It’s been quite a momentous week for me, hence the lack of blogging. Aside from celebrating my son’s first birthday, the big event concerns my employment.
After an immensely enjoyable and educational eight years, I’ve left Bauer Media.
I hadn’t been actively looking for a change, but a couple of interesting opportunities had been put my way, and one of them in particular seemed to offer the right mix of new challenges, new experiences, and the chance to learn some new skills (More on my new job in a future post!)
And what better time to make a change than with a young family and during a recession!
But it does mean leaving some incredibly talented colleagues and some incredibly good friends I’ve been honoured to know and work with since I originally joined Emap back in 2001 (The consumer side of Emap was acquired by Bauer Media last year). During just under seven years on MCN, I was involved in two site relaunches, met almost all of my childhood heroes, broke some big news stories and went on some great trips. I also got to enjoy some great motorcycles, hit 170mph+ on test tracks, and rode some of the best UK race circuits.
And my move to marketing and social media meant I got to know people across the company, working with some hugely talented editorial, marketing and commercial teams, and getting to look at how social media and digital content and marketing works in a number of different settings.
If I listed all the people I’d like to thank, we’d be here for a very long time, so I can only hope I’ve made decent efforts to mention my gratitude over the years.
And despite the tough conditions for the publishing and media industries, knowing so many talented people across the Bauer Media business means the company is well-placed to take advantages of the opportunies available and evolve to remain a hugely successful media business.
It’s amazing how fast eight years can go when you’re enjoying yourself!
