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Production Editor

Our Media

Job Description

We’re looking for a Production Editor to join Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine on a full-time permanent basis.

Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine is the UK’s leading family history magazine. Associated with the BBC TV series, we cover practical family history content, reader stories and historical features. Our readers are keen family historians who want to add to their family tree while also understanding the world their ancestors lived in. We produce 13 issues a year plus extra content for Apple News.

The ideal candidate will be able to hit the ground running, so prior experience as a production editor or sub-editor is essential. You’ll be able to edit copy so that it is clear, compelling and consistent with eye-catching headlines, captions and standfirsts. You’ll also be a stickler for accuracy, ready to question and check facts.

Working as part of a busy editorial team, you will be highly organised, managing copy flow and commissioning sections of the magazine as well as some writing. The successful candidate will also work with our features editor to help grow our online content. We are looking for someone willing to learn about the world of family history so that they understand what our readers are looking for and can contribute to forward planning meetings.

For a full list of job responsibilities, please see the job description on our careers page.

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We respect and value differences. We believe that when people from different backgrounds and with different perspectives work together, we can create the most value for our people, readers, customers, and society. If you are excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with everything listed in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway, as you may still be a good fit for this or other roles.

We’re striving to create a more diverse and inclusive environment and to ensure our content is representative of all our audiences. We have established six internal D&I network groups to help our people feel supported and included, and to provide an open environment for people to network, mentor and exchange ideas, solutions, and experiences. If there is anything we can do to make our recruitment process more accessible for you, please do let us know at [email protected].

Flexible and hybrid working

We know we create great things and have fun when we come together in person and collaborate. We also know that working from home brings great benefits in terms of being able to focus on our work, and manage our personal lives around our roles. With this in mind, we have established a hybrid working pattern, with 60% of the working week spent in the office.

Our people also benefit from a flexi time policy, and a flexi location policy which gives everyone the opportunity to work from another location for two weeks during the year.

We are open to discussion about flexible working requests for any flexibility needs not covered by these policies.

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Our values  

We strongly believe that work is not just about what we achieve, but how we achieve it. We want our people to thrive and develop, and we want to effect positive change in the world.

To put that spirit at the heart of our business, we created a set of values with input from everyone here. Our values are:

We also have a sustainability strategy that is built on five key pillars: Research, Reduction, Recycling, Responsibility, and Reporting. We take pride in our strong partnerships across our complex supply chain to drive emission reductions. Additionally, our office building, Eagle House, is a zero-waste facility powered by solar and renewable energy.

Apply today to take the next step in your career with Our Media!

The closing date for this role is Thursday 30th July 2026, however, we may close the role before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.