Acting Fashion Director (6 Month Fixed Term Maternity Cover)

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Acting Fashion Director (6 Month Fixed Term Maternity Cover)

About The Role

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

1. 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.
2. Reacting quickly to news stories with a fashion angle.
3. Planning ahead for key fashion events such as royal occasions, awards ceremonies, etc.
4. Liaising with a network of freelancers, commissioning their ideas for all platforms.
5. 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.
6. 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

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

Benefits

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.

Company

Becoming a Telegraph employee means being part of an iconic brand, focused on providing a perspective that allows people to progress in life.

We have a culture that rewards performance, values its people, and embraces diversity of thought and opinion.

The Telegraph is an award-winning, multimedia news brand that has been synonymous with quality, authority, and credibility for more than 160 years.

We are renowned for the analysis, perspective, opinion, and insight that our journalism provides to a diverse and discerning audience. Every day the content we create – in print, online, in our apps, and across many other platforms – is setting the news agenda, sparking debate, and provoking comment.

In recent years, we have also developed specially tailored services and experiences for our customers within the areas of travel, financial services, and events.

Our Purpose

Our purpose is to champion, through quality journalism, our core beliefs of enterprise, fair play, and enjoyment.

Enterprise: We champion freedom – for individuals, markets, and nations – and promote a smaller state, capitalism, and democracy.

Fair-play: We are committed to the rule of law, respect for heritage, and equality of opportunity.

Enjoyment: We believe in celebrating life and enjoying success. We are proud of our role in society and look to the future with excitement and optimism.

Our people values

Fearless: We are fiercely ambitious; we set the agenda and lead by example. Respect for our customers and pride in our reputation means we never compromise on the truth. We share brave, insightful, and sometimes controversial opinions.

Together: We are generous with our support and trust. We are open and unselfish with our knowledge. We do everything with self-awareness and a sense of humour.

Informed: We are smart, well-informed, and up-to-date. We make intelligent predictions, bold plans, and rational decisions. We take full ownership of our work and results.

Open-minded: We are creative and pioneering, and we are not afraid to fail in pursuit of innovation. We develop our thinking through meaningful, stimulating, and honest debate. We embrace diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and viewpoints.

For over 160 years, we’ve had a clear purpose - to lead the news agenda, spark debate, and provoke comment through our journalism. In today’s constantly changing landscape, our purpose is more important than ever.

That’s why we need curious, open-minded, and resilient people across our organisation. People who thrive in a fast-paced environment, who aren’t afraid to explore new opportunities, and who are committed to doing what’s right. Join us and, whatever your role, background, or skills, you can make the story.

The Telegraph’s goal is to 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 are an equal opportunities employer, hiring solely on merit and business need.

If you require reasonable adjustments in any recruitment process with us, please make us aware.