Cathy Hobbs Design Recipes
Podcast + Social Media Coordinator
New York, New York•Part-time
$20 - $22 hourly
$20 - $22 hourly
About the Job
We’re Looking for Our Next CREATIVE ROCK STAR!
If you’re creative, organized, and love storytelling through content, this is your opportunity to step into a role where social media, content creation, design, and real estate intersect.
This is not just a job. It’s hands-on experience inside a nationally recognized interior design/real estate focused design brand, where you’ll help bring a podcast to life while shaping the visual voice of our company across social media.
We DO NOT read resumes without cover letters. Cover letters ARE REQUIRED for consideration.
Resumes submitted without a cover letter will not be reviewed.
Who We’re Looking For:
An ambitious, creative, and detail-oriented individual who is excited to take ownership of our podcast production while also managing and executing our social media presence.
You’re someone who understands content, not just how to create it, but how to make it feel intentional, creative, engaging, elevated, and aligned with an established brand.
You’re organized, proactive, and comfortable wearing multiple hats, from recording and editing to planning and posting.
This role requires both creative instinct and execution.
THE ROLE:
Podcast Production (Monthly):
THE ROLE:
Podcast Production (Monthly):
- Coordinate, plan, and execute monthly podcast batched recordings using Descript.
- Handle recording setup, audio/video capture, and production.
- Edit episodes for clarity, pacing, and overall quality.
- Edit social media teasers, trailers and clips.
- Prepare basic run-of-show outlines and assist with content flow.
- Ensure each episode is delivered, polished, and ready for distribution.
Social Media Management (Ongoing):
- Plan weekly content across platforms (Instagram, etc.).
- Shoot and capture content (on-site, behind the scenes, installs, lifestyle).
- Edit short-form video content (Reels, clips, promotional pieces).
- Write captions aligned with our brand voice.
- Schedule and post content consistently.
- Oversee execution from idea → content → posting.
WHO YOU ARE:
- Have experience with video editing and content creation (required).
- Are comfortable learning and using platforms like Descript, Wave.io and CANVA.
- Understand social media trends, but know how to keep content elevated and on-brand.
- Are highly organized and can manage timelines and content calendars, using platforms such as PLANABLE.
- Are a strong communicator and self-starter.
- Can work independently but also collaborate with a creative team.
- Are NYC area based and able to travel to our Hudson Valley 1–2 times per month (as needed) -- Required for consideration.
BONUS:
- Have experience with podcast production or audio editing.
- Have a background in design, styling, or real estate.
- Have shot content in lifestyle, interiors, or hospitality environments.
WHO WE ARE:
Cathy Hobbs Design Recipes is an award-winning home staging and design firm led by 5-time Emmy Award-winning television host, author, and HGTV Design Star finalist, Cathy Hobbs.
Cathy Hobbs Design Recipes is an award-winning home staging and design firm led by 5-time Emmy Award-winning television host, author, and HGTV Design Star finalist, Cathy Hobbs.
We work with top real estate agents and luxury properties throughout Manhattan and beyond, offering design-forward staging supported by an in-house team and expansive inventory.
Our headquarters, Highland Passive House, is the first multi-use Passive House Certified warehouse in North America, serving as our design center and creative hub for the Hudson Valley and beyond.
About Cathy Hobbs Design Recipes
Cathy Hobbs Design Recipes is one of the premiere staging companies serving the Tri-State Area. CHDR maintains an expansive warehouse, which includes a curated collection of furniture, artwork, chandeliers, accessories, and drapery.
Cathy Hobbs Design Recipes is consistently ranked among the Top 10 Home Staging Companies in The United States and among the Top 5 in Manhattan. The firm has been awarded honors such as Top 10 Luxury Vacant Staging and Top 10 Short-term Rental Staging of The Year. Additionally, company founder/head designer, Cathy Hobbs has been consistently honored as one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Real Estate Staging by the Real Estate Staging Association (RESA).
Inspired by our core values of collaboration, team work, quality, consistency and innovation, our company goes beyond a traditional home staging approach and business model. With our own in-house production company, CHDR offers brokers (included in its staging packages) the option of hosted property tours, broadcast quality virtual property tours in addition to interactive virtual 360 tours, all professionally shot and edited and provided to brokers for their own self-promotion and usage.
Cathy Hobbs Design Recipes is consistently ranked among the Top 10 Home Staging Companies in The United States and among the Top 5 in Manhattan. The firm has been awarded honors such as Top 10 Luxury Vacant Staging and Top 10 Short-term Rental Staging of The Year. Additionally, company founder/head designer, Cathy Hobbs has been consistently honored as one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Real Estate Staging by the Real Estate Staging Association (RESA).
Inspired by our core values of collaboration, team work, quality, consistency and innovation, our company goes beyond a traditional home staging approach and business model. With our own in-house production company, CHDR offers brokers (included in its staging packages) the option of hosted property tours, broadcast quality virtual property tours in addition to interactive virtual 360 tours, all professionally shot and edited and provided to brokers for their own self-promotion and usage.