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Our Staff

If you are thinking about a career with Warners you'll no doubt be curious about what kind of business we are and the type of people who work for us. We are a family business with a different work ethos to many larger corporations. Our staff turnover is very low with a large percentage of employees having worked for the business for a number of years. We are committed to staff development and many of our longer-standing employees have worked their way up to managerial positions within the company. We have a broad range of ages, types of people and a good split of both male and female employees.

Here are a few of our current employees for you to meet:

Andrew StarkMy name is Andrew Stark and I joined Warners Group Publications in 2002 as Export Account Manager, looking after the newstrade distribution of magazines into over 35 countries around the world.

Since 2002 my role has evolved significantly. Still overseeing the distribution of our magazines into overseas markets, I now manage a team who are responsible for the copy allocation and marketing of magazines into the UK newstrade. I also manage the UK newstrade marketing strategies for a portfolio of magazines.

I believe working at Warners has accelerated my career development and given me a rounded understanding of publishing and the different functions within it. I've been given access to a coaching network and have the ear of senior management if needed. There's a real feeling of support in Warners and there is always the opportunity to learn more and develop.

Working at Warners you get the best of both worlds, the strength and values of a family business plus the exposure to an interesting and exciting industry that's always changing.

With an active sports and social club we also get the opportunity to socialise with colleagues outside of work, be it a trip to Skegness for fish and chips, pitch and putt or a trip to a comedy club there's always something for everyone.

Lauren Roberts My name is Lauren Roberts and I started working for Warners in September 2004 as a Commercial Assistant in the Leeds office. My main role was to help Jan Davison with the commercial aspects of the Leeds department and to focus on the marketing for Writers' News and Writing Magazine.

Since late 2005 the Leeds office has grown in the number of titles we now publish. I have taken on the marketing responsibilities for our new titles which are Stamp & Coin Mart (August 2005), Pianist (January 2007) and Young Writer (October 2007). I look after all the subscriptions and newstrade marketing for our titles to ensure we have the maximum number of subscribers and constantly attract new readers. I work closely with the other marketers throughout Warners to ensure that we all follow best practice and share our most effective campaigns. I really enjoy my role and the variety of tasks that every day brings.

Amanda NightingaleMy name is Amanda Nightingale and I joined the business back in 1998 when I was just 22 and on only my second job after completing a Media & Communications degree. More than nine years later I'm still here, very happy in my role, very much a ‘Warners' person' and have no plans to move on to pastures new. This is pretty common here at Warners and you'll find lots of people who have been working here for many years.

My first role was within the busy exhibitions team. As our show portfolio grew I took on a purely marketing role which in 2003 developed into the role of Marketing Manager across our exhibitions and the consumer titles in the Development Publishing Department. In the last year I felt the need for a new challenge and I have been supported to undertake a complete change of direction and am now Warners' Online Development Manager. I can now be found with my nose glued to a screen surfing the web pretty much all day and am becoming quite a useful 'geek' to know if you want to know how to do anything on our websites!

During my time with the business I've undergone a lot of development professionally and personally which has been supported and encouraged by members of the senior team and my peers. Warners encourages individuals to develop with a lot of in-house training and sharing of information as well as using external suppliers. We have a strong emphasis on coaching with the whole senior team participating in supporting junior and middle managers.

I'm a bit of a social soul and very much a driving force behind our Sports & Social Club. We organise a busy schedule of events over the year plus an annual Christmas bash and summer party. I hope you decide you'd like a career with Warners and look forward to meeting you at a future social event. You can normally find me near the bar - I'm the one in charge of the drink vouchers!