Jobs

Distributor

We are looking for a personable, organised, confident individual to distribute our quarterly magazine for Canterbury, the Canterbury Courier.

This freelance, part time role will commence with the Winter issue, out 12 November 2026. Key dates for 2027 TBC.

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 storage container in Westwood Industrial Estate, 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/map and to be available for top-ups over the following weeks as/when required.
• To take and upload photographs of the magazine at listed stockists and share these with the Brightside team/Whatsapp group for updates on our social media.
• 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/distributor Whatsapp groups.
• 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 Canterbury and knows the town and the surrounding areas well.
• Available for all proposed publication dates (see above) plus top-ups as and when required.
• A good sized reliable vehicle and clean driving license.
• Access to the Internet and the ability to work on/update 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.
• Able to prioritise and manage 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

Editor for launch magazine in herne bay

We are looking for a passionate, creative and community minded individual to be the Editor of a new magazine for Herne Bay. We will launch the new magazine in February 2027 and we are looking for a new editor to start in December.

The ideal candidate will be full of ideas and able to work both independently and as part of a wider publishing team. The post-holder should live and be well connected in Herne Bay and have editorial experience, preferably for a local magazine. They will need to be comfortable becoming ‘the face’ of the magazine and in forming and maintaining strong, positive connections within the Herne Bay community.

Duties include commissioning and curating content and working with the editorial, design, advertising and distribution teams to see the magazine through to publication. It is estimated that the role requires a minimum of 40/60 hours work per issue, three times per year (spring, summer and autumn/winter). The month before the issue is published is the busiest and requires the bulk of the work. It is essential that the postholder is able to organise their workload alongside other commitments, to work independently and flexibly from home or a workspace.
This is a part-time, freelance role, with a set fee paid per issue.

The fee varies according to the issue’s pagination, and is from £900 per issue for a 40-page publication. The role will commence in November 2026, so the spring 2027 issue (published in February) will be their first issue as Editor.

To apply for the position, send your CV and a letter of application (no longer than a single side of A4) to christina@brightsidepublishing.com

First interviews will take place from w/c Monday 3rd November

Deadline for applications is Friday 23rd October