Staff writer in London

Vanity Fair holds a mirror to society by celebrating the best of global culture and investigating the forces that propel it. Pop culture can be profound and current affairs can be ridiculous. Our cast of characters is wide-ranging, wildly diverse, always exceptional, and quite often stylish. In every medium, Vanity Fair harnesses the tensions of modern life.

Location: London, GB

Condé Nast is a global media company, home to iconic brands including Vogue, GQ, Glamour, AD, Vanity Fair and Wired, among many others. Our award-winning content reaches 84 million consumers in print, 367 million in digital and 379 million across social platforms, and generates more than 1 billion video views each month. We are headquartered in London and New York, and operate in 31 markets worldwide.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Pitch, report, and write stories on platforms, balancing news and analysis of the most important stories with original investigative reporting, features, or essays.
• Collaborate with audio, video, events, and social media teams as needed to develop ways of telling stories on other platforms.
• Conceptualising how stories might live across all editorial facets of the brand, and brainstorming and pitching ideas for all platforms (digital, print, social, podcast, video, etc).
• Generating story ideas for VanityFair.com.
• Additional responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements:

• Sound editorial judgment, with strong writing and research skills.
• Extremely organised, detail-oriented, and able to adhere to tight deadlines, sometimes turning around copy within one work day.
• Ability to communicate well with people across departments (Art, Photo, etc.), at all levels of the brand, and with freelancers/outside contributors.
• 3-5 years experience in journalism, writing, or related fields; ideally including reporting and editing experience and some familiarity with headline best practices, SEO, and newsletter strategy.

Desired Skills & Qualifications:

• College degree and at least 2-3 years writing experience.
• Enthusiastic about style, entertainment, culture, and the Vanity Fair brand.
• Experience using content management systems and major social media platforms.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Confidence and the ability to work in a fast paced/deadline-oriented environment.
• Strong attention to detail with ability to multitask.
• Ability to anticipate needs and execute quickly.

What benefits do we offer?

• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) and extra days of annual leave if you move house or want to volunteer.
• Access to a competitive pension scheme, Bupa Private Healthcare, Season ticket loans and eye tests.
• A range of tools to support your wellbeing, including core hours, 10 remote days, access to our Employee Assistance Programme, corporate gym membership and cycle to work scheme.
• Dog-friendly office, plus discounts and magazine subscriptions.
• Encouragement of personal and professional growth through the Condé Nast Learning Hub.
• Employee Resource Groups provide a platform for employees to identify shared objectives, exchange ideas, and work on community priorities.

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.