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Condé Nast · 1 week ago

Global Editorial Director, GQ

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

10+ years exp

Condé Nast is seeking a highly experienced Global Editorial Director (GED) to lead GQ across all global markets. The role will oversee the editorial direction, brand strategy, audience development, operations, and all content and brand extensions.

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Responsibilities

Grow and guide the success of GQ globally (as measured by GQ’s reputation, point of distinction, audience engagement, revenue, profitability, etc.)

Define and implement an editorial strategy and direction for cultural relevance while maintaining a sustainable competitive advantage to meet agreed-upon KPIs, operating, and creative budgets

Ensure consistency of the title globally, while also delivering sufficient volume of local content to maintain distinctiveness and quality

Create content that speaks to a diverse and highly engaged audience and drives global audience growth

Understand the evolving global media landscape and ensure the title responds appropriately to meet changing consumer behaviors

Build on GQ’s tent poles, particularly Men of the Year and The GQ Bowl, to cultivate excitement, cultural relevance, sponsorship, and audience growth, and ensure that programming and content are distributed across all global channels

Ensure the highest quality journalism is executed across all markets and platforms, meeting Condé Nast editorial standards and expectations

Practice adherence to journalistic, compliance, and legal standards, adjudicate editorial disagreements, and remove barriers to execution

Understand the cultural sensibilities and content opportunities of individual markets to target content mix and set programming

Partner with Operations and local Leaders to oversee the adaptation of global stories, ideation of local content, and schedule management to ensure work remains on time and on budget

Establish strategies and assets for third-party platforms as a marketing and distribution tool

Lead a team of highly skilled editors, writers, creatives, and managers

Leading by example in inspiring, developing, motivating, and uniting the team across markets

Prioritise diversity and inclusivity in all people practices, including hiring, management, employee development, performance management, and team culture

Foster an environment of collaboration and innovation to overcome creative challenges while simultaneously meeting business objectives

Collaborate effectively with Finance, People, and other business partners on annual budgets, brand P&L, and hiring/staffing plans

Strengthen collaboration across departments and markets to ensure cohesive messaging and strategy execution

Partner with Revenue teams on strategy, opportunities, and events that are aligned with the GQ vision and standards

Leverage the use of digital tools and best practices to drive business objectives (e.g., audience engagement and growth, subscription conversion, commerce revenue)

Develop relationships with external talent internationally and represent the title at events

Work with the Communications and Marketing teams to develop press and marketing strategies for GQ, with an emphasis on growing the title’s recognition and affinity

Qualification

Senior editorial experienceContent strategyTeam leadershipBusiness developmentDigital tools proficiencyPublic speakingNetworkingCultural awarenessInterpersonal skillsStorytelling

Required

10-15+ years of experience in a senior editorial role, leading teams across platforms

Strong business sense, excellent editing skills, networking and interpersonal skills, and the ability to guide a team towards content and business goals

A flair for storytelling and a proven track record of driving culture and identifying trends and topics to cover - and determining the platforms on which they should run

An entrepreneurial mindset, with a focus on new opportunities for audience growth

Proven history of delivering exceptional content in a multi-channel environment, with a modern approach to using digital tools

Demonstrated experience in building a culture of trust and inclusion and leading through organisational and cultural change

Experienced leader with an ability to empower and mentor teams. Ability to build and maintain a culture of trust and inclusion

Strong interpersonal communication skills and the ability to work effectively with colleagues in a global matrix organisation, across departments and at differing levels of seniority

Confident and experienced public speaker

Well-established network within the fashion, entertainment, and sports industries, with a keen interest in all aspects of culture