Senior Fashion Correspondent

Senior Fashion Correspondent – GQ US
Location: New York, NY

Overview
GQ is a global authority on style, culture, and modern masculinity, reaching millions of readers across print, digital, video, social, and emerging platforms. As part of Condé Nast’s global network, GQ sits at the center of the fashion conversation while shaping how style intersects with celebrity, entertainment, sports, politics, and culture at large. GQ is seeking a Fashion Correspondent to serve as a defining editorial voice covering the global fashion industry. This role will combine reporting, criticism, cultural analysis, and cross‑platform storytelling to produce authoritative, attention‑getting coverage across web, print, newsletter, social, and video. This role also serves as a brand ambassador at fashion weeks, industry events, and GQ’s own tentpole moments — and involves frequent travel while meeting editorial expectations.

Primary Responsibilities

Serve as a lead GQ voice covering the global fashion industry, with an emphasis on men’s fashion, luxury, designers, celebrity style, runway, fashion in pop culture, and the business of fashion

Deliver 1–2 pieces per week for GQ.com, including newsletter coverage and web‑first reporting

Produce original reporting, trend stories, criticism, profiles, interviews, essays, and access‑driven features for print and web

Pursue first‑and‑best fashion reporting, including news scoops, insider coverage, and deeply sourced industry reporting

Build and maintain strong relationships across the fashion industry, including designers, publicists, executives, stylists, talent representatives, and creatives — and leverage these relationships to generate reporting opportunities, exclusives, and distinctive editorial access

Work closely with GQ’s Style and Fashion editors in the U.S., global fashion team, and global editorial network to help shape and drive the brand’s fashion and menswear coverage

Help develop and appear in social video and video projects, particularly as part of broader content plans around fashion weeks and major menswear moments

Develop sharp editorial perspectives on fashion trends, designers, collections, and the evolving role of style in culture

Travel as necessary to international men’s fashion weeks and major industry events

Collaborate with editors, producers, and social teams to create real‑time, cross‑platform coverage

Help shape GQ’s distinctive point of view on runway shows, collections, trends, celebrity attendance, and industry conversation

Work closely with the Senior Style Editor to plan and execute GQ’s fashion coverage across web and print

Develop and expand fashion‑focused editorial IP and recurring franchises across GQ platforms, particularly site, newsletter, social, and video

Serve as a visible ambassador for GQ within the fashion and luxury industries, representing GQ at industry events, fashion weeks, panels, premieres, and GQ‑owned moments like Men of the Year and The GQ Afterparty

Help concept, execute, and cover GQ editorial and experiential events, including Men of the Year, The GQ Afterparty, fashion week activations, and other tentpole moments

Participate in video shoots, social storytelling, live conversations, and multimedia editorial projects tied to fashion coverage

Help translate major stories and fashion moments into cross‑platform editorial programming

Qualifications

7+ years of experience covering fashion for a major media brand or publication

Strong reporting skills and demonstrated ability to break news, develop sources, and produce original journalism

Deep understanding of the global fashion industry, particularly menswear and luxury fashion

Excellent writing skills with experience across criticism, reporting, profiles, and digital storytelling

Experience working across multiple platforms, including digital, newsletter, social, video, and print

Strong industry relationships and familiarity with the fashion week ecosystem

Ability to thrive in fast‑paced, deadline‑driven editorial environments

Willingness and ability to travel internationally for coverage assignments

Salary & Benefits
The expected base salary range for this position is from $125,000–$200,000. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including but not limited to relevant skills, training, experience, and education.

This is a guild position.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
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.

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