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Closing date for applications: 7th December 2025Salary: £28,000 - £32,000 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 Work at the heart of a major publishing powerhouse, supporting global partners and driving sales for books, puzzles, stationery, and more.&nbsp;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 &amp; 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. What you'll be doingOver the last few years we have grown our business with our imported, intercompany lists and the third party publishers we distribute. You will be working on a mix of book, and non-book products (games, puzzles, stationary) and with colleagues/publishers from all over the world (US, Singapore, India, Netherlands etc). The key responsibilities within the role are:Intercompany: Paperblanks, Hachette Livre and Hachette India<ul><li>Be the main point of contact between these companies and our sales representatives</li><li>Work with the operations team to ensure metadata is as accurate as possible</li><li>Alongside the inventory team, assist with initial print numbers and forecasts during peak seasons</li><li>Share any useful sales material with the team, ensuring they have everything they need for sell in</li><li>Assist the Head of Imports in selling in to Waterstones</li><li>Send sales reports and conduct analysis to better understand opportunities for growth</li></ul>Third Party Clients: New Harbinger, BIS and Talisman<ul><li>Develop and manage relationships with these publishers</li><li>Manage sales of the lists and be responsible for feedback on title metadata, pricing and pub dates</li><li>Offer input on print numbers and monitor sales to key markets</li><li>Schedule internal presentations twice a year</li><li>Deal with general queries and attend regular meetings</li></ul> Who we are looking for<ul><li>Strong organisational skills coupled with a keen eye for detail</li><li>Great communication skills including the ability to build customer relationships</li><li>An independent decision maker (within agreed parameters)</li><li>Team player who is always willing to help</li><li>Strong IT skills including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook</li><li>Commercial and analytical minded, able to analyse data to enhance sales and profitability</li><li>Flexible, proactive and positive work ethic</li><li>Good knowledge of the book and stationary market</li><li>Demonstrable sales experience</li></ul> 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>Dental 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;AgeWise, Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing&nbsp;and religious networks</li><li>Season ticket loans</li><li>And much more!</li></ul> Our commitmentThe 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> 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.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Carmelite House

Hachette UK

Key account executive

Closing date for applications: 7th December 2025Salary: £35,000 - £38,000&nbsp;depending on experience Join Bloomsbury UK's sales team and play a vital role in shaping strategy and leading key accounts to drive the growth and success of its standout children's lists.A key member of the UK sales team, the key account manager will sell all Bloomsbury consumer children’s, non-consumer children’s and agency titles to select key accounts. They will contribute to decision-making, planning and strategy from acquisition through to publication and will also work closely with counterparts on the adult consumer, digital and special sales teams to drive overarching retail strategy as well as delivering growth for the children’s lists. This role will report in to the head of sales, children’s, who reports into the sales director, children’s. Responsibilities<ul><li>Contribute to achieving and exceeding the annual children’s consumer and children’s education sales budgets by managing profitable sales of titles into selected key accounts</li><li>Negotiate and deliver promotional and range deals&nbsp;to secure best possible space and marketing activity for Bloomsbury titles</li><li>Liaise with the publicity &amp; marketing teams to ensure market-leading execution of shared strategic title plans in order to hit ambitious targets and maximise sales</li><li>Conduct annual strategic reviews of key accounts’ business with Bloomsbury and make recommendations to drive sales in all forward strategic customer plans</li><li>Participate in the whole publishing process – from acquisition to publication, working closely with colleagues from the editorial, marketing and publicity departments across both children’s consumer and non-consumer divisions</li></ul> Knowledge, skills &amp; experience&nbsp;<ul><li>Experience of UK retail account management</li><li>Excellent communicator who is confident with dealing with people at all levels, both virtually and in person</li><li>Strong presentation skills</li><li>Excellent time-management, prioritisation and&nbsp;organisational skills, with a close eye for detail and keen awareness of deadlines</li><li>Ability to build effective relationships with key external contacts as well as in-house colleagues</li><li>Experience of multi-tasking and&nbsp;prioritising a busy workload</li><li>Strong numerical skills</li><li>Strong IT skills, particularly Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint, Word and Teams</li></ul> Additional informationThe role is a&nbsp;full-time, permanent position. The role is based at&nbsp;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).&nbsp; Allocated office days for this role are Mondays and Tuesdays.Please apply with a CV and covering letter&nbsp;addressed to Human Resources (Word or PDF format only) via the ‘APPLY NOW’ button detailing how you meet the requirements outlined above for this role by 23:59 on Sunday 7th December 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. Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.&nbsp;&nbsp; Bloomsbury benefitsAs well as a fantastic opportunity to join a global award-winning organisation, Bloomsbury offers the following competitive benefits package:<ul><li>Hybrid working pattern of: 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred)</li><li>25 days holiday and 3.5 days Christmas company holiday</li><li>Two paid Personal Wellness Days</li><li>Flexible Fridays – 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>Learning &amp; Development -&nbsp;Free access to LinkedIn Learning, BookMachine Campus, InRehearsal &amp; IPG Skills Hub</li><li>Share Save Scheme</li><li>AXA Healthcare Plan (Private Medical Insurance)</li><li>Ride to Work Scheme</li><li>Peppy Health App</li><li>In-house Doctor</li><li>Eye Care Voucher Scheme</li><li>EAP Advice and Counselling</li></ul>Company culture – Employee Voice Meetings, Staff Networks (Bloom, Accessibility, Mental Health, Pride, and Parents, Guardians and Carers, Multi-Faith) and 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 required.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Head Office - London

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Bloomsbury Publishing UK: Bedford Square Office

Key account manager

Closing date for applications: 8th December 2025Salary: £29,000 per annum This is an exciting opportunity to join the sales team of a top 5 UK publisher at a time of dynamic investment and growth.&nbsp;We are looking to recruit an online sales executive with proven account handling experience to work in our fast-paced online sales team. Reporting to the senior account manager – online physical, this position will play a key role within the Bloomsbury special interest division and will be the primary point of contact for all questions regarding online accounts for the division. The role will curate and shape our strategy with our online customers and seek to maximise the sales of our key publishing brands across a range of subjects including military history; science and nature; sport, philosophy; current affairs and business. This position will also develop and grow our backlist sales, external and internal initiatives from metadata to customer promotions.The ideal candidate will have strong attention to detail and initiative, a natural curiosity, enthusiasm for online sales, will be data driven, good at multi-tasking and working to deadlines and with a love of spreadsheets and ready to join a highly motivated and dynamic team.Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 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. ResponsibilitiesAccount administration<ul><li>Stock management and forecasting for new release and promotions</li><li>Curation and compilation of company-wide Retailer update(s)</li><li>Manage and grow print and/or digital library aggregator accounts</li><li>Work closely with Special Interest divisional team and Senior Account Managers for Physical, eBook and audiobook to select books for retail promotions in line with organisational strategy</li></ul>Divisional internal responsibility<ul><li>Be the Online Sales Team specialist on Special Interest products for the division</li><li>Presence at wider sales meetings to represent online sales</li><li>Liaise with M&amp;P teams regarding online sales promotions</li><li>Manage sales spikes from M&amp;P activity and communicate stock status to relevant parties</li><li>Work closely with the operations team to manage supply and maintain availability on site</li></ul>Market analysis<ul><li>Perform deep dive analysis needed to ensure that we are dynamic on pricing for our Frontlist, and importantly, our Backlist</li><li>Prepare and share regular critical market analysis to educate the business</li><li>Maintain a high level of knowledge of the platforms and monitor trends to keep internal teams up to date</li><li>Keep records of sales data and compile data for regular reports to share internally including weekly sales across all formats</li><li>Provide support for regular and ad hoc business analysis including Annual Business Reviews</li></ul> Knowledge, skills &amp; experience&nbsp;<ul><li>Excellent attention to detail</li><li>Organised and can prioritise tasks</li><li>Strong numerical skills</li><li>Proficient with Excel, PowerPoint and Word</li><li>Strong communication skills</li><li>Proficient with systems such as Biblio, Nielsen, Cognos and Vista&nbsp;</li></ul> Additional informationThe role is a full-time, permanent position. The role is based at&nbsp;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 addressed to Human Resources (Word or PDF format only) via our website detailing how you meet the requirements outlined above for this role by 23:59 on Monday 8th of December 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. Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK. Bloomsbury benefitsAs well as a fantastic opportunity to join a global award-winning organisation, Bloomsbury offers the following competitive benefits package:<ul><li>Hybrid working pattern of: 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred)</li><li>25 days holiday and 3.5 days Christmas company holiday</li><li>Two paid Personal Wellness Days</li><li>Flexible Fridays – 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>Learning &amp; Development -&nbsp;Free access to LinkedIn Learning, BookMachine Campus, InRehearsal &amp; IPG Skills Hub</li><li>Share Save Scheme</li><li>AXA Healthcare Plan (Private Medical Insurance)</li><li>Ride to Work Scheme</li><li>Peppy Health App</li><li>In-house Doctor</li><li>Eye Care Voucher Scheme</li><li>EAP Advice and Counselling</li></ul>Company culture – Employee Voice Meetings, Staff Networks (Bloom, Accessibility, Mental Health, Pride, and Parents, Guardians and Carers, Multi-Faith) and 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 required.&nbsp; 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.

Online sales executive, special interest

Closing date for applications: 10th December 2025 at 12.00pmSalary: c.£40,000 per annum, plus benefitsLocations: St James’s Square, London SW1Hours: 35 hours per week, typically Monday to Friday, 9.30am - 5.30pm, with evening and weekend work required to support event schedules, and flexibility in line with the hybrid working policy.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interviews: 15th December 2025&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Lead high-impact events and venue hires that create unforgettable experiences, strengthen donor relationships, and drive vital income for a world-renowned library.For 180 years, The London Library has stood as one of the UK's greatest literary institutions, inspiring creativity, and ideas. Our esteemed members, past and present, include literary giants like Charles Dickens, Charles Darwin, Virginia Woolf, and contemporary authors such as Kazuo Ishiguro and Sarah Waters. Our collection boasts around one million books, a vast eLibrary, and an invaluable postal loans service, making it a sanctuary for those who cherish the written word. We are championed by our President, Helena Bonham Carter CBE, and operate as a registered charity. We are seeking a development events and venue hire manager to join our small, dedicated development team. If you’re passionate about delivering an exceptional development experience and want to use your skills to help drive the success of The London Library, we’d love to hear from you! ResponsibilitiesIn this pivotal role, you will:<ul><li>Organise and manage patrons, supporters and donor events in line with fundraising strategy to support stewardship and cultivation activity</li><li>Organise and manage major development events including the Chairman’s dinner and lunches, in line with the department’s events strategy, helping to ensure income generating and donor opportunities are maximised</li><li>Deliver the Library’s President’s Christmas and Summer parties</li><li>Develop and deliver the venue hire strategy to maximise income and drive a sales-focused approach to increasing clients and bookings</li><li>Manage the coordination of cross-departmental event meetings&nbsp;</li></ul> Knowledge, skills &amp; experienceYou are an enthusiastic professional with:<ul><li>GCSEs (A–C) in Maths and English or equivalent</li><li>Demonstrable experience of planning and delivering fundraising events, and high-level stakeholder/donor stewardship events</li><li>Track record in relationship building, with the ability to effectively communicate with and present information to senior level stakeholders such as trustees, donors, and senior staff.</li><li>Knowledge of and interest in literature and libraries</li><li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with attention to detail and meticulous concern for accuracy</li><li>Sound judgment in using initiative and taking responsibility</li><li>Ability to work independently and supportively as part of a team, play a pro-active role within the team and contribute constructively to departmental discussions</li><li>Excellent IT skills (MS Office, email) and a proven ability to learn new systems quickly</li><li>Self-motivated and confident</li><li>Flexible and adaptable to change</li><li>Pleasant, approachable and helpful, even under pressure</li></ul> To apply please visit our website via the link and apply online. Please note: We can only consider candidates with the current right to work in the UK. We also reserve the right to shorten or extend the closing date of any position where a high or low volume of suitable applications are received. Therefore, if you are interested in this role, an early application would be encouraged.&nbsp; The London Library offers a friendly, hardworking, and inclusive workplace where we strive to support the diverse needs of our team. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to equality and diversity. Specific adjustments and access needs can be discussed to make this role suitable for you.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

The London Library

Development events and venue hire manager

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