Our Media is a leading special-interest content business, based in the buzzing, creative city of Bristol. We're home to market-leading brands in craft, cycling, science and nature, homes and music.

We help our audiences pursue their passions through highly trusted, original content – in print, video and online. Our much-loved brands include BBC Science Focus, BBC Wildlife Magazine, Your Home, Gathered.how, BikeRadar and Cycling Plus.

We also have an award-winning content agency that works with major charities, brands and membership organisations to help them tell their stories and engage audiences better – in print, video, and online.

Two long-standing interiors titles, Your Home and HomeStyle, are two of the biggest magazine brands in the sector, with over 1 million combined users every month. Aimed at house-proud interiors-lovers, Your Home inspires and empowers its readers to make their dream forever home a reality with affordable ideas, makeover stories and helpful craft and DIY advice. HomeStyle is aimed at first-time buyers and renters, and its readers are passionate about renovating and entertaining and love to keep ahead of the trends with stylish hacks, real home makeover stories and helpful upcycling and DIY advice. The magazines produce 13 issues a year, plus a bonus Christmas issue.

Working as part of a busy editorial team, the Production Editor is responsible for organising the editorial production of the magazines to the highest possible standard and to deadline, while ensuring consistent editorial tone on every page. The Production Editors shares control of the copy flow with the Editor for both current and future issues to make sure that all issues run smoothly. The Production Editor is also responsible for commissioning and writing regular pages each issue, working alongside the Editors to develop their ideas and copy writing skills, as well as honing their subbing and editing skills. The role demands the highest subbing, writing and organisational skills.

For a full list of job responsibilities, please see the attached job description.

Essential Requirements:

• Excellent command of – and creative flair with – written English.
• Keen eye for detail and accuracy.
• First-rate communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively and flexibly within a team.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Excellent organisational abilities, with experience of each stage of print editorial processes and prioritising workloads.
• Adobe InDesign, Word, Excel and general Mac skills.
• Knowledge of the interiors market, or at least a keen personal interest in home décor, home improvement, craft and/or food.

Desirable Requirements:

• Experience of writing for the interiors market.
• Experience in a role that is split across two teams.
• Experience of creating successful content for Apple News+.
• Experience of DIY and home improvement in your own home (rented or owned).

We respect and value differences. We believe that when people from different backgrounds and with different perspectives work together, we can create the most value for our people, readers, customers, and society. If you are excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with everything listed in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway, as you may still be a good fit for this or other roles.

We’re striving to create a more diverse and inclusive environment and to ensure our content is representative of all our audiences. We have established six internal D&I network groups to help our people feel supported and included, and to provide an open environment for people to network, mentor and exchange ideas, solutions, and experiences. If there is anything we can do to make our recruitment process more accessible for you, please do let us know at recruitment@ourmedia.co.uk.

Flexible and hybrid working

We know we create great things and have fun when we come together in person and collaborate. We also know that working from home brings great benefits in terms of being able to focus on our work, and manage our personal lives around our roles. With this in mind, we have established a hybrid working pattern, with 60% of the working week spent in the office.

Our people also benefit from a flexi time policy, and a flexi location policy which gives everyone the opportunity to work from another location for two weeks during the year.

We are open to discussion about flexible working requests for any flexibility needs not covered by these policies.

Company benefits include

• Pension contribution matched to 5%
• Season ticket loan
• Hybrid working pattern, flexi start/finish time
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, plus Christmas closure, plus your birthday off
• Option to buy/sell up to 5 days holiday a year
• Social committee, regular in-house learning events
• 4x life assurance

Our values

We strongly believe that work is not just about what we achieve, but how we achieve it. We want our people to thrive and develop, and we want to effect positive change in the world.

To put that spirit at the heart of our business, we co-created a set of values with input from everyone here. Our values are:

• Be kind
• Always curious
• Be the best we can be

We also have a sustainability strategy that is built on five key pillars: Research, Reduction, Recycling, Responsibility, and Reporting. We take pride in our strong partnerships across our complex supply chain to drive emission reductions. Additionally, our office building, Eagle House, is a zero-waste facility powered by solar and renewable energy.

Apply today to take the next step in your career with Our Media - click the apply button below to submit your CV.

Please note, we review CVs on an ongoing basis and may close the role early due to high interest. If you're interested in joining us, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible!