Deputy Editor, Hearstmade

This is a Full Time Job

Hearst Magazines is one of the largest publishers in the world, with more than 25 brands, including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Harper's BAZAAR, Popular Mechanics, and Oprah Daily. We reach more than 150 million people every month in the United States alone.

But we're more than just our magazines. We engage our audience across all mediums and channels-print, digital, video, and social-with sophisticated content creation, distribution, and data capabilities. We create, package, and sell products with cutting-edge technology and proprietary platforms. Together, we are reinventing publishing for the 21st century.

About HearstMade

HearstMade is the in-house branded content studio for all of Hearst Magazines. Through a combination of data-driven insight and editorial instinct, we create stories that not only get attention but drive action. We are looking for a well-rounded Deputy Editor to join our team of editors, designers, photo and video producers and talent bookers in a highly collaborative and fast-paced environment.

Please note: For consideration, resumes must be submitted in PDF format with a cover letter, salary requirements, and a link to a portfolio of work.

Your Impact

The Deputy Editor will work across branded content categories-fashion, beauty, health/fitness, food/drink, home/design, and lifestyle/misc-from pre-sale brainstorms through post-sale execution stages and content review, helping to guide a team of up to 10 branded content editors through conceptualizing, packaging, and editing custom co-branded content. This role will be a liaison to internal (and external) stakeholders in the content-partnership process, and will be responsible for quality control for a high volume of custom-created digital articles, videos, photo features, and social executions.

The Deputy Editor will oversee our day-today content approach to seamlessly align our branded work with 20 digital Hearst properties including Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Harper's Bazaar, ELLE Décor, Good Housekeeping, Delish, Oprah Daily, Woman's Day, Runner's World, Men's Health, and Popular Mechanics-to ensure copy and creative is authentic, engaging, and in-line with each title's editorial voice. This work must be as exciting and well-executed as pure edit, as well as deliver on client performance goals.

What You'll Do
• Top edit and QA all content (articles, custom-photo features, video GFX, social posts) within assigned verticals, helping branded editors take their work to the next level, as well as ensure copy is client-ready, immaculate, and on deadline.

• Mentor and gut check branded editors throughout the production process, fielding story and mechanics questions and guiding them toward the best creative work possible.

• Serve as a first stop for editors needing problem-solving backup in regards to complicated programs, challenging client relationships, and internal workflow issues; help navigate these issues with project managers, editorial, sales/marketing, and on client calls to move complex projects forward.

• Review WIP content, providing detailed feedback and direction on creative elements such as talent options, story beats, and scripting for custom videos; collaborate with photo and design to ensure content quality and cohesion.

• Brainstorm with marketers and editors in the presale pitch phase to conceive of and refine ideas for big-budget branded content programs; occasionally respond directly to RFPs as needed.

• Help manage day-today branded-editor team operations to ensure consistency of information, efficacy and efficiency, and accurate data logging; identify potential areas of process and/or editorial improvement, and lead immediate initiatives or set up trainings to get us there.

• Serve as a valuable team point person, steering other internal stakeholders toward answers and relaying our best practices; alt