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Content Editor
Job Title:
Content Editor (6-month Fixed Term Contract)
Location:
Reigate, UK (Hybrid working; 1 day in the office per week)
Puzzler, part of DC Thomson media company, are hiring a Content Editor on a 6-month fixed term basis.
About the Role
The Content Editor will ensure each product drives engagement, supports revenue performance, and maintains brand distinctiveness. They will adapt content for digital growth and automation, leveraging data, audience insights, and AI-enabled tools to optimise content mix, production efficiency, and quality. Additionally, they’ll ensure consistent execution across a portfolio model by sharing best practices and contributing to scalable content standards.
With a 50-year heritage creating puzzles for newspapers (including Courier, Press & Journal, The Sunday Post), magazines (Stylist, My Weekly), and even the Beano comics, Puzzler also supplies puzzles to active destinations in Australia, Canada, and the USA. This role offers the perfect opportunity for a puzzle enthusiast to create, edit, and proofread puzzle batches, develop new content manually, and craft fresh clues.
Key Responsibilities
- Commercial Content Delivery
- Deliver each issue and digital output on time and within budget
- Achieve revenue, circulation, and engagement targets through effective planning
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Audience-Centred Content Optimisation
- Use audience data, insights, and testing to refine content mix, difficulty levels, and formats
- Increase engagement, retention, and repeat usage
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Editorial Quality and Accuracy
- Maintain high editorial standards for accuracy, error-free content, and brand alignment
- Reduce defects measurably
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Contributor and Supply Chain Performance
- Build and manage a network of contributors to improve quality, turnaround time, and cost efficiency
- Scale output effectively across the portfolio model
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Digital and Data Integration
- Apply data analytics and AI-assisted tools to enhance content creation and workflow efficiency
- Embed scalable and repeatable practices
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Cross-Portfolio Collaboration and Best Practice
- Share, adopt, and standardise editorial best practices across titles and teams
Required Skills
✅ Excellent command of English language and grammar (both written and spoken) ✅ Ability to apply editorial judgement for content selection, structure, and optimisation ✅ Proficiency in content authoring (high-quality written and puzzle-based content) ✅ Data analysis skills to inform content decisions based on performance insights ✅ Strong organisational ability for editorial workflow planning and scheduling ✅ Supplier management to ensure quality and cost efficiency ✅ Willingness to learn and apply AI and automation tools to improve workflows
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Additional Experience
⚡ Essential:
- Experience with puzzle generation software (e.g., ALPH system)
- Knowledge of digital/online puzzle ecosystems
⚡ Desirable:
- Familiarity with Adobe Suite (Illustrator, InDesign)
Behaviours for Success
🔹 Being More Curious
- Leverages audience insights and data for content decisions
- Tests assumptions and explores new formats
🔹 Experiment with Purpose
- Conducts structured content testing to improve performance
- Applies AI and emerging tools for measurable value
🔹 Owning the Outcome
- Takes full accountability for delivery, quality, and performance
- Resolves issues quickly to drive results
🔹 Being More Collaborative
- Works cross-functionally with editorial, product, and commercial teams
- Shares best practices for consistency and portfolio alignment
How to Apply
Submit a CV and cover letter via the [online application portal]. Closing date for applications: 16th July, 2024, at 12:00 noon.
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