At Hearst UK, there’s always more to the story. Join us as our Acting Group Entertainment Director (Luxury & Women’s Lifestyle) – Maternity Cover Contract - to start the next chapter in your career.
We’re the UK’s leading premium publisher, and the people behind iconic media brands such as Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar and Country Living. We’ve created a working environment that encourages everyone to pull together. We never stop looking for brave new ideas. We’ll always try to develop and improve, we trust each other to do our best, and we have fun as we build on our heritage to make history.
In this role you will head up the Talent team for Luxury and Women’s Lifestyle, overseeing and managing talent bookings and negotiations across all brand platforms, including print, digital, video and events for Harper’s Bazaar, ELLE, Esquire, Cosmopolitan, Red and Prima, but also, across the wider business, supporting on commercial and events projects as required. You’ll also manage a team of four.
ABOUT THE ROLE
You will work closely with all the key content leaders, including the Editor-in-Chiefs and Multiplatform Directors, as well as the internal PR team, to provide a bespoke and consistent talent strategy across each of the brands.
You and your team are responsible for sourcing, booking and liaising on talent-based content across all platforms. This includes print and digital covers for Luxury and Women’s Lifestyle, as well as profiles, video franchises and brand events. You also work closely with the Content Studio team on talent led projects.
The role is instrumental in project managing and implementing the talent strategy around big brand events such as Harper’s Bazaar’s Women of the Year and ELLE Style Awards.
You will be responsible for maintaining and making new relationships with key personal publicists and entertainment and fashion PRs.
ABOUT YOU
Experience working on both luxury and women’s lifestyle magazines is essential An unrivalled network and contacts book of all the most important entertainment PRs and personal publicists in the UK and US An encyclopaedic knowledge of entertainment and pop culture (music, television, film, sports, books, social) Extensive experience working as part of or leading an entertainment team on a magazine, newspaper or website Highly experienced in booking talent / celebrities for magazine covers, profiles, video interviews and events Experienced in attending cover shoots and video shoots with talent Experience booking and managing talent for events Positive and collaborative Must be able to work as part of a creative team Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, juggling multiple shoots and projects, and staying calm under pressure. Great attention to detail Ability to work to deadlines and multi-task Good team player and excellent people management skills required. To be an ambassador of Hearst UK and its values.WHAT WE OFFER
At Hearst UK, you can choose from a huge range of perks and benefits that can help you learn well, work well and live well including:
25 days’ holiday (with the option to buy up to 5 additional holiday days) - pro rated for part-time or fixed-term employees Hybrid working Discounted gym membership Healthcare cash plan Spend a charity day with your favourite good cause Life assurance and pension scheme Regular socials and more!
There’s more to your story than you imagine. And the next chapter begins right here.
Hearst UK is deeply committed to using our influential brands to reflect the world we want to live in – one that respects, protects, represents and uplifts the voices and opinions of all people. As a business, we recognise the significant benefits of creativity, collaboration and innovation that comes with diverse teams. Not only is diversifying the voices in our organization the right thing to do, but it also helps us to make powerful and exciting content that can be enjoyed by many more people. This is why we’re working to build a sense of true belonging within our business and foster a culture in which everyone feels heard.