Global Editorial Director, Vanity Fair

CONDÉ NAST; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a visionary Global Editorial Director to lead Vanity Fair. This pivotal role involves shaping editorial direction, brand strategy, and audience development while ensuring high-quality journalism across various platforms. The successful candidate will leverage extensive experience in digital, print, and audio to drive innovation and collaboration across teams. With a focus on diversity and inclusivity, this position offers a unique opportunity to influence the cultural conversation and represent a prestigious brand within the industry. If you are passionate about storytelling and have a proven track record in editorial excellence, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years in senior editorial roles leading diverse teams.
• Strong business acumen and excellent editing skills required.

Responsibilities

• Lead editorial direction and brand strategy for Vanity Fair.
• Collaborate with teams to drive audience growth and revenue.
• Ensure high-quality journalism across all platforms.

Skills

Senior Editorial Experience

Business Acumen

Editing Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Storytelling

Cultural Relevance

Entrepreneurial Mindset

Public Speaking

Networking

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Journalism or Related Field

Master's Degree (Preferred)

Tools

Digital Tools

Job description

Vanity Fair is a cultural filter, sparking the global conversation about the people and ideas that matter most. Muscular long-form journalism, stunning photography, insightful essays, and superb design make each issue of Vanity Fair a must-read. Every month, the magazine commissions the best writers and photographers to explain the pressing issues of the day and take the pulse of the culture. Vanity Fair consistently delivers crucial reporting on business and finance, domestic politics and world affairs, even as it covers the very best in arts and entertainment.

Job Description

Location:
London, GB

Condé Nast is seeking a highly experienced Global Editorial Director (GED) to lead Vanity Fair across markets. We're looking for a visionary leader who will be responsible for shaping the values, sensibility and aesthetic of the title. The role will have oversight of the editorial direction, brand strategy, audience development, operations, and all content and brand extensions. The position develops strategies to drive editorial excellence, audience growth, and revenue.

The GED is a senior and public-facing role, and the successful candidate will play a crucial part in representing the title both within the company and externally to the industry. The position will bring extensive experience across all platforms, including digital, video, print, audio and social. Opportunities to work with Condé Nast's TV & Film division are included in responsibilities, as well as experience in building and leading teams.

You will partner with colleagues in Commercial, Consumer, Marketing, Finance, and other divisions to develop and execute a robust business strategy that prioritises focus areas with the most opportunity while being aligned with your editorial vision and the brand's values.

This role reports to Condé Nast's Global Chief Content Officer.

Content Delivery

• Ensure the highest quality journalism is executed across all markets and platforms, meeting Condé Nast standards and expectations.
• Practice adherence to journalistic, compliance and legal standards, adjudicate editorial disagreements, remove barriers to execution.
• Understand the cultural sensibilities and content opportunities of individual markets to target content mix and set programming.
• Partner with Operations and local Leaders to oversee the adaptation of global stories, ideation of local content and schedule management to ensure work remains on time and on budget.
• Establish strategies and assets for third party platforms as a marketing and distribution tool.
• Assign and top-line edit content as needed.

Team Leadership & Management

• Lead a team of highly skilled editors, writers, creatives, and managers.
• Leading by example in inspiring, developing, motivating, and uniting the team across markets.
• Prioritise diversity and inclusivity in all people practices including hiring, management, employee development, performance management, and team culture.
• Foster an environment of collaboration and innovation to overcome creative challenges while simultaneously meeting business objectives.
• Collaborate effectively with Finance, People, and other business partners on annual budgets, brand P&L, and hiring/staffing plans.
• Strengthen collaboration across departments and markets to ensure cohesive messaging and strategy execution.
• Foster a culture of creativity and innovation, encouraging new ideas and approaches.

Business Development

• Partner with Revenue teams on strategy, opportunities, and events that are aligned with the Vanity Fair brand vision and standards.
• Leverage the use of digital tools and best practices to drive business objectives (e.g. audience engagement and growth, subscription conversion, commerce revenue)
• Develop relationships with external talent internationally and represent the brand at events.
• Work with the Communications and Marketing teams to develop press and marketing strategies for the brand, with an emphasis on growing brand recognition and affinity.

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.

Skills & Qualifications:

• 10-15+ years of experience in a senior editorial role, leading teams across platforms.
• Strong business acumen, excellent editing skills, networking and interpersonal skills, and the ability to guide a team towards business goals.
• Demonstrated success in producing culturally relevant and diverse content.
• A flair for storytelling and a proven track record of driving culture and identifying trends and topics to cover - and determining the platforms on which they should run.
• An entrepreneurial mind-set, with a focus on new opportunities for audience growth.
• Proven history of delivering exceptional content in a multi-channel environment, with an innovative approach to using digital tools.
• Experience of working closely with business teams to identify and collaborate on revenue generating projects.
• Demonstrated experience in building a culture of trust and inclusion and leading through organisational and cultural change.
• Experienced leader with an ability to empower and mentor teams. Ability to build and maintain a culture of trust and inclusion.
• Strong interpersonal communications skills and the ability to work effectively with colleagues in a global matrix organisation, cross departments and at differing levels of seniority.
• Confident and experienced public speaker.
• Well-established network within the entertainment sector, with a keen interest in all aspects of the industry.

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.