Associate Editor, Grooming & Style, GQ
About The Position
Since 1957, GQ has inspired its readers with unparalleled coverage of style, fashion, culture, news, politics, and more. From award-winning journalism and feature writing to unforgettable photography, videos and live events, GQ creates cultural conversations around the world. Job Description Location: New York, NY Overview/Purpose: GQ is looking for a digital-first associate editor to help expand our grooming and style content online. The editor will be responsible for writing and/or assigning and editing one to two posts per day, including quick-turnaround stories on new trends, drops, and exclusive announcements as well as longer-lead guides based on search and seasonal trends. The ideal candidate will be passionate and knowledgeable about men’s grooming (including colognes, hair styles, and skincare); deeply in tune with the online conversation about grooming and style and the influencers and creators who drive it; committed to voice-y, authoritative writing; skilled at SEO; and equipped with a roster of contacts in the industry. They should also have experience managing writers, working to a budget, and rigorously maintaining a publishing schedule. This role will report to the Wellness and Grooming Director.
Requirements
- 3+ years experience contributing to a publication with a focus on grooming and/or style
- Portfolio of vivid, informed writing on men’s grooming and/or style
- Experience recruiting, assigning, and editing freelance writers
- Excellent line editing skills and enthusiasm for working closely with top editors to perfect stories
- Successful track record of working across copy, research, art, photo, production and social departments to produce and promote stories efficiently
- Fluency working in a fast-paced digital media environment, including managing freelancer writers and budget, writing headline and meta copy, publishing in a CMS, and using content-tracking systems like Airtable
Nice To Haves
- Experience collaborating with video teams and/or appearing in social video content, a plus
Responsibilities
- Pitch and write and assign and edit daily grooming and style stories for GQ.com
- Build and manage a team of freelance grooming writers
- Maintain an editorial calendar of grooming coverage with input from audience development team
- Coordinate with web, video, social, and print editorial teams on wellness and style coverage
- Collaborate with social and audience development departments to create multi-platform content
- Liaise with art, visuals, copy, research, and web production departments
- Participate in and contribute to broader editorial brainstorms and ideas meetings
- Additional responsibilities as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
