Senior Fashion Editor - Maternity Cover - #138313

NET-A-PORTER delivers incredible fashion for incredible women. As the world’s leading luxury retailer with the most authoritative product edit globally, the site offers the ultimate curation of fashion from the most coveted designer brands, the most exceptional assortment of fine watches and precious jewelry, and more than 200 specialist beauty brands. Its discerning edit places special emphasis on highlighting the creativity and promise of the next generation of fashion talent via the Vanguard, a program for emerging brands. Consideration for environmental and social impact increasingly shapes the product offering, and the launch of the NET SUSTAIN platform, was created to showcase brands that place sustainability at the core of their product. Uniting content and commerce to deliver an immersive and inspiring customer experience, NET-A-PORTER speaks to a global community and features a dedicated editorial vertical with PORTER, which is renowned for its award-winning content featuring a diverse range of incredible women.

The Senior Fashion Editor reports into the Fashion Director. This role provides and supports the style leadership and aesthetic to the NET-A-PORTER and MR PORTER brand, across all content and platforms.

Location: Our Westfield office in London

Reporting into: Fashion Director

Besides a competitive salary, we can offer you:

• Performance bonus schemes dependent on the type of role you are in
• A pension that both you and the company contribute too
• A portal with an array of discounts on things like theme park and cinema tickets
• Our famous staff discount along with exclusive staff sales
• Private healthcare for you and your family
• Flexible working
• A chance to be part of a fun and caring team that support each other
  
  
  

Here is a breakdown of what you’ll be doing:

• Propose concepts for fashion stories for all areas of the business
• Style shoots for all platforms as required including PORTER, The Journal, social and marketing
• Introduce appropriate talent to the business, including a substantial roster of photographers - both new and established
• Work with the NET-A-PORTER and MR PORTER commercial teams to support investments, exclusives and special projects
• Supply on-trend, on-brand, jewellery shoots; ensuring ample product selection and sufficient ‘buy’ and ‘credit’ depth
• Liaise with Brand Partnership teams on campaign and product investments
• Work with the Creative team on story conception (mood boards), development, image/prop sourcing, art buying and layout approval
• Responsible for samples, stock, and fine jewellery on local and international shoots
• Be a brand ambassador at presentations and shoots as required
• Have a clear understanding of the budgets and deadlines for all shoots and work closely with Production to ensure these are maintained
• Work closely with the buy teams to develop an understanding of sales to aid the formulation of ideas and ensure that all content is both commercially and editorially viable
• Deputise for the Deputy Fashion Director as and when required
• Manage a small team, ensuring clear development plans, completing regular catch ups and annual performance reviews.
• International travel as and when required
  
  
  

The type of person we are looking for:

• Demonstrate solid understanding of the luxury fashion industry
• Extensive relationships across the fashion industry with photographers, agents, PRs etc
• A real sense of runway looks and what trends are happening each season
• An extensive portfolio demonstrating body of work across both fashion stories and sittings
• Experience working closely with A-list talent
• Able to manage, lead and develop a small team
• Experience managing assistants across an extensive calendar
• Flair and individuality combined with awareness of the NET-A-PORTER and MR PORTER brand aesthetic
• Extremely well organised, methodical and efficient, with initiative
• Impressive styling aesthetic and demonstrated portfolio
• Adaptable to what is required, both aesthetically and in constricted time periods
• Proven ability to work quickly and effectively with an eye for detail
• The ability to react positively to rapidly evolving business requirements
• Passionate about ensuring NET-A-PORTER and MR PORTER are the premier online fashion destinations
• Show initiative/ideas across the board when styling sittings, accessories shoots, and sharing market knowledge
  
  
  

YOOX NET-A-PORTER GROUP is an equal opportunities employer, we encourage people with a diverse range of backgrounds to apply. We recognize and celebrate the benefits that diversity brings to our workplace, our business and our customers. We welcome and will consider all applications regardless of race and nationality, religion, color, sex, pregnancy or related medical conditions, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as an individual with a disability, or any other legally protected characteristics.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to complete your application, please do not hesitate to advise us accordingly.

Experience Level: Mid-Senior level

Workplace Type: Hybrid