Editorial assistant

Salary: £27,000 based in London; £24,840 based outside of London (+ bonus + benefits)

Location: The role will be based at our London or Bristol office, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week.

Are you looking for your first job in editorial? Are you interested in illustrated publishing, creative games or jigsaw puzzles?

This is a chance to join the team making some of the most beautiful, innovative and successful non-fiction books, gifts and games around!

Laurence King is one of the world’s leading publishers of books, gifts and games on the creative arts and popular culture. We work with some of the world’s best illustrators, designers, artists and photographers to create beautifully produced products that are acclaimed for their inventiveness, beautiful design and authoritative texts. Our gift department produces a wide range of non-book products, from jigsaw puzzles and playing cards to reference card decks, memory games and board games.

At Orion, we believe every story matters. Open, agile, passionate and innovative, our mission is to bring the best publishing to the greatest variety of people. Ambitious to continually raise the bar, we believe good stories can come from anywhere and so encourage and value contributions from everybody here. Orion is a division of Hachette, one of the largest publishing groups in the UK, with 11 publishing divisions and over 60 imprints. Everyone here is proud to be in the business of opening doors and minds.

What you'll be doing

• We’re looking for an editorial assistant to join our team and help us grow our renowned non-book and book lists, which include many visual art, practical art and lifestyle titles as well as highly illustrated gifts that inspire creativity.
• The editorial assistant is a key role in the team, providing administrative and editorial support to senior editorial colleagues in the acquisition and production of new titles, and assisting with all aspects of administration, co-ordination and driving of the publishing programme across the Laurence King list.

Who we are looking for

We are looking for an organised, proactive and flexible assistant with an interest in illustrated publishing or gifts, games and product development.

You'll need:

• Excellent organisational skills
• Keen eye for detail
• Willingness to learn
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team
• Customer focused

What we offer

Our staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:

• 28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years' service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' (+ bank holidays)
• Private medical insurance
• Generous pension schemes
• Rent deposit loans
• 2 community days per year
• Summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months)
• Retail discounts through Hachette rewards
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Eye care vouchers
• Wide-ranging training library
• Development programmes (including mentoring)
• Up to 70% off book purchases
• A charity bookshelf
• 12 Staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing and religious networks
• Season ticket loans
• And much more!

Our commitment

Hachette employs people on the basis of their abilities. We aim to attract and develop talent from a base as broad as the world of readers we want to reach, with a wide and representative range of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality and socio-economic, regional and cultural backgrounds.

If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend for interview, please let us know.

The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews and undertaking junior roles. For more information visit www.booktradeentrysupport.org

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