Overview

Apartment Therapy Media is looking to add a full time Assistant Design Editor to the team! This full-time staff position will report to the Design Editor and will concept, write and edit design content for the brand. Our head office is located in Soho, NYC but this position does not require that you reside in New York; All US based applicants are welcome.

Responsibilities

  • Working with Design Editor, develop and create exciting, engaging, inspiring and helpful design content, including but not limited to: design, decorating and market/shopping
  • Help concept and pitch design stories around editorial themes, trends, search opportunities, holidays and micro-climates for the editorial calendar
  • Concept, pitch, write and package original design stories
  • Deliver completed content on schedule for publication on the site and social
  • Refresh, repackage and optimize archival content as needed
  • Contribute to editorial planning meetings with story and post pitches
  • Work with Art Director to illustrate design content
  • Assist with special editorial programs and events
  • Responsible for helping to reach traffic goals by driving growth through engaging design content

Qualifications

  • Minimum of 2+ years experience in digital media or publishing with a focus on Design and Home content a plus
  • Experience in editing stories for accuracy, service, and voice
  • Experience in web analytics: Google Analytics, Parse.ly
  • Ability to balance multiple priorities, and adjust strategy and execution in face of new information

Benefits

  • In office snacks, quarterly happy hours, and fun health and wellness initiatives
  • Competitive base salary w/ annual bonus
  • Medical, Dental and Vision benefits
  • 401k and company Profit Share Plan

About Apartment Therapy

Our Mission: Helping people make their homes more beautiful, organized and healthy by connecting them to a wealth of resources, ideas and community online.

Ten years ago, Maxwell Ryan was known as the "apartment therapist," traveling by scooter to his clients' homes to help them make their spaces beautiful, organized and healthy. Part interior designer, part life coach, his touchpoints were simplicity, comfort, and lack of clutter.

Unlike typical designers, Maxwell didn't want to dictate where things should go or how people should live, he wanted to arm them with the tools and the confidence to decide for themselves. Shortly after launching in 2001, he started a weekly email where he would send tips and recommendations to an increasing distribution list, combining education with decoration.

In April 2004, Maxwell, with his brother Oliver Ryan, launched Apartment Therapy, turning the weekly email into a daily blog post, reviewing stores, offering tips, posting photos of Maxwell's design projects and answering readers' questions.

As the readership grew, so did Apartment Therapy. Between 2004 and 2008, the site launched sister sites devoted to cooking, family, technology and green decorating. Maxwell hired full-time staff, and an expanding pool of contributors.

In early 2012, Apartment Therapy relaunched in order to better serve its readers. Because family, technology and green living are integral parts of modern life, these separate sites are now absorbed into a more comprehensive site that focuses on the two centers of life at home, living and food. Streamlined and easier to navigate, Apartment Therapy continues to offer its readers different ways to build their own "good life," based not just on style but on lifestyle.