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that's life!, Junior Features Writer - 6 Month FTC

Employer
Bauer Media Group
Location
London (Central)
Salary
£DoE
Closing date
31 Aug 2019

Job Details

Reporting to: Features Editor (plus Editor on a daily basis)

We currently have a fantastic opportunity to join the UK’s number 1 publisher, Bauer Media. We are looking to hire a junior features writer for national weekly true life magazine, that’s life!.

Please note this is a 6 month fixed term contract and the candidate must be available to start work on or around 26 August 2019, finishing in February 2020.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Source, chase and sign exclusive, real-life stories. Source stories across the board, for that’s life weekly, monthly and crime issues
  • Persuade the interviewee to feature in that’s life! rather than one of our competitor magazines,
  • Negotiate to get the story for the best price possible.
  • Re-interview and edit agency copy, into magazine house-style, including copy that starts well and ends well, and is as engaging and as high quality as possible.
  • Write captivating and original flashes, heads and sells, as well as supplying coverline ideas
  • Create and run editorial campaigns, which feature in both our weekly and monthly titles.
  • Employ legal knowledge and experience to avoid defamation, contempt etc, and to uphold IPSO guidelines and legal guidance.
  • Relish the challenge of working in a busy, fast-paced team and enjoy working on a wide range of articles, from letters to in-depth true life campaigns.
  • Willingness to work weekends – only when required - to source stories


Key skills required:

  • Enthusiasm
  • Determination and perseverance
  • Good general and current affairs knowledge
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Interpersonal skills
  • IT skills


Apply by completing the application form below. 

Company

Who we are and what we do

In the UK we reach 25 million consumers through our portfolio which includes heat, KISS, Grazia, Empire, Motor Cycle News, Parkers, TV Choice, Take a Break, Bella, Magic and Absolute Radio.

We believe that our scale, coupled with the breadth of our portfolio, gives us an advantage over pure play magazine or radio 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.

Working at Bauer Media

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 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 environment where all our people feel able to bring their whole selves to work every day.

It’s part of everything we do, and everyone who works here is responsible. If you join us, you’ll be an important part of this as well.
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Our Commitment to Inclusivity at Work

Inclusion is one of our core values at Bauer Media, and we want to make sure that everyone who works with us feels they belong at Bauer. We want a level playing field for anyone who wants to come and work at Bauer.

Therefore, if you require any adjustments to an interview process, please feel free to get in touch with HR.administration@bauermedia.co.uk who will be happy to talk through any adjustments you need in complete confidence and make arrangements on your behalf.

Adjustments can be whatever you need them to be, whether that’s around accessibility, preparation time and space, or just travel expenses to get you to the interview. Let us know what you need, and we’ll do everything we can to make sure you’re getting a fair opportunity to succeed.

We also know that know that the traditional 9-5, five days a week doesn’t suit everyone. So, we’d 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 a role in our business, we’ll find the right working approach for you.

Our work on mental health at work

We’re proud to be the driving force behind the “Where’s your head at?” campaign, which is working to put Mental Health First Aiders on an equal footing with traditional workplace first aiders. We have Mental Health First Aiders working across the majority of our UK locations, and will have 100% coverage by the end of 2019.

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Company info
Website
Location
Media House
Peterborough Business Park
Lynch Wood
Peterborough
PE2 6EA
GB

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