August

3 Mar 2015

August creates rich content for Christie’s International Real Estate’s Luxury Defined blog

August client Christie’s International Real Estate (CIRE) has launched a new destination property and lifestyle blog, Luxury Defined.

Designed for a discerning international audience who are often travelling, Luxury Defined forms part of Christie’s International Real Estate’s broader content strategy and can be accessed through www.luxurydefined.com. It can also be viewed from CIRE’s homepage, www.christiesrealestate.com.

The luxury lifestyle and property content derives in part from Christie’s International Real Estate magazine (published by August since 2012). It includes home tours and buying guides alongside stories on architecture, interior design, travel, food and drink, fashion, and art, further underscoring CIRE’s strong relationship with its parent company, Christie’s auction house.

Mark Lonergan, managing director at August, said: “We are delighted that the glorious photography and world-class editorial we produce in print for Christie’s International Real Estate is now accessible to an even wider and more international audience through the new blog.”

28 Nov 2014

Donna Hardie wins Editor of the Year at the CMAs

August’s Donna Hardie won Editor of the Year for her work on both ‘Completely London’ for Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward and ‘The Experts’ for Flight Centre. 

The judges said: “Most magazine editors find they have their hands full with just one title; the winner of this year’s Editor of the Year has two magazines, each one for clients in completely different markets talking to completely different audiences. Whether it’s for an upmarket London estate agent or a travel centre, Donna Hardie creates content that’s both engaging and effective, generating revenue for her clients and awards for her mantelpiece.”

Mark Lonergan, managing director, August, said: “I am absolutely delighted for Donna and her team. It confirms our belief that great talent produces the best work, and that this in turn delivers business-transformational results for our brands.”

28 Nov 2014

‘Our World’ for P&O Cruises wins Best Consumer Membership

August’s ‘Our World’ for P&O Cruises won Best Consumer Membership at the CMA Awards last night.

The judges said: “Targeted at members of P&O Cruises Peninsular Club, Our World rewards these loyal customers and adds value to their membership of this unique community of cruisers. With the look and feel of a newsstand magazine, it’s now an impressive travel and lifestyle magazine that makes the reader feel as though they are being personally guided through the content and everything that P&O Cruises has to offer.”

Mark Lonergan, managing director, August, said: “It is a phenomenal result and I am delighted for the P&O Cruises team. The magazine is a truly extraordinary piece of marketing delivering some of the best and most tangible results we have ever seen.”

14 Nov 2014

Product and Shoot Co-ordinator wanted

live for IKEA FAMILY, the award-winning, international print and digital homes title, is looking for an experienced Product and Shoot Co-ordinator.

The successful candidate must be super organised and self-motivated, with an interest in interior design. You will also need to be a team player, who is able to liaise with stylists – co-ordinating and attending shoots as and when required. 

Most importantly, you will be responsible for organising and researching IKEA product lists, ensuring these are kept up to date at all times.

Applicants should have relevant experience within a similar field. And if you can write, that's an added bonus.

Please send your CV, with an accompanying letter telling us why we need you, to Michael Melis at michael.melis@augustmedia.com by 24 November.

14 Oct 2014

August wins two Lovie awards for live for IKEA FAMILY

live for IKEA FAMILY is the fourth Annual People’s Lovie Award Winner and Bronze Lovie Award Winner in Website: Lifestyle, beating the Financial Times’ How To Spend It. For a full list of winners see http://bit.ly/1rsCgi4.

The awards are a great honour – not only has the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences selected our work as some of the very best of the web in Europe, but now the online public has too!

With nearly 1,500 entries from over 30 European countries, and over 40,000 votes cast in the People’s Lovie, the fourth Annual Lovie Awards is the biggest in its history and continues to be the leading European awards recognising excellence on the internet.

Winners are chosen by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a global organisation whose European members include actor and presenter Stephen Fry, founder of Zipcar Robin Chase and founder of Ifwerantheworld Cindy Gallop.

25 Sep 2014

Editorial assistant wanted for global title

The successful candidate will be comfortable writing for print, digital and social media and have some understanding of the customer publishing market. You will have a flair for the written word and be as happy writing features as you are researching ideas and giving general support to the magazine’s features desk. An interest in the homes market in general, and IKEA in particular, is a definite plus! This is a great opportunity for someone recently graduated or in their first job on a small title.

 Interested? Send your CV and samples of your work to Lola Borg at lola.borg@augustmedia.com by October 10

24 Sep 2014

August nominated for two BSME Awards

Two members of staff at August have been nominated for the British Society of Magazine Editors’ Awards.

Donna Hardie has been nominated for Editor of the Year in the Branded Content – Consumer category, in recognition of her work on Completely London for estate agent Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward. This is the fifth year Donna has been nominated and was named the winner in both 2011 and 2012. 

Richard Murray has been nominated for Best Art Director – Consumer category for his work on Completely London for Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward. Richard was also nominated in 2013.

The BSME is the UK’s most prestigious editorial society and the awards are voted for by a panel made up of esteemed members of the magazine, editorial and design community.

23 Sep 2014

August launches new P&O Cruises site and magazine

This week, August released a refreshed microsite for P&O Our World, ourworld.pocruises.com. The microsite has been updated to reflect the new look and feel of the magazine, which was relaunched earlier this month. It is a richer visual feast of P&O Cruises news and destinations, easily accessed with intuitive site navigation and responsive design.

Within the magazine, August has introduced a wider variety of stories to the editorial mix, making it an even more valuable travel resource for P&O Cruises’ Peninsular Club members. The tone of voice has been developed to add a deeper sense of community, using personal accounts for travel tales and offering behind-the-scenes snippets of life on board.

The refreshed website and magazine build on the established success of the projects to date.

31 Jul 2014

Enthusiastic Account Manager Wanted

August is looking for an enthusiastic and ambitious Account Manager to work on some of our most exciting projects.

The ideal candidate will have previous experience in an account handling role, preferably in an agency environment. He or she will have good knowledge of content marketing and publishing, and a grounding in the digital arts would be an advantage. 

Reporting to the Head of Account Management, this is a client-facing position, managing and building effective relationships with our clients, and working with August's editorial, creative and digital teams to ensure our projects are successful.

This role would suit someone who is self-motivated, organised, driven and a team player. The successful candidate will work across multiple accounts, for some very recognisable brands. 

As well as overseeing the day-to-day running of our projects, the Account Manager is responsible for monitoring KPIs, reviewing our projects and developing new business from within our existing client base.

To apply, please email: carl.davidson@augustmedia.com

Location: Shoreditch, London

Salary: Competitive

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Good communication skills are essential

Good literacy and numeracy

The ability to manage your own workload

A love of words, pictures and all-round good content would be a distinct advantage

29 Jul 2014

Experienced Production editor required

The role of Production Editor at August is a very important one and key to the smooth running of one of our biggest accounts. The position involves managing the production of a quarterly customer print magazine and monthly digital magazine, created for 34 countries in 30 languages. Responsibilities include creating schedules and monitoring the flow of pages so they are completed on time and to the client’s specifications. The Production Editor also has ultimate responsibility for signing off all pages for print. Other requirements of the role include running team catch-up meetings, working within a bespoke content management system, managing the entire translation process, liaising with contacts in all countries and ensuring each language version of the magazine is produced to the highest standard, using bespoke style guides.

The successful candidate will ideally have the following experience and skills:

Experience
- At least three years working in a publishing environment, as a production editor or chief sub editor
- Knowledge of content management systems
- Experience creating and implementing schedules

Skills
- Exceptional organiser and team collaborator
- Calm under pressure
- Experience in client liaison/management
- Great communication/interpersonal skills
- A keen eye for detail/subbing experience
- The ability to keep, and enforce, deadlines
- The ability to prioritise and delegate effectively
- Experience of working within a CMS environment is a plus

To apply, please email: katy.davis@augustmedia.com

11 Jun 2014

August are recruiting! Come join us

August is looking for a content strategist. You’ll know your way around a multi-channel world and love content in all its beautiful forms. 

You are passionate about planning and experienced in delivering accountable, cutting-edge content.

We have built a reputation as the leading agency in our field and have an enviable list of clients who love our creative approach. So we want a really talented person to come and join the team.

If you are interested in talking to us about the role, please email Mark at mark.lonergan@augustmedia.com

19 Mar 2014

August relaunches Golfbreaks.com

August has relaunched Golfbreaks.com, the leading golf holiday booking and information website from Europe’s specialist golf travel company. 

August has delivered business strategy, UX development, content creation, creative design and front-end build for this industry-leading client.  

The result is a fresh online customer experience that includes innovative site functionality and integrated e-commerce capability. It makes booking golf holidays simple, offers much greater transparency and easier-to-find offers, plus more peer-to-peer reviews.

Keith Mitchell, marketing director of Golfbreaks.com says: “August impressed from the outset. Their passion for our business and ability to get under the skin of who our customers are has made the relationship a strong one. In the simplest terms, August and Golfbreaks.com are a really good fit. 

“As a business with 15 years’ pedigree, the website is crucial to our overall aims. The biggest challenge for us is to balance the needs of group bookers as well as last-minute business – meaning we needed a digital interface that works for both purposes. With the new website, that challenge has certainly been met."

23 Dec 2013

On the twelve days of Christmas, August Media gave to me...

12 designs laid out

11 mags-a-printing

10 devs-a-developing

9 treats in the kitchen

8 writers writing

7 subs-a-subbing

6 creative meetings

5 eeeeeeeeeeditors

4 founding partners

Free chocolate

2 hundred projects

...and a content strategy!

Merry Christmas from everyone at August! 

29 Nov 2013

August brings home two awards at 2013 CMAs

From an impressive 16 shortlisted nominations, August took the top gong in two categories at the prestigious 2013 International Content Marketing Awards at London’s Old Billingsgate on November 27.

Winner in the Best B2B: Industry and Manufacturing category is the Algeta Annual Report + corporate website rebuild. The judges praised August’s work as ‘a highly effective content solution’ adding that it ‘sticks to the core brand and the content is outstanding’.

Topping the Best Brochure/Catalogue category is Butlins Family Brochure 2013, described by the judges as something that ‘completely transforms your perception of the brand’.

Two further August entries were highly commended in their categories: Our World for P&O Cruises in Best Consumer Membership, and Completely London for Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward in Best Non-retail Consumer.

Mark Lonergan, Managing Director of August, says: "We are extremely proud to be recognised for our high-calibre creative work in an increasingly competitive market. We are delighted to be part of such an exciting and evolving industry.”

25 Sep 2013

August appointed by luxury accommodation group Nido

August is delighted to have been appointed by Nido to rejuvenate the luxury student accommodation brand through inspiring interiors and youthful, energetic street photography.

Following a competitive pitch, August was appointed to support Nido – which means ‘nest’ in Spanish and Italian – in its campaign to attract students from across the UK and abroad to its high-end rental apartments in three of London’s most desirable locations (Spitalfields, King’s Cross and Notting Hill).

August’s award-winning expertise in shooting real people in their home environments, as well as on the streets of the capital, was a critical deciding factor in the appointment.

Mark Lonergan, Managing Director of August, said: 'Nido has a really exciting creative proposition that we are bringing to life in this and future projects.'

25 Sep 2013

August delivers another CoolBrands® book for 2013

CoolBrands® is an annual initiative to identify and pay tribute to the nation’s coolest brands judged by a high profile panel of experts, including pop-rap duo Rizzle Kicks, fashion designer Julien Macdonald and TV chef Gizzi Erskine as well as members of the British public.

The 2013/14 book celebrates the results of the 12th annual survey, that found Apple at the top, along with YouTube and Aston Martin, closely followed by Twitter and Google.

The book is available to buy directly from CoolBrands® at info@coolbrands.uk.com or by phoning 020 7079 3310.

23 Sep 2013

August launches luxury homes book for Christie's

August has launched a new project that curates some of the world’s finest properties from Christies International Real Estate (CIRE) into one stunning publication. The Luxury Edition, a high-spec book featuring beautiful original photography of exclusive homes around the world, was created by the team behind Christie’s International Real Estate magazine.

Presenting the top properties for sale through CIRE’s global affiliate network, and targeting the wealthiest of ultra high net worth buyers and sellers, the 116-page book includes homes from Hawaii to Miami, Paris to St Moritz. Each extraordinary estate in this limited-edition title was shot and art directed by the August team, and features commissioned articles that delve into the history, design, architecture and amenities of the homes.

Bonnie Stone Sellers, CEO of Christie’s International Real Estate said:

“As the first publication of its kind, I am proud to launch The Luxury Edition which, following our quarterly magazine and iPad app, marks another highly successful publishing project for Christie’s International Real Estate in collaboration with August.

"This publication confirms the position of Christie’s International Real Estate as the ultimate authority on luxury real estate. Every element of the design, photography, and writing was carefully executed by the team at August, and I look forward to introducing our readers to the most beautiful properties of the year.”

4 Sep 2013

August launches Hiscox Today in print and digital

August is pleased to announce a new project for Hiscox, the global specialist insurer. Hiscox Today is aimed at the company's broker network in the UK and Ireland. Published alongside the magazine is the brand new Hiscox Today app for the iPad, available to download for free here. 

August was appointed as content marketing agency for Hiscox UK following a competitive pitch earlier this year. The first issue of Hiscox Today features a rich mix of content, including insurance news, interviews with business executives, technology, food and wine, art and property. You can view a digital version of the magazine here.

The second issue of Hiscox Today will be available from October 8 2013.

Mark Lonergan, Managing Director of August Media, says, ‘We are very excited to be working with a company that wants to create content solutions that challenge the norm in the financial services sector.’

31 Jul 2013

August needs models for brand new project

August is launching a brand new project, and we're looking for bright, enthusiastic, stylish and creative individuals to feature in a street style campaign.

We want to use real people with a strong look - we definitely don't want typical models. We'd like people who have something quirky and different about them: ideally a mix of girls and boys aged between 18 -27. The campaign is international and we want to represent this with a range of multicultural people.

The shoot will be really fun and will last half a day (date TBC) somewhere in or around central London. Although we'd like people to come in their own clothes to show their style, we will provide jeans, and there will be a stylist and makeup artist. We will pay everyone who takes part £150.

If you'd like the chance to participate, please send an email and one photo of yourself to ellie.fazan@augustmedia.com

Ellie will then get in touch with you confirming the date, time and location.

Thanks, and please share with all of your friends and family!

11 Jul 2013

August launches site for LUMIERE 2013 festival

August is delighted to announce the launch of the LUMIERE 2013 website www.lumiere-festival.com

August was commissioned to create the site for Artichoke following a successful collaboration in 2011. In November 2013 two bespoke LUMIERE festivals will light up the night once again. The events, taking place in Durham and Derry-Londonderry, will be the biggest of their kind anywhere in the UK.

The brief was to create a user-friendly site that would allow Artichoke to communicate the nature and scale of the event, and include news, tips and guidance. August built a site that incorporates photography and film with a dynamic and attractive home page that pulls content from all areas of the site. The flexibility of the design allows for different messages to be communicated at various times during the coming months.

Nicky Webb, Director:
‘The site is beautiful – we are absolutely delighted with the results and we are confident that our audience will be, too.’

14 Jun 2013

Completely London blog wins another award

August is delighted to announce that the Completely London blog completelylondon.co.uk has won the award for Best Estate Agent Blog in the Prime Location awards.

Completelylondon.co.uk blogs about people, places and property on behalf of leading London estate agent Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward. Completely London has previously won Best Newcomer in the Prime Location blog awards and we are thrilled that one year later it has won again, this time in the highly contested category of Best Estate Agent Blog.

http://blog.primelocation.com

2 May 2013

Completely London shortlisted for PPA Award

August’s Completely London magazine, produced on behalf of estate agents Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward, has been shortlisted for Customer Magazine of the Year at the 2013 PPA Awards.

Since its 2009 launch, Completely London has scooped four APA Awards, Marketing Magazine voted it one of the top media brands of 2010 and editor Donna Hardie won BSME Editor of the Year for its category in 2011.

Mark Lonergan, Managing Director of August, says:
“To be shortlisted from 600 entries is an honour in itself. We are very proud of our talented team and delighted to work with such a visionary client.”

19 Apr 2013

Marathon cake eating session at August HQ

Not only is our receptionist Tasha running the London Marathon at the weekend, but she also baked some delicious cakes to help raise money for Help the Hospices.

Never ones to turn down the chance to help a good cause, the August team ate £214 of the best cakes we’ve had in a long time – the carrot and lemon drizzle cakes being particular favourites. No chance of us running anywhere soon. Or fast.
 
All the money that Tasha raises is going to Help the Hospices, who nursed her grandmother. She’s already reached her target of £2000 by hosting a band night in her local village.

www.justgiving.com/Natasha-Alexander

17 Apr 2013

August nominated for two BSME Rising Star Awards

Two members of staff at August have been nominated for the British Society of Magazine Editors’ Rising Star Awards.

Janetta Willis has been shortlisted in the Best Subbing Team category, in recognition of her work on Kinleigh Folkard and Hayward’s Completely London. And Giulia Galati has been nominated in the Best Picture Editor/Researcher category for her work on live for IKEA FAMILY, KFH’s Completely London and Ocado SHOP.

The BSME is the UK’s most prestigious editorial society and the awards are voted for by esteemed members of the magazine, editorial and design community.

www.bsme.com