Style Editor

Glamour is one of the biggest fashion and beauty media brands in the world, currently reaching an all-time high of one out of eight American women, with 9.7 million print readers, more than 11 million unique monthly users online, and over 14 million followers across social media platforms. Glamour believes in the power of women being themselves and stands with women as they do their own thing: honestly, authentically, and awesomely. Across every platform, Glamour is the ultimate authority for the next generation of changemakers.

Job Description

Location:

New York, NY

Glamour is looking for a digital style editor to create smart, timely, authentic content our readers will want to devour, engage with, and share. The ideal candidate will have a proven ability to think critically about modern style—not just “fashion” in its most basic sense, and can find deeper meaning behind what we buy, wear, click on, and covet. 

The ideal candidate will have a pulse on the cultural conversations around style and can write and assign clever reported features, personal essays, timely service pieces, lively styling guides, SEO content, and celebrity style stories in equal measure, with a firm grasp on how these ideas can translate on Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, in newsletters, and on emerging platforms—all with a sharp and humorous POV and an eye to performance. 

This candidate also must have a passion for the Glamour brand and a willingness to adhere to our pillars as they pertain to style, a list that includes approachability, a mass-market mindset, and authenticity. 

Key responsibilities 

• Oversee the daily lineup of Glamour’s Style vertical by pitching, assigning, editing, and writing a mix of culturally-resonant news (often with an original take) and trending topics

• Write and commission competitive, exciting reported features and essays our readers can’t find anywhere else

• Work closely with social media, video, and SEO teams to translate style content across platforms. Package content for Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, newsletters, etc.

• Identify emerging trends across fashion, pop culture, and lifestyle. Translate those insights into content that feels fresh, smart, and ahead of the curve.

• Regularly appear in Glamour videos and create social media content regularly.

• Pilot style coverage during brand-relevant live events including award shows, fashion weeks, political events, and festivals 

• Leverage analytics reporting and social data to develop new editorial ideas that will engage core readers and attract new ones

• Work closely with commerce team to bring best-in-class style POV into revenue-driving projects without compromising editorial integrity.

• An ability to understand the Glamour POV, voice, and audience.

• Represent Glamour at industry events as necessary 

Requirements

• At least 3 years of style writing and/or editing at a professional website 

• A proven track record of original reporting and writing/editing highly-trafficked posts

• A strong roster of freelance writers as well as contacts in the fashion industry

• On-camera experience and comfort with regular social media content creation

• A collaborative spirit who can also take the lead

• Ability to write and edit flawless copy and hit deadlines 100% of the time 

• A whiz at headline writing and packaging 

• Strategic thinker who understands the relationship between style and audience engagemrnt 

• Deeply plugged in to style outside the “industry”—you can seamlessly identify online trends, retail booms, and mine social media for fresh content ideas.  

• Seamlessly toggle between first-person voice and objective tone. 

• Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced digital environment

This position is located in New York City and will be required to be in-office 4 days a week. Remote candidates will not be considered.

This is a guild position.

The expected base salary range for this position is from $80,000-$100,000. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including but not limited to relevant skills, training, experience, and education.

What happens next?

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply below, and we will review your application as soon as possible. You can update your resume or upload a cover letter at any time by accessing your candidate profile.

Condé Nast is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, familial status and other legally protected characteristics.