Hearst UK has appointed Claire Hodgson as the new Editor-in-Chief of Cosmopolitan. Claire will oversee all Cosmopolitan’s brand outputs, including print, digital and experiential. Claire was made Cosmopolitan’s Digital Editor in November 2015, and promoted to Digital Editorial Director in April last year. Under her leadership, she has successfully quadrupled Cosmopolitan’s digital audience to 15.7m in January 2019*. During her tenure, she also oversaw the launch of Cosmopolitan’s Snapchat Discover channel in 2015, and has grown Cosmopolitan’s social following to over 5.2m. Claire will oversee a thriving print magazine, the highest-circulating monthly young women’s glossy, and Cosmopolitan’s successful events portfolio, including the Cosmopolitan Career Summit and the Cosmopolitan Influencer Awards. She will be supported by strong editorial leads, including Stuart Selner on creative, Amy Grier on print and Jess Edwards on digital. Claire begins her new role with immediate effect.

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