Style Editor

About the role

Condé Nast is hiring a Style Editor for British GQ, a key editorial role in London covering menswear, luxury, watches, grooming and accessories. The editor writes, commissions and edits style content across print, digital, social and video, working closely with the Senior Style Editor, the Lifestyle Director and the wider editorial team. The position reports to the Senior Style Editor with a dotted line to the Lifestyle Director, and requires mandatory in-office attendance Monday to Thursday.

Key responsibilities

• Write, commission and edit stories across British GQ's style verticals, including menswear, luxury fashion, watches, grooming, accessories and jewellery.
• Lead digital coverage of fashion news, collections, launches, collaborations and emerging trends.
• Develop original features, interviews, essays and recurring editorial franchises connecting style with film, television, music, sport and culture.
• Contribute to British GQ's watches coverage, including news, interviews and collector stories.
• Plan coverage around key style events such as Fashion Week and Watches & Wonders with the Senior Style Editor and Lifestyle Director.
• Work with editorial, social, video, ecommerce, audience development and commercial teams on cross-platform initiatives and affiliate and shopping content.
• Update and optimise evergreen content in line with SEO strategy and audience insights.
• Represent British GQ at industry events, fashion shows, launches and client activations, and generate ideas for editorial packages, newsletters and special projects.

Required profile

• Significant editorial experience in fashion, luxury and style journalism.
• Exceptional writing, editing and storytelling skills across digital, print, social and video.
• Strong understanding of menswear, luxury fashion, watches and style, with excellent editorial judgement and a digital-first mindset.
• Strong industry contacts across fashion and luxury, and excellent organisational skills managing multiple projects.

Required skills

• Experience applying SEO best practices and using digital publishing platforms.
• Content management systems; Airtable, Google Analytics and Parse.ly are advantageous.

What we offer

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with extra days for moving house or volunteering.
• Pension scheme, Bupa private healthcare, season ticket loans and eye tests.
• Core hours, 10 remote days, Employee Assistance Programme, corporate gym membership and cycle to work scheme.
• Dog-friendly office, magazine discounts and subscriptions.
• Learning courses via the Condé Nast Learning Hub and Employee Resource Groups.