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, BBC Wildlife Magazine, Your Home, Gathered.how, BikeRadar and Cycling Plus.
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.
Brand Info
BBC Sky at Night Magazine is the UK’s leading astronomy magazine and website. Aimed at readers with an interest in stargazing, space science and spaceflight, it’s where amateur astronomers come to share in the wonder of space and their love of the night sky.
Every issue of BBC Sky at Night Magazine delivers inspirational, authoritative and accessible content. Our monthly Sky Guide is packed with the best targets to see in the night sky for all skill levels, from naked-eye stargazers to experienced astrophotographers. Yet knowledge makes nature more beautiful, and the magazine provides a deeper understanding of the processes behind the view we see, covering the latest developments in professional astronomy.
As well as sharing practical stargazing advice from amateur astronomers and photographers, each issue includes reviews of the latest telescopes and cameras for readers to get the most from their time under the stars.
We are looking for a Reviews Editor to join us on a part-time basis for 14 hours per week, checking in with the rest of the team regularly to respond to queries and issues quickly.
The reviews editor will be responsible for managing four key sections of content – Equipment Reviews, Accessories, Skills, and Astrophotography Processing.
For a full list of job responsibilities, please see the job description.
Essential:
* A good knowledge and keen interest in the following areas: practical astronomy, astrophotography and/or optical equipment.
* An understanding of what makes an engaging feature for the BBC Sky at Night audience.
* The ability to generate, identify and develop strong, sound ideas for articles and identify which writers have the right expertise.
* Well organised, to keep on top of article records and plan work up to 3 months in advance
Desirable:
* Experience of commissioning writers.
* Strong proofreading and editing skills, and excellent attention to detail.
* Contact list of writers and subject experts in amateur astronomy and astrophotography.
* An understanding of the more technical end of practical astronomy as it relates to telescope setups, and astro imaging as it relates to cameras, whether DSLR or specialist astro cameras.
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 60% of the working week spent in the office.
For this role, we are able to offer fully remote working. Some time on site will be required in the early stages of the role in order to get up to speed with the team and ways of working.
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.
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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!