Production controller

Closing date for applications: 9th January 2026

Salary: £29,000 - £35,000 per annum, depending on experience

Reporting to: Production manager

Location: 5th Floor, HYLO, 105 Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8LZ

Working pattern: Hybrid - minimum of two days per week in the office; up to three days per week working from home

Department: Production

A fantastic new opportunity has arisen for an experienced and creative individual to join the trade team at Bonnier Books UK Trade.

At Bonnier Books UK, we believe that every book matters. We love to publish stories and content that open our eyes to new perspectives and bring us closer together. We offer a nurturing home for our authors, illustrators and brand partners, publishing bestselling books for readers and listeners everywhere. We know that fantastic stories can come from anywhere and our purpose is to bring them to as wide an audience as possible, a simple ethos that has led to us becoming one of the country’s leading publishers.

We are looking for a first-class production controller to join our talented production team. You will be a key member of our friendly production team, working with an international supplier base. Flexibility, commercial acumen, and experience in both 4-colour and mono production are a must as well as having a positive and can-do attitude.


Responsibilities

• Managing a list of front list titles and reprints as required
• Vendor management & price negotiation
• Product development & safety testing
• Colour & quality management
• Overseeing successful delivery of product
• Actively liaising and collaborating with various teams across the wider business
• Problem solving & troubleshooting

Knowledge, skills & experience

• Demonstrable book production experience across a range of products
• Experience of mono and 4 colour trade publishing
• Confident communication and organisation skills, with the ability to forge strong relationships quickly with both internal and external stakeholders
• Able to manage a high volume of diverse & complex titles with competing deadlines
• Experience and knowledge of working in Biblio3 is beneficial
• Pro-active, quick thinking and analytical, with a strategic approach and excellent attention to detail.
• You must be enthusiastic, positive, a great communicator and a strong team player.

Company benefits

• Private health insurance
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Contributory pension scheme
• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Lively social committee hosting regular events
• Group Life cover - including 24-hour GP service
• Company-funded gym membership for all trade staff
• Comprehensive staff training and mentorship programmes
• Flexible working and flexible hours from day one of employment
• Additional holiday allowance accrued for long service – and a full bonus week of holiday to celebrate your 10th year at BBUK
• Enhanced family leave - with equal six months’ paid leave for all new parents
• Employee assistance programme available to all employees and their families
• Dedicated volunteering hours each year to support charities promoting literacy and reading for pleasure
• Cycle to work scheme with bike storage and changing facilities on-site at our London HQ
• Wellbeing programme and daily benefits such as fresh fruit and porridge in the office

If you are interested in this role, please apply via our website. We look forward in hearing from you.

We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.

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