Design & Lifestyle Editor (m/f/d)
Permanent employee, Full-time · Office Milan
Your tasks
- Develop new titles with a focus on design, lifestyle & architecture
- Independently manage multilingual book projects from concept to print, including budgeting and scheduling
- Collaborate closely with authors, translators, freelancers, and editors worldwide, as well as international institutions and image agencies
- Handle image sourcing and clearance of text, image, artist, and photographer rights
- Proofread and edit texts to ensure accuracy and stylistic quality
- Coordinate internally with design, production, press, and sales departments
- Support the Editorial Director with projects and administrative tasks
Your profile
We are seeking an experienced, self-driven Editor with a strong track record in developing and publishing successful titles within the fields of design, lifestyle, and architecture. The ideal candidate brings proven editorial expertise, an eye for compelling content, and a portfolio of published works that demonstrate both creative vision and strong audience understanding.
- Several years of professional experience as an editor for design, lifestyle, and architecture topics, ideally in the field of illustrated books
- Master’s degree in a humanities discipline, design and architecture or a comparable field
- Excellent communication skills in English; additional languages are a plus
- In-depth expertise in clearing text and image rights as well as copyright
- Strong affinity for text and confident stylistic judgment in editorial work
- Keen visual sense for image and text composition
- Extensive international network within publishing and the design/lifestyle sector
- Negotiation skills and a confident, professional demeanor
- Flexibility, resilience, and a solution-oriented approach to teamwork
- International experience and intercultural competence
- Proficiency in MS Office, Adobe Acrobat, and InDesign
Please include a list of your relevant publications with your application.
We offer
- A creative, international work environment with diverse responsibilities in a dynamic, steadily growing family-owned company
- An open corporate culture with flat hierarchies and fast decision-making processes
- Flexible working hours and the option for partial remote work
- A permanent full-time position
- Daily exposure to high quality, exclusive imagery on a wide range of subjects