Helena Lee has been promoted from Features & Special Projects Director to Deputy Editor at Harper's Bazaar UK.

Helena will work with Editor-in-Chief Lydia Slater on the strategic direction of the brand, focusing on growing Bazaar UK's platform, developing its membership propositions and strengthening ties with cultural institutions.

She has built commercial and cultural partnerships with organisations including the British Museum, Venice Biennale and Tiffany & Co. Helena has also developed the art and culture strand of Bazaar's Privé membership and created multiplatform franchises including the Ultimate Travel Guide, Bazaar's Literary Salon and Bazaar Art, which she will continue to edit.

Lydia said: "Helena has played an integral role in the evolution of Harper's Bazaar over the past 15 years. She's wonderfully creative, commercially astute and has a proven track record of connecting with the Bazaar woman across platforms. This appointment is richly deserved."

Helena said: "I'm thrilled to have been appointed Deputy Editor at this exciting time at Harper's Bazaar. It's a period of great opportunity for the brand, and I'm delighted to work with Lydia Slater to steer us into a new period of growth while building on our incredible heritage, with one of the best teams in the business."