Royalties project support admin (12 month FTC)

Closing date for applications: 21st January 2026

Salary: £25,000 to £30,000

Location: Didcot, Oxfordshire

Want to play a behind-the-scenes role in the world of publishing? Join the royalties team at the award-winning publishing group, Hachette UK.

Hachette UK is a creative powerhouse and the UK's second largest book publishing group. Our mission is to make it easy for everyone to discover new worlds of ideas, learning, entertainment and opportunity.

We're made up of 10 autonomous publishing divisions and over 60 imprints with a rich and diverse history and an incredible range of authors. We're also the market leader in e-books and publish a range of bestsellers in audio format, the fastest growing part of our business.

Our award-winning adult publishing divisions are Orion, which won Publisher of the Year at the 2021 British Book Awards; Little, Brown; John Murray Press; Hodder & Stoughton; Headline; Octopus, and Bookouture. They publish fiction and non-fiction in digital, audio and print format, from the world's best and most diverse authors, including Brit Bennett, Candice Carty-Williams, Martina Cole, Michael Connelly, John Grisham, Stephen King, Stieg Larsson, Nelson Mandela, Stephenie Meyer, Maggie O'Farrell, Delia Owens, Ian Rankin, J.K. Rowling, Colson Whitehead, and Malala Yousafzai. Hachette Children's Group publishes a wide and vibrant range of books for children across all age ranges, while Hachette Learning is a market leader in resources for both primary and secondary schools.

Hachette UK is part of Hachette Livre, the world's third largest trade and educational publisher. As well as our headquarters in Carmelite House, London, and our state-of-the-art book distribution centre in Didcot, Oxfordshire, we have recently opened five new offices in Manchester, Bristol, Sheffield, Newcastle, and Edinburgh. The UK region also includes offices in Australia, New Zealand, India, Singapore, the Caribbean, and Ireland. --- again is this necssary?

It's an exciting time to join our business because the publishing market continues to grow and thrive. The UK remains the largest exporter of physical books in the world and book adaptations for film and TV are the foundation of the UK's creative industries.

What you'll be doing

In this role, you’ll support the royalties team with a range of operational tasks focused on data accuracy and process delivery. You’ll work with royalties systems such as Biblio and Alliant, reviewing and updating information, carrying out structured checks, and helping ensure data is correct to support the accurate payment of advances and bi-annual royalties.

You’ll spend time investigating discrepancies, applying logic and common sense to understand why data doesn’t align as expected, and taking appropriate action to resolve issues or escalate them where needed. Much of the work involves following defined processes while remaining alert to exceptions, errors, or inconsistencies. You will be handling both internal and external queries from authors and agents.

Full training will be provided, and the role is designed to help you build a strong understanding of royalties administration through hands-on, practical experience.

Who we are looking for

We’re looking for someone who enjoys working with data, applying logic, and making sense of detailed information. You don’t need prior experience in publishing or royalties to succeed in this role, instead, we’re interested in how you think, how you approach problems, and how carefully you work.

You’ll be comfortable following structured processes, but also confident using common sense to question information that doesn’t look right. You’re organised, methodical, and able to manage repetitive tasks reliably while maintaining a high level of accuracy.

You may be early in your career, returning to work, or looking to move into a more analytical or systems-based role. Most importantly, you’re curious, dependable, and motivated to deliver work to a high standard, with the willingness to learn and develop new skills as part of a supportive team.

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)
• 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 AgeWise, Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing and religious networks
• Season ticket loans
• And much more!

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

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

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.