Location:
New York, NYAllure is seeking a dynamic and highly organized Senior News Editor to shape and drive the brand’s daily coverage across beauty, wellness, and culture. This role is ideal for an editor with sharp instincts, strong opinions, and a passion for internet trends and pop culture, who thrives in a fast-paced digital environment.
The Senior News Editor will manage a steady stream of daily stories (spanning opinion pieces, celebrity news, product reporting, and live event coverage) while collaborating closely with freelancers, staff, and the audience development team to ensure every piece resonates with readers and performs across platforms. With a balance of editorial creativity, strategic thinking, and operational management, this editor will play a crucial role in keeping Allure at the center of the cultural conversation.
This position reports into the Content Director. This is a Guild position.
Primary Responsibilities:
Own Allure’s news content strategy, partnering with the Content Director and Executive Editor to build a content strategy around news that keeps Allure in the daily conversation of our readers
Assign, edit, and produce stories daily news and news+ pitches, including opinion, celebrity beauty, and product reporting, including decide what pitches to pursue and make sure everything is assigned
Possess an avid interest in pop culture and internet trends, with strong opinions and perspectives
Cultivate and manage a robust roster of freelance writers, helping to ensure those writers are meeting expectations for quality and speed
Manage Allure’s column The Scenario, assigning content to freelance writer, editing and managing promotion with appropriate teams
Liaise with audience development team to ensure every story is optimized for newsletter, social engagement, and Google Discover
Maintain a monthly budget for news and opinion content
Stay informed on current trends and market in the beauty and wellness industries; develop and maintain relationships with hairstylists, makeup artists, dermatologists, psychologists, chemists, and other experts in the beauty, health, and wellness fields that secure exclusive news and opinion pieces for Allure
Own and lead the evaluation of all content to ensure it meets Allure’s publishing standards for tone, fairness, and factual accuracy, operating independently with minimal to no senior supervision.
Optimize strategy and content during live award show and event coverage
Attend events and represent the Allure brand in PR opportunities as needed
Regularly appear on camera for commerce UGC, and as needed in other social media, video, and branded content campaigns
Additional duties as required, or as assigned by manager
Desired Skills & Qualifications
5-7 years minimum experience writing/editing, ideally with a focus on beauty and wellness content
Strong familiarity with keyword research, headline optimization, and using analytic tools to gauge performance
Strong researching, reporting, and writing skills with proven ability to turn around stories in a fast-paced environment
Passionate about having a deep knowledge of the beauty industry
Experience working with a team of writers and freelancers
Excellent organizational, time management and prioritization skills
Experience publishing a high volume of content in a CMS
Ability to contribute original ideas
Fantastic collaborator and communicator
Willingness to learn new skills, incorporate editorial feedback to improve work, and make decisions informed by data and performance
The expected base salary range for this position is from $92,500 - $120,000. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including but not limited to relevant skills, training, experience, and education.
What happens next?If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply below, and we will review your application as soon as possible. You can update your resume or upload a cover letter at any time by accessing your candidate profile.
Condé Nast is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, familial status and other legally protected characteristics.
Skills Required
- 5-7 years minimum experience writing/editing
- Focus on beauty and wellness content
- Familiarity with keyword research and analytic tools
- Experience publishing high volume content in CMS
Condé Nast Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Condé Nast and has not been reviewed or approved by Condé Nast.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave has been expanded to 14 weeks fully paid for covered editorial staff, alongside expanded bereavement and protections that support family needs. Hybrid work protections and guaranteed comp time after 40 hours further ease caregiving and schedule demands.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off offerings include generous PTO, UK packages with 25 days plus bank holidays, and added days for moving or volunteering. Company practices like holiday closures and guaranteed compensatory time reinforce usable time away from work where applicable.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare options include provisions such as Bupa Private Healthcare in the UK and access to an Employee Assistance Programme. U.S. roles commonly include core medical, dental, and related coverage as part of the package.
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