Content Creator - Puzzles

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You’llbe joining our creative and fast-paced Puzzles team, a collaborative group passionate about producing high-quality content that entertains and challenges readers every day. We work across a diverse portfolio of over 30 magazine brands, as well as supporting sister brands within Bauer Media and external clients.

As a team, we combine creativity with precision–sharing ideas, solving problems together, and ensuring every puzzle we publish meets the highest editorial standards.You’llwork closely with Editors, production teams, and internal stakeholders, contributing to content that reaches and delights a wide audience.

The Difference you will make

In this role, you’ll play a key part in creating engaging, accurate, and high-quality puzzle content that keeps our readers coming back for more. From crafting original puzzles to ensuring every page is polished and error-free, your work will directly impact the reader experience across multiple brands.

You’ll also help maintain the high editorial standards we’re known for, supporting the delivery of magazines to print while contributing fresh ideas and creativity to the team. This is an exciting opportunity to combine your passion for puzzles with editorial expertise in a role where no two days are the same.

Your role

You’ll be responsible for creating, editing, and delivering engaging puzzle content while supporting the wider editorial process.

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Creating and compiling engaging puzzle content across multiple magazine brands
• Supporting Editors in delivering titles to print with accuracy and consistency
• Making in-page adjustments to puzzles and accompanyingcopy
• Solving, checking, and provingreading pages to ensure quality and correctness
• Liaising with internal teams on competitions and promotional content
• Managing administrative tasks and maintainingstrong stakeholder relationships
• Contributing to wider team projects both creatively and administratively

The Skills you will bring

• Strong knowledge of a wide range of puzzle types (word, number, and logic)
• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to accuracy, demonstrable fact-checking skills
• Strong time management skills with the ability to prioritise effectively, forward plan and work to tight deadlines
• Ability to proofread and edit puzzles in volume
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience creating or editing written content, preferably in print
• Experience creating puzzles or puzzle-related content (print or digital)
• Ability to develop original puzzles or new puzzle concepts
• Familiarity with tools such as Adobe InDesign and Illustrator (or abilityto learnquickly)
• Familiarity with using Macs
• Awareness of the puzzle magazine market and current trends

Working Pattern/Location

Hybrid working pattern (2 office days and 3 remote working, 9.00am - 5.30pm).

At Bauer Media Group,we’recommitted to enriching everyday life by creating a place to dogreat work. Through operational excellence, digital innovation, and a strong customer focus, we foster an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and be their true, authentic selves.

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 28 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

We are an international employer and equal opportunities are important to us. That's why we welcome everyone in their uniqueness, regardless of e.g. religion, gender, skin color, disability in our house.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or a long term health condition, and need us to make any reasonable adjustments or do anything differently during any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know by emailingcareershub@bauermedia.co.uk

We are actively recruiting for this position, however, the job advert may close earlier than expected.

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

This is a 12- month fixed term contract and based in our London office @ Maple House.