Publishing Communications Apprentice
Bauer Media Group · London, NW1 2PL
Content creator (level 3)
You’ll support the team across a wide variety of communications activity across our Publishing business – combining creative work, organisation and project support.
The work
Internal communications
- Contributing ideas to improve engagement across internal channels
- Draft and schedule content on Viva Engage and myBauer (our company intranet)
- Coordinate communications projects across our European markets
- Support the planning and delivery of key moments like Publishing LIVE, Publishing PULSE and leadership events
External communications
- Create and maintain targeted media lists
- Monitor industry and media coverage and trends and summarise insights for the team
- Draft and publish content for our corporate social channels
- Help identify relevant journalists and media partners
Content creation & management
- Assist with campaign development
- Capture and organise visual content (photos, videos, graphics)
- Manage uploads across SharePoint, Viva Engage and myBauer
- Learn and use creative tools such as Canva, Clipchamp and Adobe Express
Team support & administration
- Assist with logistics, diary coordination and room/equipment bookings
- Maintain trackers and KPI dashboards for campaigns, internal updates and media coverage
- Prepare briefing packs, agendas and support with proofing communications
- Keep SharePoint folders structured, accessible and up-to-date
- Help track deadlines and project milestones
Maintain collaboration between central teams and market communication teams
What a typical day might look like
- Drafting and scheduling internal posts for Viva Engage or myBauer
- Monitoring industry news and preparing short summaries for the team
- Updating campaign or media trackers with the latest activity
- Helping prepare for internal events or leadership meetings
- Editing simple visuals or supporting wider content creation
- Joining planning meetings with colleagues across different European markets
Training
The training will be delivered online during your working hours.
Training provider: BAUER RADIO LIMITED
What you come out with
PR Executive, Communications Coordinator, Press Officer, or Social Media Manager.
What they are looking for
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Patience
- Curiosity
Pay extras and benefits
- 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.
Competitive
The employer
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.
Workplace
- The Lantern, 75 Hampstead Road, London, NW1 2PL