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Brightside Publishing Administrator

Company Overview
Brightside Publishing is a growing magazine publishing business based in Thanet, producing hyper-local seasonal print magazines across seven towns in East Kent.

With a passion to showcase and celebrate local people and places via our print magazines and social media channels, we plan to grow into other coastal towns in the UK.

As such, we are looking for a highly motivated and capable Publishing Administrator to support operations and sales, reporting directly to the Managing Director.

Role and Responsibilities

• Support the sales and distribution teams with administrative tasks
• Manage the artwork process from client delivery to print
• Manage advertising lead generation and research
• Coordinate and schedule meetings.
• Manage office supplies and grow reader subscriptions.
• Manage editorial database updates
• Undertake research for company growth
• Manage the distribution database and crm updates

Qualifications and Skills

• Previous experience in an administrative role
• Strong database and CRM system proficiency
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Keen attention to detail and strong organizational abilities
• An interest in design and or marketing and research (preferable)
• Experience in a client facing role (preferable)

Benefits and Perks

• Competitive salary
• A creative and collaborative work environment
• Opportunities to attend industry events
• A hybrid home and office workplace
• Opportunity to grow with the company at this exciting time

Application Process

Interested candidates should submit their CV and a cover letter detailing their experience and reasons for applying to: jen@brightsidepublishing.com

Selected candidates will be contacted for a first interview with the Managing Director and another member of staff.

Shortlisted candidates will then be invited to a final interview.

Start date: 1st September 2025
Salary: £21,060 per annum (based on 30 hours per week with the potential of full-time in the near future)

Application deadline: 4th July 2025
Interviews from: 7th – 18th July 2025

Distributor

We are looking for a personable, organised, confident individual to distribute our quarterly magazine The Ramsgate Recorder. This freelance, part time role will commence with the summer 2025 issue, launching 31 July 2025.

Key dates in which the distributor will need to be available for work are the weekends of 31 July and 6 Nov 2025.

The fee is based on the number of copies distributed and the magazine pagination, and is paid per 1000 copies. The lowest rate per 1000 is £50.

For 8,000 copies of a 48 page magazine the fee is £350.

Key Responsibilities: 

• To collect copies of the new issue at our depot in Pysons Road, Thanet, on the day of delivery to take to the launch venue and then distribute in the community. 
• To distribute the appropriate number of copies to stockists using an Excel database and to be available for top-ups over the following weeks as/when required.
• To update and add information, distribution numbers and dates to the Excel database after every distribution round. 
• To communicate regularly with the Distribution Manager and in the distribution WhatsApp group. 
• To take and upload photographs of the magazine in situ in stockists during distribution, sharing these with the Brightside team/Whatsapp group in real time for SMM’s to update on our social media.
• To liaise with stockists to provide the best POS for the magazines. 
• To find and approach new stockists/advertisers to increase the reach of the magazine (commission based). 
• To attend a six monthly distribution breakfast meeting

Essential attributes:

• Lives in Ramsgate and knows the town and surrounding areas well. 
• Available for all proposed publication dates (weekends of 31 July and 6 November), plus top-ups as and when required
• A reliable vehicle and clean driving license 
• Access to the Internet and confident using Excel spreadsheets in Google Drive
• An excellent communicator
• Physically fit and able to carry copies of the magazine around town
• Comfortable dealing with a range of business owners
• Driven with a positive attitude and committed approach towards visiting stockists
• Confident to approach potential stockists
• Able to prioritise and manage time effectively and work independently 

To apply, please send a cover letter explaining why you are suitable for the role along with your CV to emma@brightsidepublishing.com ready for the initial distribution round for the Autumn issue scheduled for 31 July 2025.

Distributor for the Deal Despatch 

We are looking for a personable, organised, confident individual to distribute our quarterly magazine for Deal, the Deal Despatch. This freelance, part time role will commence with the Summer 2025 issue, out 03 July 2025. Key dates in which the distributor will need to be available for work are the weekends of 03 July and 09 October with occasional top ups in between.

The fee is based on the number of copies distributed. For 7,000 copies the fee is £350. For every additional 1,000 copies the fee increases by £50. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• To collect copies of the new issue at our depot in Pysons Road, Thanet on the day of delivery for delivery to the launch venue and then distribution in the community 
• To distribute the appropriate number of copies to stockists working from the database and to be available for top ups over the following weeks as/when required 
• To update and contribute information, distribution numbers and dates on the database after every distribution round. 
• To communicate regularly with the Distribution Manager and in the Brightside distribution   whatsapp group 
• To take and upload photographs of the magazine at our stockists and share these with the Brightside team/WhatsApp group for updates on our social media
• To liaise with stockists to provide the best POS for the magazines 
• To find and approach new stockists/advertisers to increase the reach of the magazine (commission based) 

Essential attributes:

• Lives in Deal
• Available for all proposed publication dates (weekends of 03 July and 09 Oct 2025), plus top ups as and when required
• A reliable vehicle and driving license 
• Access to the Internet and the ability to work on spreadsheets in Google Drive
• An excellent communicator
• Physically fit and able to carry copies of the magazine around town
• Comfortable dealing with a range of business owners
• Driven with a positive attitude and committed approach towards visiting stockists
• Happy to approach potential stockists
• Attendance of a bi-annual distribution meeting
• Able to prioritise and manage their time effectively and work independently 

To apply, please send a cover letter explaining why you think you are suitable for the role along with your CV to emma@brightsidepublishing.com.

Interviews will take place ready for the initial run for the summer issue scheduled for 03 July 2025.