned, with opportunities to contribute recipes and other editorial projects. * Contribute to print production by completing the Table of Contents, distributing issues and PDFs to contributors, and assisting with other print editorial needs. * Organize and maintain the Delish and House Beautiful archives to ensure editorial assets are accessible and well managed. * Handle administrative and operational support, including sourcing products, running occasional errands, ordering supplies, and assisting the team with day-to-day priorities.
Qualifications (What We’re Looking For)
* 1+ years of professional or academic experience in journalism, editorial, project management, or equivalent experience. * Strong writing, editing, and communication skills with an interest in digital publishing and storytelling. * Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and competing priorities. * Experience using Google Workspace, including Google Sheets; familiarity with Asana or similar project management platforms is a plus. * Passion for food, design, lifestyle, and digital media, with an understanding of current trends and creators. * A proactive, collaborative mindset with the ability to adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment. * Strong attention to detail and a willingness to support both editorial and operational functions. * Portfolio, writing samples, or other examples of editorial work are encouraged. * This role is based in New York, NY and follows a hybrid schedule with four days per week in the office.
Compensation
The base salary range below is the Company's good-faith estimate for this position in the posted work location at the time of posting. Final starting salary will be based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to skills, experience, training, certifications, education, location and market considerations.
Base Salary Range: $25—$25 USD