Senior editor, Children's Illustrated Non-Fiction (maternity cover)

Closing date: 14th January 2025

Salary pay range: £30,750 - £36,400

Contract: The role is a full-time 12 month fixed term contract position

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, enthusiastic editor to join our illustrated non-fiction team as maternity cover for a period of 12 months from February 2025. 

Bloomsbury Children’s Books is home to a flourishing non-fiction list, boasting best-selling, award-winning authors and illustrators, and publishing a wide variety of internationally- acclaimed non-fiction books from picture books and gift books to mono books for children aged 7+.

Reporting to the Head of Illustrated Publishing, you’ll be joining a vibrant team with whom you’ll work in a fast-paced, creative environment. This role may suit a freelancer with considerable experience looking for a more permanent position for a time. This will not be a commissioning role.

Responsibilities

Working closely with the Head of Illustrated Publishing and the wider non-fiction team, you’ll look after a number of your own titles. Your core responsibilities will include:

• Liaising with authors, illustrators and agents as required
• Delivering the highest standard of structural editing, copy-editing and proofreading
• Ensuring projects run on schedule and are delivered within budget
• Liaising with out-of-house copy-editors, proof-readers and other freelancers
• Drafting excellent cover copy for covers, catalogues and AIs
• Working with our editorial assistant, to maintain bibliographic data, schedules and publishing programmes
• Running acquisition P&Ls and negotiating contractual terms when required
• Presenting and briefing titles at key internal meetings, including acquisitions and cover briefing
  
   

Knowledge, skills and experience

• The successful candidate will have significant demonstrated editorial experience, ideally within a non-fiction environment
• They will be well-organised with excellent communication skills and should enjoy working both independently, and as part of a collaborative, supportive team

Additional information

The role is based at our London office 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP on a hybrid-working pattern of 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred). Allocated office days for this role are: Monday and Tuesday

Please apply with a CV and covering letter telling us about two books that have had an important impact on you and why addressed to Human Resources (Word or PDF format only) via clicking the 'Apply' button detailing how you meet the requirements outlined above for this role by Tuesday 14th January 2025.

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.

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.

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