Content Editor, Nature - #1799232

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.

Position:

Positioned in the heart of the team, and reporting to the Group Digital Lead, the Content Editor, Nature will be responsible for uploading and producing content, including evergreen and trending articles, video stories and podcasts across our Nature portfolio, BBC Wildlife & BBC Countryfile

As the Content Editor, you will use data analytic tools in order to make informed decisions, and you’ll work with the wider digital team to identify subjects and content that will engage readers.

Alongside the wider digital team you will be generating content that will work online and on Apple News, plus other platforms, throughout the year.

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

Requirements:

Essential:

• Web literate: comfortable using a CMS and uploading content to a website
• Excellent ability to analyse and understand data (Google Analytics, Apple News, social etc.), and use it to make informed decisions
• Ability to identify trends online and create content in response
• A skilled news writer with an eye for strong stories and the ability to turn them into engaging, high-performing content
• Strong SEO expertise, including keyword research and the ability to structure and optimise articles for search performance
• Experience writing for websites and across different digital mediums – including search, Google Discover, Apple News and social media
• Able to write succinct, clear and informative copy that conveys complex topics simply
• A confident communicator, comfortable working with different teams – internal and external – to produce brilliant content
• Self-starter: able to build and grow their own work streams to get new projects up and running, and generate ideas
• An understanding of how online headlines work, and how they differ from print – as well as how they vary by digital platform (e.g. Apple News, Google Discover or search)
• A passion for wildlife and the countryside, helping the brands play a bigger part in the national conversation in these areas.
  
  

Desirable

• A demonstrable ability to grow digital traffic across different digital mediums and platforms
• Understanding of how websites and digital platforms generate income
• A knack for organisation: for building collaborative diaries, contact books and content schedules
• Video editing skills
• Experience of producing affiliate content.
  
  

Other information:

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 five 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 [email protected].

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.

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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!