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About the Role

Chatelaine is seeking an Editor-in-Chief to define a new vision for its English edition. This role involves understanding the needs of Canadian women and building journalism, service, conversation, and community to meet them. It's a brand leadership position overseeing print, web, newsletters, social, video, audio, and events, requiring strategic decision-making on brand presence and voice.

Responsibilities

• Define the next chapter of Chatelaine, including its target audience, values, and future direction.
• Build an editorial agenda focused on issues, ambitions, pleasures, and pressures relevant to women's lives.
• Maintain high standards for accuracy, fairness, originality, voice, and visual execution.
• Ensure the brand remains Canadian at its core while seeking international relevance.
• Lead content strategy across print, web, newsletters, search, social, video, audio, events, and emerging platforms.
• Prioritize audience and ideas to select the most appropriate content formats.
• Develop a system for adapting content across multiple platforms without compromising quality or increasing workload.
• Commission, edit, write, produce, or host content as needed.
• Own audience growth across all platforms, setting clear goals for reach, engagement, loyalty, and subscriptions.
• Utilize audience data and editorial judgment to inform content decisions.
• Develop repeatable content franchises and formats to build audience habits and brand assets.
• Attract new and younger audiences while retaining existing loyal readers.
• Lead, coach, and challenge a team of editors, writers, producers, designers, freelancers, and contributors.
• Collaborate with other editors on cross-brand initiatives and editorial planning.
• Set clear priorities, protect time for ambitious work, and foster a culture of testing and constructive disagreement.
• Build a diverse contributor network reflecting a wide range of women's experiences and expertise.
• Manage the editorial calendar, workflows, and budget effectively.
• Represent the brand in media, at events, and in public conversations.
• Host interviews, video, audio, and live events with authority and warmth.
• Build relationships with writers, creators, experts, and cultural leaders.
• Ensure the Editor-in-Chief and brand are recognizable, accountable, and present.
• Collaborate with audience, marketing, product, events, sales, and branded content teams to drive sustainable growth.
• Develop editorial franchises that support subscriptions, sponsorships, events, and commerce.
• Provide commercial partners with a clear understanding of the audience and brand while maintaining editorial independence.
• Track key performance metrics and adapt strategies as needed.

Requirements

• Deep editorial leadership experience in a newsroom, media company, or content organization, with a proven track record of leading people and change.
• Experience building and growing content across multiple formats, including print or long-form journalism, digital, newsletters, social media, and events.
• Excellent editorial instincts with the ability to identify ideas, sharpen angles, edit copy, and judge overall presentation.
• Strong writing and editing skills grounded in reporting and journalistic standards.
• Production expertise to manage the process from concept to finished work, including talent, format, visuals, schedule, budget, distribution, and follow-through.
• A strong, influential, and relevant network of contributors and creatives.
• A deep understanding of the lives and interests of women in Canada, with a curiosity to stay informed about evolving dynamics.
• Comfort with data, budgets, and business decisions, able to articulate both creative and operational justifications for investment.
• Confidence as a spokesperson and host, credible on camera and stage, and skilled at making others interesting.

Skills

• Editorial leadership
• Content strategy
• Brand management
• Journalism
• Editing
• Writing
• Content production
• Audience growth
• Data analysis
• Budget management
• Team leadership
• Collaboration
• Public speaking
• Event hosting
• Relationship building
• Multimedia content creation (print, web, newsletters, social, video, audio)

Location

• Canada

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Senior leadership

Benefits

• Health and Dental Benefits
• Employee & Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
• Online health & wellness resources through Homewood Health
• Scholarship program for employees' children
• Exclusive employee subscription rates for SJC publications
• Complimentary 1-year Toronto Life Insider membership
• Discounted annual GoodLife membership
• Perkopolis Perk Program

About the Company

• SJC is Canada’s largest privately owned communications company with a portfolio of leading media brands including Toronto Life, Chatelaine, and Maclean’s.
• The company creates, publishes, and prints well-known Canadian media, reaching audiences through print, online, social media, video, audio, and in-person events.
• SJC has been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for 23 years.

Equal Opportunity

• SJC is committed to creating inclusive and barrier-free recruitment processes and work environments.
• SJC is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer, where everyone feels welcome and has the opportunity to thrive.
• Equality and respect for all is one of SJC's founding values and core beliefs.
• SJC is a diverse group with associates of all ages, orientations, races and talents.
• Inclusivity at SJC means fostering a culture that welcomes and respects each individual as equal.