Market Director, ELLE Decor

Be Part of Whats Next

ELLE Decor is looking for a design obsessive with an exceptional eye deep industry knowledge and a distinctive point of view to lead the brands market coverage. As Market Director youll shape how ELLE Decor discovers selects and talks about the best in home designbringing fresh ideas products designers and trends to life across every platform.

About Hearst Magazines (Why Us)

Hearst Magazines portfolio of more than 30 iconic brands in the Cosmopolitan ELLE Esquire Good Housekeeping Harpers BAZAAR and Popular Mechanics inspires entertains and builds new and bold experiences for an engaged and growing audience across digital video social and print reaching nearly 130 million readers and site visitors each month. With sophisticated content creation cutting-edge technology and industry-leading data capabilities we make media and products that move people across all platforms. We are a global media company that publishes nearly 200 magazine editions and 175 websites around the worldand together we are shaping whats next.

Key Responsibilities (What You Are Doing)

• Research discover and source standout brands products designers and emerging trends across furniture fabrics tabletop kitchen bath and beyond.
• Develop distinctive platform-savvy storytelling and concepts around products trends designers and the business of design finding fresh ways to make the category feel immediate and relevant while building ELLE Decors voice on social.
• Concept and appear in market- and styling-driven video that feels smart natural visually engaging and unmistakably ELLE Decor.
• Own market content from idea to execution shaping everything from captions and display copy to columns trend stories product roundups and other market-driven editorial including turning SEO insights into engaging stories and social-first ideas.
• Oversee ELLE Decors Market Assistant in managing product call-ins and image coordination and collaborate with the visuals team on photoshoots as needed including styling.
• Build and maintain relationships with designers brands publicists and other industry insiders and attend trade shows and market appointments to identify whats new whats next and whats worth the audiences attention.
• Collaborate across the business working closely with Ad Sales and advertising partners to develop compelling sellable market content while ensuring products and partners are accurately represented and credited.
• Bring a sharp visual point of view to the brand through thoughtful confident choices about products imagery styling and storytelling across every platform.

Qualifications (What Were Looking For)

• 8 years of experience at a national consumer magazine media brand or similarly editorially driven company or equivalent experience.
• Deep expertise in the home design and shelter category with genuine enthusiasm for the world of interiors.
• An exceptional eye and highly developed sense of taste with a clear understanding of what feels fresh relevant and right for ELLE Decor.
• Strong relationships across the design industry including brands designers publicists and other key contacts.
• Excellent writing editing and storytelling skills with the ability to translate expertise into compelling editorial across platforms.
• Experience creating or participating in compelling social and video content ideally with a natural and engaging on-camera presence.
• Experience with and enthusiasm for styling photo and video shoots preferred along with strong visual judgment and an intuitive understanding of what resonates with the ELLE Decor audience.
• Curiosity energy confidence and the ability to spot a storyor a great productbefore everyone else does.
• This role is based in New York City and requires working in the office 4 days per week.

Benefits (What We Offer)

• Work with the Best: Collaborate with top-tier professionals across media advertising tech fashion lifestyle and publishing shaping the future of these dynamic industries.
• Grow Your Skills: Unlock your potential with access to innovative training programs immersive workshops and exclusive industry events.
• Work-Life Harmony: Enjoy the flexibility of hybrid work empowering you to balance professional success with personal priorities.
• Foster Connection & Belonging: Join our Employee Resource Groups and help create a welcoming workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered.
• Wellness First: Prioritize your well-being with a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical dental and vision insurance from Day 1.
• Plan for Your Financial Future: Enjoy competitive financial perks including a 401(k) plan with a generous company match.

The base salary range for this role is $94860-$133250. This position is not eligible for bonus or commission compensation. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience skills qualifications and location.

Hearst Magazines is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

This is a position covered under the Writers Guild of America East Collective Bargaining Agreement.