Head of Creative Sector Hub - Academy

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You’ll be joining Bauer Academy, part of Bauer Media, where we’re passionate about empowering individuals and helping teams unlock their full potential. We work at the heart of the creative industries, bringing people, ideas and opportunities together to drive meaningful change. Bauer Academy is a truly unique part of Bauer Media and not just a learning function, but an income‑generating training provider delivering programmes across the UK and Europe.

Bauer Academy is the award‑winning, government‑approved training provider within Bauer Media, one of the world’s largest media organisations, offering industry‑led apprenticeships and work‑based learning designed to develop real, practical skills. Built inside a live media environment, it gives learners access to expert mentors and globally recognised brands such as KISS, Absolute Radio and Grazia, ensuring training is relevant, hands‑on and immediately applicable. With programmes spanning content creation, digital marketing, leadership, journalism and media production, the Academy supports both new and experienced talent to upskill and progress, while also partnering with businesses to deliver tailored training solutions.

Having supported over 25,000 learners and worked with leading organisations including the BBC and ITV, Bauer Academy is recognised as a leading force in developing creative and digital talent, with a strong focus on inclusivity, innovation and real career outcomes. This role sits within a GLA‑funded programme, positioning Bauer Academy at the centre of shaping skills and talent across London’s creative industries. In this role, you’ll collaborate with senior leaders, influential partners and forward‑thinking teams across the sector. You’ll be part of an ambitious, purpose‑driven environment where innovation, connection and impact are at the core of everything we do.

The Difference You Will Make

This is a rare opportunity to lead a brand‑new, funded initiative at the forefront of the creative industries and shape the Sector Hub from the ground up, building its vision, direction and impact from day one, paving the future of skills within the creative industries. As Head of Creative Sector Hub, you will define and lead a strategic initiative that directly addresses the challenges and opportunities facing the sector today. The Head of Creative Skill and Partnerships is a connector and influencer, bringing together senior voices from across the industry to shape solutions to shared challenges. Your work will directly influence how the industry tackles skills gaps, improves access, and creates new pathways into creative careers.

Your Role

You’ll head up the Sector Hub, setting its strategic direction and ensuring it delivers measurable impact, leading the development of new initiatives from funded training programmes to a central hub for industry insight and collaboration. You’ll work across a diverse and complex landscape, spanning everything from film and TV to fashion, music and digital, bringing together voices from across the creative industries. You’ll build powerful partnerships, influence industry conversations and ensure the Sector Hub becomes a trusted and impactful voice across the creative landscape. Your leadership will drive tangible outcomes that make a real difference.

Responsibilities

• Setting and driving the vision and strategy for the Sector Hub
• Building and nurturing senior industry relationships and partnerships
• Leading high‑profile meetings, boards and events
• Using industry insight to shape activity and influence decisions
• Delivering impactful initiatives that address sector skills challenges
• Leading and inspiring a high‑performing team
• Representing Bauer Academy at key industry events and forums

The Skills You Will Bring

• A confident presence with the ability to influence, challenge and bring together diverse perspectives.
• Proven leadership experience within the creative industries or similar.
• Strong and established industry network.
• Deep understanding of sector skills challenges.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Strategic mindset with strong analytical capability.
• Experience leading teams and complex initiatives.

Working Pattern & Location

This is a full‑time role on an initial 18 month contract based in the London office twice a week with the rest home‑working.

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!

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 colour, 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 emailing careershub@bauermedia.co.uk.