Forbes

Senior Editor, Audience

Forbes · Jersey City, NJ

Posted about 2 months ago · $125,000 - $150,000

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
51 days
Forbes's roles stay open a median of 52 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
Yes
83% of Forbes's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Forbes
high
17 stale, 0 reposted of 18 open
Hiring momentum
20 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-24

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Forbes's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Forbes.

About this role

The Senior Editor, Audience at Forbes will lead the social media strategy across platforms like Facebook, X, and LinkedIn, focusing on driving audience engagement and traffic back to Forbes. This role involves managing the audience team, overseeing content packaging for social media, and utilizing performance data to adjust strategies. The editor will also be involved in real-time publishing during breaking news and will work closely with various editorial teams to promote major stories and projects.

Our read on this posting3.2out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
5/5

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What you need

  • 5+ years of relevant editorial and social media experience
  • Experience with news stories
  • Demonstrated people management experience, including coaching, developing, and leading high-performing teams
  • Demonstrated success developing social strategies that grow engaged audiences and drive high-value referral traffic
  • Strong editorial judgment and exceptional copy-editing skills
  • Experience across Facebook, LinkedIn & X, with a strong understanding of platform-specific algorithms and best practices

Nice to have

  • Experience with design tools like Adobe Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Canva and Figma

What you get

  • Annual base salary range of $125,000 - $150,000

Worth weighing

  • Preference for candidates based in the NY/NJ Metro area
  • Role may evolve over time with additional duties assigned
  • Remote candidates must reside in specific states

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Listed by Forbes on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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