Executive Global Director, Editorial Operations
About The Position
Vanity Fair is seeking an Executive Global Director of Editorial Operations to evolve editorial operations across the brand’s global platforms, including print, digital, social, video, events, and live coverage. Working closely with the Global Editorial Director, this leader will connect editorial teams, develop efficient workflows, coordinate content and projects across markets, and help ensure editorial plans meet business objectives. The role also oversees content programming, people-related operations, budgets and costs, contributor contracts, and the implementation of global editorial structures and initiatives. This is an in-office role based in New York City and reports to Vanity Fair’s Global Editorial Director.
Requirements
- At least 10 years of experience in editorial operations, production, or content strategy roles across platforms.
- Experience working globally across markets.
- Strong project-management skills and willingness to ideate on project-management approaches.
- Ability to build strong relationships with leaders from diverse backgrounds.
- Strong editorial instincts, enthusiasm for creativity, and ability to recognize and resolve inefficiencies.
- Experience operating in a matrixed environment.
- Emotional intelligence, sound judgment, and discretion.
- Exceptional prioritization, efficiency, and organizational skills, including ability to wear many hats.
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and diplomacy skills.
- Comfort managing budgets and financial reporting.
- Passion and genuine interest in the Vanity Fair brand and its expression across platforms.
Responsibilities
- Oversee global editorial operations across all Vanity Fair platforms, executing the Global Editorial Director’s vision in close collaboration with them.
- Connect editorial teams, including visuals, design, research/copy, legal, audience, social, and video.
- Implement and refine editorial workflows across departments to improve efficiency.
- Lead planning, staffing, and execution of cross-platform content packages tied to Vanity Fair tentpoles and cultural moments.
- Create and implement project-management and rollout plans for special projects, coordinating across departments and with external partners when relevant.
- Oversee content coordination and lineups across platforms and global offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris, Milan, and Madrid.
- Oversee content programming, including the homepage and forthcoming mobile app, coordinating with editorial, newsletter, social, and audience teams.
- Represent the Global Editorial Director as a proxy when needed.
- Liaise between commercial and editorial teams to ensure editorial plans account for commercial obligations.
- Help shape, refine, and implement the global editorial structure and onboard senior editorial staff across markets.
- Manage people-related matters, including HR communications, attendance, and year-end reviews, in partnership with editorial leaders and local People teams.
- Represent Vanity Fair in product, workflow, company-wide initiative, and technology rollouts that affect the brand globally.
- Share budget oversight with Vanity Fair’s Business Director and manage content costs across platforms and markets, including identifying spending priorities and cost efficiencies.
- Implement and scrutinize global contributor contracts.
- Directly manage the operations function and inspire, develop, motivate, and unite the team across markets.
- Foster collaboration and innovation while meeting business objectives.
Benefits
- Generous employee benefits package
- Potential discretionary bonus compensation
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
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