Editor-in-Chief, Grazia

Our team

GRAZIA is the UK’s leading glossy brand for luxury fashion, agenda-setting features and exclusive A-list access. Publishing a new issue every fortnight alongside a dynamic daily digital and social offering, we are a fast-paced, creatively driven team with bold ambitions and an energetic culture to match. Constantly evolving the brand and how we connect with our audience, we pride ourselves on innovation, creativity and cultural relevance across every platform.

The difference you will make

As Editor-in-Chief of Grazia, you will lead the overall editorial vision, brand voice and content strategy across all platforms, ensuring the brand remains culturally influential, commercially competitive and deeply connected to its audience. Working closely with the Publisher and senior leadership team, you will help shape the future direction of the brand, driving audience, reach and revenue growth across print, digital, social, live experiences and partnerships. You will combine exceptional editorial instinct with strong strategic and commercial acumen, balancing creativity with performance to deliver growth across the business. As the leader of the editorial team and a high-profile ambassador for the brand, you will collaborate with internal stakeholders and external partners to strengthen Grazia’s position as a leading voice in fashion, luxury and entertainment.

Your role

• Lead, inspire and develop a high-performing editorial team and next-generation talent, fostering a collaborative, ambitious and future-focused culture.
• Lead an efficient, collaborative and future-focused editorial operation across print, digital and social, with strong workflows, planning processes and resource allocation.
• Work closely with commercial, marketing, audience, content, production and leadership teams to identify growth opportunities and operational efficiencies.
• Take joint responsibility for the commercial and audience growth strategy of the Grazia brand, balancing editorial excellence with commercial performance and market competitiveness.
• Define and execute the editorial vision and differentiation of Grazia across all platforms, driving sustainable audience engagement and revenue across newsstand, and digital – via website, social, AN+ and email.
• Shape cultural conversations and maintain Grazia’s position as a leading voice in fashion, luxury and entertainment.
• Act as an ambassador for Grazia across the fashion, luxury and media industries.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key fashion, luxury and commercial partners – representing Grazia externally at industry events, brand activations and international fashion weeks.
• Use audience insight, performance data and market trends to inform editorial strategy and content planning.

The skills you will bring

• A creative, inspirational and commercially minded editorial leader with a passion for magazine media and exceptional people leadership skills.
• Proven experience leading and developing high-performing editorial teams and talent.
• Strong strategic and commercial acumen, with the ability to balance editorial excellence with audience growth, brand performance and market competitiveness.
• Proven experience working in the fashion and luxury world, with strong editorial judgement and a sharp understanding of the cultural landscape.
• Deep cross-platform expertise, with a clear grasp of how to grow audiences across digital and social, alongside experience of flat-planning and producing premium print products.
• Strong network of industry relationships across fashion, luxury and entertainment.
• Excellent relationship-building and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to represent Grazia confidently across the fashion, luxury and commercial landscape.
• Demonstrable adaptability and curiosity around emerging technologies and AI, with an understanding of how these tools can support editorial workflows, audience growth and innovation while maintaining strong editorial judgement and reader trust.

Working pattern/location

This is a hybrid role with 3 x anchor days (Tues, Weds, Thurs) when you will be based in our London office. The rest of the time you’ll work from home. The role involves international travel at key times in the fashion calendar and attendance at out-of-hours events.

Closing Date: Sunday 31st May

About Bauer Media Group

We are a media business focused on creating content that matters to millions of people across Europe. Our offering extends from print and online publishing to audio broadcasting and entertainment, alongside investments in other media related sectors. With more than 500 million copies sold each year, we are one of Europe’s largest Publishers. From women’s and celebrities’ magazines to TV listings to food and special interest, we own some of the most popular publishing brands in Germany, UK, Poland and France – both digital and print. But not only that. Reaching over 61 million listeners weekly, we operate over 150 radio and podcast brands in nine countries, spanning the UK, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Portugal. Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer Media focuses on the long-term, with a consumer-first mindset that guides us across our diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 12,000 shares a common purpose: to deliver content and services that enrich people‘s everyday lives.

What’s in it for you

• You’ll have 28 days holiday, bank holidays & 2 volunteer days to use.
• Your development matters, so access to our internal training provider – Bauer Academy, is a huge win. 
• We have enhanced Maternity/Adoption, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave Pay.
• You’ll have the opportunity for flexible working. 
• And much more! Find the full details of our benefits here

We are an international employer and equal opportunities are important to us. That's why we welcome everyone in their uniqueness, regardless of e.g. religion, gender, skin color, disability in our house.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or a long term health condition, and need us to make any reasonable adjustments or do anything differently during any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing careershub@bauermedia.co.uk

We are actively recruiting for this position, however, the job advert may close earlier than expected.

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