Market Director, ELLE Decor

HEARST MAGAZINE MEDIA INC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Health and well-being benefits fromDay

401(k) with company match

Training programs and industry events

Employee Resource Groups

Collaboration with top-tier pros

Job summary

ELLE Decor, part of Hearst Magazines, seeks a design-obsessed Market Director to shape how the brand discovers, selects, and talks about the best in home design across platforms.

Based in New York City, the role requires four days in the office weekly. You will lead market content, source brands and trends, and collaborate with designers, publicists, and advertising partners to deliver editorial and social storytelling.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience at a national consumer magazine, media brand, or editorially driven company.
• Deep expertise in home design and shelter with enthusiasm for interiors.
• Exceptional eye and refined taste for ELLE Decor's voice.
• Strong relationships with brands, designers, publicists and industry contacts.
• Excellent writing, editing and storytelling across platforms.
• Experience creating social/video content with on-camera presence.
• Styling photo/video shoots is preferred with strong visual judgment.

Responsibilities

• Research, discover, and source standout brands, products, designers, and trends across design categories.
• Develop platform-savvy storytelling and concepts around products, trends, and designers.
• Concept and appear in market- and styling-driven video content.
• Own market content from idea to execution, including SEO-driven stories and social ideas.
• Oversee Market Assistant in managing product call-ins and image coordination; collaborate on shoots.
• Build and maintain relationships with designers, brands, publicists, and insiders; attend trade shows.
• Collaborate with Ad Sales to develop compelling market content with proper credits.
• Bring a sharp visual point of view across products, imagery, styling, and storytelling.

Skills

Editorial leadership

Home design expertise

Excellent writing

Storytelling across platforms

Social/video content experience

Industry relationships

Styling photo/video shoots

Curiosity & storytelling instinct

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.

The base salary range for this role is $94,860-$133,250. This position is not eligible for bonus or commission compensation. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, skills, qualifications, and location.

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.