German editor

Editorial & Design

Nederland

Fulltime, Parttime, Vaste baan

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What will you do?
As an Editor for the German market at Keesing Media Group, you ensure flawless puzzle content for millions of puzzle fans across Germany. You work in a small, dedicated team producing high-quality puzzle magazines and digital puzzles — checking content, improving our German database with words and clues, and keeping our productions on track. A role that combines language skills, attention to detail, and a feel for quality, in an international organisation with its heart in Amsterdam.

Your role as German Editor
You are part of a focused German editorial team of six, serving the German puzzle market from our Amsterdam headquarters. Working closely with our sales team in Berlin, you ensure all productions meet our quality standards and deadlines — for our own brands and for B2B clients.

Perform final checks and corrections on print-ready versions of puzzle books, magazines, and B2B productions.
Edit within our puzzle system: adjust clues and descriptions, review and update quiz questions, add new questions where needed.
Guide puzzle production through the planning system: follow up on titles, start productions, verify correct compilation, and resolve overflow and other error messages.
Maintain and expand the German database, including: approving newly added words and descriptions; creating and importing word search themes; adding new words, clues, quiz questions, and other puzzle types; keeping the database current.
Work on specific projects aimed at expanding Keesing’s capabilities for the German market using our in-house puzzle system.

What we offer
As a German editor at Keesing Media Group in Amsterdam, you become part of a unique employer with ownership and a say in your own career.

Competitive salary at Scale VI of the BTU, based on knowledge and experience (€ 2.846 – € 3.824 gross per month based on 36 hours).
One-year contract with the prospect of a permanent position based on mutual satisfaction.
Annual profit sharing.
Pension via Stichting Mediahuis Pensioenfonds (2/3 employer, 1/3 employee contribution).
Personal Choice Budget (PKB) of 12% to use as you wish.
NS business card (100% employer reimbursement) or €0.23/km travel allowance.
Hybrid working structure with a home working allowance of €2.35 per day.
Optional daily in-house lunch
Vitality scheme
Puzzle subscription of your choice.

Who are you?
You have a sharp eye for language and a feel for quality and you are comfortable working with digital systems and databases.

A genuine love of language, trivia, and puzzles.
Native-level German with impeccable writing skills — this is a hard requirement.
Excellent English comprehension; Dutch is a bonus.
A relevant degree or equivalent working level (Bachelor’s), preferably in a language-related field.
Affinity with technology, puzzle systems, and databases; comfortable working with AI and automation tools.
Accurate, analytical, and detail-oriented with a quality-first mindset.
Organised, reliable, and solution-focused; able to switch quickly between tasks.

About Keesing Media Group
If you've ever done a puzzle, chances are we made it. Keesing Media Group, known in the Netherlands for its Denksport puzzles, is the international market leader in braintainment. We create content for print and develop app and web-based puzzles and games. We have 14 offices across 12 different countries, with our Amsterdam office as the headquarters and beating heart of the organisation. In the area of apps and casual games, we work closely with our partners Coolgames and Elevate Labs.

Working at Keesing Media Group
At Keesing, enjoyment is at the heart of everything we do. Our smart fun products play a positive role in the lives of many, and we are proud of that. Our culture is informal yet professional. We look out for one another and all go the extra mile to bring out the best in ourselves. We are smart, but also modest and focused on quality. That is the DNA of our company. A lot has changed in the 110 years our company has been around. We move with change and believe in the future of both print and online content. What has remained the same over those 110 years is our passion for our product.

Ready to join Keesing?

Ready to apply? Use the form to send us your CV and an optional motivation note — we’d love to hear from you. Every application is reviewed by real people (we don’t use AI in the recruitment process), and we usually respond within a week. Got questions before hitting submit? Just reach out.