Fashion News Editor, Elle

Job Description

Why Hearst Magazines?

Hearst Magazines’ portfolio of more than 25 powerful brands in the U.S. — including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Harper’s BAZAAR, Popular Mechanics — inspires, entertains and builds new and bold experiences for an engaged and growing audience across digital, video, social and print, reaching nearly 139 million readers and site visitors each month. With sophisticated content creation, cutting-edge technology and industry-leading data capabilities, we make media and products that move people across all platforms.

We are a global media company that publishes nearly 260 magazine editions and 200 websites around the world and, together, we are reinventing publishing for the 21st century.

Your impact:

Elle is looking for a Fashion News Editor to create smart, trend-driven, thought-provoking, and engaging fashion content across all of our platforms. The ideal candidate has deep knowledge of fashion, and the ability to write about the industry and trends. The fashion news editor will write daily trend and news content, cover industry events and fashion shows, and help ensure that our style coverage feels authoritative and elevated.

Responsibilities:

• Pitch and produce daily digital posts, as well as edit digital posts by in-house writers and freelancers.
• Cover live fashion events with authority, including runway shows and brand events.
• Write fashion articles; interview experts and make market selections.
• Create social media content (Instagram, TikTok, etc.) to bring our content to life beyond print and the website.
• Work with our ecommerce lead on newsletters, social media packages, etc., as needed.
  
  

Qualifications:

• 5-6 years of post-grad experience editing and/or writing for a digital consumer publication, with a particular emphasis on fashion content
• Someone with a strong voice and presence on social media in the fashion and culture space
• A creative ideator, who is passionate about developing 360-degree franchises and programs (digital, print, social, experiential) around fashion
• You are willing to travel to cover fashion events and launches
• You are knowledgeable about SEO best practices and able to utilize Google Analytics or other tools
• You bring deep knowledge of fashion, fashion trends, and the industry, and have meaningful relationships in the fashion world
• You are confident writing for digital and social media in the Elle voice
• You are a true multi-tasker who can work in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment
  
  

The base salary for this role is between $67,000 and $77,000. The actual base pay offered is dependent upon many factors, such as: transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

This is a position covered under the Writers Guild of America, East, Collective Bargaining Agreement.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.