Temporary Social Media Editor

Location: Remote within the U.S. for candidates residing in California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, or Washington. The role is temporary, starting in mid-January and ending at the end of June.

Salary: $24.00–$35.00 per hour.

Company

hirify.global is a global media brand producing journalism and events for influential communities across business, entrepreneurship, technology and culture.

What you will do

• Identify stories with strong social potential and determine what to publish, when to publish it and how to frame it.
• Write, edit, schedule and publish platform-specific posts across Facebook, LinkedIn, X, Threads, Bluesky and WhatsApp.
• Cover breaking news, features, investigations and major hirify.global franchises while maintaining accuracy, sourcing and editorial standards.
• Select or create basic social assets and collaborate with design and art teams on complex packaging.
• Monitor platform trends and performance data to improve publishing decisions and identify newsroom opportunities.
• Collaborate with editors, reporters, design staff and audience colleagues.

Requirements

• 2–3+ years of experience in a digital newsroom, social editing, audience development or a related editorial role.
• Sharp news judgment, strong understanding of the news cycle and commitment to accuracy and journalistic standards.
• Excellent writing and copy-editing skills.
• Hands-on experience publishing journalism on 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.
• Comfort using performance data to inform publishing decisions.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience or strong interest in business journalism, with a news-obsessed and creative approach to identifying opportunities.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with Canva, Figma or similar design tools; basic social asset creation is preferred.
• Video editing experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Editorial role focused on journalism distribution rather than brand marketing or paid social.
• Remote flexibility is available within the U.S., subject to the stated state residency restrictions and business needs.
• Work in a fast-moving newsroom environment with changing platform trends and real-time deadlines.