Market Director, Elle Decor

This is a Full Time Job

ELLE DECOR is seeking a talented design expert with a superb eye to be its new market director. This role will oversee the brand's home-design coverage by sourcing the best new products in various categories-furniture, fabrics, tabletop, kitchen & bath, and more-for all of the front-of-book columns within each issue and on elledecor.com. The market director will meet with key advertising partners and designers at trade shows and appointments both in New York City and out of town, to forecast trends and select products to feature across all platforms. The director will also help write captions and display copy for market pages, and bring a strong visual sense and point of view to the magazine, website and social. 8-10 years of experience at a national consumer magazine is essential, with a deep concentration and focus on the home design/shelter category. Above all, creativity and enthusiasm are paramount for this role.

RESPONSIBILITIES
• Conduct research for our front-of-book market columns to source the best brands and products to share with our readers
• Produce FOB columns and take ownership of them from start to finish, which will involve calling in products and images and collaborating with our visuals team to execute shoots as needed
• Gather crediting information from our vendors and partners for in-book resource listings
• Write both for the print magazine (FOB columns and occasional market features) and for elledecor.com (market news and trend stories, etc.)
• Attend meetings with industry representatives and attend trade shows to seek out the latest trends and products that we should be covering

QUALIFICATIONS
• 8-10 years of experience at a national consumer magazine
• Prior shelter magazine experience is essential, along with a knowledge of and passion for the world of interior design
• Excellent taste and impeccable relationships i in the market with both brands and designers
• Interest in and experience with styling photo shoots is preferred
• A strong visual sense and a sense of style-a good eye for what the readers of ELLE DECOR will want to see in our pages
• Top-notch writing skills

This role requires in office presence at least 3 days a week in NYC.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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