Beauty and Health Director, Marie Claire

Job Description

Marie Claire seeks a beauty and health director to oversee all beauty and health content for Marie Claire on all platforms. You are the right candidate if you have deep knowledge of those subjects, a love for and an intrinsic understanding of the brand and its viewpoint, extensive contacts in the relevant fields, and the ability to turn sometimes wonky material into engaging content. Must be an ideas machine. This position will manage the beauty department and report to the editor in chief. NOTE: For consideration, resumes must be submitted in PDF format with a cover letter, salary requirements, and a link to a portfolio of work.

Responsibilities:
• Manage the associate beauty editor and beauty assistant
• Create the lineup for the print magazine and the site's beauty and wellness vertical
• Write and/or serve as story editor for the Beauty Opener, Beauty News, Mood Board, and, typically, one other article or feature per issue
• Pitch, assign, and top-edit all other beauty and health editorial content in the print magazine
• Conceptualize and produce digital beauty features
• Pitch digital beauty ideas on a biweekly basis; assign/write and build the approved articles
• Serve as the point person for the sales and marketing teams and provide them with ideas/assets as needed
• Produce and write beauty-related native and branded content as needed
• Attend sales calls, brand presentations, and brainstorming meetings with corporate and sales and marketing teams and/or clients as needed
• Manage beauty market calendar and attend industry events, market appointments, and desk-sides to keep abreast of beauty news
• Attend coverline meetings and write coverlines

Requirements:
• 7 to 10 years of professional experience covering the beauty and health industries for a major consumer brand (preferably both print and digital)
• 3 years of experience managing a team of editors and freelancers
• Extensive contacts in the beauty and health industries
• Relationships with and access to medical experts
• Experience using InCopy and various content management systems

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gk9j4d-3-137-208-89-42 in your application.