Market Director, ELLE Decor

Hearst; New York (NY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top professionals

Skills training

Hybrid work

Employee Resource Groups

Medical, dental, vision

Job summary

Hearst Magazines’ ELLE Decor seeks a design-focused Market Director to shape how the brand discovers and discusses home design across platforms. You’ll lead market content from concept to execution, building relationships with designers, brands, and publicists while crafting distinctive storytelling and video concepts.

You will develop platform-savvy narratives around products, trends, and the business of design, ensuring ELLE Decor’s voice remains fresh and relevant in social and video formats.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of editorial leadership in national magazines or editorial brands.
• Deep expertise in the home design and shelter category.
• Excellent writing and storytelling across platforms.
• Strong relationships with brands, designers, and publicists.
• Experience with social and video content, on-camera presence preferred.
• Experience styling photo/video shoots preferred.

Responsibilities

• Research, discover, and source standout brands, products, designers, and emerging trends across furniture, fabrics, tabletop, kitchen, bath, and beyond.
• Develop distinctive, platform-savvy storytelling and concepts around products, trends, designers, and the business of design, finding fresh ways to make the category feel immediate and relevant while building ELLE Decor’s voice on social.
• Concept and appear in market- and styling-driven video that feels smart, natural, visually engaging, and unmistakably ELLE Decor.
• Own market content from idea to execution, shaping everything from captions and display copy to columns, trend stories, product roundups, and other market-driven editorial, including turning SEO insights into engaging stories and social-first ideas.
• Oversee ELLE Decor’s Market Assistant in managing product call‑ins and image coordination, and collaborate with the visuals team on photoshoots as needed, including styling.
• Build and maintain relationships with designers, brands, publicists, and other industry insiders, and attend trade shows and market appointments to identify what’s new, what’s next, and what’s worth the audience’s attention.
• Collaborate across the business, working closely with Ad Sales and advertising partners to develop compelling, sellable market content while ensuring products and partners are accurately represented and credited.
• Bring a sharp visual point of view to the brand through thoughtful, confident choices about products, imagery, styling, and storytelling across every platform.

Skills

Editorial leadership

Brand storytelling

Social video content

Industry relationships

Writing & editing

Visual storytelling

Market research

Job description

Be Part of What’s Next

ELLE Decor is looking for a design obsessive with an exceptional eye, deep industry knowledge, and a distinctive point of view to lead the brand’s market coverage. As Market Director, you’ll shape how ELLE Decor discovers, selects, and talks about the best in home design—bringing fresh ideas, products, designers, and trends to life across every platform.

About Hearst Magazines (Why Us?)

Hearst Magazines’ portfolio of more than 30 iconic brands in the U.S.—including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Harper’s BAZAAR, and Popular Mechanics — inspires, entertains, and builds new and bold experiences for an engaged and growing audience across digital, video, social and print, reaching nearly 130 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 200 magazine editions and 175 websites around the world—and together, we are shaping what’s next.

Key Responsibilities (What You Are Doing)

• Research, discover, and source standout brands, products, designers, and emerging trends across furniture, fabrics, tabletop, kitchen, bath, and beyond.


• Develop distinctive, platform-savvy storytelling and concepts around products, trends, designers, and the business of design, finding fresh ways to make the category feel immediate and relevant while building ELLE Decor’s voice on social.


• Concept and appear in market- and styling-driven video that feels smart, natural, visually engaging, and unmistakably ELLE Decor.


• Own market content from idea to execution, shaping everything from captions and display copy to columns, trend stories, product roundups, and other market-driven editorial, including turning SEO insights into engaging stories and social-first ideas.


• Oversee ELLE Decor’s Market Assistant in managing product call‑ins and image coordination, and collaborate with the visuals team on photoshoots as needed, including styling.


• Build and maintain relationships with designers, brands, publicists, and other industry insiders, and attend trade shows and market appointments to identify what’s new, what’s next, and what’s worth the audience’s attention.


• Collaborate across the business, working closely with Ad Sales and advertising partners to develop compelling, sellable market content while ensuring products and partners are accurately represented and credited.


• Bring a sharp visual point of view to the brand through thoughtful, confident choices about products, imagery, styling, and storytelling across every platform.

Qualifications (What We’re Looking For)

• 8+ years of experience at a national consumer magazine, media brand, or similarly editorially driven company, or equivalent experience.


• Deep expertise in the home design and shelter category, with genuine enthusiasm for the world of interiors.


• An exceptional eye and highly developed sense of taste, with a clear understanding of what feels fresh, relevant, and right for ELLE Decor.


• Strong relationships across the design industry, including brands, designers, publicists, and other key contacts.


• Excellent writing, editing, and storytelling skills, with the ability to translate expertise into compelling editorial across platforms.


• Experience creating or participating in compelling social and video content, ideally with a natural and engaging on‑camera presence.


• Experience with and enthusiasm for styling photo and video shoots preferred, along with strong visual judgment and an intuitive understanding of what resonates with the ELLE Decor audience.


• Curiosity, energy, confidence, and the ability to spot a story—or a great product—before everyone else does.


• This role is based in New York City and requires working in the office 4 days per week.

Benefits (What We Offer)

• Work with the Best: Collaborate with top-tier professionals across media, advertising, tech, fashion, lifestyle, and publishing, shaping the future of these dynamic industries.


• Grow Your Skills: Unlock your potential with access to innovative training programs, immersive workshops, and exclusive industry events.


• Work-Life Harmony: Enjoy the flexibility of hybrid work, empowering you to balance professional success with personal priorities.


• Foster Connection & Belonging: Join our Employee Resource Groups and help create a welcoming workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered.


• Wellness First: Prioritize your well‑being with a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance from Day 1.


• Plan for Your Financial Future: Enjoy competitive financial perks, including a 401(k) plan with a generous company match.

Hearst Magazines is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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

Compensation

The base salary range below is the Company’s good‑faith estimate for this position in the posted work location at the time of posting. Final starting salary will be based on permissible, non‑discriminatory factors, including but not limited to skills, experience, training, certifications, education, location and market considerations.

Base Salary Range:

$94,860—$133,250 USD