Beauty Assistant, Elle

This is a Full Time Job

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Hearst Magazines is one of the largest publishers in the world, with more than 25 brands, including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Harper's BAZAAR, Popular Mechanics, and Delish. We reach more than 150 million people every month in the United States alone.

But we're more than just our magazines. We engage our audience across all mediums and channels - print, digital, video and social - with sophisticated content creation, distribution and data capabilities. We create, package and sell products with cutting-edge technology and proprietary platforms. Together, we are reinventing publishing for the 21st century.

Your Impact

ELLE's is seeking a team-oriented, ambitious, creative, kind, and hands-on editorial beauty assistant. This role includes both editorial and administrative duties, with wide-ranging responsibilities in print to support Elle's beauty team. You will also have the opportunity to pitch, report, and write stories for the print magazine (and online).

Please note: For consideration, resumes must be submitted in PDF format with a cover letter, salary requirements, and a link to a portfolio of work.

What You'll Do:
• Provide administrative support for the beauty team, including scheduling, building stories, calling in samples, maintaining databases, and managing the beauty closet.
• Ideate, write, and build weekly SEO, e-comm, and evergreen beauty stories using internal analytics and data to optimize your content.
• Contribute to each print issue by pitching ideas and reporting and writing stories as needed.
• Regularly interview and work with top industry experts for print and digital stories.
• Contribute fresh, unique ideas for both print and digital.
• Cover backstage at New York Fashion Week.
• Represent the beauty team at industry events and desksides.

Who you are:
• A college grad who has 0-1 years of experience with editing and/or writing in beauty.
• A super-organized self-starter, who can juggle multiple deadlines in a fast-paced creative environment and own tasks from beginning to end.
• You know about skin and hair types, other than your own, and are curious about the all-encompassing world of beauty, beyond just products.
• A skilled writer, with creative, endless ideas both big and small, and an interest in feature writing and in supporting the team.
• A tech-savvy individual, who has a pulse on beauty, culture, politics, news, and fashion.

As part of its continued efforts to maintain a safe workplace for employees, Hearst Magazines requires that all employees who receive a written offer of employment be fully vaccinated (as defined by the CDC) against the coronavirus by the first day of employment as a condition of employment, to the extent permitted by applicable law. Hearst Magazines will consider requests for reasonable accommodations on an individual basis in accordance with applicable legal requirements.