As the former Editor in Chief of Nylon - and the first gay EIC of a women’s fashion site - Gabrielle recently left the editorial world to lead strategy for The Most, which is Netflix’s home for LGBTQ stories on social media.
My Q&A subject this week, Gabrielle Korn, agrees with me. If you have been following Talent Fairy and Ed2010, you know that I’m a huge advocate for unleashing editorial talent on the rest of the world. But who’s kidding who? Those opportunities are few and far between these days, even within traditional media. There is something special about the connection you have with the reader when you’re creating pure editorial. But to many who are still working in traditional media (which I now define as both print and online publishing) making the move to a brand can feel out of your comfort zone at best, and at worse, like you are totally selling out.
In the Talent Fairy Hiring Report, 45% of editorial folk considered leaving traditional media for other content roles in 2020 - in return for more stability, higher pay, and career growth potential. The story has become a staple in industry press (well, we do love to cover ourselves!).
It’s no longer news that some of our best editorial talent are leaving media for non-media brands.
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