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Closing date: 30th June 2025Salary: £27,000+ (National offices), £29,000+ (London), (+bonus +benefits)Location: This role can be based at our London, Manchester, or Sheffield office, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week. We are particularly keen to hear from applicants for our Manchester and Sheffield offices. This editorial role at a powerhouse publisher could be the exciting next step in your career...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 part of Hachette, one of the largest publishing groups in the UK, with 11 publishing divisions and over 60 imprints. Everyone here is proud to be in the business of opening doors and minds. What you'll be doingYou'll be managing&nbsp;publication of 12-15 new projects a year from receipt of manuscript or post-structural edit to finished product, ensuring high quality, cost-controlled, timely publication. This will involve working independently to project manage titles, being responsible for line editing, checking and clearing permissions, sourcing and planning plate sections and proofreading to time, cost and quality specifications.This may also include:<ul><li>Liaising with author during writing to ensure manuscript delivery and quality (in support of the commissioning team)</li><li>Preparing manuscripts for copy-editing and production</li><li>Checking proofs and ebook files</li><li>Supporting team leader as required for projects or help training new joiners</li><li>Briefing text designs, drafting copy for catalogues/internal use, drafting cover copy on occasion</li><li>Problem solving to maintain schedules</li><li>Planning proactively, taking into account the impact of own practice on the work of other teams</li><li>Controlling and monitor spending against budget and guidelines and following up on any potential overspend</li><li>Where applicable, preparing illustration briefs, checking artworks, making photo selections and size images</li><li>Providing information to internal functions to communicate progress and provide basic information on product. This would include:<ul><li>Attending meetings and carrying out tasks in relation to allocated projects</li><li>Other editorial tasks relating to our 15 (approx) new titles a year, as required</li></ul></li></ul> Who we are looking forSkills/Knowledge/Personal Attributes:<ul><li>Organisational skills including planning ahead and independently managing projects</li><li>Meticulous eye for detail</li><li>Project management</li><li>Cost control</li><li>Communication skills</li><li>Copy editing</li><li>Proofreading</li><li>Computer literacy and aptitude (Microsoft Office, able to pick up new digital skills as required)</li><li>Understanding of copyright issues</li><li>Proactive</li><li>Able to work as part of a team</li><li>Quality orientated</li><li>Focused on the needs of the end user</li><li>Adaptability</li></ul>Experience:<ul><li>Proven experience in editorial or publishing role</li><li>Full understanding of publishing process</li><li>Project management of a publishing project</li><li>Biblio experience an advantage, though this can be trained</li><li>Market knowledge or interest</li></ul>Qualifications:<ul><li>Trained in proofreading and copy-editing</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;Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing&nbsp;and religious networks</li><li>Season ticket loans</li><li>And much more!</li></ul> 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 state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Carmelite House

Hachette UK

Desk editor

Closing date: 7th July 2025Salary: £50,000 - £65,000 dependent on experience and location (+bonus +benefits)Location: This role can be based at our London, Sheffield or Bristol office, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week. Are you an experienced and commercially focused editor of expert-led / literary non-fiction with a strong network of industry contacts?Hodder Press is the home of authoritative narrative non-fiction at Hodder &amp; Stoughton. Our imprint celebrates expert thinking and distinctive voices. We love high quality non-fiction that asks big questions, challenges perspectives and brings an expert view to essential topics.We are a boutique list within one of the world’s biggest publishing groups, Hachette. Our team are highly experienced in working with authors who are looking to share their ideas with a truly broad audience, from providing close editorial support to creative publicity and marketing campaigns.With an international outlook and an emphasis on beautiful design, Hodder Press publishes experts from around the world in science and psychology, cultural and natural history, current affairs and social sciences as well as the very best of nature writing and memoir. Our authors include Michael Morpurgo, Venki Ramakrishnan, Tristan Gooley, Suzanne O’Sullivan, Lucy Easthope, Clive Oppenheimer, Nicklas Brendborg, Gabriel Zuchtriegel and Zakia Sewell. What you'll be doingYou will edit and publish the Editorial Director’s non-fiction list of expert-led non-fiction on subjects like history, science and nature, as well as acquiring select new titles in line with the list's strategic aims. You will be comfortable working closely with a range of authors and agents and leading on the publishing strategy for high-profile publications. Reporting to the Non-Fiction Executive Publisher, you will also contribute significantly to the overall Hodder Press and Hodder Non-Fiction strategy.Activities will include but are not limited to:<ul><li>Oversee, edit and publish the Editorial Director’s non-fiction list of 6-8 new titles a year</li><li>Champion and retain ownership of those books through publication, collaborating effectively with authors, agents and key departments across the company</li><li>Opportunity to commission a select number of new titles, focusing on international, expert-driven non-fiction and according to the agreed Hodder Press strategy</li><li>Deliver superb author- and agent-care and communication</li><li>Market research and development of innovative ideas for the list</li><li>Develop and maintain strong market awareness in home and international territories to identify publishing opportunities</li><li>Work with the Executive Publisher to develop and deliver a strategy to grow the front and corelist for Hodder Press</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;Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing&nbsp;and religious networks</li><li>Season ticket loans</li><li>And much more!</li></ul> 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.

Editorial director / publishing director (12 month FTC)

Closing date for applications: 11:59pm, 30th June 2025 BSTRole:&nbsp;Full time, permanent&nbsp;Salary:&nbsp;£39,401 to £41,985 (depending on experience)Location:&nbsp;Farringdon, London &nbsp;Take your digital project management skills to the team working on this innovative and safe online hub for child-friendly websites that enhance and supports Usborne's non-fiction titles.Usborne is an independent, family business, creating books which spark curiosity in children of all ages. These range from books for babies such as the bestselling THAT’S NOT MY® series of touchy-feely books, to YA fiction from acclaimed authors such as Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé and Ravena Guron – with everything from Sticker Dolly Dressing&nbsp;to Philosophy for Beginners in between.Whilst the company is now a market-leader in children’s publishing and one of the best-known brands in children’s books globally, the company retains a friendly and familial feel. If you want to work somewhere close-knit enough for people to know your name, but which has a first-class reputation around the world, Usborne is the place for you.This role takes responsibility for Usborne Quicklinks, our safe, unique online hub of child-friendly websites specially chosen to enhance and support our non-fiction titles. Quicklinks is widely used by parents, teachers, and librarians across the world. &nbsp;Visit our Quicklinks page&nbsp;<a href="http://www.usborne.com/quicklinks/" target="_blank">here</a>.&nbsp; The RoleWe’re looking for someone to lead and manage everything to do with Quicklinks. This is a wide-ranging, varied role with a mix of project coordination, digital content management, and editorial oversight. The role works closely with our Digital, Editorial, IT and Marketing teams. You’ll oversee the systems, processes, workflows and quality controls that keep Quicklinks running smoothly. Working with the Digital Director on the Quicklinks strategy, you'll also manage a small team (currently a part-time research editor and 2 freelance researchers). Key responsibilities<ul><li>Develop and manage the overall Quicklinks schedule, ensuring new titles are planned, links are delivered on time, and updates are made regularly</li><li>Oversee a small in-house and freelance team of researchers and contributors</li><li>Keep project plans and tracking systems (e.g. Asana) up to date and accurate</li><li>Ensure all content meets Usborne’s standards of child-safety, relevance and quality</li><li>Continue to develop our guidelines on which books are suitable for Quicklinks, using Google Analytics and QR cost usage data to inform strategy and prioritisation</li><li>Write / edit web copy for Quicklinks so the links sound appealing</li><li>Write Quicklinks copy inside books to describe what types of content users can expect</li><li>With help from other team members, ensure Quicklinks content is accurately entered into our website content management system and displayed correctly on Usborne.com</li><li>Working with the rest of the Digital team, make sure the Quicklinks area of the website is well structured and easy to use</li></ul> &nbsp;What we’re looking forYou might currently be working in digital project coordination, web operations, content or digital publishing. You may have a background in education, libraries or editorial – but with a strong interest in digital processes, structured working, and delivering a high-quality online user experience.&nbsp;Whatever your background you will need to be:<ul><li>Highly organised, practical and systematic – with a strong sense of process</li><li>A strong communicator with great writing and editing skills</li><li>Digitally literate – confident using systems and technology, excel spreadsheets, and structured workflows</li><li>Analytical and detail-oriented, with a head for tracking tasks and maintaining standards</li><li>Curious and creative, with a good sense of what children, parents and teachers find engaging</li><li>Experienced in managing 1-2 people and great at working across different teams within an organisation</li></ul> Experience with website content management systems, Google Analytics, or project management tools like Asana would be a bonus – but full training is available. &nbsp;Location and BenefitsWe offer a 35-hour working week from our offices in Farringdon, London. After a short initial induction period we operate a hybrid working model of 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home which we feel optimises our opportunities for collaboration and contact with our colleagues. You'll need to be able to reliably commute to and work from the office on in-person working days.In addition to our transparent salary grading structure, you’ll also enjoy a generous and thoughtfully designed benefits package, including:<ul><li>25 days annual holiday (plus bank holidays), rising to 30 days after 5 years</li><li>Industry-leading pension scheme and life assurance</li><li>Access to our Employee Assistance Programme via Health Shield and in-house Mental Health First Aiders</li><li>Healthcare cashback scheme and virtual GP access</li><li>A paid volunteering day each year to give back to causes you care about</li><li>Discounts and perks through our employee rewards programme</li><li>Cycle to Work Scheme</li><li>A 75% staff discount on Usborne books (yes, really!)</li></ul>Usborne is dedicated to building a diverse taskforce that reflects the wide range of communities that read our books globally. Decisions are made based on the individual’s skills and experiences and we welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences, particularly those underrepresented in publishing.Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role so you must have the permanent right to live and work in the UK. &nbsp;Recruitment ProcessAfter an anonymised shortlisting process, we anticipate first interviews taking place virtually around the week of 7th July 2025, with second round interviews in person shortly afterwards.We are looking for the successful candidate to commence the role as soon as possible.Please let us know if you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the application and/or recruitment process. &nbsp;AI noticeWe kindly ask that you refrain from using any AI tools for your application. Whilst AI is undoubtedly a useful tool in some instances, we need to see that you're able to demonstrate your ability to originate ideas and write them in a compelling manner, not just generate them using a tool. Therefore, any suspected AI usage may result in your application being rejected. &nbsp;We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.

Usborne Publishing Ltd

Usborne Publishing

Digital content manager (Quicklinks)

Closing date: 1st July 2025 at 5pmSalary: £45,000- £60,000 DOELocation: London - Hybrid remote (1-2 days per week in our East London-based office) Join PinkNews as our web content lead...PinkNews is the world’s largest LGBTQ+ publisher, one of the world’s largest social video publishers and a key platform for Gen Z entertainment and internet culture content. Our multi-award-winning content reaches a growing audience of over 200M people each month, highlighting our position as a leader in the industry.We’re looking for a Web Content Lead to run the daily operations of our website. You’ll lead our editorial team, shape our content agenda, and ensure our written output reflects the same energy and excellence as our wider media portfolio. This role combines day-to-day newsroom leadership with strategic oversight, providing the space to innovate, collaborate, and grow reach across both the core PinkNews site and other digital brands in our group. Key Responsibilities:News Desk Management<ul><li>Oversee publishing across PinkNews and other digital brands in our portfolio</li><li>Run a dynamic, data-informed newsroom delivering a mix of breaking news, exclusives, features, evergreen and SEO-driven content</li><li>Oversee daily news desk operations, ensuring timely, accurate, and engaging coverage</li><li>Commission, edit, sub, and publish news articles, ensuring a high standard of reporting and storytelling</li><li>Attend daily content commissioning meetings, aligning coverage with daily social/video output</li><li>Ensure additional coverage is prioritised to perform on Google Discover</li><li>Work to improve content performance across news aggregators e.g. Apple News and Flipboard</li><li>Implement best practices for SEO across all content</li><li>Write and edit news stories as needed</li><li>Manage a team of reporters, ensuring high-performance and taking an active role in their development</li><li>Oversee the commissioning and management of freelance contributors</li><li>Organise the rota for permanent and freelance reporters</li><li>Ensure all content meets legal and ethical standards, adhering to defamation laws, media regulations, and best practices for responsible journalism</li><li>Oversee pre-publication legal review, ensuring all relevant content is submitted for legal sign-off and fully approved prior to publishing</li><li>Uphold the highest standards of accuracy and balance in coverage</li><li>Collaborate with the Head of Video to ensure alignment between editorial and video strategies and seamless content integration</li><li>Set and work towards ambitious targets within the department, reporting on chosen metrics and providing recommendations to maximise performance</li><li>Work with the COO and finance team to proactively manage the departmental budget</li></ul>Tech and AI<ul><li>Support on the testing and integration of AI tools into the daily functioning of the newsroom, including content creation, editing, distribution, tagging and other administrative functions</li><li>Be a point of contact for our third-party development agency and contribute to regular stand-ups</li></ul>Industry Awareness &amp; Trend Monitoring<ul><li>Stay ahead of emerging trends and broader media industry developments Identify opportunities for innovative storytelling and editorial projects that expand PinkNews’ impact</li></ul> Knowledge, skills and experience<ul><li>NCTJ qualification or equivalent</li><li>Experience in digital journalism, with time spent in an editorial leadership role</li><li>Exceptional editing and proofreading skills, with a keen eye for detail</li><li>Strong understanding of SEO best practices and experience of optimising stories and pitches for search</li><li>Excellent organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously</li><li>Proven ability to manage and inspire junior team members, with strong interpersonal and communication skills</li><li>Familiarity with content management systems (CMS) and digital publishing tools</li><li>Ability to analyse web traffic and referral sources to inform content decisions, using tools such as Google Analytics 4 and Google Trends</li><li>Creativity and adaptability, with a passion for staying ahead of industry trends</li><li>Understanding of LGBTQ+ issues and terminology</li><li>A genuine passion for entertainment, celebrity and internet culture, which makes up the largest proportion of our overall content output</li><li>Relevant contacts in the entertainment, political and wider news landscape</li></ul> Benefits<ul><li>🌴&nbsp;35 days annual leave per year</li><li>🎂&nbsp;An extra day off for your birthday</li><li>🧠&nbsp;24/7 access to mental health support</li><li>💬&nbsp;Instant access to regular counselling &amp; therapy sessions, booked directly through Slack</li><li>📚&nbsp;Funded training and development opportunities</li><li>🎉&nbsp;Fully funded socials, activities and away days</li><li>🤝 Unlimited access to our well-being and mental health resource centre</li><li>⚖️&nbsp;Instant access to independent financial, legal and other advice for you and your family members</li><li>🏆&nbsp;Monthly team awards</li><li>📄 Progressive workplace policies including Transitioning At Work</li><li>📍Commitment to hybrid and flexible working</li><li>💻&nbsp;New Macbook</li><li>💚 Mental Health First Aiders (training available)</li></ul> PinkNews is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that celebrates differences, allowing you to be your authentic self at work. As the leading LGBTQ+ media brand, we want to use our platform to amplify voices and represent our diverse audience.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

PinkNews

Web content lead

Closing date for applications: 30th June at 11.59pmSalary: National Living WageStart date: August 2025Hours: 4 days per week (Tuesday to Friday)Working pattern: Hybrid — Ideally 2 days per week in the officeDuration: 7 months This exciting placement provides a hands-on opportunity to explore sales, publicity, and marketing in an independent publishing house based in Birmingham.<a href="https://theemmapress.com/" target="_blank">The Emma Press</a> is an independent publishing house based in Birmingham specialising in poetry, short fiction, essays and children’s books. It was founded in 2012 with a mission to make literature and publishing as welcoming and as accessible as possible. It publishes 7 - 10 books a year across genres and age groups, including translations, with 2025 seeing its first novels for adults, 2 poetry pamphlets, a full poetry collection, and fiction &amp; poetry books for children.&nbsp;The Emma Press was shortlisted for the British Book Awards Small Press of the Year [Midlands] in both 2024 and 2025. Its books have won prizes like the CLiPPA Award for children’s poetry, the Edge Hill Debut Prize for short story collections, and the Michael Marks Award for Best Poetry Pamphlet.&nbsp;The Emma Press also runs community participation projects, and recently received Arts Council England funding to run a Young Publishers programme in a local school and a second iteration of the Birmingham Editorial Readers Group scheme. These will take place across 2025-26.The publishing intern will take on a varied role learning key publishing skills, focussing on the sales, publicity and marketing of 2 forthcoming Emma Press novels, 1 poetry pamphlet, and 1 children’s poetry collection. They will have a focus on Publicity and Marketing while broadening out into other areas of publishing (Editing, Design, Sales). As part of a very small team, the trainee would work closely alongside the Director, completing tasks and receiving feedback. They will come away with a wide variety of valuable publishing skills and an in-depth understanding of how a small press works. What you'll learnThe trainee will begin with learning professional social media, as a good entry point to wider publishing concerns. They will then progress to sales (emails), then marketing, then publicity, submissions, editing and design. Throughout the 6 months they will attend the weekly team meetings and shadow the Director and the Founder on various strands of their work, as well as getting feedback from the Publishing Manager.Working on publicity, you will learn:<ul><li>Common methods for approaching different types of key audiences for books – including social media influencers, book reviewers, bookshops and festival programmers – and the skills to communicate with each audience.</li><li>Understand social media marketing strategies and develop their content creation ability.</li><li>To begin creating simple posts to advertise books, events and projects, and writing short targeted publicity emails to new and existing contacts in bookshops.</li><li>There will be more opportunities for designing and taking ownership of new content over time.</li></ul>You will develop:<ul><li>Creative thinking and research skills in creating lists of publicity contacts, using a book’s themes to reach less-typical and new audiences.</li><li>Self-assessment skills, analysing the successes and failures of their publicity and marketing approaches, and understand through encouraged experimentation what makes an effective social media post and publicity email.</li><li>As their first book comes to publication, they will work directly with the author, learning relationship management skills in supporting them with publicity.</li><li>Throughout, there will be opportunities to shadow the Director in meetings with authors, distributors, funders and sector partners, to gain a good understanding of the business of publishing.</li><li>There will also be regular one-to-one mentor sessions with Founder/Publisher Emma Dai’an Wright, to answer more general questions about publishing, contextualise the tasks and provide shadowing opportunities in areas such as editing and design.</li></ul> What you'll be doing<ul><li>Read the books and discuss their potential markets &amp; readers</li><li>Be coached to plan mini publicity campaigns for the launch of the books, based around influencers, reviewers, festivals, and local and national press</li><li>Learn research techniques to explore people, places and bookshops to contact about the books</li><li>Work on writing press releases and other marketing copy</li><li>Learn to create effective social media posts and schedule them</li><li>Experience liaising directly with authors to support them in their publicity</li><li>Help posting out webshop orders and publicity copies</li><li>Support planning book launch events online and in person</li><li>Answer email queries and learn to manage an inbox</li><li>Attend team meetings and shadow the Director in sector meetings</li><li>Take part in Birmingham Editorial Readers Group sessions (optional)</li></ul> What you'll bring<ul><li>Genuine enthusiasm for books in general, but also specifically knowing and liking what the Emma Press does.</li><li>The ability to communicate engagingly about books, including writing for different audiences.</li><li>Imagination and motivation to seek out and create publicity opportunities.</li><li>Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.</li><li>Ability to bring a fresh perspective and contribute meaningfully.</li><li>Collaborative team player with a proactive approach.</li></ul> 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> This opportunity is open to individuals from groups that are under-represented in the creative industries. This includes, but is not limited to, individuals who identify as Black, Asian, or from other ethnically diverse backgrounds, or people of any ethnicity who belong to the following under-represented groups: disabled people, people with the characteristic of gender reassignment, individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, carers and asylum seekers.The successful candidate for this opportunity will also 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.

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