Fashion Editor Job Description
Fashion Editor Duties & Responsibilities
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Education for Fashion Editor
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Employers hiring for the fashion editor job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Collage Degree in Fashion, Journalism, English, Marketing, Politics, Communications, Project Management, Modern Languages, Creative Writing, Sustainability
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Fashion Editor Examples
Fashion Editor Job Description
- Workload management of the Fashion Assistant (content) and Digital Merchandise Intern on a daily basis, regarding briefings and approvals for The Edit and Porter digital
- Style smaller fashion stories for FOB
- Assist on all main fashion shoots of the Fashion Director
- Research seasonal trends in fashion and art
- Manage & train all fashion interns
- Be in charge of the fashion closet the fashion archive
- GENERATE strong visual shoot ideas that would work across all content franchises
- STYLE a broad cross section of men's talent and models for features and main fashion stories
- CREATE strong mood boards for the menswear business based on the seasonal buys
- BRING a strong awareness and interesting point of view to the latest fashion news and industry developments, particularly within the menswear arena to both the Style Editor and Men's Style Director
- Interest in and knowledge of streetstyle, influencers and muses
- Excellent work ethic and friendly team player
- Experience with major social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)
- Minimum of 3 + years fashion experience, with at least 2+ years of online content experience
- Experience in the accessories market and still life photography strongly preferred
- Experience working in a photo studio/on set is a must
Fashion Editor Job Description
- Concept, style and edit content
- Work with merchant teams to ascertain commerce objectives
- Work with corporate brand owners to ensure optimal brand messaging
- As needed, research and write RL Mag Style stories, working with merchant team to identify timely topics and important trends
- Writing, commissioning, editing & organising Wallpaper.com’s fashion show coverage and related post show features in line with the Fashion Director’s seasonal strategy, attending shows in London and Paris when needed
- Expert knowledge of woman’s fashion understanding of men’s fashion market
- Pitch and execute multi-page feature stories for well of magazine
- Write feature-length trend stories and designer profiles
- Conceive and edit pieces from a range of cultural fields, including music, books, Hollywood, and travel
- Oversee and organize monthly news section for both fashion and culture
- Previous experience in a similar/ equivalent role
- Experience editing shopping and trend pages
- A great interest in and knowledge of fashion, designers and brands
- Experience styling talent on stills and video photo-shoots
- A good sense of runway looks and seasonal trends
- Strong knowledge of digital media and fashion innovations within the industry
Fashion Editor Job Description
- Source quality original fashion and lifestyle content that will engage the Cosmopolitan digital audience in the form of exclusives, video ideas, SEO-driven articles and long-form features
- Be strategic in developing the section’s SEO content
- Write fashion display copy in print magazine, including front of book and well stories
- Contribute ideas and research for special projects, including events, anniversaries and special sections
- Occasionally commission and edit high-profile writers
- Oversee interns on such tasks as researching feature ideas and transcribing interviews
- Lead fashion coverage and strategy for MarieClaire.com (including fashion weeks and awards shows)
- Pitch and execute compelling ideas, making sure to maintain a mix of market, trends, news, essays, and features
- Monitor analytics to understand what works and why, and gear coverage towards it
- Attend market appointments and events, and cover them on social
- Strong work ethic and dedication to the role and team
- Experience working across digital platforms and Apps
- Excellent management of time keeping and deadlines
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office programmes (Excel, PowerPoint, Word etc)
- Ability to work well within a team and manage junior members of a team
- Our qualifications
Fashion Editor Job Description
- Oversee the lifestyle market including lifestyle clothing, denim and accessories
- Track current and upcoming trends
- Send out market requests for all photo shoots
- Attend all showroom and preview appointments for designated markets covered
- Pitch story ideas for all Heart women’s lifestyle brands
- Style various FOB and well stories for lifestyle books – laydowns and on figure
- Organizing and editing FOB silo stories
- Work with Creative, Fashion Office and Copywriter to identify key trends and curate magazine content that will translate to sales and drive demand across store, print and digital platforms
- Instill brand messaging across all BG platforms that is consistent, conveys a modern luxury voice and accessible positioning that reinforces BG as a fashion authority
- Collaborate with Marketing on content calendar planning and solidifying deadlines
- A clear understanding of The Edit and Porter woman’s style
- Great ideas about new ways to produce and package digital fashion content
- 2+ year of digital shooting/producing experience in the beauty and fashion space
- Must have the ability to multi-task and be flexible with changing demands
- Must be goal and deadline oriented
- Must be able to function in a fast paced production environment
Fashion Editor Job Description
- Leverage reporting and analytics to determine success of key initiatives
- Assist co-op marketing team to propose engaging editorial programs to drive vendor business
- Conceptualize large multi-platform seasonal content packages that span print, digital and video
- Develop comprehensive social media campaigns and manage daily content for all platforms, optimizing regularly to deliver best results and engagements
- Cultivate and maintain relationships with social influencers and editors
- Cover lower contemporary shoes and handbags, costume jewelry, and eyewear markets
- Call in accessory and jewelry product for all Cosmopolitan & Seventeen shoots—covers, fashion and beauty well stories
- Call in accessory and jewelry product for celebrity shoots in Women’s Health, Redbook, Woman’s Day, Good Housekeeping
- Pitch ideas for front of book shopping pages for Cosmopolitan and Seventeen
- Pull product for front of book shopping pages in Cosmopolitan, factoring in price point, trends, and advertiser/native content agreements, while utilizing high res images for the majority of edit
- Required to travel extensively and often last minute
- Time keeping and an ability to meet deadlines Please apply online with your CV and a portfolio of work along with a cover note explaining why you are interested and suitable to this role
- Must have a passion for building BestProducts.com’s brand
- Proven and talentedfashion editor specialising in Sportswear with solid styling/shoot experience - fashion magazine titles, online fashion or fashion media
- Must have an excellent attention to detail and highly organized
- Excellent communication skills - must be a team player with a resourceful, can-do attitude, who thrives in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced environment