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Closing date: 2nd January 2025Salary: £35,000+ dependent on experience and location (+bonus +benefits)Location: The role will be based at our London or Sheffield office, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week.&nbsp;We’re looking for someone with entrepreneurial flair, creative passion for their books and authors, and who is ready to take the next step in their career.Quercus is a young, dynamic, award-winning publisher, known as a hit-maker that regularly finds books that surprise and delight readers. We are international in our outlook – almost 40% of our authors are from 25 countries other than the UK and US – and have six distinctive imprints that publish an exciting and diverse range of authors across literary and commercial fiction and non-fiction. From established bestsellers such as Elly Griffiths, Peter May, Beth O’Leary and the ‘Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’ series, to Joel Dicker, Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Bill Bailey, what draws all our publishing together is the magic ‘quirk’ in Quercus: a commitment to independence, flair, warmth and creativity that has always marked out this young company.Quercus is looking for an energetic commissioning editor to join our busy, friendly and motivated Fiction team and to acquire and publish on our commercial fiction list, with a focus on romance and women’s fiction.Our list features a range of brilliant authors including&nbsp;Sunday Times bestsellers Elly Griffiths, Beth O’Leary and JP Delaney as well as New York Times bestsellers Tia Williams, Lyla Sage and Navessa Allen. Reporting to the Publishing Director, the successful candidate will commission and publish commercial fiction and the role will also include developing IP-based projects and bringing them to publication. You will have complete ownership of your titles, seeing them through from acquisition to publication and beyond, while delivering superb author care. The Quercus Fiction team is a driven, collaborative and friendly group.&nbsp;Who we're looking forWe’re looking for someone with commissioning experience, particularly in the romance genre. You’ll be full of creative energy, enjoy working closely with authors and agents, and being part of a close editorial team. A few other qualities will also be important:<ul><li>A standout commercial fiction market awareness</li><li>Energised by the idea of building innovative publication campaigns and eager to work with our sales, marketing and PR teams</li><li>Enjoy coming up with ideas for new projects</li><li>Strong pre-existing relationships with literary agents (in the UK and US)</li></ul>&nbsp;What we offerOur staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:<ul><li>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)</li><li>Private medical insurance</li><li>Generous pension schemes</li><li>Rent deposit loans</li><li>2 community days per year</li><li>Summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months)</li><li>Retail discounts through Hachette rewards</li><li>Cycle to Work scheme</li><li>Eye care vouchers</li><li>Wide-ranging training library</li><li>Development programmes (including mentoring)</li><li>Up to 70% off book purchases</li><li>A charity bookshelf</li><li>12 Staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including&nbsp;Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing&nbsp;and religious networks</li><li>Season ticket loans</li><li>And much more!</li></ul>&nbsp;Our commitmentHachette 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.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.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&nbsp;<a href="http://www.booktradeentrysupport.org/" target="_blank">www.booktradeentrysupport.org</a>

Carmelite House

Hachette UK

Commissioning editor

Closing date for applications: Sunday 5th January 2025Salary: £36,000Contract:&nbsp;Full-time, 12 month temporary maternity cover position&nbsp;Head of Zeus is seeking a well-connected, creative and enthusiastic Publicity Manager to work across our Aries and AdAstra fiction imprints. This role is to cover a maternity leave and reports to the Head of Publicity.From serial killers to spies, medieval soldiers to golden age crime, Aries is home to your very favourite characters. Our crime, thriller, action, adventure and horror imprint, publishes acclaimed authors including master of crime, Martin Edwards, award-winning historical fiction author Clare Whitfield and bestselling historian and broadcaster, Dan Jones.&nbsp;Ad Astra is high-concept, hard-core and literary Science Fiction and fantasy. Its authors include true stars of their genres: Cixin Liu, Hao Jingfang, Kelly Link, Ken Liu, A.G. Riddle, Adrian Tchaikovsky and Lavie Tidhar, to name just a few.The Aries/AdAstra Publicity Manager will be part of our high-achieving, ambitious publicity team, working to deliver brilliant, sales-driving book campaigns and excellent author care for these imprints. This temporary role, to cover a maternity leave, is ideal for someone with previous experience of working in a busy publicity department and who has particular specialist knowledge of how to run successful crime/thriller and science fiction/fantasy PR campaigns.&nbsp;Responsibilities<ul><li>Planning and running creative publicity campaigns for our Aries and AdAstra imprints and being the main point of contact for authors.&nbsp;</li><li>Developing and maintaining strong media relationships across print, broadcast, podcasts, events and the digital space.&nbsp;</li><li>Delivering excellent author care, from preliminary campaign planning meetings, through to launch and beyond.</li><li>Working creatively to identify and pitch potential feature and interview opportunities for our authors</li><li>Writing press releases and coordinating review copy mailings to targeted media lists.</li><li>Organising launch parties as well as bookshop and festival events.</li><li>Collaborating with Marketing colleagues on blogger mailings and early influencer proof mailouts.</li><li>Participating in monthly imprint meetings and departmental planning meetings.</li><li>Collaborating with colleagues in the wider Sales &amp; Marketing and Editorial departments to develop joined up book campaigns.</li><li>Providing PR support to other imprints when required, including advising junior colleagues.&nbsp;</li><li>Day to day administrative duties including managing prize submissions, booking author travel and reporting on publicity coverage and events to other departments and the wider company.&nbsp; &nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp; Knowledge, skills and experience&nbsp;<ul><li>Previous experience in a book publicity team; running own publicity campaigns and delivering excellent levels of author care.&nbsp;</li><li>Excellent contacts, including good relationships with sci-fi/fantasy and crime fiction event programmers and reviewers.</li><li>Good understanding of the national media landscape, including digital media.</li><li>Strong relationship building skills, both with internal colleagues and third parties.</li><li>Excellent communication skills.</li><li>A demonstrable ability to multi-task, prioritise and meet deadlines.</li><li>A creative approach to finding new platforms to expand a campaign’s reach and find potential new readers&nbsp;</li><li>A demonstrable passion for crime/thriller and science fiction/fantasy books and the ability to convey this is essential</li></ul>&nbsp;Additional informationThe role is based at&nbsp;our London office: Head of Zeus, 5-8 Hardwick Street, London, EC1R 4RG on a hybrid working pattern of 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred).&nbsp; Allocated office days for this role are: Tuesday and Wednesday&nbsp;Please apply with a CV and covering letter addressed to Human Resources (Word or PDF format only) via our URL detailing how you meet the requirements outlined above for this role by Sunday 5th January 2025.For best results, please use a desktop to apply as some mobile browsers may not fully support the application portal.Bloomsbury reserve the right to close the role early if we exceed the required number of applications&nbsp;Bloomsbury BenefitsAs well as a fantastic opportunity to join a global award-winning organisation, Bloomsbury offers the following competitive benefits package:Working Pattern&nbsp;<ul><li>Hybrid working pattern of: 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred)</li></ul>Holidays<ul><li>25 days holiday</li><li>3.5 days Christmas company holiday</li></ul>&nbsp;Other Benefits<ul><li>Two paid Personal Wellness Days</li><li>Flexible Fridays –&nbsp;take Friday afternoon off by working an additional&nbsp;3 hours and 30 minutes earlier in the week</li><li>Work Anywhere Fortnight -&nbsp;For two weeks of any calendar year. The minimum period for Working Anywhere is one week, the maximum period is two weeks.</li><li>Season Ticket Loan</li><li>Share Save Scheme</li><li>AXA Healthcare Plan (Private Medical Insurance)</li><li>Peppy Health App</li><li>In-house Doctor</li><li>Eye Care Voucher Scheme</li></ul>Company culture – Employee Voice Meetings, Staff Networks (Bloom, Accessibility, Mental Health, Pride, and Parents, Guardians and Carers, Multi-Faith) and 14 Mental Health First Aiders trained across the UK offices, Publishing Events and access to free Publishing Resources.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 requiredApplicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.&nbsp;&nbsp;Please include in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Head Office - London

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Bloomsbury Publishing UK: Bedford Square Office

Publicity manager, Sales - Head of Zeus (maternity cover)

Closing date: 1st of January 2025 at 11.59pmSalary: The fellow will be paid £2,400 per monthDuration: This 6-month fellowship is for 35 hours per week, Monday to FridayLocation: Hybrid working from the London office 3 days a week, specifically Tuesday-ThursdayStart date: March 2025&nbsp;The Financial Times has an exciting opportunity for aspiring sub-editors from the Black community.Do you love words and hate typos? Are you interested in working on big news stories but not necessarily as a reporter? If so, then you may be suited to a career as a sub-editor in a global news organisation.The FT’s global, award-winning editorial team represents the gold standard in journalism, seeking depth, originality and balance that differentiates the FT from the pack and engages subscribers.The Fellowship is a six-month, paid contract in the heart of the FT’s London newsroom. The successful candidate will be trained by experienced sub-editors on the crucial final stages of the news production process. You will learn how to sense-check articles, edit for accuracy and clarity, and write engaging headlines and other display copy before pressing the button to publish.&nbsp;What you will learn<ul><li>You will be embedded in the FT’s two main sub-editing teams, helping produce the newspaper and working on the digital publishing desk</li><li>You will sub-edit articles for the newspaper’s different editions, cutting them to length and writing headlines, standfirsts and captions. You will learn how to lay out pages and sign them off before they go to print</li><li>You will revise-edit content for FT.com, learning to hit the highest standards of accuracy and quality, often under tight time pressure. You will be taught how to write engaging digital headlines and add visual components to engage readers</li></ul>&nbsp;Knowledge, skills and experienceThe successful candidate will:<ul><li>Show an interest in current affairs and financial news</li><li>Care deeply about accuracy and good grammar</li><li>Be aware of what makes an attention-grabbing headline, both in print and online</li><li>Be capable of keeping a cool head under deadline pressure</li></ul>You do not need a degree to apply and career change applications are also welcome.&nbsp;To apply<ul><li>Log in to your Creative Access account or register today to apply for this opportunity</li><li>Upload your CV and cover letter as one document (applications without a tailored cover letter will not be accepted)</li><li>Once submitted, you can no longer amend your application, so proof-read carefully</li><li>Do not contact the company directly</li><li>Please email any queries about this role to Creative Access at this address:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:recruit@creativeaccess.org.uk" target="_blank">recruit@creativeaccess.org.uk</a></li></ul>&nbsp;This training opportunity is open exclusively to Black candidates to help address historical under-representation in the creative industries and support greater diversity.Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview and to take a short sub-editing test.The successful candidate will participate in a Creative Access support programme that sits alongside workplace training. This includes a programme of induction training, monthly masterclasses, wellbeing support, buddying / mentoring and more.

Financial Times

The Maisie Hylton sub-editing fellowship

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