Are Media hires Melissa Mason as digital editor across Elle and Marie Claire

Melissa Mason has been appointed as digital editor across Are Media titles Elle and Marie Claire.

It’s a return to the company for Mason, who began her career as a beauty writer for Bauer and spent more than two years at Pacific Magazines, well before Bauer bought Pacific Magazines from Seven for $40 million last year, only for Bauer to sell to private equity firm, Mercury Capital.

Mason joins the magazine business from Broadsheet, where she acted as content director for five months after four years at Pedestrian Group.