About the role We’re offering a fantastic, year-long Industrial Placement as a Content Publishing Assistant to a passionate and enthusiastic self-starter. This is your chance to gain essential, degree-relevant experience by supporting the end to end production of print, digital and audio content for our distinctive Waitrose brand. You will be an integral part of the team, helping us inspire food discovery for millions of customers through our award winning content formats. We will provide you with the broadest experience possible where you will spend time supporting the delivery of our award winning publications, podcast and online content. Salary: Up to £24,000. Please note from 1st April 2026, the salary range for this role will be £26,500 Contract type: This position is a Fixed Term contract for an Industrial Placement (typically 12 months). Proposed Start Date : July 2026 Working pattern/flexible working - The Partnership has adopted a hybrid working approach, meaning you'll be able to work a mixture between the office and home based upon your personal needs whilst balancing the needs of the business. The team aim for 1 day per week in the office to connect. Location - Bracknell Key responsibilities Hands-on Production: Support the planning and execution of content across all formats, including our weekly newspaper (Your Week in Food), our magazine (Food), our podcast (Dish), recipe cards and online editorial. Commercial Acumen: Gain unique insight into the content calendar and learn how to monetise content by supporting the end-to-end management of supplier and third-party advertising. Core Business Skills: Assist with the budget and financial process management for the Content team, giving you a valuable understanding of corporate operations. Broadest Experience: Spend your year supporting the delivery of award-winning publications and digital platforms. Essential skills/experience you’ll need A genuine passion for content marketing, journalism and innovations in reaching new audiences with storytelling and entertainment. As part of your degree, be able to take a year out in industry commencing July 2026 Please Note: Interviews will take place in March 2026. The placement will start July 2026 We will only accept one application for any of the Partnership Industrial Placement schemes. If you apply for more than one scheme, we will take the first application we receive. You will then receive an email notifying you of the withdrawal of any subsequent applications. Please print off the job description now, as you will be unable to view it once the vacancy has closed. LI-HEADOFFICE LI-SD1 About The Partnership We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us. We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose. As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect. We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective. As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it. Important points to note: It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you’ll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles. We occasionally close vacancies early in the event we receive a high volume of applications, and therefore, we recommend you apply early. If you require a reasonable adjustment due to a disability which means you may need longer to complete your application please contact us as soon as possible. We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.