Copy Director

Conde Nast; City of Westminster; Sur place; GBP 65 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

25 days holiday and extra leave

Pension scheme

Private healthcare

Season ticket loans

Eye tests

Dog-friendly office

Magazine subscriptions

Learning Hub

Employee Resource Groups

Résumé du poste

Tatler seeks a Copy Director to lead the copy desk and manage a sharp, witty editorial voice across all platforms. You will supervise editing, fact-checking and caption quality, ensuring accuracy and alignment with Tatler's tone.

The role requires close collaboration with production and other departments and accountability for final proofs. You will lead a team, develop their skills, and adapt the desk to Tatler's evolving editorial standards while maintaining timely delivery and high-quality

Qualifications

• Oversee copy desk and ensure witty headlines, sells and captions.
• Lead fact-checking and ensure error-free copy across platforms.
• Embed Tatler's tone into all pieces and maintain editorial standards.

Responsabilités

• Oversee Tatler's copy desk to ensure witty headlines, sells and informative captions.
• Lead fact-checking and ensure the magazine is error-free.
• Own the copy-editing workflow across main magazine, supplements and other platforms.
• Edit raw copy when required and develop the copy team's skills.
• Collaborate with department heads to maintain smooth workflow and meet deadlines.
• Flag potential legal issues and sign off final proofs and Cromalin reads.

Connaissances

Copy editing

Headline writing

Fact-checking

Team leadership

Outils

InDesign

InCopy

Adobe Creative Suite

CMS experience

Description du poste

The Copy Director will oversee and be responsible for Tatler's copy desk and its sub-editing workflow, across all of the magazine's platforms, including its supplements. They will have a natural creative flair for coming up with Tatler's trademark witty headlines, brilliant sells and informative captions. They will possess an intimate understanding of the Tatler world, and be able to transform edited copy into impeccably crafted Tatler reads.,

• Oversee Tatler's copy desk to ensure our pieces have witty, sophisticated headlines and sells, and informative captions
• Understand Tatler's cast of characters, including how and when to use titles, and be able to identify recurring Bystander faces
• Lead fact-checking and take responsibility for ensuring that the magazine is error-free
• Ensure that copy is correct in terms of spelling and grammar
• Own the copy-editing workflow across main magazine, supplements and any other platform as may be needed
• Be prepared to occasionally edit raw copy
• Take an active interest in developing the copy team's skills
• Work closely with other department heads to maintain a smooth workflow
• Flag possible legal issues
• Sign off pages on final proof and conduct careful Cromalin reads
• Liaise with the production department about any revisions to Cromalins and Sherpas
  The successful candidate will be in charge of confidently leading the copy desk and will possess superb organisational skills. They will ensure that the entire copy team completes its tasks to the highest standard, within our allocated production deadlines. The Copy Director will also instil a sense of adaptability and flexibility amongst team members, and will play a pivotal role in helping the desk adapt as Tatler's editorial excellence grows and develops.
• Be an excellent copy editor capable of embedding Tatler's tone into all our pieces
  Condé Nast is a global media company producing the highest quality content with a footprint of more than 1 billion consumers in 32 territories through print, digital, video and social platforms. The company's portfolio includes many of the world's most respected and influential media properties including Vogue, Vanity Fair, Glamour, Self, GQ, The New Yorker, Condé Nast Traveler/Traveller, Allure, AD, Bon Appétit and Wired, among others. Condé Nast Entertainment was launched in 2011 to develop film, television and premium digital video programming.
• We are headquartered in New York and London and operate in 32 markets worldwide, with a footprint of more than 1 billion consumers across print, digital, video and social platforms. Condé Nast thrives on collaboration, and our teams come together in the office four days a week (Monday - Thursday). We value diversity of background, views and cultures. We celebrate people for their personal qualities, skills and contributions, recognising the power our brands have to influence and shape culture.
• Possess excellent Adobe Creative Suite (particularly InDesign and InCopy) skills, as well as CMS experience

What benefits do we offer?

• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) and extra days of annual leave if you move house or want to volunteer.
• You'll have access to a competitive pension scheme, Bupa Private Healthcare, Season ticket loans and eye tests.
• We offer a range of tools to support your wellbeing, including core hours, 10 remote days (from home or a country with a Condé Nast office location), access to our Employee Assistance Programme, corporate gym membership and cycle to work scheme.
• We're a dog-friendly office, plus you'll enjoy discounts and magazine subscriptions, keeping you up to date with all things Condé Nast.
• We encourage personal and professional growth through the Condé Nast Learning Hub, where you'll find an extensive portfolio of learning courses and training available in local languages.
• Our Employee Resource Groups provide a platform for employees to identify shared objectives, exchange ideas, and work on community priorities for our global workforce.