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About the Role

Good Housekeeping is seeking an experienced and creative Content Director to lead the development of its news and features across print and digital. This is a brand leadership role with strategic responsibility for content across all verticals and platforms, ensuring a cohesive editorial vision.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the news & features department.
• Set objectives, priorities, and standards for the department.
• Provide strategic direction to Features Directors for daily news and reactive editorial output.
• Identify opportunities to develop breaking news into deeper features, expert analysis, and evergreen content.
• Champion Good Housekeeping’s trusted, service-led editorial voice.
• Draw on audience insight to inform commissioning decisions and content priorities.
• Lead planning and commissioning of news & features across all platforms.
• Develop original investigations, exclusive interviews, first-person stories, and expert-led journalism.
• Oversee delivery of features through the team and freelance contributors.
• Be accountable for the commissioning budget and ensuring timely paperwork for freelancers and contributors.
• Ensure all content reflects Good Housekeeping’s editorial standards and brand values.
• Shape an integrated editorial workflow for content evolution from news cycle to premium features.
• Direct long-lead editorial planning for consistent audience engagement across all platforms.
• Drive content packages around key editorial moments, campaigns, and seasonal opportunities.

Requirements

• Significant experience leading news & features journalism for a major consumer brand at a senior level.
• Strong news judgment and a proven eye for stories deserving deeper treatment.
• Proven ability to deliver distinctive, agenda-setting premium storytelling.
• Confident on camera and presenting/interviewing in front of a live audience.
• Experience of managing an editorial budget.
• Experience of writing or commissioning consumer health and wellbeing features (or a strong personal interest).
• Demonstrable track record of building audiences through paid and free content on web, apps, social media, and Apple News+.
• Proven experience and confidence in day-to-day content performance measurement and management.
• Understanding of how data informs content output, commissioning, and return-on-investment.

Skills

• Content Strategy
• Editorial Vision
• Journalism
• Team Leadership
• Budget Management
• Audience Insight Analysis
• Content Performance Measurement
• Digital Content Creation
• Print Content Creation
• Social Media Strategy
• Audio/Video Content Strategy
• Live Events Content Strategy
• News Judgment
• Feature Writing
• Interviewing
• On-Camera Presentation

Location

• London, UK

Work Type

• In-office with flexible Fridays

Experience Level

• Senior level

Salary/Compensations

• £55,000 - £65,000

Benefits

• Good Housekeeping Taste and Beauty Testing Panels
• Office sample sales
• Specsavers eye care
• Company-funded Health Cash Plan
• Access to mental health support
• Discounted gym memberships
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Location Flex
• Holiday Exchange
• Charity Day
• Wellbeing resources
• ERG Groups
• Generous Workplace Pension
• Income Protection
• Life Assurance
• Season Ticket Loan
• Salary Finance tools
• Financial Wellbeing sessions
• Home Tech benefits
• Discounts across London
• HAPI at Hearst app

About the Company

• UK's leading premium publisher, home to iconic and influential media brands.
• Brands include Esquire, Men's & Women's Health, ELLE, Good Housekeeping, Harper's Bazaar, Digital Spy, Cosmopolitan, Red.
• Workplace driven by passion, authenticity, and creativity.
• Backs bold ideas, acts with an entrepreneurial mindset, and continually evolves.
• Believes in each other's potential and pushes boundaries together.
• Proud of heritage and excited about making history.

Equal Opportunity

• Hearst UK is deeply committed to using our influential brands to reflect the world we want to live in – one that respects, protects, represents and uplifts the voices and opinions of all people.
• Recognises the significant benefits of creativity, collaboration, and innovation that comes with diverse teams.
• Working to build a sense of true belonging within our business and foster a culture in which everyone feels heard.