About the Role
Grazia is seeking an Acting Head of Beauty to lead editorial strategy across print, digital, and social media, while managing key commercial relationships and a team.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the beauty team to deliver market-leading beauty content across print, digital and social.
- Ensure the beauty department meet targets for traffic, social engagement and affiliate revenue.
- Commission the content of the beauty section in print.
- Work with the creative director, style director and EIC to commission, plan and execute all beauty shoots in print.
- Plan, write, commission and edit print content.
- Manage key commercial clients, attending events, planning editorial and responding to commercial projects.
- Work with the commercial team to respond to commercial pitches for beauty.
- Generate proactive, innovative ideas for the commercial team to pitch to new clients.
- Work closely with Grazia's SEO and affiliates teams to stay up to speed on latest innovation.
- Manage the Junior Beauty Editor, Beauty Writer and Beauty Assistant.
- Manage the beauty budget across print, digital and social media.
- Continue to build a pool of Grazia beauty voices, writing and commissioning features.
- Use key industry contacts to gain access to new celebrity brand ambassadors and 'faces of' for interviews in print and online, pursuing cover opportunities where appropriate.
- Plan and produce Grazia's industry-renowned beauty awards throughout the year.
- Continue to push the tone and creativity of Grazia beauty content and ideas.
Requirements
- Extensive experience of working at a senior level as part of a fast-paced editorial team.
- Extensive experience of working with a digital team and developing SEO and affiliate strategy.
- A wealth of key industry contacts – brands, PRs, talent management, creatives.
- Management experience.
Skills
- Editorial strategy
- Content creation
- Social media management
- Commercial client management
- SEO strategy
- Affiliate strategy
- Budget management
- Team management
Location
- Hybrid
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior level
Benefits
- 28 days holiday
- Bank holidays
- 2 volunteer days
- Access to internal training provider – Bauer Academy
- Enhanced Maternity/Adoption, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave Pay
- Full details of benefits available
About the Company
- Grazia is an industry leader in beauty news, access, and innovation, synonymous with leading trends and delivering trusted, practical advice.
- Grazia connects with readers over multiple touchpoints including magazine pages, digital stories, social posts, events, video regulars, and podcasts.
Equal Opportunity
- Grazia is an international employer and equal opportunities are important.
- Welcomes everyone in their uniqueness, regardless of e.g. religion, gender, skin color, disability.
- Committed to ensuring the recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all.
- Requests reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions.
