Adaptation Editor - Vogue Arabia

Condé Nast is a global media company, home to iconic brands including Condé Nast Traveller, AD, Vogue, GQ, The New Yorker, Glamour, Vanity Fair and Wired, among many others. The company's award-winning content reaches 88 million consumers in print, 419 million in digital and 432 million across social platforms, and generates more than 1 billion video views each month.

The company is headquartered in London and New York and operates in 32 markets worldwide, including China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico & Latin America, Middle East, Spain, Taiwan, the U.K. and the U.S, with local licence partners across the globe.

Condé Nast Middle East is dedicated to producing high-quality, compelling content that connects with Middle East's most influential audiences. Our vision for our workplace is one that is centred on transparency and respect and with values that bring forward the best in all of us. We are committed to creating a culture where diverse voices and perspectives are encouraged and respected, and where all employees are equally supported in developing their careers — where people can truly be themselves and achieve their best.

The [Language] Adaptation Editor will be an integral part of the Global Adaptation Team, integrating with [entitled CN brand]’s editorial team, reporting directly to the Senior Adaptation Editor.

Key Responsibilities:

• The Adaptation Editor will translate and adapt English content across digital and print into elevated, editorialised [target language] copy that remains faithful to [brand]’s signature tone of voice.
• Work closely with the Senior Adaptation Editor, Audience Development Manager, HEC/Digital Lead to perpetually strive for Condé Nast to be producing world-class central journalism in [target market], placing a premium on efficiency and quality.
• Culturally adapt and tailor target copy in such a way as to allow for regional sensitivities, traditions, customs, as well as consumer behaviours, while retaining key brand tone.
• Help compile and update an in-house style guide for [target market] on an ongoing basis.
• Create and adapt multilingual search engine optimisation (SEO) to ensure content is highly searchable. Knowledge of SEO best-practice and how to successfully implement keywords to drive organic traffic is a plus.
• An understanding of translations management systems (TMS) and linguistic automation is a plus.

Essential Skills & Requirements:

• Mother tongue [target language] and working-proficiency English speaker
• Subject matter expertise around fashion and lifestyle within digital and print
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Copywriting experience within the fashion industry or a related industry
• Strong editorial transcreation skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Diplomatic approach towards multi-market communication
• Awareness of regional developments and cultural shifts in current affairs, journalistic style, and style reportage
• Ability to work to stringent deadlines
• Flexibility during high-volume periods such as fashion month.