Media giant Condé Nast has shared a call out on LinkedIn to find its new head for US Vogue a week after longstanding Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour announced she is stepping back
The conclave of the fashion world is kicking off with a LinkedIn job posting. A week after Anna Wintour announced she will be stepping back as Editor-in-Chief of Vogue US, the publication’s parent company Condé Nast took to the networking site to open the door for her replacement.
With an image captioned “WE ARE HIRING” Condé Nast posted on its LinkedIn page: “Condé Nast is hiring a Head of Editorial Content for U.S Vogue.” The post included an email address for keen candidates to reach out to the prominent leadership consulting agency, Spencer Stuart.
“If you are interested, please reach out by email with your resume to condenast@spencerstuart.com” the post concluded. It was unsurprisingly vague, with no information on job qualifications, job description or salary information. There is also no posting for the position as of yet on the Condé Nast job site.
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The likelihood that Vogue US will choose its Head of Editorial Content from LinkedIn is fairly slim. Maybe only slightly more plausible than the next pope being recruited through LinkedIn.
Even the keenest of fashion journalists and students found it difficult to take the posting seriously, with the comments descending into speculation on the successor and Devil Wears Prada memes. “On LinkedIn lol. The ultimate job troll post” wrote one user. “Can’t wait for us to hear about the replacement they 100% selected before posting this and we find out it’s a big name who probably hasn’t seen a job application in decades,” commented on PR specialist.
The new head will undoubtedly be chosen in the upper echelons of Condé Nast and a prerequisite for consideration being an established bond with Wintour.
In her 37-year reign as Editor-in-Chief, Wintour has fostered a reputation for being heavily involved in every link of the publication’s production and wields a heavy influence at Condé Nast as well, serving as Chief Content Officer.
The new successor will take charge of the magazine’s daily operations and shape its creative and editorial direction. They will notably not take on Wintour’s former title of Editor-in-Chief, but the title of Head of Editorial Content.
While many have speculated that Wintour’s ego had to do with the difference in title, the same change occurred at British Vogue in 2023. After Edward Enniful left his role as EIC after six years, he was replaced by Chioma Nnadi as Head of Editorial Content for the publication.
That said, Wintour will oversee HOECs at all Vogues in her capacity as Chief Content Officer for Condé Nast. The new HOEC for Vogue US will report directly to Wintour as well. In an article announcing Wintour’s departure, Vogue wrote that the addition of a new editorial lead for Vogue US will “allow Wintour greater time and flexibility to support the other global markets that Condé Nast serves”.
Rumours have been swirling for a week about Wintour will select to lead Vogue US in its next chapter. British Vogue’s Chioma Nnadi is rumoured to be the front-runner for the role, given her longstanding relationship with Wintour and history with Condé Nast.
Sharing the news of her departure with Vogue staff on June 26, Wintour said: “Anybody in a creative field knows how essential it is never to stop growing in one’s work. When I became the editor of Vogue, I was eager to prove to all who might listen that there was a new, exciting way to imagine an American fashion magazine.
“Now, I find that my greatest pleasure is helping the next generation of impassioned editors storm the field with their own ideas, supported by a new, exciting view of what a major media company can be. And that is exactly the kind of person we need to now look for to be HOEC for US Vogue.”
As reported by Vogue, many of Wintour’s responsibilities at the US publication would remain the same: “including paying very close attention to the fashion industry and the creative cultural force that is our extraordinary Met Ball and charting the course of future Vogue Worlds and any other original fearless ideas we may come up with. And it goes without saying that I plan to remain Vogue’s tennis and theater editor in perpetuity.
“But how thrilling it will be,” she concluded, “to work alongside someone new who will challenge us, inspire us, and make us all think about Vogue in a myriad of original ways.”
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Source: Mirror
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