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Closing date: 30th October 2024&nbsp;We are Splendid, a multiple award-winning communications agency based in Shoreditch and we are looking for a new Finance Assistant to join the team.&nbsp;&nbsp;This is a&nbsp;great opportunity for someone who would like to continue their career in accountancy in an exciting, fast-paced environment. You will be given real, valuable experience and, with this, the opportunity to take on more advanced responsibilities.Your job will be to support the Financial Controller in providing the whole business with efficient and effective financial management and controls, working with staff at all levels.At Splendid you’ll find people who really know their stuff and who are generous with their knowledge. It’s an agency where talent is recognised and encouraged, and where bright people stick around and progress onwards and upwards. Maybe that’s you. In the finance team we pride ourselves in contributing to the culture as well as achieving a high level of excellence in terms of financial reporting and the processes.&nbsp;Key responsibilities<ul><li>Purchase ledger including processing invoices and expenses, doing fortnightly payment runs</li><li>Client billing and debt chasing</li><li>Bank reconciliations and updating the weekly cashflow forecast</li><li>Assisting with month-end tasks such as fixed assets and depreciation, accruals and prepayments</li><li>Monitoring overhead expenditure using house job budgets</li><li>Training non-finance staff to use Paprika, our financial and job-management software, and dealing with general queries</li><li>Managing the timesheet process including, monitoring and chasing missing time</li><li>As you develop you will be expected to work proactively to improve systems and processes, and providing ad-hoc financial support as required throughout the business</li></ul> Future development<ul><li>Potential to take on more responsibilities within the finance function such as the sales ledger and management accounting tasks.</li><li>Splendid would provide study support towards an accounting qualification such as AAT&nbsp;or ACCA. &nbsp;</li></ul>Knowledge, skills and experience<ul><li>A basic but solid accountancy background, either from a relevant degree or at least 1 year of relevant work experience</li><li>Good working knowledge of MS Office software, including Excel, Word and Outlook</li><li>Minimum of 5 GCSEs A*-C including Maths and English or equivalent qualifications.</li><li>Good numeracy skills</li><li>Able to communicate clearly and professionally, on phone and email</li><li>Bright, self-motivated, fast-learner</li><li>Well-organised and good at prioritising, able to work to deadlines</li><li>Thorough approach, including a good attention to detail</li><li>Good team player</li><li>Friendly, outgoing personality</li></ul>&nbsp;Benefits<ul><li>25 days of paid holiday a year, plus eight bank holidays. This rises by 1 day for each year of service to a maximum of 30 days 😊</li><li>Celebrate your Birthday with an additional day off 🎂</li><li>Unwind during a Christmas Close Down – we close our office between Christmas and New Year, so we give you 3 days extra days off for the festive period🎄</li><li>Balance work and home life with our Hybrid working policy – working up to 3 days from home and 2 days a week in the office (across Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) 💻</li><li>Embrace your weekend with an early 4.30 pm finish on Friday 🙌</li><li>Take a break during headspace hour - 1 hour guaranteed meeting free per day</li><li>Take proper time out with a Sabbatical - after 3 years’ service</li><li>Work from anywhere for a calendar month- after 2 years’ service</li><li>Try not to work late – we don’t encourage it - but if you find yourself in the office after 9 pm, we will pay for a taxi to get you home safely and provide food</li><li>Participate in a discretionary annual bonus scheme as well as bonuses available for new business wins and recruitment referrals</li><li>Enjoy enhanced parental pay (varies on service levels)</li><li>Look after your health with access to WeCare, a 24/7 online GP, mental health support service, get fit programme and more</li><li>Develop your personal balance with a £100 yearly fund</li><li>Mingle with the team at our monthly all-agency socials, Summer and Christmas parties</li><li>Stay connected with a company use iPhone</li><li>Build your future with our pension scheme</li><li>Get fit during your commutes with our Ride to Work scheme</li><li>Prefer to take public transport? We can give you a travel loan, interest free!</li><li>And last but definitely not least according to the team: yummy snacks and drinks for those that get peckish during the day</li></ul> At Splendid we care deeply and are passionate about inclusion at every level of our business. We believe that team diversity enriches our collaborative culture and our work for clients. We are keen to meet candidates from all backgrounds so please get in touch if your skills and experience match our job description. If we can help you by making any adjustments to our application process, please do let our recruitment team know.The employer reserves the right to close the listing and stop accepting applications sooner than the original deadline. Therefore we strongly recommend applying at the earliest opportunity.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Splendid Communications

Finance assistant

Reports to: Group Corporate Communications ManagerDepartment: Corporate Relations&nbsp;Location: Leeds&nbsp;Bring your expertise in digital, media, and influencer strategies to Channel 4!The Corporate Relations division is responsible for promoting and protecting the Channel 4 brand and works seamlessly across the organisation.&nbsp;We are a strategic, proactive and business-leading function that brings together Corporate Communications &amp; Campaigns, Corporate Brand, Events &amp; Engagement, Executive Communications, Content Communications (Publicity), Internal Communications alongside Policy &amp; Public Affairs. Content Communications also reports to Marketing, while Internal Communications and Policy &amp; Public Affairs report to the People and Strategy &amp; Consumer Insight teams respectively.The Corporate Communications &amp; Campaigns Team exists to raise Channel 4’s reputation externally, managing issues and driving proactive coverage to support corporate activity, commercial projects, Film4, Sport, Nations &amp; Regions initiatives, diversity and equity, digital performance, products and technology.&nbsp;We are a friendly, busy and small-but-mighty team. We value diverse perspectives, sharp, disruptive thinking and collaboration - as well as professional development and, of course, fun - and encourage everyone – within and without the team - to deliver their best work.&nbsp;About the roleThe Corporate Press Officers are responsible for helping develop and deliver high-impact, creative and integrated public relations campaigns to support Channel 4’s corporate communications strategy. This includes driving awareness of Channel 4 as an organisation - its commercial operations, digital-first consumer product offering, inclusion and equity work and programming - and mitigating reputational risk.Under the direction of Group Corporate Communications Managers, the Corporate Press Officers will create and deliver proactive, measurable campaigns that support corporate communications strategies and elevate Channel 4 internally and externally.To support the Corporate Communications team with reputation management, the Corporate Press Officers are required to field and manage or redirect media enquiries, support strategic planning, and undertake daily monitoring and analysis of key media, news outlets and social platforms.&nbsp;Some travel to London may be required.&nbsp;Key responsibilities<ul><li>Support the Group Corporate Communications Manager with campaigns, research, briefings, evaluation reports, media and social monitoring, and ad hoc tasks.</li><li>Support the Head of Executive Communications where required</li><li>Develop and implement creative, innovative and engaging communications which support Channel 4’s corporate strategy and uphold the organisation’s corporate reputation.&nbsp;</li><li>Identify, field and, if appropriate, manage reputational issues, working with the relevant managers to provide either mitigation or handling. This includes preparing Q&amp;As, drafting lines against enquiry, supporting executives and talent and managing media enquiries.</li><li>Write and create press materials – including press releases, briefing notes, Q&amp;As etc.</li><li>Monitor and analyse key media, news outlets and social media platforms for news coverage and commentary to support reputation management.&nbsp;</li><li>Compile media and social coverage and evaluation reports for key corporate campaign activity and relevant industry news, for internal circulation.&nbsp;</li><li>Develop and maintain a network of excellent working relationships with journalists and influencers across a range of media.</li><li>Organise and deliver any events required to support the corporate objectives of Channel 4.</li><li>Working with Group Corporate Communications Manager, manage and update the crisis communications plan.</li><li>Manage and update media contacts lists.</li><li>Develop excellent working relationships with key stakeholders across the business.&nbsp;</li><li>Participate in out of hours duty press officer rota with colleagues in Content Communications.</li></ul>The duties and responsibilities may vary over time, dependent on business need. Support for reasonable adjustments is available where needed. The role also requires the ability to undertake travel and work unsocial hours as required.&nbsp;Knowledge, skills and experienceEssential<ul><li>Experience working in corporate communications in a content, media (including digital) or related field.&nbsp;</li><li>A proven track record of delivering high-impact, creative and integrated corporate campaigns that incorporate audience-relevant print, broadcast, digital and social/influencer tactics.</li><li>Evidence of managing a portfolio of campaigns and delivering outcomes to deadline.</li><li>Experience of identifying and mitigating issues including writing lines against enquiry and other reputational briefings to deadline.</li><li>Evidence of event management and providing support in terms of logistics, planning and delivering related coverage.</li><li>Passion for the broadcast and wider media industry including an understanding of the latest developments in digital and applying them as appropriate in communications strategies and plans.</li><li>Strong interpersonal and written communication skills; and excellent people, negotiation skills with the ability to deal with and mediate between senior stakeholders internally and externally.&nbsp;</li><li>Strong communication skills and an ability to form and maintain positive working relationships with diverse stakeholders including a broad range of internal and external stakeholders from senior executives to creatives, talent and PR agencies.</li><li>Good knowledge of Channel 4's vision, objectives and brand values – and of the wider media industry and current trends.</li><li>A good network of contacts across a range of media (including digital and influencers) with the ability to build new contacts.</li><li>The ability to remain highly focused and flexible while working under pressure and to tight deadlines, demonstrating a clear ability to balance conflicting priorities and demands.</li><li>Fluency in social media and a clear understanding of best practice in a PR context.</li><li>Ability to work with confidence as part of a close-knit team.</li><li>A flexible approach to work which may occasionally require being on-call or working outside office hours.&nbsp;</li><li>Some travel to London may be required.</li></ul>&nbsp;Hybrid working From September 2023, C4 has operated a 60/40 working pattern, equating to three office days per week. Having everyone in the office three days a week gives us more opportunity to build our high performing, inclusive culture; to collaborate and to learn and share with each other, as well as helping to coordinate a regular pattern of home and office working days. Employees then have the flexibility to decide where they spend the rest of the working week. All our offices are open five days a week.&nbsp;The employer reserves the right to close the listing and stop accepting applications sooner than the original deadline. Therefore we strongly recommend applying at the earliest opportunity.We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.&nbsp;Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

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Corporate press officer

Salary range: £35,000 - £45,000 per annum, depending on experienceReports to: Head of Publicity, Adult TradeLocation: Victoria House, Bloomsbury Square, LondonWorking pattern: Hybrid - minimum of two days per week in the office; up to three days per week working from homeDepartment: Publicity&nbsp;An exciting opportunity has come up in the Bonnier Books UK adult trade publicity team for a dynamic PR professional who will be responsible for their own authors and campaigns.In this role, you’ll be running publicity campaigns across our entire adult trade list, fiction and non-fiction, with a particular focus on our upmarket and literary imprints, Manilla Press, Ithaka Press and Footnote Press.You will work autonomously on campaigns as well as help shape the strategy for our books, authors and imprints. You will work closely with the rest of the team to inform our acquisition and publishing decisions, set priorities, deliver exceptional author care, and help bring new authors into the group.This is a fun, busy and exciting role and requires an individual who can juggle numerous tasks, prioritise effectively, and remain calm under pressure.&nbsp;Key responsibilities<ul><li>Plan and execute PR campaigns for allocated titles</li><li>Measure campaigns performance against set KPIs and provide consistent analysis</li><li>Actively contribute to strategic and planning discussions with their department head and team</li><li>Work closely with the publishing team, actively participating in acquisition, positioning, and packaging discussions to align publishing decisions with the book’s target audience</li><li>Work closely with the sales team to identify promotional opportunities across the front and backlist</li><li>Be the primary point of contact internally for their authors and allocated campaigns, and manage author-facing discussions as required</li><li>Demonstrate an ability to build strong long-term relationships with key publishing media as well as authors</li><li>Establish a solid network of bookseller and industry-side contacts, and network at events</li><li>Plan and manage events for authors, launches and showcases.</li></ul>&nbsp;Knowledge, skills and experience<ul><li>Strong track record of delivering successful adult fiction and non-fiction publicity campaigns, ideally upmarket long-lead fiction and news-agenda-led non-fiction</li><li>Experience managing budgets, reporting on KPIs and a proven ability to adapt publicity strategies to key audiences</li><li>Excellent communication skills, and an ability to work effectively and collaboratively with internal team members and external stakeholders</li><li>Ability to identify key components to create a successful campaign, deliver according to sales targets, and prioritise effectively</li><li>Skilled in author development and developing long-term strategies to build and grow consumer awareness</li><li>Success at this level requires a high level of execution in terms of meeting deadlines, targets, and quality expectations</li><li>Ability to operate with a solid level of autonomy and prioritise effectively</li><li>Consistently delivers on campaigns to meet or exceed targets</li><li>Pro-active in raising potential issues, working with management to identify solutions and opportunities to do better</li><li>Is reactive, flexible, and able to deliver ad-hoc short-term projects as required</li><li>Demonstrates exceptional media management, and ability to deliver high-profile press placements across print, digital and broadcast on a regular basis</li></ul>&nbsp;The employer reserves the right to close the listing and stop accepting applications sooner than the original deadline. Therefore we strongly recommend applying at the earliest opportunity.We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.&nbsp;Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

LABS Victoria House

Igloo Books

Black & White Publishing

Bonnier Books UK (Head Office)

Bonnier Books UK

Publicity manager / senior publicity manager, Adult Trade

Closing date: 13th October 2024 at 11.59pmSalary: £31,945 per year for five days per week (35 hours per week) / £25,556 for four days per week (28 hours per week)Working hours: 9.30am-5.30pm (staff can use flexitime to work the hours that work for them depending on the day)Working pattern: Can choose to work 4, 4.5, or 5 days per week, or 9 days every two weeks (salary adjusted accordingly). Core working days are Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Occasionally, light evening and weekend work may be required, with time off in lieu (TOIL)Location: Hybrid working from the Camden office at least one day per weekStart date: January 2025&nbsp;Do you make content which people want to share? Are you a whizz at video editing and copywriting? Do you keep an eye on the cutting edge of social media trends?<a href="https://www.wearepossible.org/" target="_blank">Possible</a> creates, builds, and shares ways people can take meaningful action on climate change. Combining personal and local actions into larger systemic change, they face climate dread with a can-do attitude and sense of fun. Whether helping people fix their electronics, plugging community-owned solar into train lines or lobbying MPs on clean heat, everything they do is about inspiring more people to take ambitious climate action.&nbsp;As a social media officer, you’ll maintain Possible’s social media presence across a range of platforms, communicating with existing supporters and engaging new people across key audiences. No prior experience in the climate sector is necessary for this role, as everything needed will be taught.You’ll create exciting and engaging content which brings this climate charity's work to life and flies on social media. You’ll have a good understanding of which platforms, tone and style are best suited to reach which audiences. Additionally, you’ll monitor and evaluate analytics to adapt work based on what resonates on social channels.In this small communications team, there is a lot of crossover between roles, so there may be occasional involvement in other functions such as web and press, as well as sharing administrative responsibilities. But don’t worry–training will be provided!Working with others in the Possible team, you’ll lead month-on-month growth in social media reach and following, bringing more of the target audiences into the campaign for climate action. You'll also have opportunities to contribute to general marketing, media, outreach, fundraising, and campaign strategy.&nbsp;Key responsibilities<ul><li dir="ltr">Leads on planning, populating and maintaining a content calendar for social media accounts in partnership with campaigners and the wider communications team.</li><li dir="ltr">Leads on creating content for social media accounts and publishing the content across platforms.</li><li dir="ltr">Works with the Head of Communications to monitor metrics across social media platforms, and deploy strategies to ensure sustained positive trends across key metrics.</li><li dir="ltr">Work with campaigns team and fundraisers to develop social media strategies for campaigns and projects.</li><li dir="ltr">Leads on keeping social media accounts running, posting content and responding to supporter's enquiries.&nbsp;</li><li dir="ltr">Occasional support on other comms and campaigns work when needed (e.g. occasionally covering the hello@ email address, liaising with external consultants handling paid social media ad campaigns, responding to supporter enquiries, acting as deputy press officer, assisting at a tree-planting event etc.).&nbsp;</li><li dir="ltr">Regular but light weekend communications cover, but can usually be flexible and always provide time off in lieu.</li><li dir="ltr">Contribute to organisational strategy and campaign development with everyone in the team.</li><li dir="ltr">Play an active role in keeping Possible a supportive, inspiring and anti-oppressive place to work.&nbsp;</li><li dir="ltr">Represent Possible at public events and meetings where appropriate.</li><li dir="ltr">Adapt role within the team as appropriate, providing support and input to other campaigns and projects as necessary.</li><li dir="ltr">Participate in organisational strategy development and reviews.&nbsp;</li><li dir="ltr">Be a team player - e.g. skill sharing, chipping in on communal tasks and helping each other out.</li></ul>&nbsp;Knowledge, skills and experience<ul><li dir="ltr">Have an interest in public engagement with climate action and climate justice&nbsp;- For this role, you don’t need to have any prior experience in the climate sector, but you should be able to show an interest in topics that are at the core vision, which is a ‘zero carbon society, built by and for the people of the UK’, and a mission of ‘inspiring people in the UK to take the action the climate crisis demands.’</li><li dir="ltr">Be excited about social media&nbsp;- you don't have to love all of the platforms, but you'll be energised by coming up with creative content and experimenting with new social media tools and trends.</li><li dir="ltr">Have some experience of being responsible for social media accounts in a campaigning or marketing context (i.e. this can be voluntary work or a personal project, but it can’t just be a personal Twitter account with a few followers).&nbsp;</li><li dir="ltr">Have experience in video editing, creating video content&nbsp;for contemporary social platforms e.g. Instagram reels/TikToks.</li><li dir="ltr">Be interested in campaign communications&nbsp;(again, you do not have to be an expert) - e.g. you should read the sorts of emails and social media content NGOs produce, and be excited and critical about it.&nbsp;</li><li dir="ltr">Have some writing experience with a lively, clear and inspiring style. If it's in a campaigning context, that’d be great, but we're interested in other experiences you might have too.</li><li dir="ltr">Be a stickler for detail, able to check your own and other people’s work for errors or inconsistencies.&nbsp;</li><li dir="ltr">Excellent organisational and time management skills&nbsp;- you’ll be comfortable managing a varied and busy workload and making effective decisions about how to prioritise different tasks.&nbsp;</li><li dir="ltr">A commitment to Possible’s mission,&nbsp; values and anti-oppression work - Doing your bit to help create a working environment that is inclusive and allows your teammates, supporters and communities that you work with to thrive.</li></ul>&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>As part of your cover letter, please answer the following questions:<ul><li>Why do you want to be Possible’s new Content Creation and Social Media Officer?</li><li>Please tell us about your experience of running social media accounts in a campaigning or marketing context</li><li>Please tell us about your experience of creating inspiring content tailored to different platforms and/or audiences</li><li>Please tell us about your teamwork and time management skills</li><li>Please tell us about your experience creating and editing video content for contemporary social platforms</li></ul></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>This opportunity is open to all. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries. This includes, but is not limited to Black, Asian and ethnically diverse candidates, disabled people, people who are trans, non-binary or gender fluid or receiving gender affirming care and individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.Creative Access offers&nbsp;<a href="https://opportunities.creativeaccess.org.uk/career-support-programme" target="_blank">programmes of training, networking and support</a>&nbsp;specifically designed for people from these under-represented groups.

Possible.

Content creation & social media officer

Closing date: 14th October 2024Salary: £45,000+ dependent on experience and location (+bonus +benefits)&nbsp;&nbsp;Craft bold campaigns and drive sales for this award-winning publisher!Quercus is a dynamic, award-winning publisher. Known as a hit-maker that regularly finds books that surprise and delight readers, we are international in our outlook and publish an exciting and diverse range of authors. From established bestsellers to new voices, what draws our publishing together is the magic ‘quirk' in Quercus: independence, flair, warmth and creativity.&nbsp;Quercus is a division of Hachette, one of the largest publishing groups in the UK, with 12 publishing divisions and over 60 imprints. Everyone here is proud to be in the business of opening doors and minds.&nbsp;What you'll be doing<ul><li>All publicity activities on their allocation from acquisitions, through to planning, implementation, publication and beyond. This role will cover a wide variety of titles but will have particular responsibility across Fiction and Arcadia, our international Science Fiction and Fantasy list.</li><li>Producing high profile campaigns that directly influence sales and awareness of our list</li><li>Working collaboratively alongside other publicists on joint campaigns, tours and planning</li><li>Liaising with all departments, working especially closely with their marketing counterpart on campaigns</li><li>Maintaining excellent media contacts through media meetings, event outreach and targeted pitching</li><li>Working closely with authors by being champion for their work, providing outstanding author care and maintaining excellent relationships with agents and key external stakeholders</li><li>Managing a title budget diligently and effectively</li><li>Growing our brand authors and their titles</li><li>Contributing towards imprint strategy and wider conversations relating to the list which may include acquisitions feedback, brand strategy and pitch documents and meetings</li><li>Liaise with our talented international teams on global campaigns</li><li>Creating and accompanying on author tours that both maintain excellent existing relationships with bookshops and cultural institutions as well as reaching new audiences and brining our books to fresh readerships.</li><li>Maintaining engagement with key online communities</li><li>Managing a Press Officer within the Publicity team, depending on prior management experience. This can be discussed during the recruitment process</li></ul>The above list is not exclusive or exhaustive and the job holder may be required to undertake such other duties as may reasonably be required.&nbsp;Who we are looking forWe are seeking an experienced, passionate and creative senior publicist to join the award-winning Quercus Publicity Team and lead the campaigns on the impressive Quercus Fiction list. This role covers all genres, but we are especially keen to work with applicants who have a focus on fiction and have previously worked on sales-driving campaigns for brand authors, commercial titles and genre publishing. We’d love to hear from candidates who enjoy working collaboratively and calmly in a busy communications team and understand how to devise strategy, develop brand campaigns and deliver high-profile publicity events and tours.As Head of Fiction, you will be the point person on crucial imprint activity from acquisitions through to imprint strategy and be responsible for producing outstanding campaign work across on some of the list’s key titles on all media platforms.&nbsp; This role comes with line management responsibility, depending on prior management experience.&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>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>The role will be based at our London office, Carmelite House,&nbsp;with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week.&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.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>Please include in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Carmelite House

Hachette UK

Head of fiction publicity (12 month FTC)

Closing date: 11 October 2024Salary: £27,000 based in London; £24,840 based in Sheffield (+bonus +benefits)Location: London, SheffieldContract: Permanent&nbsp;This is a fantastic opportunity to work alongside a multi-disciplined, award-winning team responsible for a wide variety of publishing.&nbsp;The Orion Publishing Group, a division of Hachette UK, publishes a wide range of commercial, literary, and award-winning popular fiction and non-fiction and is home to bestselling authors such as Sir Ian Rankin, Adam Kay, Michael Connelly, Cathy Bramley, Veronica Henry, Santa Montefiore, Clare Chambers, Michael Palin, Malala Yousafzai, Gillian Flynn, Candice Carty-Williams and many more.&nbsp;In 2021 we won the Publisher of the Year award at the British Book Awards, and our award-winning Communications team has a proud track record of creating high-impact, creative, sales-driving campaigns to help bring our books to readers.You’d be working in a creative and dynamic environment, utilising a wide variety of essential publicity skills to reach the widest possible readership.&nbsp;What you'll be doingAs Communications Assistant, you will be working within the publicity department of the Orion Communications team to lead on administrative responsibilities within the department to ensure that all processes and procedures are managed accurately, efficiently, and professionally. You will also work closely with the Publicity Director and the wider senior team to support on publicity campaigns, having direct input on both creative and logistical sides of our campaigns.&nbsp;Who we are looking forThe ideal candidate will be extremely efficient and bring initiative, creativity and passion to the role. The ability to multi-task, work calmly under pressure and be a strong team player are also vital as is a good knowledge of Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint.A confident self-starter, you will thrive in a busy environment and will have a demonstrable interest in publishing and an awareness of how Communications can affect the success of a book. You will be responsible, enthusiastic, have excellent organisational skills and a willingness to jump in and help wherever needed. Strong attention to detail is key, as is the ability to work both independently and as part of a larger team. You will relish the opportunity to travel with authors, help manage schedules and attend a range of events, some of which will be out of normal office hours.We are looking for someone with excellent communication skills, both written and spoken, and who works well as part of a close-knit team. Good social media skills and telephone manner are also vital.&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>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;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.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>Please include in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Communications assistant

Closing date: 25th October 2024&nbsp;Looking to kickstart your communications career with hands-on experience at a leading consultancy? This graduate trainee programme offers the perfect blend of media, politics, and policy work to fuel your professional growth.<a href="https://www.luther.co.uk/" target="_blank">Luther Pendragon</a> is one of the UK’s leading independent communications consultancies. We work with some of the largest and best-known corporations, trade associations, public&nbsp;sector bodies, NGOs, and government departments in the UK, as well as a range of smaller organisations with big ambitions.Everybody on our team gets involved across our service offering, providing strategic communications advice, public affairs, media relations, training and coaching, reputation and crisis management, thought leadership, stakeholder engagement, and design services for our clients.&nbsp;Our graduate trainee programme offers an initial three months’ experience working across our client mix as well as supporting with the company’s new business and marketing activity. If you have excellent communication skills, are passionate about media and politics, thrive when involved in multiple projects at once, and want to do work that delivers policy change and social impact, then we would love to hear from you. The programme is ideal for a candidate that has already begun their early career in communications and wishes to gain additional experience.&nbsp;&nbsp;What you will doThe selected candidate’s day-to-day activities are likely to include:<ul><li>Conducting internet research;</li><li>Monitoring media coverage;</li><li>Drafting letters, policy briefings, press releases, and meeting notes;</li><li>Compiling media lists; and</li><li>Liaising with clients, journalists, politicians’ offices, and event organisers.</li></ul>&nbsp;What you will bringWe are looking for somebody who can demonstrate the following skills, competencies and characteristics:<ul><li>Strong interpersonal and presentation skills;</li><li>Meticulous approach to research and writing, with great attention to detail;&nbsp;</li><li>Strong time management skills and is able to prioritise work effectively;</li><li>Interested in and understands the UK media environment;</li><li>Interested in and understands how the UK political system works and the current policy landscape;</li><li>Interested in and understands the world of business and economics;&nbsp;</li><li>Strong self-motivation and initiative;</li><li>Passion and enthusiasm;</li><li>Collaborative and a team player; and</li><li>Relevant undergraduate degree, preferably 2.1 or above.</li></ul>&nbsp;BenefitsLuther offers a range of benefits to staff, including a structured training and development programme, one-to-one mentoring, and the option for hybrid working. We value diversity of experience so we welcome interest from people from different backgrounds.&nbsp;We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.&nbsp;Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Luther Pendragon

Graduate trainee

Closing date: 11th October 2024Contract: Full-time permanent positionSalary: £27,000 per annum&nbsp;Bloomsbury Publishing is looking for a Customer Service Assistant to join our award-winning Academic &amp; Professional books division.You will be working in a pivotal support role for a busy department, providing customer service and administrative support across imprints including Bloomsbury Academic, The Arden Shakespeare, and Methuen Drama.&nbsp;This role provides customer service and support on inspection copy and reviews inboxes. In higher education textbook marketing, an inspection copy will be looked over by the lecturer and considered for adoption on their course. By managing inspection copy requests you are helping us achieve the goal of securing sales as well as better understanding our markets through lecturer feedback on our textbooks. Reviews are also essential to generating sales of Bloomsbury Academic &amp; Professional books, influencing both consumers’ and libraries’ purchasing decisions.This role sits in the Academic &amp; Professional Division’s Marketing Operations team and reports into the Senior Manager, Global Marketing Operations.&nbsp;Responsibilities<ul><li>Day-to-day management of the inspection copies inbox, managing inspection copy requests, companion website access requests and general enquiries&nbsp;</li><li>Day-to-day management of the academic reviews inbox, sending out review copies to journals, magazines and other media outlets</li><li>Excerpting published reviews and adding to various databases for use by marketing and sales teams</li><li>Day-to-day management of the Academic &amp; Professional Division’s general inboxes, answering and rerouting enquires as needed&nbsp;</li><li>Customer data (CRM) management, including updating and creating contacts&nbsp;</li><li>Responding to requests and enquiries from customers and authors efficiently and appropriately per established KPIs</li><li>Relaying key information from the inbox/es to relevant team members&nbsp;</li><li>Reporting back to the Senior Manager, Global Marketing Operations, on types of enquiry to identify ways of improving customer service and author care</li></ul>&nbsp;Knowledge, skills and experience&nbsp;<ul><li>Relevant qualification or experience in publishing, marketing or customer service (can include work experience)</li><li>Experience of working in an office environment</li><li>Excellent organisational and time management skills&nbsp;</li><li>Outstanding attention to detail</li><li>Strong communication and interpersonal skills</li><li>Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel &amp; Word&nbsp;</li><li>A can-do attitude and enthusiasm for supporting team members and helping customers</li></ul>Desirable<ul><li>Experience working with administrative systems and/or databases</li></ul>&nbsp;Additional informationThe 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: Wednesdays and Thursdays.As an Assistant role, this position is eligible for Bloomsbury’s Rental Deposit Loan Scheme. To assist candidates who want to start and to establish a career in publishing, Bloomsbury offers an interest-free rental deposit to support securing somewhere to live. The rental deposit loan can be up to £3,000 and will be paid back over 2 years.Please apply with a CV and covering letter addressed to Human Resources (Word or PDF format only) via the Apply button detailing how you meet the requirements outlined above for this role by 11th October 2024. 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 (BAME), Accessibility, Mental Health, Pride, and Parents, Guardians and Carers, Multi-Faith) and 21 Mental Health First Aiders trained across the UK offices, Publishing Events and access to free Publishing Resources. For additional benefits see our careers pageBloomsbury 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. Bloomsbury Publishing do not sponsor visa applications. The Book Trade Charity provide financial assistance for people looking to get into the publishing industry; you can find more information and talk directly here:&nbsp;<a href="http://booktradeentrysupport.org/" target="_blank">http://booktradeentrysupport.org</a>Please include in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.&nbsp;

Head Office - London

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Bloomsbury Publishing UK: Bedford Square Office

Customer services assistant, Marketing Operations

Closing date: 9th October 2024Salary: £27,000 per annumContract: The role is a&nbsp;full-time permanent position&nbsp;Location: Chawley&nbsp;Business Park, Cumnor Hill, Oxford, OX2 9PH&nbsp;We are looking for a marketing assistant to join our award-winning and expanding Academic &amp; Professional books division.As a marketing assistant, you will be working in a pivotal support role on marketing our books and online services to Law and Tax professional and academic communities. It is a varied and hands-on role, which will see you supporting the team – and our authors – with marketing campaigns across multiple channels.With a number of initiatives to support diversity recently launched, such as our Widening Representation Programme and the Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship, it is an exciting time to be joining Bloomsbury’s Academic and Professional Division. Our academic brands range from The Arden Shakespeare to the 33 1/3 series, and you’ll find our Law and Tax lists to be both interesting and dynamic, as our publishing needs to reflect changes in legislation and policy, and society more broadly. This role reports in to the Head of Marketing for Law, Tax and Accounting.&nbsp;ResponsibilitiesDepartmental (A&amp;P):&nbsp;<ul><li>Daily assistance to up to 6 marketers on tasks ranging from leaflet creation or discount code generation, to planning social media activity</li><li>Ad hoc support for the wider Academic &amp; Professional marketing team as requested&nbsp;</li></ul>Assistance to the immediate team includes (* indicates support is less frequent/ad hoc):<ul><li>Day-to-day production of marketing and publicity materials for authors, such as flyers and social media visuals</li><li>Creation and deployment of marketing emails, to a brief&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Managing book reviewer contacts and outreach</li><li>Writing, researching and scheduling updates to social media accounts as requested&nbsp;</li><li>Assisting with production and online distribution of Bloomsbury Professional catalogues</li><li>Updating the Bloomsbury and Bloomsbury Professional websites&nbsp;when required *&nbsp;</li><li>Assisting with monthly review of AIs/marketing copy&nbsp;</li><li>Producing sales materials such as stocklists or organising promotional materials for conferences *</li><li>Producing reports on request *&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;Knowledge, skills and experienceEssential<ul><li>Passionate about marketing and its role in academic/professional publishing&nbsp;</li><li>Experience of working in an office environment within a team&nbsp;</li><li>Excellent organisational and time management skills&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>A can-do attitude and enthusiasm for supporting team members&nbsp;</li><li>Outstanding attention to detail&nbsp;</li><li>Strong communication and interpersonal skills&nbsp;</li><li>Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>An eye for design and creating visual content</li></ul>Desirable<ul><li>Relevant experience in publishing and/or marketing, ideally within an academic or professional environment (can include work experience or a specific qualification)&nbsp;</li><li>Experience working with administrative systems and/or databases&nbsp;</li><li>Knowledge of ESP and/or CMS software&nbsp;</li><li>Knowledge of software in the Adobe Creative Cloud</li></ul>&nbsp;Additional informationThe role is based at&nbsp;our Oxford office (Chawley&nbsp;Business Park, Cumnor Hill, Oxford, OX2 9PH), 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 Thursdays.As an Assistant role, this position is eligible for Bloomsbury’s Rental Deposit Loan Scheme. To assist candidates who want to start and to establish a career in publishing, Bloomsbury offers an interest-free rental deposit to support securing somewhere to live. The rental deposit loan can be up to £3,000 and will be paid back over 2 years.&nbsp;To applyPlease apply with a CV and covering letter addressed to Human Resources (Word or PDF format only) via the 'Apply' button detailing how you meet the requirements outlined above for this role by Wednesday 9th October 2024.&nbsp;Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK – Bloomsbury Publishing do not sponsor visa applications.Bloomsbury reserve the right to close the role early if we exceed the required number of applicationsBloomsbury 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.The Book Trade Charity provide financial assistance for people looking to get into the publishing industry; you can find more information and talk directly here:&nbsp;<a href="http://booktradeentrysupport.org/" target="_blank">http://booktradeentrysupport.org</a>Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Marketing assistant, Academic & Professional

Salary range: £30,000 - £40,000 per annumReporting line: You will report directly to SJ Peyton, Director of Television&nbsp;Contract: This is a permanent full-time role (working hours 9.30-6.00 weekdays, with occasional out of hours working essential), with 25 days holiday per annum (plus all public holidays), to begin as soon as possible.&nbsp;&nbsp;Manage press launches, set visits, and work with top talent and broadcasters in this exciting role!Premier is the UK’s leading specialist communications agency for entertainment, arts and culture. With over 20 years’ worth of specialist knowledge across film, television, events, junkets, sport gaming, classical music, performing arts, consumer brands and not for profit, Premier provides a complete creative communications solution.The television team collaborate with a wide range of production companies, writers, directors, broadcasters, streamers and distributors on everything from commissioning announcements and corporate publicity through to unit publicity, launch strategy, awards submissions and campaigning.&nbsp;We work across all genres of television for both international and UK broadcast and streaming releases. Recent and upcoming titles include The Night Manager, Fool Me Once, The Tourist The Listeners, Reunion, Death in Paradise, Beyond Paradise, A League of Their Own, Boat Story, Archie, Normal People, Castaways, Culprits, Men Up, The Chase, Funny Woman, The English, The Gallows Pole, The Gathering, After the Flood, Casualty, Karen Pirie, What It Feels Like For a Girl&nbsp;and Malpractice.You will be a part of the team working on a range of campaigns across our exciting slate.&nbsp;Key tasks<ul><li>Manage day-to-day running of client accounts, aiming to fulfil the agreed brief.</li><li>Draft and distribute press releases where required.</li><li>Compile talent schedules and liaise with talent representatives.</li><li>Organise and manage press briefings, set visits and launches.</li><li>Produce creative and inspiring campaign proposals across traditional and digital media.</li><li>Possess and continue to develop excellent television, showbiz, news, features and trade contacts across all media outlets.</li><li>Keep abreast of industry developments and ensure the team is adapting to them.</li><li>Provide directors with and with accurate information for contracting and accounts procedures in a timely manner.</li><li>Direct, motivate and encourage your client account handling team.&nbsp;</li><li>Oversee client budgets.</li></ul>&nbsp;Knowledge, skills and experience<ul><li>At least two years’ television publicity experience.</li><li>Strong organisational &amp; planning skills, and the ability to prioritise work effectively and flexibly&nbsp;</li><li>A good track record in communicating well with a wide range of people.</li><li>Excellent writing skills. &nbsp;</li></ul>Benefits include Company Pension Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, staff discounts and regular socials.&nbsp;We operate hybrid office/remote working and are happy to discuss flexible working.&nbsp;To applyPlease send your CV and covering letter via email by clicking the 'Apply' button&nbsp;with the reference/subject line ‘Publicist – Television’ as soon as possible.&nbsp;The employer reserves the right to close the listing and stop accepting applications sooner than the original deadline. Therefore we strongly recommend applying at the earliest opportunity.We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.&nbsp;Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

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