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Closing date for applications: 16 November 2025Salary: £36,500 - £43,100 Help shape the future of academic publishing at Bloomsbury by working with authors and editors to build and expand a dynamic history list.Bloomsbury is a leading international publisher with strengths in trade, children’s, professional and academic publishing. We are currently looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and experienced senior commissioning editor to contribute to the growth of our Academic History list.&nbsp;Our world/global history list publishes over 40 titles a year and&nbsp;comprises of high quality and cutting-edge scholarship alongside texts and resources for students. This is an excellent opportunity to join our team of editors and play a part in the expansion of our publishing programme.&nbsp;The successful candidate will join a friendly team based in our central London offices. Responsibilities<ul><li>To&nbsp;research new product lines and markets in global and world history, as well history theory, methods and historiography</li><li>To&nbsp;identify, manage and secure new book resources for researchers and students</li><li>Work with authors, volume editors and series editors to ensure a high standard of author care</li><li>Work closely with editorial, marketing, sales, production and digital teams&nbsp;</li></ul> Knowledge, skills &amp; experience<ul><li>A growth mind-set, always seeking opportunities to expand and improve</li><li>Highly organised with the ability to multi-task and prioritise</li><li>Results-oriented and commercially focussed and with the ability to develop negotiating skills</li><li>Will have knowledge and experience of relevant processes, systems and websites</li><li>Exceptional attention to detail and command of English spelling and grammar</li><li>Proactive and able to take initiative</li><li>Good time management with ability to meet deadlines</li><li>Solution-focused, calm&nbsp;and able to logically solve problems under pressure</li><li>Flexible and able to work independently</li><li>Effective team working, networking and building relationships</li><li>Excellent communication (oral and written) to internal and external contacts, handling information sensitively and professionally</li><li>Strong IT skills including competency in using Microsoft Office, Word and Excel</li><li>Places a high value on quality of content, author care, company reputation and sustained customer relationship</li></ul> Additional informationThe role is a full-time, 13-month fixed-term position due to start March 2026. The role is based at our London office 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP on a hybrid working pattern of 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred).&nbsp;Allocated office days for this role are: Wednesdays and Thursdays. Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.&nbsp;&nbsp;Please apply with a CV and covering letter&nbsp;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 Thursday 13th of November 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. 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>Share Save Scheme</li><li>Learning &amp; Development -&nbsp;Free access to LinkedIn Learning, BookMachine Campus, InRehearsal &amp; IPG Skills Hub</li><li>AXA Healthcare Plan (Private Medical Insurance)</li><li>Peppy Health App</li><li>In-house Doctor</li><li>Eye Care Voucher Scheme</li></ul>Company culture – Employee Voice Meetings, Staff Networks (Bloom, Accessibility, Mental Health, Pride, and Parents, Guardians and Carers, Multi-Faith) and 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 make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.

Head Office - London

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Bloomsbury Publishing UK: Bedford Square Office

Senior commissioning editor, Global History - Bloomsbury Academic

Closing date for applications: 16 November 2025Salary: £33,000 - £36,000, dependent on experience and location (+bonus +benefits)Location: The role will be based at our London office, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week This is an exciting opportunity to join PCR, a division of the Little, Brown Book Group, and play a key role in delivering a diverse range of titles from manuscript to publication.Little, Brown's identity is personified by our innovative, dynamic and free-thinking people. Across our thirteen imprints, you won't find a wider range of titles anywhere in UK publishing. We pride ourselves on quality and diversity. A repeat recipient of the Publisher of the Year award, we're one of the most successful and dynamic publishers in the UK. Little, Brown is a division of Hachette, one of the largest publishing groups in the UK, with 10 publishing divisions and over 60 imprints. Everyone here is proud to be in the business of opening doors and minds.&nbsp;This is an exciting opportunity to join PCR, a division of the Little, Brown Book Group, and work on a huge variety of non-fiction and fiction titles across the Constable fiction, Piatkus non-fiction and Robinson lists. The position is due to start in March 2026. The PCR division combines three successful imprints at the award-winning Little, Brown Book Group. Across the Piatkus, Constable and Robinson non-fiction lists, we publish everything from popular psychology, self-help, business, personal development, health and wellbeing, parenting, history, cookery, humour, biographies, popular culture and how-to books. Across the fiction lists, we publish compelling crime fiction alongside big-name women’s fiction authors and romances. What you'll be doingReporting to the managing editor of PCR, you will deliver a wide range of fiction and often complex non-fiction titles, from handover of manuscript to publication, with expertise and autonomy.Tasks will include:<ul><li>Managing authors through the editorial process</li><li>Commissioning freelance copy-editors, proofreaders, indexers and illustrators</li><li>Clearing permissions and working on legal reads</li><li>Collating and checking proofs at each stage</li><li>Checking covers</li></ul>You will be working closely with many other in-house departments, particularly production and the wider editorial team. The position holder will ensure that allocated projects keep to schedule, budget and quality standards, and other business areas are aware of each book’s progress. Please note that this is a non-commissioning role. Who we are looking forWe are looking for candidates with a proven track record of project editing and project managing trade non-fiction and preferably fiction, who have excellent organisational skills and are great multitaskers. Meticulous copy-editing and proofreading skills are essential. You must be proactive, a good communicator and show confidence dealing with colleagues both internally and externally. 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;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

Project editor (12 month FTC)

2 Editorial / Writing / Storytelling Fixed term contract Opportunities