Rodale – Women’s Health

Type: Full Time

Position: Editorial Assistant

Location: New York, NY

Women’s Health is seeking an Editorial Assistant for WomensHealthMag.com, to work in their New York office. This is a great entry-level opportunity for a motivated, enthusiastic and creative individual. If you’ve got a million ideas, love to write and report, and have a passion for health, fitness, lifestyle, sex & love, or all of the above—we’d love to hear from you!

Responsibilities include:

  • Pitch, report, and write multiple stories for the website daily
  • Regularly contribute to our social media efforts by posting to one or several platforms multiple days a week
  • Write display copy, articles, newsletters, syndication links, and promotional copy as needed
  • Use the content management system to build and publish content to the website
  • Utilize SEO best practices in producing new content
  • Perform photo research, and use photo editing software to crop and edit the photos as needed
  • Understand and use all available Rodale editorial resources (from magazines to books to the library and archive) in developing content for the Web
  • Perform occasional clerical tasks and attend the reception desk as needed

The ideal candidate will possess:

  • A bachelor’s degree from a four-year accredited university
  • Excellent written, verbal and time-management skills
  • Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
  • Experience working in an office environment
  • Experience with content management systems, social media, HTML, SEO a plus

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Phaidon Press

Type: Full Time

Position: Publicity Assistant

Location: New York, NY

The world’s leading publisher and distributor of books and digital products in the creative arts is currently seeking a highly motivated and experienced Publicity Assistant.

Responsibilities:

  • Assisting with various administrative tasks on behalf of the publicity department, including but not limited to coordinating review copy mailings, updating contact databases, processing invoices, fulfilling media requests, and promoting and organizing author events.
  • Writing press materials and drafting status reports
  • Coordinating with sales, editorial and marketing departments

Essential job requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree required.
  • A minimum of 1-2 years experience in publicity and/or book publishing is required.
  • Strong time-management, writing and organizational skills, and a demonstrated ability to establish and meet tight deadlines in a fast paced environment.
  • Careful attention to detail and a high level of professionalism.
  • Enthusiastic and passionate about the visual arts, architecture, food, photography, travel and/or design.

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