Commissioning editor

Closing date for applications: 23:59 Tuesday 15th July 2025

Salary: From £36,000 per annum depending on skills and experience

This is an exciting opportunity for a talented, experienced commissioning editor to join the Bloomsbury Children's fiction team at the Nibbies-winning Publisher of the Year 2025.

The chosen candidate will be working on a list packed with bestselling and award-winning books for readers aged six to young adult, and helping to create the successes of the future. This role involves driving a selected list of existing authors to successful publication and beyond with hands-on editorial acumen, acting as a support editor to senior staff on key brands and projects, and commissioning 1-3 titles a year in line with our fiction strategy. The candidate will work collaboratively with authors, illustrators and colleagues across the business. This role will report to the Senior Editorial Director or the Head of Fiction.

Knowledge, skills and experience

• A highly experienced children’s fiction editor, with excellent structural editing skills and ideally a track record in commissioning successful fiction titles
• Strong knowledge of the fiction market in both the UK and internationally
• Able to confidently assess the commercial value of a project, with excellent understanding of title financials
• An ability to create and maintain excellent relations with authors and agents, to help ensure that we are a destination publisher for the very best talent
• Knowledge and experience of how to publish successfully and a willingness to learn more
• A hard-working team player with great time-management skills
• A polished and confident presenter who can sell a project to the wider team

Additional information

The role is a full-time permanent position

The role is based at our London office 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP on a hybrid working pattern of 2 days office-based / 3 days home-based (or fully office-based if preferred). Allocated mandatory office days for this role are Monday and Tuesday.

Please apply via with a CV and covering letter addressed to Human Resources (Word or PDF format only) via the ‘APPLY' button detailing how you meet the requirements outlined above for this role by 23:59 Tuesday 15th July 2025.

Please include in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Bloomsbury reserve the right to close the role early if we exceed the required number of applications

Bloomsbury Benefits

As well as a fantastic opportunity to join a global award-winning organisation, Bloomsbury offers the following competitive benefits package:

Working Pattern

• hybrid working pattern of: 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred)

Holidays

• 25 days holiday
• 3.5 days Christmas company holiday

Other Benefits:

Two paid Personal Wellness Days

Flexible Fridays – take Friday afternoon off by working an additional 3 hours and 45 minutes earlier in the week

Season Ticket Loan

Sharesave Scheme

AXA Healthcare Plan (Private Medical Insurance)

In-house Doctor

Eyecare Voucher Scheme

Bloomsbury is a place where anyone of any background, race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, gender identity, age, ability, or socio-economic status can thrive, feel comfortable, and be heard and accepted. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We are willing to make any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please flag to the recruitment team if required.

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.