Managing Editor - London, United Kingdom - Bauer Media Group

Bauer Media Group

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Introduction:

Our Team:

The Premium and Entertainment teams produce Grazia, Empire and MOJO and are passionate about their respective brands/fields. They are fantastic teams to work with and are looking for someone who's ready to get stuck in

The Focus of the Role:

The Managing Editor is an integral part of the Premium and Entertainment teams - this is an exciting and diverse role where no two days are the same.

The main purpose of the
Managing Editor is to assist the Editorial teams and the Publishing Management team in day-to-day tasks and processes relating to budgets, team management and admin.

Keeping track of budgets is essential, as is keeping in constant communication with Editors and Section heads to ensure that budgets are being met.

This is a super exciting and diverse role where no two days are the same.

Reporting to the Publisher, the Managing Editor is also key to helping the Publishing Management team with information they may need whether that's regarding budgets, people queries, new product development or other financial information.

As the bridge between Editorial and HR, Accounts and Management, this role oversees a wide variety of tasks alongside fantastic teams.

Role Responsibility:

Work with Publisher & Editor to help implement the editorial vision/plans within agreed budget (across print and digital)
Support Editors with team management and recruitment
Assist the Editorial teams in full recruitment process
Work with other key people across Editorial, HR, Accounts and Management
Complete Editorial spend reports at month end of each of the titles
Oversee and continually update Editorial budgets
Cost analysis on any new product ideas/specials
Raise POs for freelancers, approve timesheets, and set up new suppliers
Troubleshoot payment and billing queries
Look after the company credit card and put through expenses
Strong organisational skills
Excellent interpersonal skills and friendly attitude
Experience with team management and recruitment
Good Microsoft Excel skills
Experience of managing budgets
An understanding of monthend process is desired (but not essential)
Ability to multitask and work to deadlines

Package Description:

Rewards packages at Bauer Media offer a range of salary sacrifice Benefits, such as our pension scheme and flexible holidays, as well as exclusive Perks like great deals and discounts for everyday life.

25 days holiday + bank holidays
Discounted high street vouchers

Internal Bauer Academy

Wide range of learning opportunities to support with your Career Development (Bauer Media Group
Academy: Posts | LinkedIn)
Opportunity to buy additional holiday
Company pension
Cycle to work scheme, tech loan scheme and groups discounts for healthcare insurance
Discounted subscriptions on Bauer publications (50%)

Thrive initiatives

Wellbeing at Bauer

Flexible Working

We want to make sure that we find the right people to work in our teams, and we know that the traditional 9-5, five days a week doesn't suit everyone.

So, we would love to hear from you if you feel you're a great fit for this role and would like to work flexibly.

If you are the right person for this role, we'll find the right working approach for you.

About the Company:

About Bauer Media Group

Bauer Media Group has become an enduringly successful media corporation by focusing on creating content that matters most to millions of people around the world: from print and online publishing to radio and money-helper services for consumers, as well as sales and marketing services for SMB.

Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer focuses on the long term, with a consumer-first mindset that guides us across our increasingly diverse portfolio.

Our workforce of 15,000 shares a passion - to deliver content and services that are popular with, and helpful to, our customers and partners.

As the UK's biggest selling magazine publisher, we create iconic and influential magazine media brands, digital properties and associated consumer and B2B live events for diverse, passionate audiences.

We reach 25 million consumers through our portfolio, which includes heat, Grazia, Closer, Empire, Motor Cycle News, Parkers, Mother& Baby, TV Choice, Take a Break, Bella, Yours, Garden News and Country Walking.

Our scale, coupled with the breadth of our portfolio, gives us an advantage over pure play magazine competitors.

It also gives us a huge responsibility - our brands become the lens through which our audiences see the world, and for this reason, we take our responsibilities as a media outlet very seriously, recognising that we are responsible for shaping perceptions in the wider world.

Belonging at Bauer Mission statement
People are at the heart of everything we do. Inclusivity is part of who we are. We celebrate diversity in all its forms, and encourage authenticity, knowing that our differences are celebrated.

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