Description

We are looking for a Deputy Digital Editor for our editorial team as soon as possible.
Responsible for idea and content creation and curation on todays-golfer.com, this role is chiefly focused on hitting agreed targets for both core and commerce content. You’ll become an expert and ambassador in cutting-edge website best practice and be able to effectively communicate with SEO teams and developers, and relay this to a non-technical team of writers.
This role also involves liaising with the Digital Editor to continue delivery of web content on a daily basis and, in the absence of the Digital Editor, managing the running of the team and website.
Helping to grow the content commerce side of the business within golf, and managing a team accordingly, is now a key part of this role. By planning and managing the flow of products content, this part of the business can develop and grow. You will also play a key role in the recruiting and on-boarding of new staff, and the development of junior staff.
You’ll be up to speed on the latest goings on in golf and what matters to amateur golfers and fans. From the clubs in Rory McIlroy’s bag and latest equipment releases to the ongoing merger talks between the PGA Tour and the PIF, and the venues and purses for the year’s big events, you’ll be across it all.
You should have a passion for golf equipment, allowing you to create in-depth reviews, and know how golf clubs and balls for beginners differ from those used by Tour pros. You’ll feel confident testing products, interviewing industry experts and stars, and be happy managing projects from idea to publication. A breaking story, in-depth feature, or looming embargo will not daunt you or impact the quality of your work. Confidence and experience appearing on video and podcasts would be beneficial.
Key Responsibilities:
Utilising your journalistic and industry experience, you will help the Digital Editor to manage and develop members of the digital golf editorial team, including setting and monitoring KPIs
Managing the day-to-day running of the website and team in the Digital Editor’s absence
Supporting the editor with creation, planning and implementation of the todays-golfer.com content strategy, drawing on expertise from around the business to ensure the subjects we cover are relevant and topical
Assisting the Digital Editor in managing freelance staff and contributors, including photographers, videographers, writers and influencers
Creating and optimising high-quality and helpful content in the golf segment that precisely meets the needs of our audience
This includes researching, planning and writing comprehensive product tests and buying guides according to editorial guidelines and in line with current SEO standards
In addition, this will include more complex and research-intensive topics and formats
Creating accompanying photo and video material to provide our users with the best offers tailored to their needs in all relevant media formats
Customising content for various digital platforms, considering the unique requirements and best practices for each
Attending relevant press events and product launches and supporting sales events like Prime Day and Black Friday
Working in close collaboration with the wider editorial team, audience development and SEO management
What You'll Bring:
You have a passion to create golf content for everyone and ensure it serves a diverse audience
You know which trends are currently affecting the golf market, from 10K MOI drivers and the golf ball rollback to the ongoing battle for power in the men’s professional game and changing of leadership at the R&A.
You know what our users want, have a good feel for topics, have in-depth specialist knowledge and can also prepare complex content in an appealing and understandable way for our users
You have completed senior editorial training, a traineeship or be willing to carry out training at the Bauer Academy
You have sophisticated SEO knowledge and know how to get golf content to rank
You have vast experience in writing news articles, in-depth features, golf product tests and reviews and know how to best support and advise readers in their purchasing decisions
You are familiar with common content KPI and are able to use them to evaluate the performance of your and the team’s texts
You are data fluent and have a thorough knowledge of analytics and how we use them to drive or improve our content and rankings
You have a hunger to lead, along with a collaborative mindset, can-do attitude and a willingness to help the team evolve
Your writing and communication skills are of the highest standard
You know how to create engaging posts on social media platforms
You can create a clear plan for engaging video and podcast content that will support the website and be happy to appear in the content
You are self-motivated, display excellent time management, understand prioritisation, are self-organised and have a hands-on mentality
An understanding of WordPress and Monday.com is desirable, but not essential
Todays-golfer.com is at the heart of Bauer’s digital strategy in the UK and you’ll be joining at an exciting time of expansion for the brand. The growing editorial team provides a wide range of content to spec, on time and in keeping with all current SEO guidelines and business goals. At Bauer, you’ll be joining a motivated, fun-loving, inclusive, and open-hearted bunch, in a working environment where team-playing and individual brilliance are both celebrated and supported. We can also offer further training and the opportunity to thrive within a highly successful multinational business.
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 Group has become an enduringly successful media corporation by focusing on creating content that matters most to millions of people around the world: from print and online publishing to radio and money-helper services for consumers, as well as sales and marketing services for SMB. Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer focuses on the long term, with a consumer-first mindset that guides us across our increasingly diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 15,000 shares a passion – to deliver content and services that are popular with, and helpful to, our customers and partners.
As the UK’s biggest selling magazine publisher, we create iconic and influential magazine media brands, digital properties and associated consumer and B2B live events for diverse, passionate audiences.  We reach 25 million consumers through our portfolio, which includes heat, Grazia, Closer, Empire, Motor Cycle News, Parkers, Mother& Baby, TV Choice, Take a Break, Bella, Yours, Garden News and Country Walking.  Our scale, coupled with the breadth of our portfolio, gives us an advantage over pure play magazine competitors. It also gives us a huge responsibility - our brands become the lens through which our audiences see the world, and for this reason, we take our responsibilities as a media outlet very seriously, recognising that we are responsible for shaping perceptions in the wider world.
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.