Market Director, ELLE Decor
About The Position
ELLE Decor is seeking a design-focused Market Director to lead the brand’s market coverage. The role shapes how the brand discovers, selects, and presents home design, bringing products, designers, ideas, and trends to life across its platforms. It is based in New York City and requires working in the office four days per week. The Market Director researches and sources standout brands, products, designers, and trends across home-design categories; develops distinctive editorial and social storytelling; and conceives and appears in market- and styling-driven video. The role owns market content from idea through execution, oversees the Market Assistant’s product call-ins and image coordination, collaborates with the visuals team on shoots and styling, and builds relationships across the design industry. It also works with Ad Sales and advertising partners to create market content while ensuring products and partners are accurately represented and credited.
Requirements
- At least 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 and genuine enthusiasm for interiors.
- Exceptional visual eye and highly developed sense of taste, with an understanding of what feels fresh, relevant, and right for ELLE Decor.
- Strong relationships across the design industry, including with brands, designers, publicists, and other key contacts.
- Excellent writing, editing, and storytelling skills, including the ability to translate expertise into compelling editorial across platforms.
- Experience creating or participating in social and video content.
- Curiosity, energy, confidence, and the ability to spot a story or product early.
- Ability to work in the New York City office four days per week.
Nice To Haves
- A natural and engaging on-camera presence.
- Experience with and enthusiasm for styling photo and video shoots.
- Strong visual judgment and an intuitive understanding of what resonates with the ELLE Decor audience.
Responsibilities
- Research, discover, and source standout brands, products, designers, and emerging trends across furniture, fabrics, tabletop, kitchen, bath, and other home-design categories.
- Develop platform-savvy storytelling and concepts about products, trends, designers, and the business of design, including building ELLE Decor’s voice on social.
- Concept and appear in market- and styling-driven video.
- Own market content from idea to execution, including captions, display copy, columns, trend stories, product roundups, and other market-driven editorial.
- Turn SEO insights into engaging stories and social-first ideas.
- Oversee the Market Assistant’s management of product call-ins and image coordination.
- Collaborate with the visuals team on photoshoots as needed, including styling.
- Build and maintain relationships with designers, brands, publicists, and other industry insiders.
- Attend trade shows and market appointments to identify noteworthy developments and products.
- Collaborate across the business with Ad Sales and advertising partners to develop compelling market content and ensure products and partners are accurately represented and credited.
- Apply a strong visual point of view to product, imagery, styling, and storytelling choices across platforms.
Benefits
- Access to training programs, workshops, and industry events.
- Flexible hybrid work.
- Employee Resource Groups and a welcoming, inclusive workplace.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance from Day 1.
- 401(k) plan with a company match.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
