Description
Forbes is seeking a temporary Social Media Editor who understands how journalism travels on social platforms and how to make it perform. The role is a vital part of the newsroom’s audience team, and is an editorial role focused on distribution: identifying the stories that matter, finding the strongest way to frame them for each platform and turning audience interest into readership for Forbes journalism.
The Social Editor will identify the stories that matter most and make sure they reach the right audience. You’ll work closely with editors, reporters and design staff to get stories packaged and posted quickly. This role will publish primarily across Facebook, LinkedIn and X, while also supporting emerging platforms including Threads, Bluesky and WhatsApp. You’ll work across breaking news, features, investigations and major Forbes franchises including Billionaires, Forbes 400 and Under 30.
Strong candidates will have strong news judgment, sharp writing skills and an instinct for the angles, headlines, visuals and formats that make journalism travel. They should be constantly testing new approaches to reach readers and adjust quickly when platforms change.
Responsibilities:
- Identify stories with strong social potential and decide what to publish, when and how to frame them.
- Write, edit, schedule and publish platform-specific posts across Facebook, LinkedIn, X and emerging platforms.
- Move quickly during breaking news while maintaining Forbes’ standards for accuracy, sourcing and editorial judgment.
- Select or create basic social assets, partnering with design and art teams on more complex packaging.
- Identify trends and opportunities on social platforms and communicate effectively with editors.
- Monitor performance and platform trends, using those insights to improve day-to-day publishing decisions and flag opportunities for the newsroom.
- Work closely with editors, reporters and audience colleagues while maintaining Forbes’ editorial standards and accuracy.
The Ideal Candidate:
- Sharp news judgment, a strong understanding of the news cycle and a commitment to accuracy and journalistic standards.
- 2–3+ years of experience in a digital newsroom, social editing, audience development or a related editorial role.
- Strong news judgment and excellent writing and copy-editing skills.
- Hands-on experience publishing journalism across social platforms, particularly Facebook, LinkedIn and X.
- Understanding of platform-specific audience behavior, formats and best practices.
- Ability to make independent editorial decisions and work quickly and accurately in a deadline-driven newsroom.
- Experience,or strong interest,in business journalism.
- Comfort using performance data to inform publishing decisions.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Familiarity with Canva, Figma or similar design tools; basic social asset creation is preferred.
- Video editing experience is a plus.
The hourly rate for this role is $24.00 - $35.00.