Market Director, ELLE Decor

Hearst • New York, NY

6d • Hybrid

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 covers home design, bringing products, designers, ideas, and trends to life across its platforms. The position is based in New York City and requires working in the office four days per week.

The Market Director owns market content from concept through execution, develops the brand’s voice and visual point of view, and creates editorial and social-first storytelling. The role also oversees the Market Assistant’s product call-ins and image coordination, collaborates with the visuals team on shoots, and builds relationships throughout the design industry. The Market Director works with Ad Sales and advertising partners to develop market content while ensuring products and partners are represented and credited accurately.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of experience at a national consumer magazine, media brand, similarly editorially driven company, or equivalent experience.
• Deep expertise in the home design and shelter category and genuine enthusiasm for interiors.
• Exceptional eye and highly developed sense of taste, with an understanding of what feels fresh, relevant, and appropriate 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 ahead of broader attention.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with and enthusiasm for styling photo and video shoots.
• A natural and engaging on-camera presence.
• 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 distinctive, platform-savvy storytelling and concepts about products, trends, designers, and the business of design, and build ELLE Decor’s voice on social.
• Concept and appear in market- and styling-driven video that is smart, natural, visually engaging, and aligned with ELLE Decor.
• Own market content from idea through 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 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 new developments and products of interest to the audience.
• Collaborate across the business, including with Ad Sales and advertising partners, to develop compelling market content and ensure products and partners are accurately represented and credited.
• Bring a distinctive visual point of view to product, imagery, styling, and storytelling choices across platforms.

Benefits

• Access to innovative training programs, immersive workshops, and exclusive industry events.
• Flexible hybrid work.
• Employee Resource Groups and a focus on fostering connection and belonging.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance from Day 1.
• 401(k) plan with a generous company match.

What This Job Offers

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