Segment Sub Editor (TV Listings)

The Focus of the Role:

As our Sub Editor on TV Listings, you’ll bring with you an excellent knowledge of TV, as well as a meticulous commitment to accuracy. You’ll be collating information from different sources and in different formats, whilst prioritise your workload, ensuring pages are ready for press on time.

The function of the role is to check and edit the content of each TV Listings page across both TVChoice and Total TV Guide.

This is a part time role (2 days per week) and requires the availability/flexibility to follow the team’s shift pattern during pull-up periods – typically over bank holidays and in the extended period leading up to Christmas.

This role also comes with a requirement of one day per week in the London office (Wednesday).

Our Team:

We’re a friendly, passionate, and close-knit team of around eight people who genuinely love what we do – bringing TV listings to life!

As a part-time team, we pride ourselves on being supportive, collaborative, and flexible, with working patterns that adapt throughout the year to suit our team members' needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Sub-edit pages and pick of the days/captions across both magazines.
• Select pictures for Pick of the Days and research TV programmes.
• Write and subedit any supporting copy.
• Ensure adherence to individual brand style guides.
• Use creativity to freshen up the pages whilst maintaining their appeal to existing readers.
• Each page delivered and sub-edited to a high level of accuracy, and to deadline.
• Make editorially agreed changes to pages and source files on screen in InDesign.
• Assist the Head of Listings in reading and clearing final proofs to press, as necessary.
• Assist the Head of Listings in keeping each issue on schedule by subbing a set number of pages, as well as completing other tasks over an agreed time.

What You’ll Bring:

• A passion for TV.
• High level of use of InDesign.
• Proficient in using Censhare.
• Desirable to have a working knowledge of Monday.com.
• Strong ability to work in a team and independently.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Commitment to accuracy of grammar, spelling, language, tone and sense.
• Good eye for detail and strong ability to fact check.
• Ability to work and communicate with a range of stakeholders.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment, working to deadlines and adapting to last-minute changes.
• Adaptability to new ways of working and working across multiple brands and multiple channels.
• Ability to describe and demonstrate the Bauer values and purpose. 

Closing Date: Sunday 20th July

About Bauer Media Group

We are a media business focused on creating content that matters to millions of people across Europe. Our offering extends from print and online publishing to audio broadcasting and entertainment, alongside investments in other media related sectors. With more than 500 million copies sold each year, we are one of Europe’s largest Publishers. From women’s and celebrities’ magazines to TV listings to food and special interest, we own some of the most popular publishing brands in Germany, UK, Poland and France – both digital and print. But not only that. Reaching over 61 million listeners weekly, we operate over 150 radio and podcast brands in nine countries, spanning the UK, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Portugal. Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer Media focuses on the long-term, with a consumer-first mindset that guides us across our diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 12,000 shares a common purpose: to deliver content and services that enrich people‘s everyday lives.

What’s in it for you

• You’ll have 25 days holiday, bank holidays & 2 volunteer days to use.
• Your development matters, so access to our internal training provider – Bauer Academy, is a huge win.
• We have enhanced Maternity/Adoption, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave Pay.
• You’ll have the opportunity for flexible working.
• And much more! Find the full details of our benefits here

Please Note: 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.

If you have any feedback regarding our UK recruitment process, please email careershub@bauermedia.co.uk we would love to hear from you.

Date: 9 Jul 2025

Location:

London, GB, NW1 2PL

Req ID: 2907