Deputy Editor

Permanent employee, Full-time · London

Your mission

HELLO! magazine is seeking an experienced, sharp, highly-motivated and organised Deputy Editor.
The ideal candidate will be passionate about entertainment news, royal stories and the international socialite scene, be bursting with agenda-setting feature ideas, interviews, shoots and cover stories.
You will have a contacts book containing the top entertainment PRs and publicists, an impressive track record of landing world exclusives, a keen eye for visually-stunning layouts, able to tell stories through photos and a flair for editing under pressure and within tight time constraints.
This position requires a strong understanding of the latest celebrity, royal and society features, as well as exceptional editorial skills, art skills, news judgement and leadership abilities.

As Deputy Editor, you will work oversee the features department and their output, to produce high-quality cover stories and features ensuring it aligns with the magazine’s tone, style, and values and be up to date on media law.

Key Responsibilities

Assist with the editorial planning, production, and execution of the magazine from a features angle
Ensuring smooth operation of the editorial team
Assist in managing the editorial calendar, ensuring timely delivery of content
Oversee the features agenda for the week in the magazine
Manage the daily content workflow, ensuring articles are produced on time and meet editorial standards.
Approve features layouts
Develop fresh angles on trending stories to stand out in a competitive media landscape
Create and commission compelling and exclusive content, build relationships with new writers for HELLO!
Work cross-platform with the digital team and collaborate closely to ensure cohesive, engaging and exclusive content

Your profile

The candidate needs impeccable editorial judgement, will have an eye for breaking stories, a flair for polished storytelling, understands what captivates HELLO’s engaged audience and a commitment to upholding HELLO!’s trusted voice and standards.
A contacts book bursting with freelance journalists who have access to agenda-setting, exclusive access to celebrities
Work to a fast and tight-turnaround and ensure writers are delivering their news article at speed and accurately
Regular attendance at entertainment industry events
Proven track record of breaking exclusive stories which appeal to the HELLO! audience
Monitor analytics to guide content strategy and increase audience engagement
Confident in working with an art team on magazine design
Strong, provable, existing relationships with the relevant celebs, PRs, publicists, agents and other industry contacts

Experience

Strong editorial background in print and digital media brands with experience in commissioning and editing content across multiple platforms

Qualifications

Experience is key but a relevant journalism qualification would be desirable.

Benefits

25 days annual leave per year (for full time employees)
1 birthday day per year
Private Medical Scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Life Assurance currently 6 x salary
Generous Employer Pension contributions
Group Income Protection Scheme
Plus all of the perks of working for a fun media company!

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About us

MISSION STATEMENT

To influence and inspire with relevant, exclusive and entertaining content in a positive, celebratory and kind environment via stringent editorial integrity.

History of Hello

HELLO! is a market-leading lifestyle and celebrity publication, known for its positive and celebratory reporting and unrivalled showbiz exclusives which have been entertaining audiences since 1988.

Over the years, its digital brand has transformed from a small legacy publishing site into an influential global website.

HELLO! is part of the HOLA group, who launched ¡HOLA! magazine in Barcelona in 1944. The husband and wife team of Antonio Sánchez Gómez and Mercedes Junco Calderón launched the publication with the aim of adding some sparkle to their readers’ lives. Always positive,¡HOLA! and HELLO! continue to remain true to the guiding principles of a new type of journalism - always positive, highly visual and celebratory, allowing readers a moment of escape into the worlds of the rich and famous to inspire, brighten and entertain.

With offices in London, New York and Toronto, HELLO! Magazine is now a 24-hour global website, with unique user experiences in our three main audience territories of the UK, US and Canada.

Our readership is more global than that however, with audiences also visiting the site from Australia, India, Europe and all other parts of the world.

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HELLO! looks forward to hearing from you!

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