At number 3:
PARTNER: Conde Nast
TITLES: Vanity Fair, GQ, Wired, Hotel Chatter, Vogue (their flagship magazine).
WHAT FOR?: This may be a tad optimistic, but I adore Vanity Fair and the old school American cinematic glamour they stand for. All of Conde Nast's publications are very high profile, sophisticated and focus a lot on the finer things in life, particularly Hotel Chatter. How brilliant would it be to be put up in a plush hotel and write about it? Pretty brilliant, I reckon. And all of their publications have such quality invested into them, even Nutrition Data. Conde Nast I would say is definitely a consumer focused publishing house, with a publication suited for any type of person, but mostly women due to their high number of fashion and health magazines. I feel I would be best suited to Vanity Fair as I would enjoy the culture side of it.
FACTS AND STATS:
- Owned since 1907 by Advance Publications and the founder S.I. Newhouse Jr.
- CEO is Charles Townsend
- Have publications in England, France, Italy, Germany, Australia, and Spain, and with licensee arrangements in Mexico, Brazil, and Japan.
- Currently sell 13 million issues (and counting!) a month in total across the globe.
- Its competitors are mainly Time Inc. and Hearst
LATEST NEWS
In The Guardian: Conde Nast to invest in more ipad apps for Vogue and GQ.
Up two places to number 2
PARTNER: London Evening Standard
TITLES: Evening Standard, Daily Express, ES Magazine
WHAT FOR?: As an avid reader of this publication, especially ES Magazine, it would be a great opportunity to work for them. In particular their culture section reviewing events in and around London. As the publication is currently free during the week, it would be a good chance to have my writing read by a vast number of Londoners.
FACTS AND STATS:
- Founded in 1827
- Main competitor is The Times
- Purchased The Standard and The Evening Standard in 1904 by Cyril Pearson who changed the papers' political outlook from Conservative to liberal.
- Has been seeing off rivals for 181 years; only The London Paper has really managed to harm its sales.
LATEST NEWS:
in The Guardian: The publisher of the Evening Standard and The Independent refused to attend a conference in London, as he feared that if he left Russia, he would not be able to return.
And finally at number 1
PARTNER: Bauer Media
TITLES: Empire, Q, Closer, Grazia
WHAT FOR?: As someone with a keen interest in film, I would be best suited to Empire. I've been reading it since I was fifteen and I love the fact that it has the resources to be first with the latest film news and get the scoop before anyone else. As well as being humorous, you can tell from the reviews that those who work at Empire are passionate about acting, actors, and cinema in general. Again, it is a consumer title, with its competitor being Total Film which covers exactly the same material.
FACTS AND STATS:
- Bauer Media is a division of the Bauer Media Group, Europe’s largest privately owned publishing Group. The Group is a worldwide media empire offering over 300 magazines in 15 countries, as well as online, TV and radio stations.
- Their magazine heritage originates in 1953 with the launch of Angling Times and the acquisition in 1956 of Motor Cycle News.
- In 1994, they purchased For Him Magazine (now known as FHM) which is now one of their best selling magazine brands.
- Bought The Box in 1996 which grew into The Box channel, boasting seven music stations to its name.
- Grazia is its first weekly glossy, launched in 2006.
- Their radio divisions include Kiss 100 and Magic 105.4
LATEST NEWS:
Bauer Media are now out of the running to buy BBC magazines, as the BBC look to talk to other potential buyers.
For me, I'd want to get a hold of someone at Vanity Fair and beg them for Tina Fey's contact details - new hero? I think so. I actually want to be her!
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