Digital & Social Platform Editor

Semafor • New York, NY

3d • $100,000 - $120,000

About The Position

Semafor is seeking a Digital & Social Platform Editor to help amplify its journalism across various platforms and formats. This role requires a deep understanding of how modern media travels across video, live events, podcasts, breaking news, and numerous social platforms (YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, Reddit, X, and emerging platforms). The ideal candidate will recognize that packaging and distribution are integral parts of editorial strategy and crucial for advancing journalism. This position acts as a central point connecting the newsroom, audience engagement, video, audio, and events teams. The editor will be instrumental in shaping the strategy for how Semafor's journalism is framed, edited, clipped, promoted, and distributed in real-time. Key attributes include strong editorial instincts, proficiency in video and light editing, sharp news and platform judgment, and a knack for creating platform-native content that maximizes reach without sacrificing editorial quality. An interest in business, politics, media, technology, and global affairs is also important.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience in social media, audience development, digital publishing, or platform distribution
• Strong editorial instincts and understanding of news judgment
• Experience publishing across major social and video platforms, with a particular focus on LinkedIn, YouTube, X, and Reddit
• Understanding of platform-native storytelling and audience behavior
• Ability to work quickly and calmly in a fast-paced newsroom and live event environment
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Experience covering or supporting live events
• Familiarity with Premiere, CapCut, Descript, or similar editing tools
• Experience working with a wide array of journalists, newsroom teams

Responsibilities

• Packaging & Distribution of Our Best Journalism: Work with newsroom leaders to identify the strongest moments, angles, and formats for distribution across scoops, breaking news, enterprise reporting, interviews, video, podcasts, and live journalism.
• Develop deep relationships with distribution platforms, with a special focus on LinkedIn, YouTube and X.
• Package and distribute Semafor journalism across social and digital platforms in formats optimized for each audience and channel.
• Write platform-native copy, headlines, captions, hooks, and framing that increase engagement and discoverability.
• Publish and optimize content across LinkedIn, X, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and emerging platforms.
• Video & Live Content: Support rapid-turnaround distribution from Semafor events, including clipping live mainstage conversations in real time, or editorial video.
• Knowledge of analytics, audience development, and platform performance trends.
• Interest in business, politics, media, technology, and global affairs.
• Work closely with video and audio producers to extend the reach and lifecycle of original content.
• Execute social video editing, formatting, subtitling, and platform optimization.
• Ability to clip, package, and publish short-form video from interviews, podcasts, newsroom shoots, and live events.
• Events & Promotion: Support promotional campaigns for Semafor events, franchises, and editorial launches.
• Coordinate social coverage plans and live posting during major convenings and newsroom moments.
• Help extend the reach of Semafor’s live journalism before, during, and after events.
• Develop and implement promotion plans for shows and big events across all platforms.
• Audience & Editorial Collaboration: Partner closely with the newsroom and audience teams to identify distribution opportunities and audience growth strategies.
• Apply editorial judgment to determine what content should travel, where it should live, and how it should be framed.
• Monitor performance trends, audience behavior, and platform shifts to inform publishing strategy.
• Maintain Semafor’s editorial standards, voice, and accuracy across all distributed content.

Benefits

• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) policy to our full-time, salaried employees who may take paid time off as-needed without a prescribed limit or defined balance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed