Anna Wintour is seeking a head of editorial content to handle more of the day-to-day operations at Vogue while retaining plenty of power to keep her a force at the magazine that built her reputation in fashion, a person familiar with the decision said Thursday.
Winter will retain her roles as chief content officer for Condé Nast and global editorial director of Vogue, said the person who was not authorized to speak about the change publicly. Wintour broke the news to Vogue staff in a meeting earlier Thursday.
The news shook the fashion world and Wintour-watchers on social media amid breathless headlines that Wintour was “stepping down” from Vogue. The new lead will report directly to Wintour in her capacity as global editorial director, the person said.
As chief content officer, Wintour will continue to oversee every Condé Nast brand globally, including American Vogue, Wired, Vanity Fair, GQ, AD, Condé Nast Traveler, Glamour, Bon Appétit, Tatler, World of Interiors, Allure and more, with the exception of The New Yorker.
Wintour also oversees the annual Met Gala, fashion’s biggest night and a major fundraiser for the fashion wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
