Assistant Editor, Library
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Job Location:
New York City, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 25 - 30
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Title
Assistant Editor LibraryJob Description
People Inc.s Food Group home to Allrecipes EatingWell Simply Recipes Serious Eats and Food & Wine is seeking a Library Assistant Editor to support the ongoing updates optimization and quality assurance of our evergreen library content. This position focuses on ensuring the accuracy freshness and search visibility of articles across our portfolio of leading food brands.
The ideal candidate will have a strong editorial background a sharp eye for detail a working understanding of SEO best practices and is proficient with AI tools. This is a remote position and may require occasional travel for team meetings or brand events.
People Inc. is the largest print and digital publisher in America. Nearly 200 million people trust us each month to help them make decisions take action and find inspiration. People Inc.s over 40 iconic brands include PEOPLE Better Homes & Gardens Verywell Food & Wine Travel Leisure Allrecipes REAL SIMPLE Investopedia and Southern Living.
About The Positions Contributions:
Weight % Accountabilities Actions and Expected Measurable Results
- 40% - Evergreen Content Maintenance Update and optimize existing articles to ensure accuracy freshness and alignment with SEO and editorial best practices across all food brands. Conduct routine library audits and implement updates for seasonal relevance product accuracy and brand voice.
- 25% - Cross-Brand Collaboration Partner with brand editorial leads SEO and analytics teams to identify content opportunities and implement improvements. Support distribution efforts (social newsletters and special content packages) by resurfacing high-performing evergreen stories.
- 20% - Performance Monitoring Track content performance metrics to assess update impact and identify optimization opportunities. Provide feedback and recommendations based on performance data and audience trends.
- 15% - Editorial Support & Special Projects Contribute to cross-brand initiatives refresh campaigns and library clean-up projects. Support seasonal sponsored or thematic editorial packages by identifying and preparing relevant evergreen content.
The Roles Minimum Qualifications and Job Requirements:
Education:
- Bachelors degree in English Journalism Communications or related field or equivalent experience.
Experience & Skills:
- 1-2 years of experience in digital media or online publishing ideally at a food lifestyle or service-driven publication.
- Proven ability to edit and update content for accuracy clarity and SEO performance.
- Experience with content management systems.
- Familiarity with analytics tools (Google Analytics Looker or similar).
- Proficiency with AI-powered Tools (ChatGPT Gemini etc)
- Strong understanding of digital publishing best practices including formatting linking and metadata optimization.
- Collaborative detail-oriented and organized with the ability to manage multiple projects at once.
Preferred (but not required):
- Experience working across multiple brands or verticals.
- Culinary or food writing background (professional or personal)
% Travel Required (Approximate): 5%
It is the policy of People Inc. to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age color national origin citizenship status physical or mental disability race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression genetic information marital status status with regard to public assistance veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local addition the Company will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.Accommodation requests can be made by emailing .
The Company participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program please click here: Range
Hourly: New York: $25.00 - $30.70 Remote: $20.00 - $25.00The pay range above represents the anticipated low and high end of the pay range for this position and may change in the future. Actual pay may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to work location experience and performance. The range listed is just one component of People Incs total compensation package for employees. Other compensation may include annual bonuses and short- and long-term incentives.In additionPeople Inc. provides to employees (and their eligible family members) a variety of benefits including medical dental vision prescription drug coverage unlimited paid time off (PTO) adoption or surrogate assistance donation matching tuition reimbursement basic life insurance basic accidental death & dismemberment supplemental life insurance supplemental accident insurance commuter benefits short term and long term disability health savings and flexible spending accounts family care benefits a generous 401K savings plan with a company match program 10-12 paid holidays annually and generous paid parental leave (birthing and non-birthing parents) all of which may vary depending on the specific nature of your employment with People Inc. and your work location. We also offer voluntary benefits such as pet insurance accident critical and hospital indemnity health insurance coverage life and disability insurance.
#NMG#Required Experience:
Junior IC
Key Skills
- Proofreading
- Video Editing
- Fact check
- Taleo
- Copy Editing
- Digitization
- Journalism
- Market Research
- Adobe Premiere
- Final Cut Pro
- Wordpress
- Writing Skills
About Company
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