Recruitment coordinator

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 11th February 2026

Salary: £30,000 - £34,000

Location: London

Work behind the scenes of a leading publishing house, coordinating inclusive, people-centred recruitment across a creative business.

Bloomsbury Publishing is a leading independent publishing house, established in 1986, with authors who have won the Nobel, Pulitzer and Booker Prizes, and is the originating publisher and custodian of the Harry Potter series. Bloomsbury has offices in London, New York, New Delhi, Oxford and Sydney. Within Bloomsbury’s Academic division, it publishes under Bloomsbury, as well as under a number of prestigious and historic imprint names. Read Our Story for how it all began.

Bloomsbury is committed to creating a working environment that stimulates creativity and collaboration, is respectful of difference, is inclusive and ethical in its practice, and promotes well-being. We are determined to nurture and develop our employees to reach their highest potential, and we know that our success is down to the passion, commitment and hard work of our talented people. We recognise the urgent need to attract and support applicants from all backgrounds and identities to become part of the global publishing industry, allowing diverse voices to reflect and shape our culture and society.

Part of the People & Engagement team, our small but mighty Recruitment team strives to provide a thoughtful, people‑centred and inclusive approach to hiring. We are now looking for a warm, organised and proactive Recruitment Coordinator to help us continue the evolution of a high‑quality recruitment service across the business. t’s well-suited to someone with experience in recruitment and/or talent sourcing, who enjoys supporting others, managing detail and who wants to have ownership within a value‑driven, creative organisation.

In this role, you’ll coordinate the full recruitment lifecycle from vacancy approval and advertising through to offer, supporting hiring managers to ensure recruitment runs smoothly and compliantly, while delivering a positive experience for both candidates and colleagues. You’ll also support freelancer (IR35) administration and, once established in the role, will have plenty of opportunities to contribute to wider recruitment improvement initiatives and People projects.

Knowledge, skills and experience

Essential

• Professional experience working in recruitment/talent acquisition
• Organisational and administration skills
• IT confident including ATS and intermediate Excel
• Communications skills: written, spoken and stakeholder engagement
• Team player: approachable; helpful; proactive
• Resilient

Desirable

• Talent sourcing using LinkedIn Recruiter
• Understanding of GDPR

Bloomsbury Benefits

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

• Hybrid working
• 25 days holiday + 3.5 days Christmas company holiday
• Pension
• Two Personal Wellness Days
• Flexible Fridays & Work Anywhere Fortnight
• Season Ticket Loan
• Learning & Development - Free access to LinkedIn Learning, BookMachine Campus, InRehearsal & IPG Skills Hub
• Share Save Scheme
• AXA Healthcare Plan (Private Medical Insurance)
• Ride to Work Scheme
• Peppy Health App
• In-house Doctor
• Eye Care Voucher Scheme
• EAP Advice and Counselling

The role is based at our London office 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP on a hybrid-working pattern. Allocated office days for this role are currently: Thursdays plus one other day.

This position is eligible for Bloomsbury’s Rental Deposit Loan Scheme.

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

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.

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.