Beauty Editor, Vogue Business

CONDÉ NAST; London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global media company is seeking a Beauty Editor to oversee Vogue Business’s beauty coverage. Responsibilities include leading the weekly Beauty Edit newsletter, writing industry trend stories, and interviewing high-profile beauty executives. The ideal candidate possesses journalism experience, a deep understanding of the beauty industry, and the ability to produce high-quality content under tight deadlines. This role requires a collaborative approach and a network of industry contacts.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in journalism or digital editorial operations.
• Experience in business reporting with authority on beauty topics.
• Comfortable working in a dynamic digital newsroom.

Responsibilities

• Lead the weekly Beauty Edit newsletter.
• Write stories on emerging beauty trends.
• Interview key executives in the beauty industry.
• Write investigative articles on broader topics.
• Build and maintain industry sources.

Skills

Reporting for professional audience

Knowledge of beauty industry

Ability to work under tight deadlines

Fluency in a second language

Tools

CMS

Newsletter platforms

Job description

Overview

Condé Nast is a global media company producing high-quality content with a footprint of more than 1 billion consumers in 32 territories across print, digital, video and social platforms. The company’s portfolio includes Vogue, Vanity Fair, Glamour, Self, GQ, The New Yorker, Condé Nast Traveler/Traveller, Allure, AD, Bon Appétit and Wired, among others.

Location: London, GB.

Condé Nast thrives on collaboration. Our teams come together in the office four days a week (Monday – Thursday). We value diversity of background, views and cultures and celebrate people for their personal qualities, skills and contributions, recognizing the power our brands have to influence and shape culture. 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.

The Role

We are looking for a Beauty Editor to lead Vogue Business’s beauty coverage. You will cover M&A activity, notable brands (emerging and established), key global markets and the product, consumer and marketing trends and strategic shifts driving the industry forward. You’ll report to the Executive Americas Editor and work closely with the entire editorial team. The Beauty Editor will oversee the weekly Beauty Edit newsletter, represent the brand at beauty-focused events and work with our executive editors to commission freelance contributors. The ideal candidate will be a journalist with experience in digital editorial operations or business reporting with the ability to write about the beauty industry with authority for an informed professional audience.

What will you be doing?

• Lead the weekly Beauty Edit newsletter by planning content, compiling data and writing the editor's letter.
• Write a minimum of two stories a week on emerging trends in the beauty industry, pivoting to important breaking news as necessary.
• Regularly interview CEOs, CMOs, founders and high-profile executives of major beauty brands, startups and conglomerates.
• Write investigative, longer-format articles with a wide range of sources on broader industry topics.
• Build and maintain sources across the industry.
• Work closely with other editors and journalists, contributing a proactive and positive approach.
• Source images, video and charts to enhance storytelling across the website and social platforms.
• Help build Vogue Business’s coverage and profile with new formats and series.
• Host and build forums, podcasts and events with key industry figures.
• Collaborate with other Vogue Business team members for dual byline stories.
• Work across other content pillars (fashion, sustainability, tech) when required.

About you / Qualifications

• Track record of reporting for a professional or business audience.
• Comfortable working to tight deadlines in a dynamic digital newsroom.
• Knowledge of the beauty industry, including small brands, large luxury conglomerates, PRs and creative and marketing agencies.
• Passionate about investigating new products, brands and major players and tracking emerging industry trends.
• Ability to juggle next-day news stories alongside investigative, longer-format articles.
• Maintain a growing network of contacts, including C-level executives and freelance writers.
• Bring a global perspective with insights and networks that go beyond the UK industry.
• Experience working with digital tools, including CMS and newsletter platforms.
• Fluency in a second language is a plus.

How to apply

Please upload your CV and portfolio, which highlights why you’d love to take on this role and why you’re a great match for what we’re looking for.

We value the time and effort behind every application. All submissions are reviewed by a member of our talent team – we don’t use AI-assisted technology to review applications.