Routes Editor - Peterborough, United Kingdom - Bauer Media Group

Bauer Media Group

Verified Company

Peterborough, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Introduction:

Our Team:

The
Country Walking team produces Britain's best-selling walking magazine, the home of the award-winning #walk1000miles campaign and is a a pioneering brand within Bauer's new membership model.

The Focus of the Role:

The focus of the role will be to curate Country Walking's 'Britain's best walks' section in print and online, foster and augment a team of happy, productive contributors; to edit specials and supplements, and to contribute news, features and reviews as required as part of an award-winning ensemble team.

Role Responsibility:

To deliver a balanced, appealing collection of 27 routes per issue; geographically diverse, uniformly high quality, productionready
To upload and maintain our database of corresponding routes on OS Maps
To foster and develop a diverse community of semiprofessional routes contributors, between them able to offer a widespread, rich and appealing basket of walks each issue representing our readers' interests and aspirations
To foster the community of readers, routes users and #walk1000miles participants
To coordinate with the Features Editor to ensure a complementary routes plan is maintained and adjusted as required
To contribute ideas and create features, gear reviews, news, interviews and bonus content as required
To help maintain and further the magazine's contacts in all relevant areas
To ensure all copy falls within legal guidelines
To take a full part in editorial meetings, come up with original editorial ideas and fully contribute to the editorial vision of the magazine
Be an ambassador for the magazine externally and within Bauer Media, representing the magazine positively at every opportunity.
Organisational rigour to ensure spread, accuracy and consistency of our routes offering
Ability to engage, retain and get the best out of the routes contributor base
Ability to switch between repetitive routine tasks and great original writing with equal facility
Meeting deadlines and helping the magazine stay ahead of the schedule
Market Awareness: Ability to think like a reader, and keep one step ahead of competitors
Drive: Consistently produces high quality output; is reliable and professional with a flexible style.
Initiative & Innovation: open minded about possibilities and eager to contribute to the overarching aim of enriching readers' lives by all possible means.
Communication: to be able to be an articulate champion of readers' interests in all contexts and, to have good relationships with all members of the editorial, marketing and commercial teams.

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.

We are actively seeking this position. You should hear from us within 48 hours of the expiry date. Please note on some occasions the role may be closed before date shown or need to be extended.

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