Good Housekeeping UK is looking for a Beauty Testing Manager to join the Institute in Feltham. This role is available immediately. You will lead this rapidly expanding testing category and help drive revenue and expertise across the Good Housekeeping portfolio.
We’re looking for an expert in beauty and grooming and a follower of emerging trends in that world, with a keen scientific eye focused on product performance.
You will help create and be responsible for delivering the beauty testing strategy across editorial and commercial platforms with content sitting across Good Housekeeping. Built on decades of product testing and expert editorial know-how, the results of our testing can influence purchasing decisions and assure consumers of the quality and value of a product or service.
Key Duties:
- Work with key internal stakeholders to generate a testing strategy for the Beauty and Grooming category.
- Create testing protocols for the myriad of different beauty and grooming products we test.
- Utilise our testing panel to recruit testers for projects.
- Work to the pre-agreed testing timescales, with attention to detail and to a high standard.
- Complete commercial projects related to your category and deliver results to key stakeholders.
- Assist in building new revenue streams and ensuring all projects are completed to a high level of professionalism.
- Occasional PR spokesperson on behalf of the category for TV and/or radio interviews.
ABOUT YOU
- An expert In Beauty and Grooming
- Someone with a willingness to be hands-on with product tests
- Demonstrable experience in leading projects
- Eagerness to try new and inventive products
- Quick thinking
- Problem solving skills
- Articulate when writing test results
- Computer literate
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated history of working in the FMCG industry
QUALIFICATIONS
- BSc Cosmetic Science
- Proven experience working in a lab environment and leading lab based tests on beauty & grooming products
WHAT WE OFFER
At Hearst UK, you can choose from a huge range of perks and benefits that can help you learn well, work well and live well including:
- 25 days’ holiday (with the option to buy up to 5 additional holiday days)
- Hybrid working – Three days per week in the office
- Discounted gym membership
- Healthcare cash plan
- Spend a charity day with your favourite good cause
- Life assurance and pension scheme
- Regular socials and more!
There’s more to your story than you imagine. And the next chapter begins right here.
Hearst UK is deeply committed to using our influential brands to reflect the world we want to live in – one that respects, protects, represents and uplifts the voices and opinions of all people. As a business, we recognise the significant benefits of creativity, collaboration and innovation that comes with diverse teams. Not only is diversifying the voices in our organization the right thing to do, but it also helps us to make powerful and exciting content that can be enjoyed by many more people. This is why we’re working to build a sense of true belonging within our business and foster a culture in which everyone feels heard.
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