Overall objective

Stylist is looking for a talented Deputy Editor to join the digital editorial team.  
Reporting to the Digital Content Director the successful candidate will lead the digital team to success by strategically coordinating the daily content schedule, having an impeccable nose for a Stylist angle for a story, and being a stickler for deadlines and tight copy writing. 
 
About us 

The Stylist Group is a women-focused media brand. Through our monthly magazine, live events and non-stop digital content, Stylist reaches a monthly audience of over 4.5 million and helps market thousands of global brands. We keep a commitment to feminism, equality and female empowerment at the heart of everything we do. 

Key responsibilities  

• Lead the news agenda with a view to setting out a daily schedule and publishing deadlines for the most on-brand stories each day. As part of this, you will monitor search trends and discussions online, using SEO and social insights to plan coverage. 
• Use in-depth knowledge of the Stylist brand paired with data to inform decisions made on all content, and to encourage more junior team members to learn and use this decision-making method. 
• Manage a team of writers and section editors, and to drive the team to achieve the quality and quantity needed to achieve ambitious website and individual targets set.   
• Work tactically and strategically to improve the performance of everything we publish with special attention paid to not duplicating content but instead updating key evergreen articles alongside producing the Stylist take on breaking news.  
• Ensure best practice is adopted across all content-creation, including SEO, the editing process and meeting deadlines.  
• Reporting daily figures to the team to ensure traffic driving is at the heart of all decisions made. 

 
Click Apply on website and send your CV, cover letter and include salary expectations. We would also like candidates to write a top-line list of 5 traffic-driving news stories for Stylist.co.uk, with headlines and suggested URLs.  
 

Deadline is 6pm, Thursday 14th July 2022.

Please note: 

• We reserve the right to close the vacancy early once we have received suitable applications.  Therefore, please ensure you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• We thank you in advance for any applications; only candidates invited for interview will be contacted.  No Agencies please.