Features Director, British GQ

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Job Description

Location:

London, GB

Condé Nast is a global media company, home to iconic brands including Vogue, GQ, Glamour, CN Traveller, Vanity Fair, Wired, The World of Interiors, House & Garden and Tatler, among many others. We are headquartered in New York and London and operate in 32 markets worldwide, with a footprint of more than 1 billion consumers across print, digital, video and social platforms.

Condé Nast thrives on collaboration, and our teams come together in the office four days a week (Monday - Thursday).

We value diversity of background, views and cultures. We celebrate people for their personal qualities, skills and contributions, recognising the power our brands have to influence and shape culture.

We’re looking for a Features Director to join GQ. The Features Director role is a key editorial leadership position at British GQ, with both local and global responsibilities. The role combines senior editorial judgement with people management and operational oversight, and plays a central part in shaping GQ’s output across print, digital, social and video.

The Features Director will balance commissioning, editing and proofreading stories across all verticals with managing and guiding editorial staff, overseeing production and workflows, fulfilling commercial obligations, and generating ideas for editorial projects and events. The role works closely with local and global departments, advises on flat-planning, and is trusted to approve pages and make editorial decisions in the absence of the Deputy Global Editorial Director.

The successful candidate will be an all-round senior editor with a strong legal and editorial eye, fluency in British GQ’s tone, and the confidence to make sound decisions under pressure. They will support the day-to-day management of the editorial team, help execute GQ’s content strategy, and guide the overall editorial output of the brand with a calm, assured approach.

This role requires someone who is both a brilliant writer and editor and highly process-driven, with a strong understanding of workflows, deadlines and production requirements. The Features Director will be expected to work collaboratively to maximise the team’s potential, with responsibilities that may range from proofreading print layouts and approving pages, to pitching talent ideas for events or interviewing a high-profile figure for a cover feature.

The position reports directly to the Deputy Global Editorial Director and is based in London.

• Lead the commissioning, editing and proofreading of print and digital stories across British GQ, from deep-dive investigative reporting to celebrity cover profiles.
• Work closely with the full British GQ editorial team across print, digital, video and social to shape pitches, commission and edit features, opinion and data-driven stories across GQ’s core verticals.
• Provide editorial leadership, mentoring, support and line management to members of the editorial team.
• Edit and proofread print layouts, overseeing workflows and production processes across print.
• Editorially lead and programme the GQ Heroes and GQ MOTY events line-ups and content, working closely with events, talent and commercial teams to deliver commercially led editorial activations.
• Collaborate with CNCC on sponsored editorial and branded content for British GQ.
• Build and maintain a diverse network of contributors across the UK and Europe.
• Deputise for the Deputy Global Editorial Director in their absence, acting as a senior editorial decision-maker.
• Edit stories from writers around the world, ensuring accuracy, clarity and alignment with GQ’s voice and point of view, and adapting global content for local editions.
• Line-edit and proofread British GQ supplements, including Watches and Grooming.
• Contribute ideas and leadership for new editorial franchises and events.
• Attend senior editorial meetings…