Editorial Assistant

About the role

Bon Appétit and Epicurious are seeking a proactive and highly organized Editorial Assistant to support their fast‑paced content team in New York. The role will involve multitasking across editorial, operations and administrative duties, helping to keep the daily workflow smooth across multiple platforms.

Key responsibilities

• Support the Content Team across platforms, including pitching, writing, and editing stories and newsletters.
• Build and publish content in the CMS and newsletter platform.
• Enter and maintain data for the edit calendar.
• Package display copy for digital publication.
• Schedule meetings and coordinate team logistics.
• Refresh existing articles and galleries across topic areas.
• Organize brainstorming sessions, circulate pitch documents, and archive ideas.
• Assist in launching production on greenlit stories.
• Process invoices and contracts, invite freelancers to the contributor system, and maintain budget‑tracking records.
• Update internal team documentation and handle ad‑hoc administrative requests.

Required profile

• College degree in journalism or a related field, or 1–2 years equivalent experience in a fast‑paced media or lifestyle company.
• Strong writing and editing abilities.
• Excellent multitasking, prioritization, and communication skills.
• Comfortable working both in‑office (Monday‑Thursday) and remotely (Friday).

Required skills

• Experience with a content management system (CMS).
• Familiarity with newsletter platforms.
• Basic data‑entry and spreadsheet proficiency.
• Knowledge of digital copy packaging.