Senior Style Editor (Editorial)

The Globe and Mail is seeking a Senior Style Editor – Digital to join our Lifestyles team.

This position requires a passion for creative storytelling in the following categories: mid- to high-end luxury travel (destinations and experiences), fashion (style, beauty, investment pieces, trends), the home (design, décor, entertaining)and food/wine (restaurant, dining and cocktail/drink trends).

The successful candidate will be a mindful and multi-tasking editor who has the ability to assign digital-first stories about the people, products and ideas at the forefront of aspirational living. Seasoned experience with managing a roster of freelancers, assigning stories ranging from short style news hits to longer features, writing strong headlines and being an avid follower and translator of broad cultural trends are required. The final candidate will work in a spirit of collaboration with various staff and departments at The Globe. Previous experience assigning shopping guides and market edit coverage would be an asset, along with an interest in visuals such as brainstorming fresh concepts for photography, illustration, social and video.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assign staff and freelance writers to a range of topics related to Lifestyles
Work with colleagues across the department and wider newsroom to brainstorm story ideas as well as the best way to tell them
Manage freelance budget
Edit and post stories
Use audience data to inform coverage and topic areas

QUALIFICATIONS:

At least five years experience in a digital/online editing and assigning role
Previous experience working with life and features content
Passion for treating service journalism as rigorously as any other journalistic work

SALARY: This position is classified as a Project Editor in Group AA of the Editorial Collective Agreement.

WHY CHOOSE THE GLOBE:

The Globe’s mission is to deliver essential content – news, information, analysis and insights – for aspiring individuals and strong communities. The Globe is committed to providing a respectful and inclusive workplace that upholds our values of integrity, collaboration, innovation and accountability.

As Canada’s most respected media brand The Globe is dedicated to making a difference to Canada and you can make a difference by working with us.

WE OFFER:

Competitive compensation to ensure we hire, retain and reward team members
Hybrid work environment that promotes work-life balance
Generous vacation and flexible work arrangements
Parental leave top-up
Competitive health and dental benefits
Defined Benefit pension plan
Annual wellness subsidy
On-site chiropractor and registered massage therapist
Employee and family assistance program
Free digital subscription to globeandmail.com and 40% off other Globe products
Education assistance for external training courses

SUPPORTING YOUR GROWTH:

We are committed to creating equitable opportunities for all employees, to enable everyone to reach their full potential. This commitment is embedded in our strategic plan and core values.
There are lateral and upward advancement opportunities for rewarding and developing careers.
We believe in mentorship and collaborative peer-to-peer learning and have both formal and informal programs in place to encourage knowledge-sharing.
We support continuing education and provide both internal and external opportunities for training and development.

VACCINATION POLICY:

All offers of employment with The Globe and Mail are conditional upon the candidate being Fully Vaccinated. To be Fully Vaccinated is defined as someone who has received the full series of a vaccine or a combination of vaccines accepted by the Government of Canada (currently Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Janssen) and has received the last dose at least 14 days prior to their start date. To prove they are Fully Vaccinated, all new hires will be required to provide evidence by emailing a copy of their vaccine dose administration receipt(s) to Human Resources prior to their start date. Those seeking exemption based on one or more of the protected grounds in the Human Rights Code will need to provide their request for accommodation to Human Resources for approval. If the accommodation request is not approved and the candidate is not Fully Vaccinated, any offer of employment will be revoked.