Content Assistant, Puzzles

Our Team:

The Puzzles Team boasts a portfolio of 28 puzzle magazines including the market-leading Take a Break Puzzles range. The team also supplies puzzle content to a variety of sister brands within Bauer Media as well as working with external clients on a range of puzzle products.

The focus of the role: 

To edit and deliver to final production regular magazines within the Puzzles portfolio, to carry out all administrative tasks relating to these, and solve and check puzzle page content of any of our other output as required.

Please note, this is 12 month contract and a hybrid role, you'll be required to work 1 day in our London office and the rest working from home. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the Process Portfolio Editor in delivering multiple titles to print with full editorial accuracy in appropriate house style
• Exhibit editorial judgment in making in-page changes to puzzles and other copy
• Solve and editorially check for accuracy final version pages of other titles produced within the department
• Liaise with the internal Promotions department re prizes, prize values, winners’ details and promotional copy
• Perform any administrative tasks to the highest standards, to maintain quality relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including content providers and Production departments
• To provide any other administrative or creative contribution which may be required across the wider department

What you'll bring: 

• Good knowledge of a variety of puzzle types
• Love or interest in Puzzles and understanding of the market
• Sub editing experience
• Strong administrative and organisational skills
• Ability to work in a team and independently.
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Working knowledge of Adobe Illustrator for Mac
• Working knowledge of Adobe InDesign for Mac

Closing Date: Sunday 8th February

About Bauer Media Group

We are a media business focused on creating content that matters to millions of people across Europe. Our offering extends from print and online publishing to audio broadcasting and entertainment, alongside investments in other media related sectors. With more than 500 million copies sold each year, we are one of Europe’s largest Publishers. From women’s and celebrities’ magazines to TV listings to food and special interest, we own some of the most popular publishing brands in Germany, UK, Poland and France – both digital and print. But not only that. Reaching over 61 million listeners weekly, we operate over 150 radio and podcast brands in nine countries, spanning the UK, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Portugal. Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer Media focuses on the long-term, with a consumer-first mindset that guides us across our diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 12,000 shares a common purpose: to deliver content and services that enrich people‘s everyday lives.

What’s in it for you

• You’ll have 28 days holiday, bank holidays & 2 volunteer days to use.
• Your development matters, so access to our internal training provider – Bauer Academy, is a huge win.
• We have enhanced Maternity/Adoption, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave Pay.
• You’ll have the opportunity for flexible working.
• And much more! Find the full details of our benefits here

We are an international employer and equal opportunities are important to us. That's why we welcome everyone in their uniqueness, regardless of e.g. religion, gender, skin color, disability in our house.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or a long term health condition, and need us to make any reasonable adjustments or do anything differently during any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing careershub@bauermedia.co.uk

We are actively recruiting for this position, however, the job advert may close earlier than expected.

If you have any feedback regarding our UK recruitment process, please email careershub@bauermedia.co.uk we would love to hear from you.

London, GB, NW1 2PL