Deputy Features Editor (Stylist)

An exciting opportunity has risen for a talented Deputy Features Editor to join the Stylist team commissioning editing and writing premium paywalled content within .

About Stylist:

Stylist (part of DC Thomson) is the UKs leading media brand for women; talking to 5 million UK women a month and making up 40% of the womens lifestyle sector.

Our audience are the UKs finest professional women a demographic who we understand and represent better than any other publisher. Our mission To support uplift and entertain this audience with compelling content and life-enhancing experiences so that they always feel seen and heard.

The award-winning Stylist magazine Stylist and our newsletter portfoliosit at the heart of the brand reaching 400K women in print and over 3 million UK women online through non-stop mobile-first content.

At Stylist we celebrate creativity innovation and inclusivity. We offer a hybrid working model to allow our colleagues to work from home and/or the office as part of Stylists working culture.

About the Role:

Stylist is looking for a Deputy Features Editor to join the editorial team.

Reporting to the Features Director and working closely with our team of writers you will bring experience editing and writing high quality features for a digital publication and driving subscription growth through exceptional editorial content.

This role demands strong writing and editing skills the ability to collaborate strong idea generation and a deep understanding of what our audience wants from paywall content.

The successful candidate will also have an instinctive understanding of how to serve the Stylist reader and will uphold our purpose to help women through the work that we do. An understanding of the topics that appeal to our audience from feminism through to fashion is also essential as is the ability to create commission and edit outstanding content.

What to expect:

Working with the Features Director and alongside the broader Stylist editorial team youll be shaping the weekly content plan for Stylist and taking ownership of writing commissioning and editing a portion of the articles. Youll keep a close eye on data to ensure our ambitious growth targets are being hit and be ready to jump in and tweak an article according to best practices for social media and SEO.

Responsibilities:

• To commission and edit Stylists paywall content working with internal writers and freelancers to ensure everything meets the high standards held by Stylist

• To generate ideas for the weekly content plan

• To foster a deep understanding of subscriber preferences and behaviours utilising insights to enhance user engagement and satisfaction within the paywall ecosystem

• To be adept at spotting new trends and conversation points as they emerge and make sure Stylist is at the forefront of these focal points.

• To work with the paywall content editorial team and membership and subscriptions teams to ensure ambitious KPIs and deadlines are met

Essential:

• Well-versed in digital SEO skills and a knowledge of social media to ensure all content is reaching the target audience as required

• Skilled at commissioning editing and writing copy for the Stylist audience

• The ability to work collaboratively and creatively with the wider editorial team

• A real passion for Stylist content and an enthusiasm for coming up with fresh ideas

• To be well-organised and able to juggle lots of different deadlines whilst working at pace

• Accuracy and attention to detail

Beneficial:

• Knowledge of and experience in content behind a paywall

• An in-depth understanding of the Stylist brand

• Experience in growing a paid subscription base

To apply for this role please follow our online application process and submit a CV and cover letter.

This is a full-time permanent position working 35 hours per week from our London Fleet Street Office. At Stylist we offer a hybrid working model. We also offer a generous package including 26 days holiday plus bank holidays health cash plan gym discount excellent pension a competitive salary and many more staff discounts and benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from everyone and do not discriminate on the basis of race religion gender sexual orientation age marital status disability or any other protected characteristics.

If you have any issues with your application please email

Closing date for applications: Monday 28th July 2025 at 15:30hrs

Please note that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early once we have received suitable applications. Therefore please ensure you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.