Senior Lifestyle Editor, Cosmopolitan

Why Hearst Magazines?

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.

Your Impact:

Cosmopolitan is hiring an experienced editor with deep knowledge of lifestyle topics including home decor, travel, physical and mental health, career, money, food, and pets. Aka just about everything that makes us tick as humans. The senior lifestyle editor will help run the Bites and Life Stuff sections of the print magazine as well as our digital lifestyle content. They will also be expected to make regular jokes and conversation about any and all Real Housewives franchises on Slack. This is a requirement. Just kidding. (We're not kidding ;) )

For real, though: We're looking for someone with fresh ideas, a sharp sense of voice, an eye for aesthetics, and stellar editing and organizational skills, who can work on a ton of different types of content, from writing punchy display copy to editing compelling essays to compiling product roundups to helming reported service packages. (They should also be able to spot run-on sentences.) This person should additionally be able to think high-level about brand goals and strategies and deliver against our ambitious e-commerce growth goals. The senior lifestyle editor will report to the fashion features and lifestyle director.

Please note: For consideration, resumes must be submitted in PDF format with a cover letter and a link to clips.

What You'll Do:

for Print:

-Assign, write, report, and edit stories for Bites and Life Stuff

-Work with freelancers and Cosmo staffers to hone lifestyle pitches and bring those (as well as ideas of your own) to pitch meetings

-Help finalize section lineups

-Collaborate with multiple departments (art, photo, research, production, and sales) throughout each issue's start-to-finish process

for Digital:

-Edit and assign lifestyle SEO content, ensuring that writers adhere to SEO best practices and meet output expectations

-Work closely with the associate lifestyle editor and freelance editors and writers on deadlines

-Monitor analytics including audience growth and affiliate revenue, suggesting content strategy adjustments where needed

-Contribute to big-picture idea brainstorms about buzzy, in-depth stories and new tentpole moments in the lifestyle space

-Translate print stories to digital and vice versa

Who You Are:

-You have 5-7 years of writing and editing experience, ideally across both print and digital and are well versed in the following topics: home decor, travel, physical and mental health, career, money, food, and pets

-You have experience editing, managing, and maintaining great relationships with freelancers

-You're an idea generator with a strong sense of voice, and sharp story-telling skills

-You're a proven multi-tasker with excellent time-management skills who can work seamlessly across platforms

-You're skilled at using tools like Google Analytics and Looker to monitor audience growth and affiliate revenue

-You have a strong sense of accountability and can work independently and with a group

-You are thoughtful and respectful when it comes to accuracy, fairness, inclusivity, and sensitivity around difficult issues and subjects

As part of its continued efforts to maintain a safe workplace for employees, Hearst Magazines requires that all employees who receive a written offer of employment be fully vaccinated (as defined by the CDC) against the coronavirus by the first day of employment as a condition of employment, to the extent permitted by applicable law. Hearst Magazines will consider requests for reasonable accommodations on an individual basis in accordance with applicable legal requirements.