About Anthem Publishing

Jon has worked in magazine publishing for his whole career starting with distribution for NatMags and Condé Nast in 1991 and moving on to group publishing Computing, Music and Creative titles at Future, before setting up Anthem in 2002. Jon continues to manage Anthem’s circulation and subscription function as well hands-on publishing and driving the overall development of the company.



		Anthem Publishing is one of the UK’s fastest-growing magazine publishers, averaging 29 per cent sales growth per annum since it began. The company formed in late 2002 to launch its first magazine title Music Tech Magazine in March 2003. It has since launched into other markets, such as the homes and holidays sector, the food and drink arena and into the world of football and sport as well as some selected contract publishing. The teams behind its magazines are passionate media professionals with a vast wealth of experience in all aspects of magazine and website publishing, and who possess excellent skillsets in every step of the production and publishing process from concept to delivery. The company is based in the beautiful Georgian City of Bath in South West England. Click here to view our location on a map.

		Jon has worked in magazine publishing for his whole career starting with distribution for NatMags and Condé Nast in 1991 and moving on to group publishing Computing, Music and Creative titles at Future, before setting up Anthem in 2002. Jon continues to manage Anthem’s circulation and subscription function as well hands-on publishing and driving the overall development of the company.

		Paul entered the world of magazine publishing when he joined Future Publishing in 1993 as Staff Writer on PC Format magazine. He quickly progressed through the editorial ranks, becoming Editor of T3 magazine in 1997 and moving on to become Publisher of computing magazines including MacFormat, and launching 3D World. He formed Anthem Publishing with co-directors Jon Bickley and Simon Lewis and is responsible for launching and editing titles at Anthem.

		Simon has over 30 years of media experience having worked at a senior management level in regional press, commercial radio and consumer magazines. Before launching Anthem Publishing with his co-directors, Simon was Group Advertising Manager at Future Publishing, responsible for a group of 20 consumer titles including Guitarist, SFX and Computer Music. Simon's role involves managing all aspects of Anthem's advertising sales as well as developing close relationships with the key players in every market Anthem operates in.

		Art Director Jenny Cook has been with Anthem from its first issue and been involved in every magazine launch, re-design and website design at the company since. Jenny had a strong and varied background in magazine design before joining Anthem, but has thrived with the variety and opportunities afforded by our growing company.