Content Creator (Golf)

TN United Kingdom; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an exciting opportunity with a dynamic golf media brand, where your passion for the sport meets your talent for storytelling. As a content creator, you'll engage with a vast audience, producing everything from in-depth features to captivating social media posts. This role offers a hybrid working environment, allowing you to balance home and office life while contributing to a team dedicated to delivering the best golf content. With a competitive salary, generous holiday allowance, and excellent benefits, this position is perfect for those looking to make their mark in the sports journalism world.

Benefits

34 days holiday

Health Cash Plan

Onsite Staff Gym

Excellent Pension

Staff discounts and benefits

Qualifications

• Proven journalism experience with a passion for golf.
• Ability to create engaging content across various formats.

Responsibilities

• Create original content that resonates with a global audience.
• Write features, tweets, and digital reports on golf-related topics.

Skills

Journalistic instincts

Creative writing

Social media content creation

Versatility in writing styles

Education

Journalism experience

Tools

WordPress

Adobe InDesign

Job description

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Here’s your chance to work for the fastest-growing golf media brand in the UK. We’re looking for an enthusiastic, talented and motivated writer to join our award-winning editorial team to work across our digital platforms. Read the full job description below to see if you fit the bill. If you do, we’d love to hear from you.

JOB DESCRIPTION

bunkered (part of DC Thomson) is looking for a passionate and ambitious content creator to join its editorial team. You will be employed primarily as a writer. However, some experience creating content for social media will be an advantage. From Rory McIlroy winning The Masters to the latest golf course closures, you will be expected to provide the kind of content that resonates with our huge, international audience.

LOCATION

We are based in Glasgow but are willing to employ the right remote candidate. Visits to our office will be expected from time to time.

OUR TERMS

This is primarily a Monday-Friday role. However, occasional weekend and evening work will be required. In return, we’ll offer you a very competitive salary, one of the UK’s best pension schemes, a generous holiday allowance and much, much more.

Requirements

YOU MUST

• Be a golf fan. That's non-negotiable.
• Have razor-sharp journalistic instincts.
• Be inventive and engaging with your content.
• Be tenacious in your desire to bring us the best original stories.
• Be versatile. We want somebody who can write everything from full-length features to eye-catching tweets and concise digital reports.

YOU WILL

• Be able to demonstrate previous journalism experience.
• Be a highly motivated self-starter.
• Ideally, have some experience of WordPress and Adobe InDesign.

To apply for this role, please follow our online application process and submit a CV, cover letter, and your salary expectations.

This is a full-time, permanent position, working 35 hours per week. The role is hybrid but is predominantly home-based. To reiterate, while the bunkered team is based in Glasgow, they are open to employing the right candidate remotely. You must be willing to travel to the Glasgow office from time and time and able to work evenings and weekends when required. We offer a generous package including 34 days holiday, Health Cash Plan, Onsite Staff Gym, excellent Pension, a competitive salary, and many more staff discounts and benefits.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and encourage applications from everyone and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability or any other protected characteristics.

For further information, please visit dcthomson.co.uk/vacancies

Closing date for applications: Wednesday, 21st May 2025 at 17:00hrs

Please note that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early once we have received suitable applications. Therefore, please ensure you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.