Editorial and office intern

Closing date for applications: 27th July at 11.59pm

Salary: £24,570 per annum

Term: 6 months

Hours: 9am - 5:30pm, Monday - Friday

Location: Hybrid with 2 days per week in office

Start date: August 2025

A fantastic opportunity to learn from and work with a collaborative publishing team, where you'll find out all about the book-making process.

Creative Access is working with Bonnier Books UK to look for an intern who will join its Edinburgh-based imprint, Black & White Publishing. This is an brilliant chance to develop editorial skills and gain real-world experience in the lifestyle, cookery, true crime, general non-fiction, commercial fiction, YA fiction, crime fiction and poetry and more.

The ideal candidate would be an open, enthusiastic, detail-oriented team-player with a passion for books, an interest in both fiction and non-fiction, and an ambition to become an editor. This role will suit candidates who are well organised, excellent communicators, positive thinkers and strong team players, who are full of ideas and love driving them through to fruition.

Key activities

• Support the scheduling and editorial critical paths of Black & White titles to ensure publication runs to schedule
• Support freelance copy editors and proof-readers, taking in corrections and working with editorial team to manage changes and update manuscripts
• Assist with setting titles up on Biblio
• Report on submissions and contribute to discussions about potential new title acquisitions
• Minuting team meetings and divisional meetings
• Attend editorial and wider divisional meetings
• Invoice processing
• Implement and utilise all relevant editorial checklists
• Acting as a point of contact for author queries, resolving problems and answering questions promptly and accurately
• Liaising with other members of the non-fiction team as well as colleagues from other departments such as production, design, marketing, and sales
• Assist in securing endorsements for titles
• Send out proof and finished copies to authors, agents and media contacts
• Update reviews on Biblio for titles both pre-and post-publication
• Writing and editing marketing and cover copy and product descriptions, where appropriate
• Assisting with the development of new book projects by conducting market research
• Order office supplies and maintain office stationery as appropriate
• Assist with the organisation of book launches, events, and marketing activities
• Occasional assistance with book sales at events
• Additional administrative duties, as required.

Knowledge, skills and experience

• An ambitious and creative self-starter with a passion for books
• Ability to manage jobs from inception to completion to the highest standard
• Excellent organisation and time management
• Works well under pressure
• Well versed in essential Microsoft and/or Apple office packages
• Strong communication skills.

To apply

• Log in to your Creative Access account or register today to apply for this opportunity
• Upload your CV and cover letter as one document (applications without a tailored cover letter will not be accepted)
• Once submitted, you can no longer amend your application, so proof-read carefully
• Do not contact the company directly
• Please email any queries about this role to Creative Access at this address: recruit@creativeaccess.org.uk

This opportunity is open to individuals from groups that are under-represented in the creative industries. This includes, but is not limited to, individuals who identify as Black, Asian, or from other ethnically diverse backgrounds, or people of any ethnicity who belong to the following under-represented groups: disabled people, people with the characteristic of gender reassignment, individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, carers and asylum seekers.

The successful candidate for this opportunity will also participate in a Creative Access support programme that sits alongside workplace training. This includes a programme of induction training, monthly masterclasses, wellbeing support, buddying / mentoring and more.