Deputy 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:

Topical, informative and smart, Grazia is the home of this week's biggest news stories and talking points as they happen, smart shoppable fashion, the most up-to-date trends from the runway, red carpet and the street.

The focus of your role:

Assisting the Editor in all areas of running the brand, deputising and making all decisions relating to the editorial in her absence.

The overall aim of the role is to maintain brand's competitive advantage in the market, ensure digital targets are being met and with direct specific responsibility for celebrity, beauty and health content across all platforms.

Role Responsibility:

Working closely with the Editor over all areas of the magazine
Deputising for the Editor in her absence
Managing the Features Director and Features Editor to ensure that Grazia is highly regarded by the industry and readers alike for the quality of its features content
Ensure smooth running of the magazine where issues are planned in advance, copy meets deadlines and all departments run within budget
Work with features team, planning all features and visuals for advance issues and monthly digital content and specials
Personally leading and constantly developing features and news areas
Attending planning meetings with the Editor and any others required
Originating ideas at all times
Approving copy and pictures, where it is deemed necessary
Commissioning and writing as required as well as final rewrites
Spotting the right kind of PR opportunities to heighten the profile of the magazine in all areas
Working closely to ensure commercial and editorial team are joined up and maximising all opportunities for revenue
Assisting the Editor in drawing up the flatplan, liaising with the ad team and production director over any necessary changes
Understand the employee handbook and procedures fully; help train all writers and encourage all staff to achieve highest possible standards of work
Helping heads of department to train and manage junior members of staff
Ensuring that good office practice is maintained at all times
Assisting the Editor and Digital Director to ensure a 360 workflow across print and digital
A passion for Grazia
Market Awareness: Ability to think like a reader; balance editorial principles with the need to help the Ad team; keep one step ahead of competitors
Commercial Awareness & Results
Achievement Drive: consistently produce high quality output; always reliable and professional with a flexible style
Initiative & Innovation: contributes masses of ideas for developing the brand
Interpersonal sensitivity and fair judgement with decisions
Experience working with budgets
Actively living and promoting the Bauer Media Values

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 ((4)

Bauer Media Group - Academy:
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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