Digital & Social Assistant Marketing Manager, Simon Kids

$65,000 - $65,000/Yr

Simon & Schuster - New York, NY

Full-time - Mid Level

New York, NY

Publishing Industries

About the position

The Digital & Social Assistant Marketing Manager (Kids) at Simon & Schuster is responsible for managing parent-focused social media channels and executing digital marketing plans for children's titles. This role involves content creation, community engagement, and strategic planning to enhance the visibility and reach of Simon Kids' publications.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing Simon Kids social channels including strategy development, content calendar planning, content creation, and engagement with followers.
• Creating native social content such as Instagram Reels, Stories, photos, memes, and videos for social media channels.
• Driving strategy and overseeing the creation of digital assets and content for Simon Kids social media channels.
• Brainstorming, planning, and managing the execution of digital marketing campaigns and maintaining up-to-date digital marketing plans for all children's titles.

Requirements

• 4-6 years of job experience in social media or marketing role.
• Demonstrable passion for books and reading, especially children's books, and knowledge of the children's publishing landscape.
• Content creation experience (photos and videos).
• Social community management experience and knowledge of major social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook, Threads, Pinterest, X, TikTok, and YouTube).
• Superb written and verbal communication skills.
• Familiarity with digital analytics and social listening tools.
• Proven ability to work independently and multi-task in a fast-paced environment, prioritize effectively, and meet deadlines.
• Extremely detail oriented.

Nice-to-haves

• Canva, Photoshop, InDesign, and/or HTML skills.
• Experience working with authors.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Life insurance coverage
• Disability benefits
• Tuition assistance program
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Broad Based Ownership program for employee partnership in success.