Associate Staff Writer, Allure

Allure is the beauty expert, an insiders’ guide to a woman’s total image, with a print audience of 5.3 million and an average monthly online audience of 13 million. Allure is the world’s most trusted voice in beauty. With vibrant imagery, rigorous reporting, and powerful storytelling, Allure is a vital guide to the trends, people, innovations, procedures, and products that matter most in makeup, skin, hair, and wellness.

Allure celebrates inclusivity and drives the cultural conversation around representation, helping to expand the way society sees beauty—and the way we see ourselves.

New York, NY

Associate Staff Writer, Allure

Allure is looking for an Associate Staff Writer to conceptualize and execute beauty and wellness service stories across all of our verticals. The associate writer is a true front‑of‑(virtual) book beauty reporter, keeping up on the latest beauty trends and product launches. This person will be regularly checking in with beauty pros (hairstylists, nail artists, dermatologists, etc.) and monitoring social media (Reddit, Instagram, Tik Tok, etc.)

for story ideas.

This role requires not only excellent writing and reporting skills but also editorial judgment, creativity and initiative. This is a Guild position.

• Write and build a mix of news, service, opinion, and trend articles per month, including both net‑new and refreshed content.
• Work closely with Allure’s Content Director and Senior Editor to build a monthly content lineup (including seasonal and evergreen articles) with performance and audience engagement in mind.
• Pitch news stories daily around current pop culture moments and trends, all through the overarching lens of beauty and wellness.
• Develop and maintain relationships with hairstylists, makeup artists, dermatologists, psychologists, chemists, and other experts in the beauty, health, and wellness fields, and pitch stories based on this reporting.
• Contribute to the Melanin Edit, including at least one monthly story to be published under the tentpole and writing the franchise’s weekly newsletter.
• Collaborate with audience development team to find unique ways to promote the content in newsletter, social, and Google Discover to maximize performance.
• Represent the Allure team at events or in PR opportunities as needed.
• Appear on camera as needed for commerce UGC, social media, video, and branded content campaigns.
• Additional duties as required, or as assigned by manager.

• 2–3 years experience covering beauty.
• Demonstrated expertise in researching, reporting, and writing with proven ability to turn around stories in a fast‑paced environment.
• Experience leveraging SEO tools, such as Keyword Finder, Clearscope, and Google Analytics, to optimize content.
• Familiarity with a variety of hair care products, including shampoos, conditioners, leave‑in treatments, oils, gels, creams, edge controls, and styling products.
• Ability to accurately evaluate product performance, including moisture retention, curl definition, hold, shine, frizz control, scalp comfort, and overall hair health.
• An exceptional voice that comes through in their writing.
• Passion for pop culture and internet trends, with strong opinions and perspectives about current events.
• Ability to contribute original ideas.
• Excellent organizational skills and fantastic collaboration and communication skills.
• Willingness to learn new skills, incorporate editorial feedback to improve work, and make decisions informed by data and performance.

The expected base salary range for this position is from $66,500 – $72,500. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including but not limited to relevant skills, training, experience, and education.

Condé Nast is an equal‑opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, familial status, and other legally protected characteristics.