Senior Communications Executive

Our Team: How we enrich everyday life:

As one of just two specialists in the publishing comms function, you’ll work closely with our wider audio and outdoor comms teams, collaborating across channels while owning your projects end‑to‑end. We’re a fast‑paced, highly autonomous publishing communications team where no two days look the same. Perfect for someone who thrives with responsibility, enjoys shaping internal communications, and is energised by a high level of trust and independence.

The Difference You’ll Make:

Do you have a passion for storytelling? Are you always looking for innovative ways to communicate? We are looking for a Senior Communications Executive to play a key role in shaping how Bauer Media’s UK Publishing story is told both internally and externally. This is a dynamic, hands-on role where you’ll bring initiative, creative thinking, and strong writing and communication skills.

You’ll partner closely with the Head of Communications, UK Publishing to craft and deliver standout internal and external campaigns that inform, inspire and connect our people and consumers.

You’ll collaborate with teams across the UK business; Publishing Senior Leadership, Audio and Outdoor comms teams, our DE&I and culture pillars, and our incredible teams behind our portfolio of Publishing brands. With a strong understanding of drafting engaging comms, you’ll use your storytelling skills to translate business updates into compelling content, and brand moments into newsworthy hooks sparking media interest.

This role offers a hybrid working model, meaning 2 days per week in our London office and the rest working from home. There would be occassional travel to Peterborough too. 

Your Role:

Comms –

• Lead the day-to-day drafting and issuing of internal and external communications including newsletters, announcements, press releases and leadership updates
• Manage and update content on the employee intranet, company website, newsletters, and internal communication touchpoints
• Manage internal comms calendar and comms tracker
• Proactively identify and develop PR opportunities with key brands generating trade and consumer coverage
• Lead internal employee engagement projects in collaboration with HR, DE&I, Culture Champions and Wellness teams

Content –

• Create engaging multimedia content, including sourcing and publication of news for global/local channels, and development of communications materials (presentations, videos, etc) as needed for leaders and stakeholders
• Manage all comms assets

Stakeholder Management –

• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across the Group and Local organisation and with key media contacts.
• Partner with cross-functional teams and the Audio and Outdoor lines of business to ensure joined-up communications.

What You’ll Bring:

• Proven experience delivering internal communications campaigns end-to-end in a complex organisation
• Preferable: experience in external communications; writing and pitching consumer & trade releases
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong team player with self-starting capabilities who can work in groups or alone to drive results
• Be highly organised: this person will be relied upon to help ensure day-to-day internal comms activity is planned effectively and efficiently
• Ability and confidence to deliver engaging campaigns across multiple channels end-to-end
• Good time management and multi-tasking - able to demonstrate the ability to adapt to quickly changing priorities and workloads
• Confidence in video content sourcing and social-style communications, including platforms such as TikTok and Viva Engage
• Passion for thinking outside the box and bringing creative ideas to life

Closing Date: Sunday 26th April

About Bauer Media Group

We are a media business focused on creating content that matters to millions of people across Europe. Our offering extends from print and online publishing to audio broadcasting and entertainment, alongside investments in other media related sectors. With more than 500 million copies sold each year, we are one of Europe’s largest Publishers. From women’s and celebrities’ magazines to TV listings to food and special interest, we own some of the most popular publishing brands in Germany, UK, Poland and France – both digital and print. But not only that. Reaching over 61 million listeners weekly, we operate over 150 radio and podcast brands in nine countries, spanning the UK, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Portugal. Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer Media focuses on the long-term, with a consumer-first mindset that guides us across our diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 12,000 shares a common purpose: to deliver content and services that enrich people‘s everyday lives.

What’s in it for you

• You’ll have 28 days holiday, bank holidays & 2 volunteer days to use.
• Your development matters, so access to our internal training provider – Bauer Academy, is a huge win. 
• We have enhanced Maternity/Adoption, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave Pay.
• You’ll have the opportunity for flexible working. 
• And much more! Find the full details of our benefits here

We are an international employer and equal opportunities are important to us. That's why we welcome everyone in their uniqueness, regardless of e.g. religion, gender, skin color, disability in our house.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or a long term health condition, and need us to make any reasonable adjustments or do anything differently during any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing careershub@bauermedia.co.uk

We are actively recruiting for this position, however, the job advert may close earlier than expected.

If you have any feedback regarding our UK recruitment process, please email careershub@bauermedia.co.uk we would love to hear from you.