Longtime Vogue editrix Anna Wintour is getting a new gig — and no, it’s not the ambassadorship to the United Kingdom.
Wintour, who will reach her 25th anniversary as editor of the Condé Nast title this summer, has been named artistic director for all the publisher’s titles.
The appointment was announced Wednesday by CEO Charles H. Townsend. Wintour’s new duties include developing an overall “creative vision” for Conde Nast, which has a portfolio of 18 consumer magazines, including The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Glamour, Allure and GQ.
Wintour, 63, will continue to run Vogue on a day-to-day basis, which she has done since 1988. She will also continue to serve as editorial director of Teen Vogue.
Townsend said the promotion comes at a time to “leverage Anna’s extraordinary vision and leadership.”
Wintour has been the subject of many rumors in recent years — most of which surrounded her retiring or stepping down from the fashion magazine.
This winter, there were whispers that Wintour would be named ambassador to Great Britain.
In her new position, Wintour could be called upon to give artistic advice to any of the publisher’s editors, according to the report last night in The New York Times.
With AP