Description

Closing Date: 28-Apr-2024

We are looking for a Creative Writer to join our Creative Team in Birmingham covering Maternity leave for 12 months.
Your main focus is to deliver engaging and effective advertising solutions that meet our clients objectives and strategy. You will be someone who excels in bringing ideas to life and you are comfortable sharing and presenting your work. There is a key focus on collaboration and you will work alongside Create colleagues from other media specialisms to generate the ideas needed for an effective campaign. As part of the Creative team your primary focus is to answer the client brief and write scripts that will become compelling pieces of audio for broadcast on our Bauer brands and platforms.
Our Team
This is a fantastic opportunity to join Bauer in our award winning Create team. The position will be working within the West Region of the UK as part of the Creative team. Collaborating with Create colleagues from Branded Content and Digital to develop exciting advertising solutions for our commercial clients. Our team inspires a culture of Collaboration and Creativity. Everyone's skills can shine, and our talents are recognised and celebrated.
Our work lives on platforms like Radio, TV, Social, Web, Print and Outdoor. We deal with a large roster of local, regional, and national clients and work alongside the regional sales team from brief-take, to pitch and execution.
In this role you will be expected to work from home and our office location in Birmingham.
What you'll do
Interpreting client briefs and develop concepts and scripts for advertising campaigns.
Negotiating with clients to amend ideas and copy in line with their wishes and explain what is and is not possible.
Select voice over’s when necessary.
Working on multiple projects from conception to completion in accordance with deadlines.
Working with RACC to ensure clearance for all work produced.
Work with the Regional Head of Creative to identify key creative accounts we should target to create a strategy to win these accounts.
Attending brief-take meetings with the sales team, asking questions, and gathering relevant information.
Pitching ideas to the client or agency, taking on-board any feedback that is given.
Communicating regularly with the client to share campaign updates.
Utilising CRM to view revenue reports, and log pending and active campaigns, as well as costs.
Utilising Monday.com as a tool to log workflow and communicate clearly with other team members collaborating on the Brief.
Play the part in implementing the commercial strategy for Bauer.
To work for the West Create Director and West Regional Sales Director and understand your part in meeting revenue targets.
What You'll Bring
Experience copy writing in a Creative / Agency or Media environment.
Excellent personal workload management.
Awareness of ASA Advertising regulations and Radio Centre Guidelines.
Excellent self-motivation.
Prior experience in audio for radio and have a desire to become an expert in digital audio platforms (think Alexa, Google Assistant, Instream) and podcasts.
Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) with confident presentation skills and experience of doing so in front of clients.
Commercial awareness.
Ability to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines.
Proficient with IT and Microsoft Office.
Proof-reading.
A full driving license as you will be expected to drive to some client meetings.
Expiry Date 28th April 2024
Package Description
Rewards packages at Bauer Media offer a range of salary sacrifice Benefits, such as our pension scheme and flexible holidays, as well as exclusive Perks like great deals and discounts for everyday life.
25 days holiday + bank holidays + 2 volunteer days
Internal Bauer Academy – Wide range of learning opportunities to support with your Career Development
Opportunity to buy additional holiday
Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
Company pension
Cycle to work scheme, tech loan scheme and groups discounts for healthcare insurance
Discounted subscriptions on Bauer publications (50%)
Thrive initiatives – Wellbeing at Bauer
Opportunities to contribute to our Belonging@Bauer and Sustainability initiatives
Discounted high street vouchers
About Bauer Media Group
Bauer Media UK is part of the wider Bauer Media Group and is the No.1 UK Publisher and the No.1 Digital Commercial Audio broadcaster. We reach 25 million consumers across our Radio and Publishing brands such as Greatest Hits, KISS, Grazia, Today's Golfer, Absolute, TV Choice, Scala, Country Walking, Hits Radio, CAR, Magic, MCN, Jazz FM, Puzzles and many more!
Bauer Media Group has remained one of the world’s most successful media companies for nearly 150 years through our commitment to continuous innovation and consumer obsession. Founded in Hamburg in 1875 and now in our fifth generation of family ownership, our multi-national company operates in 13 countries across Europe, reaching 200 million consumers.
Belonging at Bauer Mission statement
People are at the heart of everything we do. Inclusivity is part of who we are. We celebrate diversity in all its forms, and encourage authenticity, knowing that our differences are celebrated.
What we will offer you
Quite simply, our promise to you is that Bauer Media is a great place to do great work with great people. Our people take an enormous amount of pride in the brands they support. They like their team members, and they feel supported by their managers. We all take collective responsibility for our culture, because we know it has a ripple effect out across our brands. That’s why our culture of inclusion at work, Belonging at Bauer, is at the heart of everything we do. Belonging at Bauer is about our dual goals of being as representative as we can of the audiences we serve, and about creating a working environment where all our people feel able to bring their whole selves to work every day. It’s part of everything we do, and everyone who works here is responsible. If you join us, you’ll be an important part of this as well.
Our mental health at work
We’re proud to be the driving force behind the “Where’s your head at?” campaign, which is working to put Mental Health First Aiders on an equal footing with traditional workplace First Aiders. This is a priority for all of us that work at Bauer and we now have fully trained Mental Health First Aiders supporting and working across all of our UK locations.
Learning and Development
As the only Media company to be in the top 100 apprenticeship employers, we are striving to always be a great place to do great work for all, Bauer is committed to offering learning and development initiatives through its Bauer Academy tailored to its people, empowering teams and individuals to grow and progress in their careers.
Please Note: We are actively seeking this position. You should hear from us within 48 hours of the expiry date. Please note on some occasions the role may be closed before date shown or need to be extended.
Bauer Core Values
Passion
We LOVE what we do – it inspires, unifies and challenges us. Our passion is contagious – both loud and quiet, making the impossible possible.
Excellence
Our desire for excellence fuels our ambition for personal and business growth.
Trust
We value honesty and integrity. Trust is our foundation, empowering our people to live up to their full potential.
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is our pursuit of opportunity – we are agile, focused and resourceful
If you have any feedback regarding our UK recruitment process please email careershub@bauermedia.co.uk we would love to hear from you.