Market Editor

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Washington.

📋 Description

• Continuously observe shifts in culture, consumer behavior, retail, hospitality, beauty, wellness, luxury, AI, technology, experiential marketing, the creator economy, and emerging brands.

• Recognize early-stage trends, untapped opportunities, competitive activities, and disruptions within categories.

• Convert market intelligence into strategic opportunities for Twelve and its clients, enhancing product and revenue outcomes.

• Create concise, visually engaging intelligence reports and editorial-style insights for both internal and external audiences.

• Develop weekly trend briefs, opportunity alerts, competitive intelligence updates, and cultural pulse reports.

• Facilitate internal and external sessions on market insights and trend observations on a monthly basis.

• Contribute to monthly deep dives, quarterly forecasts, and analyses of cross-sector patterns.

• Leverage AI tools and platforms to expedite research, signal detection, monitoring, and reporting.

• Integrate AI-driven analysis with human judgment, taste, prioritization, and commercial sensibility.

• Collaborate on the launch of Substack and the "Twelve Editorial" platform.

• Help establish Twelve as a prominent voice in culture, innovation, and market intelligence.

• Participate in brainstorming sessions, social content creation, self-promotion initiatives, reports, event programming, pitch sessions, and innovation storytelling.

• Attend client meetings and innovation days, preparing presentations, engaging on site, and acting as the authoritative voice.

• Work closely with the Director of Creative Special Projects and other innovation leaders within the organization.

• Partner with Business Development and Account Management teams to identify opportunities, risks, and evolving client needs.

• Collaborate with Creative, Development, Account Management, and Business Development teams to turn insights into actionable client solutions.

• Identify high-growth brands, disruptive market entrants, and culturally relevant companies that align with Twelve's expansion goals.

• Assist in new business initiatives through research and intelligence on emerging brands, consumer categories, competitive landscapes, and whitespace opportunities.

⛳️ Requirements

• 2–4 years of experience in editorial, insights, trend forecasting, innovation, media, creative branding, or related fields.

• Proven experience working within consumer-facing industries and brands.

• A solid understanding of luxury, retail, hospitality, beauty/wellness, lifestyle, or consumer culture ecosystems is preferred.

• Experience in developing client-facing insights or thought leadership is advantageous.

• A deep curiosity and passion for culture, consumer behavior, brands, and emerging trends.

• Strong editorial instincts and the ability to recognize patterns.

• A commercial mindset that enables the translation of insights into business opportunities.

• Excellent writing, synthesis, and presentation skills.

• Highly proactive and self-directed, thriving in ambiguity and the creation of new initiatives.

• Ability to naturally connect ideas across industries, platforms, and behaviors.

🏝️ Benefits

• Full-Time Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life).

• Mental Health Mondays: once a month, our offices close globally (that's an additional 12 days off per year).

• Generous Paid Time Off – Including your birthday, personal days, and time off around holidays.

• Paid Parental Leave.

• Summer Fridays.

• Discretionary bonuses.