- Experience
- 3+ yrs
- Salary
- —
- Openings
- 1
- Posted
- 3 weeks ago
- Work mode
- Work from home
- Eligibility
- Applicants should be experienced editorial writers with a strong interest in style, fashion, footwear, and culture. The employer encourages people from all backgrounds to apply, including those who may not meet every listed requirement, and states that every perspective is valued.
- Resume
- Required to apply
Job description
Role Overview
Highsnobiety is hiring a News Writer to join its editorial team and help define the voice of the brand across daily digital and social content. The role suits someone with a sharp editorial instinct, strong cultural awareness, and a genuine interest in style-led storytelling. You will contribute fresh, timely coverage that reflects Highsnobiety’s point of view on fashion, footwear, and wider culture.
Working alongside the News Director, you will help shape the newsroom’s direction through idea generation, pitching, writing, editing, and publishing. The position calls for someone who can move quickly, think creatively, and consistently deliver stories that feel distinctive to Highsnobiety’s audience.
Key Duties
- Find and write several timely, engaging style news stories each day, ensuring each piece has a clear angle aligned with Highsnobiety’s editorial tone.
- Contribute new content ideas and audience-growth approaches that support site traffic and help the platform stand out.
- Keep copy consistent with the publication’s voice, house style, brand principles, and editorial quality standards.
- Track fashion, footwear, culture, and other relevant news closely so coverage stays current and relevant to readers.
- Represent Highsnobiety at selected events such as press days, interviews, and store-related functions.
- Help cover weekends and public holidays when required, coordinating with the wider team.
Required Background and Capabilities
- At least 3 years of experience writing for a digital publication.
- Comfort with making calls, finding supporting material, and conducting interviews to build a story.
- Proven ability to pitch, report, and produce accurate, engaging editorial copy.
- Strong knowledge of fashion and culture, plus an instinct for what audiences are discussing now and what they will talk about next.
- Good working knowledge of SEO and social media.
- A clear understanding of Highsnobiety’s brand identity.
- Strong planning and time-management skills.
- Ability to stay self-driven while handling several assignments at once.
- Collaborative mindset and willingness to grow and improve with the team.
What the Employer Offers
- A bright, spacious office designed around employee comfort, well-being, and sustainability, located near U Kurfürstenstrasse.
- The chance to influence the company and contribute to building a global brand in an international, diverse, and motivating environment.
- Significant ownership, room for originality, independence, and creative freedom.
- Ongoing focus on DEIB through internal training, workshops, parent-friendly policies, and employee resource groups including HighPower, HighPride, HighDreams, and HighCulture.
- Two additional days off worldwide for all employees on International Women’s Day and Juneteenth.
- Flexible hybrid working, a dog-friendly office, and the option to work remotely from another country for a period.
- Visa assistance for employees relocating to Germany, where needed.
- Attractive employee benefits such as a performance-based bonus, ClassPass, OpenUp, bike leasing, and a sabbatical option.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Highsnobiety welcomes applicants from all backgrounds and encourages people not to rule themselves out if they do not match every single requirement. The company states that it is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, or genetic information.