About The Position
InStyle is seeking an experienced digital news director to help drive celebrity, style, beauty, and entertainment coverage for InStyle.com. The news director will lead a team of editors and writers responsible for covering breaking and trending stories online, and should be skilled in coming up with unique and strategic takes on the news that will help to engage and grow the InStyle audience. They should be comfortable jumping in to write when needed and leading a team during off-hours for red carpet events and awards show coverage.
The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment and work well under pressure. Sound news judgment, excellent writing, editing, and communication skills, and a deep knowledge of celebrity and pop culture are also essential to the role.
The news director should be comfortable wearing many hats — whether tweaking headlines, devising content plans, or digesting data to inform story angles — and will work alongside the deputy editor to develop InStyle’s coverage and
overall online experience.
Hybrid 3x a week- NYC
In-office Expectations: This position is hybrid in-office, with the ability to work remotely for up to 2 days per week.
About The Team.
InStyle is your source for fashion, beauty, celebrity, and lifestyle content that delights, informs, and entertains. Inclusivity — real, meaningful representation — is at the heart of everything we do, from our editorial team and freelance contributors to the celebrity faces you see on our site and the brand founders, designers, and owners we choose to cover.
About The Positions Contributions:
70% Write, Edit, Assign Stories for InStyle.com
30% Content Strategy and Brand Goals
The Role’s Minimum Qualifications and Job Requirements:
Education:
Bachelors of Science preferred in digital journalism or communication and/or equivalent experience.
Experience:
● Excellent writing, editing, and communication skills
● A passion for celebrity and pop culture
● The ability to identify compelling stories and think through fast-paced breaking news situations
● A BS degree in journalism or communications (preferred)
● 6+ years of digital journalism experience; at least 2 in an editor capacity
● At least 1 year of management experience
Specific Knowledge, Skills, Certifications and Abilities:
● An expert at using analytics tools to make editorial decisions
● A detail-oriented multitasker
● SEO and social media savvy
● Willing to work occasional weekends and off-hours as needed
% Travel Required (Approximate): 0%
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What We Do
Dotdash Meredith's vibrant brands help over 200 million users each month find answers, solve problems, and get inspired. Dotdash is among the largest and fastest growing publishers online, and has won over 50 awards in the last year alone, including Digiday's 2020 Publisher of the Year. Dotdash Meredith brands include Verywell, Investopedia, The Balance, The Spruce, Simply Recipes, Serious Eats, Byrdie, Brides, People, Food & Wine, Shape, Entertainment Weekly, Travel & Leisure, Better Homes and Gardens, Southern Living, Health, InStyle, Parents, EatingWell, Magnolia Journal, MyDomaine, Lifewire, TripSavvy, Liquor.com, and TreeHugger.
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Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Our employees work 3 days in office across our NYC, Des Moines, Birmingham, Seattle, LA, and Chicago locations. A couple of our orgs have remote teams (please refer to job descriptions). We are accommodating towards various exemptions and situations.
