Deputy Culture Director

This is a Full Time Job

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Help shape the cultural conversation for one of fashion and lifestyle media's most iconic brands. As Temp Deputy Culture Director at Harper's Bazaar, you'll lead timely, engaging, and audience-focused culture coverage, ensuring our journalism resonates with readers while capturing the moments everyone is talking about.

Key Responsibilities (What You Are Doing)
• Manage the daily culture editorial calendar, ensuring a consistent pipeline of timely, relevant, and high-quality content.
• Assign, edit, and publish stories covering entertainment, celebrity news, film, television, music, books, social trends, and cultural conversations.
• Lead tentpole coverage around major cultural moments, premieres, awards shows, and industry events.
• Develop and mentor writers, freelancers, and contributors, helping to elevate reporting, storytelling, and editorial quality.
• Monitor breaking news, emerging trends, and social conversations to identify opportunities for audience-focused coverage.
• Collaborate with SEO, social, audience development, and visual teams to maximize content reach and performance.
• Uphold editorial standards for accuracy, inclusivity, voice, and brand integrity across all published content.
• Analyze content performance and audience insights to inform coverage strategies and support broader editorial initiatives.

Qualifications (What We're Looking For)
• 5 years of editorial experience covering culture, entertainment, lifestyle, digital media, or related content areas.
• Strong editing, headline-writing, and story-development skills with a demonstrated ability to shape compelling content.
• Experience managing writers, freelancers, and contributors in a fast-paced editorial environment.
• Deep knowledge of entertainment, celebrity, and cultural trends, with strong editorial judgment.
• Familiarity with analytics platforms, SEO best practices, and audience growth strategies.
• Ability to balance breaking news coverage, service journalism, and longer-form feature content.
• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously.
• Collaborative mindset and ability to work effectively across editorial and cross-functional teams.
• This role is based in New York City and requires in-office attendance four days per week.

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