Production assistant
Closing date for applications: Friday 7 August 2026 at 5pm
Salary: £26,000.00 per annum
Location: Edinburgh office with hybrid working
Contract: Full-time, open-ended
Location: Edinburgh office with hybrid working
Holiday: 40 days a year (including bank holidays)
Preferred start date: as soon as possible
Support the publication of academic books and journals by coordinating production workflows and working with editorial teams
Edinburgh University Press is a thriving academic publisher, producing over 330 new books and 60 new journals each year, with an emphasis on the Humanities and Social Sciences.
We are looking for a Production Assistant to join the team at our Edinburgh office on a full-time contract. Reporting to the Production Manager, you will be responsible for providing support across the Production Department to maximise capacity and achieve business objectives.
At EUP, our culture is based on the principles of creativity, communication and community, reflecting our values of aspiration, responsibility and collaboration. We place an emphasis on the care and respect with which we treat all our stakeholders, including our authors, editors, customers and our colleagues. We believe that working together as a team will give us the best chance of achieving our vision for EUP: connecting people and ideas to inspire critical creative thinking, offer new perspectives and shape the world we live in.
We are committed to supporting the well-being of our staff, offering two wellness days per year and flexible working options. We place an emphasis on learning and development, which includes a personal development budget for each member of staff, and time set aside for four reading days per year.
Key Accountabilities
- Books & Journals Desk Editor support
- Print production support
- Inventory management
- General Production Department support
- Service excellence and continuous improvement
Person Specification
Essential
- Clear, concise and prompt communicator
- Attention to detail
- Organised
- Effective project management skills
- Ability to manage a busy workload
- Comfortable working to deadlines
- Proactive approach to pre-empt / resolve any issues and keep others well-informed
- Collaborative
- Positive and helpful
- Personable
- Comfortable with change
Equal Opportunities and Reasonable Adjustments
EUP is committed to the values of equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility and welcomes applications from a diverse range of backgrounds. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace. If you have a disability, long-term health condition, or specific needs, we will make reasonable adjustments to support you in the recruitment process and in the role.
Next Steps
If you would like the full job description in a different format, please email Caroline Danks, HR Business Partner (caroline.danks@eup.ed.ac.uk).
To apply, click apply and send a full CV and covering letter to Caroline Danks, HR Business Partner specifying where you found this advert.
We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.
Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.
Level of experience
- Junior