Client Category Director – Beauty

As a Client Category Director – Beauty, you will define and lead the commercial strategy for the beauty vertical across the HELLO! portfolio. You’ll drive revenue growth through innovative, multi-platform brand partnerships spanning print, digital, social, video, audio, and experiential channels. This senior client-facing role blends strategic vision, creative flair, and deep beauty industry insight to deliver impactful, insight-led collaborations that inspire audiences and exceed client objectives.

Please note this is a one year fixed term contract.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end commercial strategy for the Beauty category across all HELLO! platforms, including HELLO! magazine, LUXE, London, Weddings, H Fashion, hellomagazine.com, and all social, video, audio, and live event touchpoints.
• Develop and deliver integrated, data-driven partnerships that align with client goals and achieve ambitious revenue targets.
• Oversee ideation, creation, and execution of multi-platform campaigns—from editorially aligned branded content to high-impact events and activations.
• Cultivate and grow strategic relationships with senior marketing, PR, and brand leaders within the beauty industry.
• Collaborate with agencies to identify opportunities, craft compelling responses to briefs, and convert pitches into long-term partnerships.
• Build and execute the Beauty category revenue plan, ensuring alignment with HELLO!’s wider commercial strategy.
• Lead client and agency responses—partnering with creative strategy, insight, and content teams to craft standout proposals.
• Proactively identify new business opportunities across emerging channels such as podcasts, social video, and experiential platforms.
• Create and deliver bespoke partnership proposals, combining creativity, storytelling, and commercial strategy.
• Strengthen HELLO!’s network within the beauty sector through events, launches, and continuous client engagement.
• Act as the category authority, staying ahead of trends, product innovation, and consumer insights.
• Regularly evaluate target client lists to optimise business potential and drive incremental growth.
• Elevate HELLO!’s presence within the beauty community through thought leadership and event representation.
• Ensure all commercial materials—decks, video pitches, and presentations—are of the highest creative and strategic quality, consistent with HELLO!’s tone and brand values.

Cross-Departmental Collaboration

• Partner with the Insight team to ensure proposals are data-led, audience-focused, and category relevant.
• Collaborate closely with Editorial to align on brand priorities and leverage editorial storytelling for commercial gain.
• Work with Finance to maintain forecasting accuracy and resolve billing queries efficiently.
• Liaise with Events, Social, Video, and Audio teams to ensure seamless delivery of all campaign activations.
• Partner with Marketing to develop collaborations for HELLO! and H Fashion membership communities.

Your Profile

• Be an expert in HELLO!’s brand, audience, and platforms, embodying its tone and values.
• Deliver confident, engaging client and agency presentations, underpinned by strong market insight and storytelling.
• Maintain meticulous records of all commercial activity, including client interactions, proposals, and revenue tracking.
• Represent HELLO! at industry events, launches, and trade shows, building the brand’s reputation and influence.
• Serve as a brand ambassador, championing innovation and excellence across all commercial touchpoints.

Experience & Qualifications

Experience in a client facing Beauty role is essential. Excellent knowledge of the Beauty industry and experience in setting the commercial strategy for the Beauty category.

Previous experience is key but a relevant qualification would be desirable.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave per year (for full time employees)
• 1 birthday day per year
• Private Medical Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life Assurance currently 6 x salary
• Generous Employer Pension contributions
• Group Income Protection Scheme
• Plus all of the perks of working for a fun media company!

To apply, please send a cover letter and your CV.

About HELLO!

MISSION STATEMENT: To influence and inspire with relevant, exclusive and entertaining content in a positive, celebratory and kind environment via stringent editorial integrity.

History of Hello: HELLO! is a market-leading lifestyle and celebrity publication, known for its positive and celebratory reporting and unrivalled showbiz exclusives which have been entertaining audiences since 1988. Over the years, its digital brand has transformed from a small legacy publishing site into an influential global website. HELLO! is part of the HOLA group, who launched ¡HOLA! magazine in Barcelona in 1944. The husband and wife team of Antonio Sánchez Gómez and Mercedes Junco Calderón launched the publication with the aim of adding some sparkle to their readers’ lives. Always positive, ¡HOLA! and HELLO! continue to remain true to the guiding principles of a new type of journalism - always positive, highly visual and celebratory, allowing readers a moment of escape into the worlds of the rich and famous to inspire, brighten and entertain. With offices in London, New York and Toronto, HELLO! Magazine is now a 24-hour global website, with unique user experiences in our three main audience territories of the UK, US and Canada. Our readership is more global than that however, with audiences also visiting the site from Australia, India, Europe and all other parts of the world.