Beauty Assistant, Real Simple & Health at Meredith Operations Corporation in Liberty, New York

Job Description:

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Job Description

I. Job Summary | Major goals and objectives.

The Beauty Assistant plays an integral role in creating compelling content across Real Simple and Health for both our readers and our advertisers. This person is responsible for pitching story ideas across all platforms with a focus on print.

Major goals include but are not limited to: keep team running smoothly on a day-to-day basis by handling scheduling, calling in high res images, fact-checking all stories across both brands, pitching story ideas, completing writing assignments/meeting deadlines, setting up run-throughs, ensuring photographers have products in a timely fashion, handling unboxing, managing the beauty closet, interviewing company founders/top beauty experts/celebrities, and attending beauty market events (Zooms, desksides, events, press trips). This candidate should have a writing background and be passionate about beauty (brands, trends, etc.).

II. Essential Job Functions

Weight %

Accountabilities, Actions and Expected Measurable Results

35%

Organizational/administrative tasks: unboxing/organizing/filing beauty mailers, managing the new shared beauty closet, calling in products and high res images for photoshoots

25%

Pitching story ideas across both brands for FOB and well beauty sections and writing story assignments

20%

Interviewing top beauty experts (hairstylists, makeup artists, derms, etc.), brand founders, celebrities and representing RS and Health at market events

20%

Enthusiastic about beauty: stays on top of trends, how-tos, up and coming brands, etc.

100%

III. Minimum Qualifications and Job Requirements | All must be met to be considered.

Education:

Bachelor's Degree-Journalism or Communications preferred but not required

Experience:

1 editorial beauty internship highly preferred, writing samples preferred

Specific Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Beauty knowledge (trends, brands), social media savvy, open to being on camera

% Travel Required (Approximate): 10% to beauty press trips

It is the policy of Meredith 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 law. In addition, Meredith will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Accommodation requests can be made by emailingMeredith.Human.Resources@meredith.com.

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