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We are Future. The global platform for specialist media. We create expert original content that connects people to their passions across a portfolio of over 200 phenomenal brands. Through our websites, magazines, events, and social spaces we reach 1 in 3 adults online in the UK and the US. Founded in 1985, we have grown significantly to a global business with over 3,000 colleagues. We are the largest magazine publisher in the UK with a combined circulation of more than 3 million across our publications. We innovate through our proprietary technology and diversify our audiences across new platforms every year. We’ve got an ambitious plan to build on our growth momentum and unlock new opportunities.

Hearst UK is home to some of the world’s most iconic and best-loved brands, including Good Housekeeping, ELLE, Esquire, Harper’s Bazaar, Country Living, Cosmopolitan, Men’s Health and Women’s Health. Our trusted brands, experts and content bring people together, creating powerful audiences of millions through magazines, podcasts, video series and experiences. At the heart of Hearst UK is a growing membership ecosystem. From top-tier through to digital-only propositions, our memberships to date include Good Housekeeping VIP, ELLE COLLECTIVE, Club Cosmo, Bazaar Privé, Men’s Health Squad, Women’s Health Collective, Runner’s World Club and our creative ‘makers’ community, Made Club. With a focus on creativity, trust and innovation, Hearst UK’s diversified commercial offering spans brand partnerships, licensing, commerce and experiential, connecting brands with engaged communities. The Good Housekeeping Institute, Britain’s consumer champion for over 100 years, drives Good Housekeeping’s coveted Tried & Tested accreditation, testing more than 3,300 products in 2025.

For more than 50 years, GQ has been the premier men’s magazine, providing definitive coverage of style and culture. With its unique and powerful design, work from the finest photographers, and a stable of award-winning writers, GQ reaches millions of leading men each month. The only publication that speaks to all sides of the male equation, GQ is simply sharper and smarter.