Senior Audience Editor

Frieze Publishing Ltd.; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000

Job description

Frieze is the world’s leading platform for modern and contemporary art, dedicated to artists, galleries, collectors, and art lovers alike. Frieze comprises three magazines – frieze, Frieze Masters Magazine, and Frieze Week – and seven international art fairs – Frieze London, Frieze Masters, Frieze New York, Frieze Los Angeles, Frieze Seoul, The Armory Show, and EXPO Chicago. Legacy art fair brands The Armory Show and EXPO Chicago were acquired by Frieze in September 2023. In October 2021, Frieze also launched No.9 Cork Street, a permanent space for visiting international galleries in the heart of Mayfair, London. Frieze is part of the IMG network.

Who You Are

The Senior Audience Editor will oversee the content and user journey for frieze.com. Working across departments, the Senior Editor will help devise and execute a content vision and plan for frieze.com, liaising with the Frieze Editorial, Studios, Marketing, and the Fairs. They will be responsible for a weekly digital run-through and will chair the cross-departmental Digital Strategy meeting and will be responsible for key decisions on content scheduling and coordination.

Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To

• Devise and execute a cross-departmental digital content plan, working closely with editors at Frieze magazine, Studios, Fair director, and all related teams.
• Ensure the highest quality user experience on frieze.com and various verticals that meet SEO and editorial standards.
• Promote and strengthen cross-departmental collaboration on frieze.com (and related digital platforms) in pursuit of broader company goals.
• Curate and edit weekly and monthly Frieze newsletters.
• Line-manage Associate Editors and the Digital Content Coordinator.
• Regular .com commissions, including (and not limited to) profiles, interviews, and opinion pieces.

Key Results

• A cross-departmental content plan that brings together various strands of Frieze.
• Improved user experience on frieze.com.
• Clear best practices that can be applied across the company.

Our Diversity & Inclusion Statement

Frieze unites people in our love of the arts. We understand this can only be accomplished when we harness the entirety of our company and lead with a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. As a global company that drives culture, we are committed to practicing anti-discrimination including race, gender identity, sexual orientation, and disability, together with artists, writers, and cultural practitioners from all backgrounds. There is still much work to be done to address systemic inequality and discrimination within the arts and culture industry, and we are dedicated to making progress both within our own organization and the art world at large.

Endeavor is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief.