Style Editor, Prestige Magazine Hong Kong

JOB SUMMARY 

Title: Style Editor, Prestige Magazine, Hong Kong
Reports To: Editor-in-Chief

Position Overview:

The Style Editor will be on the Prestige team, with experience covering luxury lifestyle and fashion in Hong Kong, working alongside the brand editors on various pillars in the magazine and website. Reporting to the Editor-in-Chief (Prestige), the candidate will assist the team to produce the monthly magazine, upload, write and publish articles daily, and work towards digital KPIs to produce high quality content for our readers. The Style Editor will also liaise with relevant PR, conduct interviews, attend press events when necessary.

Job Description:

• Deep understanding of the luxury market: Ability to generate, curate, and edit compelling stories across various topics including fashion, beauty, art/design, and lifestyle trends.
• Exceptional editorial skills: Assist the Editor-in-Chief in production, ensuring timely and high-quality content of the magazine that aligns with brand vision and audience preferences.
• Strategic Planning: Collaborate with the editorial team to develop annual content calendars and thematic issues that reflect the luxury lifestyle sector in Hong Kong.
• Styling and mood boards: Conceptualize and create mood boards for fashion and cover shoots, ensuring a cohesive visual narrative that aligns with editorial themes.
• Digital Strategy: Optimize content for online platforms, enhancing SEO and engagement metrics while maintaining the magazine's luxury aesthetic.
• Quality control: Ensure all content meets the highest standards of accuracy, style, and tone, both in print and online, assisting the team during production week for the print magazine.
• Research and trends: Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging talent, and competitor activities to inform editorial strategies and maintain a competitive edge.
• Timely commentary: Stay updated on breaking news and key launches in the industry, providing timely commentary and analysis on digital platforms.
• Attend HK-based events on behalf of Prestige whenever appropriate, making active connections with industry figures and clients to enhance brand visibility
• Assist with guest invitations and management for Prestige events, ensuring a seamless experience for attendees and fostering relationships
• Generate innovative concepts for social media content related to fashion and art, driving engagement and showcasing the magazine's luxury lifestyle perspective.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in English, journalism, communication, media studies, or a related field
• 3-5 years editorial experience in publishing or journalism
• Strong command of the English language including grammar, style, punctuation, and proofreading abilities is essential.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to clearly articulate ideas and edit content effectively.
• Keen interest and sufficient knowledge in the world of lifestyle, particularly in fields of Hong Kong-specific happenings, beauty, fashion, as well as art and culture.
• Proven ability to write engaging well-researched, SEO-friendly stories and headlines.
• Detail-oriented, resourceful and can work under deadline.
• Social media-savvy and always staying on top of trending topics.
• Experience using CMS such as WordPress
• Working ability of image editing software.

About us 

BurdaLuxury is one of Asia’s most vibrant and progressive independent media houses. Our portfolio includes a variety of successful regional publishing brands in lifestyle and luxury markets across Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. Print publications include AUGUSTMAN, HELLO! Magazine Thailand, Prestige, and PIN Prestige. Digital offerings include Lifestyleasia.com, Augustman.com, PrestigeOnline.com and PinPrestige.com. BurdaLuxury is part of the Hubert Burda Media family, one of the largest media companies in Germany. Burda is active in 16 countries, employs more than 11,000 people and publishes around 500 products.