Victor Qunnuell Vaughns Jr

Fashion + Beauty Lead at Ebony

New York, New York, United States

About

Experience

  • EBONY Media (Full-time · 4 yrs 11 mos)
    • Fashion + Beauty Lead
      Aug 2023 - Present · 3 yrs

      Fashion + Beauty Lead of Ebony Magazine overseeing fashion, beauty, and grooming

    • Style Editor
      Sep 2021 - Aug 2023 · 2 yrs

      Overseeing the Fashion + Beauty and Grooming Verticals.

  • WWD (3 yrs 9 mos)
    • Associate Fashion Market Editor
      Aug 2020 - Sep 2021 · 1 yr 2 mos

      • Write cover stories, fashion features, culture stories, shopping and trend-based stories for online and the Digital Daily • Interview designers and write runway reviews across women’s, and men’s New York fashion weeks • Cover the emerging Black designer beat • Oversee the fashion team’s Market Moments page which is featured every Thursday in the Digital Daily • Oversee the men’s contemporary RTW market as well as luxury men’s accessories and fine jewelry • Field market appointments and trade shows in NY and also interview trade show designers for the “one’s to watch” column • Write headlines, deks, captions, editorial credits, proof layouts, and edit fashion copy • Request clothing and accessories extras for women’s shoots • Oversee NYFW schedule and assign reviews to editors • Gather designer inspiration images and quotes for NYFW and compile them into a trend write up as well as write the cover story that runs in the printed issue during NYFW and online • Contributing Market Editor at PMC brands - Robb Report, Muse by Robb Report, Rivet by Sourcing Journal, Beauty Inc, Variety, and Rolling Stone magazines • Request all clothing and accessories for on-air TV segments

    • Fashion Market & Sittings Assistant
      Jan 2018 - Jul 2020 · 2 yrs 7 mos

      • Assisted Executive Editor Bridget Foley with administrative tasks as needed • Assisted the Style Director on all editorial shoots for WWD, Robb Report, Muse by Robb Report, Rivet by Sourcing Journal, Beauty Inc, Variety, and Rolling Stone magazines • Oversaw Fashion & Accessories closets as well as a full-time assistant and hire freelancers for NYFW and as needed within the fashion department • Oversaw men’s accessories, jewelry, and contemporary RTW markets • Requested clothing and accessories extras for women’s shoots • Interviewed designers and write runway reviews across women’s, bridal, and men’s fashion • Gathered designer inspiration images and quotes for NYFW and compile them into a trend write up as well as write the cover story that runs in the printed issue during NYFW and online • Oversaw NYFW calendar for the fashion department • Requested all clothing and accessories for on-air TV segments

  • Freelance Fashion Market Assistant at GARAGE Magazine
    Oct 2017 - Jan 2018 · 4 mos

  • Freelance Fashion Assistant at POPSUGAR
    Jul 2017 - Oct 2017 · 4 mos

  • Fashion Stylist at Racked
    Dec 2016 - Jul 2017 · 8 mos