Editor

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, 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, BBC Wildlife Magazine, YourHome, Gathered, Gardens Illustrated and Homes & Antiques. We also have an award-winning content agency that works with major charities, brands and membership organisations to help them tell their stories and engage audiences better – in print, video, and online.

We're looking for an experienced, creative and commercially minded Editor to lead two of the world’s leading knitting brands: Simply Knitting and The Knitter. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of two market-leading brands with loyal audiences across print and digital. You'll define the editorial vision and inspire a talented team to deliver outstanding content across magazines, website, newsletters, social media, video and ecommerce.

As Editor, you'll combine strong leadership with hands‑on creativity – commissioning inspiring projects, spotting emerging trends and building industry relationships to ensure every piece of content delivers value for knitters at every stage of their crafting journey. This is a fast‑paced role – working with a very experienced and talented editorial team and closely with the Brand Director and commercial teams, you'll be instrumental in developing the long‑term growth of both brands, identifying new opportunities to engage audiences and ensuring Simply Knitting and The Knitter remain the go‑to destinations for knitters worldwide.

A bit about you

• Significant editorial experience in magazines and/or digital publishing
• Exceptional leadership skills (decision-making, problem solving and influencing)
• Experience of commissioning knitwear projects and working with designers and writers to develop fresh and inspiring content
• Excellent organisational and budget management skills
• Experience managing websites, newsletters and social media
• Proactive at building internal and external relationships and the ability to act as magazine’s spokesperson
• Genuine passion for crafting, knitting or creative hobbies
• Ideas generator – demonstrate creativity and originality
• Strong understanding of print production
• Confident using audience data and performance analytics to inform editorial decisions
• Knowledge of the current yarn and knitting market plus an understanding of the competition and challenges in the sector
• Outstanding writing and proofing skills, and the ability to spot good design decisions

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.

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.

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.

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
• Enhanced parental leave policies
• Social committee, regular in-house learning events
• 4x life assurance

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:

• 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.

Please note the closing date for this role is Friday 4th September 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!