Editorial Assistant - 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

Date:29 Aug 2023
Location:

Peterborough, GB, PE2 6EA
Req ID:1063
Our Team:

Model Rail_ is one of the leading hobby titles on the market, offering a blend of practical, historical, and inspirational content to readers. Each month we feature readers' layouts, shot by our expert photographer, along with modelling demonstrations, product reviews and all the latest news. We also commission and sell our own range of exclusive model locomotives and rolling stock.
Steam Railway_ is at the heart of the railway preservation movement, presenting all the latest happenings from the UK's many heritage railways, museums and attractions. As well as delving into our railway heritage, we also focus on the people who keep our vintage trains and preserved railways running.

The Main Focus of the Role:

You will play a key role in supporting the editorial staff and contributors, ensuring they can produce the best possible content each month, while also providing an effective contact point for readers of both

- _Model Rail_ and
- _Steam Railway_

Key Responsibilities:

The role encompasses a wide range of administrative tasks, including:
Working with Editors to help manage editorial budgets, processing payments to contributors and photo agencies, as well as dealing with payments and associated paperwork regarding _Model Rail_'s exclusive range of models.
Dealing with expense claims and travel arrangements for editorial staff.
Fielding queries and correspondence from readers, contributors and members of the railway and model industry, with support from the Editors and team members.
Managing incoming post and distributing to staff and contributors.

What we're looking for:

A well organised, friendly individual with excellent verbal and written communication skills and a cando approach. Previous experience in a similar role would be welcome.
Closing date 12th September

Please note this job is part time hours per week

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 + 2 volunteer days

Internal Bauer Academy

Wide range of learning opportunities to support with your Career Development
Opportunity to buy additional holiday
Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
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
Discounted high street vouchers

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 moneyhelper services for consumers, as well as sales and marketing services for SMB. Familyowned in the 5th generation, Bauer focuses on the long term, with a consumerfirst 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.
What we will offer you
Quite simply, our promise to you is that Bauer Media is a great place to do great work with great people. Our people take an enormous amount of pride in the brands they support. They like their team members, and they feel supported by their managers. We all take collective responsibility for our culture, because we know it has a ripple effect out across our brands. That's why our culture of inclusion at work, Belonging at Bauer, is at the heart of everything we do. Belonging at Bauer is about our dual goals of being as representative as we can of the audiences we serve, and about creating a working environme