Are Media has created a new beauty division and appointed Tara Lamont-Djite (pictured, left) as Head of Beauty, Luxury. In this role, Tara will lead the content strategy and creative direction for beauty across Australian titles Marie Claire, ELLE, BEAUTYcrew, beautyheaven and beautydirectory.

Tara joins from MECCA, where she was Head of Content Strategy. Before that, she spent several years in New York as Beauty and Fashion Director at Hearst, working across ELLE USA, Marie Claire USA and Harper's BAZAAR USA.

"I'm thrilled to be joining Are Media and working alongside the brilliant teams behind such iconic brands. There's so much opportunity to tell new beauty stories across different platforms, and I can't wait to get started," said Tara.

Delaney Loane (pictured, centre) has changed role from Digital Managing Editor to Beauty Editor, Luxury. Additionally, Briar Clark (pictured, right) has changed role from Digital Content Producer to Beauty Writer, Luxury. Briar previously worked at Refinery29 as a fashion and beauty writer.

Tara will commence her role 10 August. Delaney and Briar’s appointments are effective immediately.