Formerly Head of PR at Hearst Magazines UK, Jane is responsible for leading the global communications strategy for NET-A-PORTER's game-changing fashion magazine, PORTER, premiere online fashion website, THE EDIT, and the online fashion retailer’s overall media division.
Jane, who joined the NET-A-PORTER group on November 3rd, reports into Lucy Yeomans, Editor-in-Chief of PORTER Magazine and Content Director of the NET-A-PORTER Group, and Tess Macleod-Smith, NET-A-PORTER’s Vice President of Publishing
Before joining the Net-A-Porter Group, Jane was Head of PR for Hearst Magazines UK for seven years where she managed the press office function and oversaw all PR activity for the magazine publisher. She also led consumer and corporate PR for more than 20 of Hearst UK’s digital and print brands including Harper’s Bazaar, Town & Country, ELLE UK, Esquire, and Digital Spy.
A former newspaper and magazine journalist, Jane has more than 17 years’ experience in global and UK PR having also held roles at the BBC, Chellozone and Mission Media as well as the Royal New Zealand Ballet and the New Zealand International Festival of the Arts.
Tess Macleod-Smith, NET-A-PORTER’s Vice President of Publishing and Media says: “Jane is driven, passionate and highly respected. She has an in-depth understanding of the media landscape, a strategic and creative mind and high level contacts in media and fashion. Her appointment is key to helping us ensure PORTER and THE EDIT remain the go-to luxury media brands for strong, stylish, intelligent and adventurous women around the world.”
NET-A-PORTER says: PORTER, which celebrates its first anniversary in February 2015, is the leading innovative women’s fashion magazine with a global perspective and is edited by Lucy Yeomans. Sold in 60 countries worldwide with a print run of 350,000, PORTER is the luxury fashion brand for the stylish, intelligent women and combines the intimacy of print with state-of-the-art technology. THE EDIT, NET-A-PORTER's unrivaled luxury digital magazine, is published weekly. With its uniquely high-calibre content and editorial polish, THE EDIT is a sleek fusion of stunning magazine content with a shoppable, digital format. Edited by Jenny Dickinson, THE EDIT includes fashion, beauty, travel and interviews across 52 weeks and is published in four languages.
