Customer Marketing Assistant, 12 month FTC

Our Media is a leading special-interest content business, based in the buzzing, creative city of Bristol. 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.

This is an exciting opportunity to gain experience and knowledge within the media industry with a focus on customer marketing. You’ll be working within the Customer Marketing & Experience team to help deliver strategic marketing campaigns through our cross-channel business for a variety of brands including BBC Countryfile, Gardens Illustrated and YourHomeStyle.

The role will suit a highly driven individual who has a passion for media and marketing with a desire to learn in a fast-paced environment. This will be a dynamic role which will encompass all forms of marketing from social media creation to video and newsletter activity. You’ll have the opportunity to bring your own ideas whilst collaborating and contributing to the overall marketing strategy. This is an exciting position for someone in the early stages of their career who is keen to develop and learn.

Please note, this role is a part time 12-month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave.

Requirements:

• A self-starter with the ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team
• Excellent communication skills, with strong planning, task coordination, and prioritisation capabilities
• Confident copywriting skills, with a flair for crafting engaging social media captions, impeccable grammar, and the ability to adapt tone of voice for different audiences
• Strong time management and multitasking abilities, capable of thriving in a fast-paced environment and meeting tight deadlines
• Proficient in using all major social media platforms, with a solid understanding of each channel’s unique features and strategic benefits
• Positive, proactive attitude with a willingness to contribute fresh ideas and creative input

Desirable:

• Confidence using design tools such as Canva and Figma

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 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 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.

Apply today to take the next step in your career with Our Media - click the apply button below to submit your CV. 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!