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How I Became… GQ’s Deputy Global Editorial Director

Adam Baidawi set his sights on working at GQ while growing up in Australia. Having started his career as a freelance music journalist, he landed his first role at the Condé Nast publication. In 2020, Baidawi was promoted to deputy global editorial director, supporting GQ’s 21 editions around the world, and relocated to London to head up editorial content at British GQ. His work has also appeared in Vanity Fair, Vogue, CNN and Rolling Stone.
Adam Baidawi walks through a glass-panelled door.
Adam Baidawi is GQ's deputy global editorial director and head of editorial content at British GQ. (Kristina Schlueter)

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