She's worked across some of Australia's most influential titles over the last 10 years, including Harper’s BAZAAR, The Courier-Mail and beautyheaven, and now journalist, Astrid Taemets is joining the Style Magazines family.
Working across digital content for the mag, Taemets is excited to be back in the beauty world, after leaving Sydney in 2017 when she returned home to Brisbane.
BD spoke with Taemets about the new gig.
Congratulations on joining the Style Magazines team. Can you tell us a bit about what your new role will entail?
Thank you, so happy to be part of the Style family! I’m joining the digital team working across the sites on beauty, lifestyle and fashion content.
What aspects are you most looking forward to?
So thrilled to be back in digital after working for a daily newspaper for almost three years. I’m especially excited about the new digital mag section of the site, and cannot wait to begin contributing to that, starting with our new issue which comes out in 2 weeks.
Can you tell us about your past media experience and what made you want to get into the industry?
I’ve been in journalism for almost a decade - it’s been a long time! I started my career in Sydney with Bauer Media Group when it was still ACP Magazines, and slowly made my way around the tracks of the business.
My last role with them was Senior Beauty Editor for beautyheaven.com.au, which I left in 2017 to return home to my hometown of Brisbane. Took up a Entertainment Journalist role with News Corp at The Courier-Mail in late 2017 and was there until earlier this year, after a year off on maternity leave.
I’ve always loved writing beauty and lifestyle content (and the perks that come with that aren’t bad either!), so it’s nice to be able to continue working in a field I love thanks to Style.
Best thing about working in beauty and fashion?
The people! So many amazing creative minds all coming together to talk and write about the things they know and love. And the events and products are just a bonus on top of that.
Are you working on any upcoming stories you'd like brands to be across?
Beauty content is my main focus at the moment, but the great thing about Style is that we cover so much more than that, so I would love to hear from any brand who would be interesting in featuring on or collaborating with Style.
What's the best way for brands and PRs to touch base with you?
Email. Though I’m only working 3 days a week (Tues - Thurs) I’ll always check my emails, no matter what.
You can view the Style Magazines media profile here, and contact Astrid at: astrid@stylemagazines.com.au.
