Director, Tatler

Position: Copy Director, Tatler
Condé Nast is a global media company producing the highest quality content with a footprint of more than 1 billion consumers in 32 territories through print, digital, video and social platforms. The company’s portfolio includes many of the world’s most respected and influential media properties including Vogue, Vanity Fair, Glamour, Self, GQ, The New Yorker, Condé Nast Traveler/Traveller, Allure, AD, Bon Appétit and Wired, among others.

Condé Nast Entertainment was launched in 2011 to develop film, television and premium digital video programming.

Job Description

Location:

London, GB Condé Nast is a global media company, home to iconic brands including Vogue, GQ, Glamour, CN Traveller, Vanity Fair, Wired, The World of Interiors, House & Garden and Tatler, among many others.  We are headquartered in New York and London and operate in 32 markets worldwide, with a footprint of more than 1 billion consumers across print, digital, video and social platforms.

Condé Nast thrives on collaboration, and our teams come together in the office four days a week (Monday - Thursday).We value diversity of background, views and cultures. We celebrate people for their personal qualities, skills and contributions, recognising the power our brands have to influence and shape culture.

The Role The Copy Director will oversee and be responsible for Tatler’s copy desk and its sub-editing workflow, across all of the magazine’s platforms, including its supplements. They will have a natural creative flair for coming up with Tatler’s trademark witty headlines, brilliant sells and informative captions. They will possess an intimate understanding of the Tatler world, and be able to transform edited copy into impeccably crafted Tatler reads.

The successful candidate will be in charge of confidently leading the copy desk and will possess superb organisational skills. They will ensure that the entire copy team completes its tasks to the highest standard, within our allocated production deadlines. The Copy Director will also instil a sense of adaptability and flexibility amongst team members, and will play a pivotal role in helping the desk adapt as Tatler’s editorial excellence grows and develops.

A calm, collected and methodical approach to dealing with work in a fast-paced environment is a must, as is previous experience as a senior copy editor. Proven team-management skills are essential.

What will you be doing?

Oversee Tatler’s copy desk to ensure our pieces have witty, sophisticated headlines and sells, and informative captions

Understand Tatler’s cast of characters, including how and when to use titles, and be able to identify recurring Bystander faces Lead fact-checking and take responsibility for ensuring that the magazine is error-free Ensure that copy is correct in terms of spelling and grammar

Own the copy-editing workflow across main magazine, supplements and any other platform as may be needed

Be prepared to occasionally edit raw copy Take an active interest in developing the copy team’s skills

Work closely with other department heads to maintain a smooth workflow

Flag possible legal issues

Sign off pages on final proof and conduct careful Cromalin reads

Liaise with the production department about any revisions to Cromalins and Sherpas About youBe an excellent copy editor capable of embedding Tatler’s tone into all our pieces

Possess excellent Adobe Creative Suite (particularly InDesign and InCopy) skills, as well as CMS experience

Does this sound like you?

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