Content Writer

Job Title: Content Writer x2

Salary: £28,000 - £30,000 DOE

Department: Gathered

Company description

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, Gardens Illustrated, BBC Wildlife Magazine, YourHome and Simply Sewing.

We also have teams working with major charities, brands and membership organisations to help them tell their stories and engage audiences better - in print, video, and online.

Position

We’re looking for two Content Writers with excellent writing skills and a strong intuition for news trends, to work on digital titles across several platforms, including Apple News. You will be working on the weekly lifestyle brand, Gathered, as well as other award-winning media brands based in Bristol.

Working closely with the Content Director, you will help create engaging features from idea generation right through to publication, covering a wide range of lifestyle topics including health, mindfulness, beauty and relationships. This fast-paced role is exciting and varied, and we’re looking for individual who is highly organised, has an exceptional attention to detail and is constantly in touch with the latest topics of the moment.

You’ll bring plenty of ideas and be experienced enough to write accurate and engaging news copy that is supported by expert commentary, as well as help sub content, commission content, source images and generate attention-grabbing headlines.

This is a great opportunity for a journalist with experience in creating news copy and securing trend content, and is passionate about growing brands in the digital sector of the media.

Responsibilities

• Writing engaging, accurate and informative features
• Building relationships with the best experts in the industry for commentary
• Subbing and fact checking content
• Commissioning exceptional writers
• Generating content ideas while constantly staying in touch with what’s trending
• Contributing to image research and the crucial work-flow process required to get content live on digital channels

A bit about you

Essential

• A background in journalism with a natural talent and genuine enthusiasm for creating engaging news content.
• The ability to write compelling features across a wide range of topics and build relationships with the very best industry experts.
• Brilliant communication skills.
• Able to be self-motivated, and work well as a team in a fast-paced environment, reacting to news and analytics to deliver great content to our readers.
• A keen eye for detail and accuracy, especially when working to tight deadlines.

Desirable

• An understanding of Apple News+ and awareness of best practises for creating editorial content for industry digital platforms, including websites.

Using AI in your application

At Our Media, we recognise that AI can be a useful tool when searching and applying for jobs, and we see the value it can bring in the workplace.

We want to get to know the real you throughout our recruitment process, including your skills, experience, ideas and potential. If you choose to use AI as part of your application, we encourage you to do so thoughtfully and ensure your application reflects your own experiences, achievements and voice.

Curiosity, creativity and originality are important to us, so we're keen to understand what makes you unique and how you could contribute to our team.

Need additional support?

Creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment experience is important to us. If you require any reasonable adjustments or additional support at any stage of the process, we're here to help.

Please email us at recruitment@ourmedia.co.uk and we'd be happy to discuss how we can support you.

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 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 40% 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
• Enhanced parental leave policies
• 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 created a set of values with input from everyone here. Our values are:

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

Apply today to take the next step in your career with Our Media!

Please note the closing date for this role is Wednesday 25th November 2026. We review CV's 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!

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