Acting Fashion Director (6 Month Fixed Term Maternity Cover)

Acting Fashion Director (6 Month Fixed Term Maternity Cover)

The Fashion Director works closely with the Head of Lifestyle, the Head of Fashion and the Head of Features to plan and coordinate fashion and beauty content across all Telegraph platforms. They head up a team which brings in compelling interviews and feature ideas which uphold The Telegraph’s leading reputation for fashion coverage in the UK.

The Fashion Director ensures that existing digital subscribers remain engaged while also bringing in new subscribers with original and high-quality daily features which are perfect for our audience, keeping a close eye on digital metrics and always seeking to reach and engage more readers.

Key Responsibilities

• Coming up with brilliant story ideas that Telegraph readers relate to and ensuring these are executed to a high standard as a visual package, whether digitally or in print.
• Reacting quickly to news stories with a fashion angle.
• Planning ahead for key fashion events such as royal occasions, awards ceremonies, etc.
• Liaising with a network of freelancers, commissioning their ideas for all platforms.
• Working closely with The Telegraph’s publishing, design, social media, newsletter and SEO teams, as well as senior editors, ensuring all content is optimised and promoted as effectively as possible.
• Managing the fashion and beauty team, knowing who is doing what at all times, covering any gaps for holiday/sickness and implementing rotas for any out of hours coverage required.

Key Skills

• Proven experience commissioning content for a news organisation and managing a fashion team.
• An understanding of the Telegraph audience and the ability to craft stories they will engage with.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and keep ahead of the fashion zeitgeist.
• Must have sound knowledge of key fashion events and news, with a network of contacts.
• Needs to be highly organised and a very good communicator.

The nature of our industry means life at the Telegraph Media Group is fast-paced, demanding, and interesting. We also want it to be rewarding for everyone who works here by creating a suite of benefits that contribute to lifestyle choices and leisure activities. From dynamic working opportunities, medical cover, and parental leave (six months fully paid maternity leave and enhanced paternity/partner leave), to life assurance and season ticket loans, you can choose from a range of flexible benefits, designed to support your lifestyle and help you achieve a healthy work-life balance.

Training and Development

With support from your manager and colleagues, you’ll also have access to a variety of training and development opportunities through The Academy. Covering a range of personal and professional skills, our courses enable you to develop an enjoyable and rewarding career.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

At Telegraph Media Group, we foster a diverse and inclusive workplace and we are committed to building a team that reflects a wide variety of skills, perspectives and backgrounds. We believe in equality of opportunity and welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.

We are proud to be a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader as part of the government’s Disability Confident Scheme. If you are disabled or have a long-term health condition and would like support in applying for any of our roles or if you require any reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process with us, please make us aware.