Chief Luxury Correspondent

The Business of Fashion • New York, NY

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Chief Luxury Correspondent brings a “right-brain/left-brain” approach to the reporting and writing of agenda-setting exclusives, news analyses and analytical-style features to support The Business of Fashion’s coverage of the American luxury fashion market. Successful candidates must possess strong analytical thinking skills, fluency in consumer culture and sensitivity for the creative side of fashion. This is an exciting opportunity to join the global leader in the market for professional content and services for the fashion and beauty industries. This role is based in New York.

The Business of Fashion is recognised around the world for its authoritative, analytical point of view on the global fashion and beauty industries. Our mission: to open, inform and connect the global fashion and beauty industries.
Serving members in more than 125 countries, The Business of Fashion combines independent, agenda-setting journalism with practical business advice, online learning, career-building tools and immersive events, powering positive change in fashion and the wider world.
Over time, our pioneering approach has made BoF the fashion industry’s leading source of business intelligence, and one of its most respected and influential voices, simply because you won’t find BoF’s original reporting, analysis and advice anywhere else. The Business of Beauty brings the same kind of agenda-setting coverage to the beauty and wellness space. Today, our talented team of correspondents, editors, analysts, engineers, designers, marketers and more numbers more than 100 people in London, New York, Paris and Milan.

Requirements

• Solid professional experience as a senior reporter or editor
• Sophisticated grasp of the fashion business
• Acute news judgment
• Clear understanding of BoF’s target reader: intelligent, globally-minded executives, entrepreneurs and creatives
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment, perform under pressure, command authority and be agile enough to manage multiple stories at the same time with a strong sense of accountability and attention to detail
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule to meet the demands of a 24-hour news cycle
• Strong writing skills and an ability to tell complex stories with flair
• Ability to cultivate high-level industry sources

Nice To Haves

• Fluency in consumer culture
• Sensitivity for the creative side of fashion

Responsibilities

• Leading BoF’s coverage of the US luxury fashion market
• Delivering agenda-setting exclusives, insightful news analyses and sophisticated analytical-style features, from business profiles to cultural trend stories, for intelligent, globally-minded fashion industry decision-makers
• 1-2 news or news analysis pieces per week
• 1 feature piece per week
• Leading BoF’s coverage of New York Fashion Week
• Acting as an brand ambassador and deepen BoF’s industry relationships in the US

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed