Digital Editor

Company: StyleSpeak - India's leading media and events platform for the salon, beauty and professional hair industry, spanning magazine, digital, video content and flagship events including Hair & Beauty Show India (HBS)

Location: Mumbai (in-person)

Experience: 3–4 years

About StyleSpeak

StyleSpeak creates content, conversations and business opportunities for salon owners, hairdressers, beauty professionals, educators, brands and aspiring industry talent through its magazine, digital platforms, video content and flagship industry events.

Role Overview

StyleSpeak is looking for a Digital Editor to manage day-to-day editorial content on its website and support digital audience growth. This role covers planning, editing, publishing and optimising content across the website and newsletters, working closely with the print/editorial team, event team, social media resource and SEO agency.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience running editorial content for a website — not just writing for print or social - and understands how to turn stories, interviews, trends and event content into strong digital packages.

Key Responsibilities

1) Website Editorial Planning & Publishing

Maintain the web editorial calendar in line with magazine, event and commercial priorities

Publish and manage content across categories including hair trends, salon business stories, education/career content, product launches, and interviews/event coverage

Edit and proofread content for clarity, structure, tone and brand consistency

Maintain website hygiene - categories, tags, image quality, formatting, internal linking

2) Content Development & Packaging

Identify story opportunities for the digital audience

Source and develop content from contributors, internal teams and event material

Write and edit digital-first stories, headlines, intros and article packaging

3) SEO Content Coordination

Work with the SEO agency on search-led content and optimisation

Execute on-page SEO recommendations (headlines, metadata, keyword placement, internal linking, content refreshes)

4) Newsletter Planning & Execution

Plan and write newsletters to drive traffic and event awareness

Track open rates, clicks and top-performing stories

5) Event Content Support

Create and publish digital content around HBS and other StyleSpeak initiatives (previews, speaker profiles, post-event coverage)

6) Reporting

Track website traffic, top stories and newsletter performance

Prepare a monthly digital editorial report with recommendations

Requirements

3–4 years of experience in digital editorial, online publishing, or content roles

Must have prior hands-on experience managing/editing content for a website (not print or social media alone)

Working knowledge of WordPress or a similar CMS

Strong writing, editing and proofreading skills

Comfort working with SEO recommendations and search-led publishing

Ability to plan and execute newsletters

Prior experience in beauty, fashion, lifestyle, B2B media or trade publishing preferred

Preferred Attributes

Interest in the salon, beauty, wellness and professional education ecosystem

Strong editorial judgement - knows what's useful, timely and clickable without compromising quality

Comfortable in a small, entrepreneurial media team requiring cross-functional coordination

Work Location: In person