&YOU is seeking a design-obsessed Editorial Assistant

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&YOU is seeking a design-obsessed Editorial Assistant

Los Angeles, CA

&YOU is seeking a detail-oriented, self-motivated and design-obsessed Editorial Assistant to join our empowering and global team. The Editorial Assistant will play an integral role in supporting our daily, weekly, and monthly publishing operations across all of &YOU’s digital channels as well as engaging with our community. The ideal candidate possesses a love for art, architecture and design, demonstrates a keen sense of aesthetics and what makes a story shareable and marketable and understands the importance of creating and packaging content for multi-channel distribution. This is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to define their role and grow with the company.

FULL TIME JOB DESCRIPTION

  • Work directly with Editor-in-Chief & Editorial Director to help source and curate content inspiration and assist with photo research for brand channels

  • Stay up to date on best practices across respective social media channels and inform the team of how to best leverage new/existing features

  • Work directly with Editorial Director to help maintain the editorial calendar

  • Assist with the creative development, design and maintenance of press materials and partnership decks

  • Assist with day-to-day operations and administrative duties

  • Help build and produce content in &YOU’s CMS

  • Continuously optimize content as needed across all digital channels

  • Keep an unwavering eye on design, art, architecture, wellness and lifestyle trends and industry news

  • Plan, implement, schedule and publish content across Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest, and other social platforms

  • Monitor discussions, posts, and comments and consistently engage with the community across all social platforms

  • Cultivate strong working relationships and communication channels with Editorial team

  • Maintain and optimize social editorial calendar to align with editorial calendar across categories; analyze key metrics and updated performance reports


REQUIRED SKILLS

  • In-depth and up to date knowledge of social media best practices

  • Ability to multitask between daily operational tasks and long-lead creative projects

  • Proficient and savvy in Adobe Suite programs, particularly Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator and InDesign, with the ability to creatively and strategically re-package / design content for multi-channel distribution a plus

  • Experience using multimedia tools for news-gathering, reporting and content creation

  • Ability to speak and write in Arabic a plus, but not required

  • Proactive problem-solving and analytical abilities. What’s the best way to get something done?

Jorge Del Pinal