Content Director, Housekeeping

Description

We are the UKs leading premium publisher home to iconic and influential media brands including Esquire Mens & Womens Health ELLE Good Housekeeping Harpers Bazaar Digital Spy Cosmopolitan Red and more. At Hearst UK we dont just create content we shape culture.

Our workplace is driven by passion shaped by authenticity and powered by creativity. We back bold ideas act with an entrepreneurial mindset and continually evolve to meet the moment - while respecting the legacy thats brought us here. We believe in each others potential and push boundaries together to create meaningful impact both across the media landscape and in peoples lives.

Were proud of our heritage - but even more excited about making history.

Hearst UK operates an in office policy with flexible Fridays. Our office is based at House of Hearst 30 Panton Street St Jamess London SW1Y 4AJ
where teams collaborate in person and connect across brands and functions.

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The Role

Good Housekeeping is looking for an experienced creative and strategic Content Director to lead the development of its award-winning news & features across print and digital. This is a brand leadership role with strategic 360-degree responsibility for content across all Good Housekeeping verticals and platforms ensuring a clear cohesive editorial vision wherever and however audiences engage with the brand.

Responsible for the overall news &features agenda you will oversee Good Housekeepings premium journalism: long-form journalism investigations interviews real-life features and news. Youll ensure Good Housekeeping delivers trusted relevant and engaging journalism that leads the conversation builds talkability hits daily traffic targets encourages people to sign up and ultimately become members and supports commercial growth.

Working closely with the Editor-in-Chief (to whom you report directly) and senior editorial team you will shape an integrated content strategy that reflects the needs of Good Housekeepingss audience across web newsletters social app audio / video live eventsemerging platforms and print.

You will lead the news & features department (including health) with the News & Features Director/s News & Features Editor and Writer.

Main Duties

Team Leadership

• Lead and develop the news & features department.
• Set objectives priorities and standards for the department delegating day-to-day operational ownership to the appropriate member of the team and liaising with the GH senior editorial team and teams across Hearst as appropriate(e.g. comms marketing video & events teams)

News & Short-form Content

• Provide strategic direction to the Features Director/s who own and runs Good Housekeepings daily news and reactive editorial output ensuring the daily and premium operations complement one another and that premium content is digital first. The Executive/Associate Editor stays close to the desk and its output setting priorities and standards commissioning and editing as required.
• Identify opportunities to develop breaking news into deeper features expert analysis and evergreen content.
• Champion Good Housekeepings trusted service-led editorial voice.
• Draw on audience insight supplied by the digital SEO Audience Development Social and Video teams to inform commissioning decisions and content priorities.

Features & Long-form Content

• Lead planning and commissioning of news & features across all platforms - balancing long-term planning for print editions against daily digital output reactive social media audio/video and newsletters.
• Develop original investigations exclusive interviews first-person stories and expert-led journalism that build GHs reputation and grows its audience.
• Oversee delivery of features through the team and freelance contributors.
• Be accountable forthe commissioning budget and ensuring timely accurate paperwork for the engagement of freelancers and contributors.
• Ensure all content reflects Good Housekeepings editorial standards and brand values.

Cross-platform Content Strategy

• Shape an integrated editorial workflow in which the strongest stories evolve from the news cycle into explainers newsletters and premium magazine features with clear ownership at each stage.
• Direct long-lead editorial planning to ensure consistent audience engagement across all platforms.
• Drive content packages around key editorial moments campaigns and seasonal opportunities.

Knowledge and skills what we are looking for.

• Significant experience leading news & features journalism for a major consumer brand at a senior level.
• Strong news judgment and a proven eye for the stories that deserve deeper treatment.
• Proven ability to deliver distinctive agenda-setting premium storytelling.
• Confident on camera and presenting / interviewing infront of a live audience is essential.
• Experience of managing an editorial budget is essential.
• Experience of writing or commissioning consumer health and wellbeing features…