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Closing date for applications: The deadline for applications is 23:59(GMT) on 8 January 2026Salary: Starting £31,000*&nbsp;The FT’s Paul McClean graduate trainee programme, now open for applications, recruits and trains entry-level journalists for a long-term career at one of the world’s leading, and most respected, news organisations.&nbsp;The scheme is named after Paul McClean, a gifted journalist who produced groundbreaking work during his two years as an FT trainee. Sadly, Paul passed away in September 2017.We are looking for talented, driven reporters like Paul who want to develop an FT career in financial journalism and global affairs; people who are curious about the world, strongly committed to serious journalism and who enjoy the thrill of nailing a good story.Alumni of this highly-competitive scheme - now in its 40th year - are well represented in senior staff of the FT and other news organisations around the world.Applicants must demonstrate they can cope with the pressure of working in a fast-paced news organisation with assignments abroad. You should be a self-starter committed to unstintingly high standards, have a keen interest in business and global affairs, an international mindset and sharp reporting instincts. Strong writing ability is vital. You should be excited about getting scoops and telling stories across all formats.&nbsp;Fluent spoken and written English is essential; data journalism skills and languages are an advantage, as is the ability to understand different cultures.The Paul McClean graduate trainee programme is not an internship or fellowship: it is a full-time contract as a trainee Financial Times journalist.Successful applicants to the three-year programme will join us in September 2026. They will first receive eight weeks of in-house training, then spend four six-month stints on different news desks, including one overseas posting.The trainee will spend the third year in their first dedicated job, achieved through a competitive process. Mentoring, feedback and further training are provided throughout and progress is dependent on good performance.Graduate trainees join the FT on a one-year contract, extended for up to a further year at the discretion of the company. Successful trainees are encouraged to apply for staff positions that become available towards the end of their second year of the three-year scheme.&nbsp;&nbsp;* The salary is £31,000, in the first-year, rising to £35,000 in the second year and £39,000 in the final, third year on appointment to the first job in a competitive application process. In addition, the trainee will receive a one-off £750 welcome payment on joining. These terms are subject to good performance throughout.&nbsp;We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.Please include in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Financial Times

Paul McClean graduate trainee programme

Closing date for applications: 8th January 2026Salary: £27,000 - £30,000 per annum, depending on experience&nbsp;Reporting to:&nbsp;Executive publisherLocation:&nbsp;5th Floor, HYLO, 105 Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8LZ&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Working pattern:&nbsp;Hybrid - minimum of two days per week in the office; up to three days per week working from home&nbsp;Department:&nbsp;EditorialImprints: Piccadilly Press, Ink Road and Hot Key Books Bring your passion for fiction to a leading children’s book publisher, working closely with editors, authors, and illustrators across every stage of publication.Bonnier Children’s Books is one of the leading children’s book publishers in the UK. For this role you will be working within the children’s fiction team, which comprises the Piccadilly Press, Ink Road and Hot Key imprints, publishing fiction for young readers through to YA and older readers. You will be spending your time on editorial tasks and project management, working both with the in house team and authors and illustrators to progress our books from inception to publication; also assisting the team with research, file management and administrative tasks. We are looking for candidates with existing experience in children’s fiction. Responsibilities<ul><li>Assisting commissioning editors with briefing and checking internal illustrations</li><li>Project managing the publication process through to finished copy stage, liaising with authors and designers as required</li><li>Managing the rolling reprint programme, including checking updates, reprint files,&nbsp;briefing design and creating new end matter as required</li><li>Assisting with proofreading and copyediting&nbsp;select titles</li><li>Assisting with managing freelance copyeditors and proofreaders</li><li>Project managing the acquisition of US files and ensuring all necessary changes are checked and made</li><li>Assisting the relevant commissioning&nbsp;editor with&nbsp;briefing typesetters and text designers</li><li>Creating e-pub files</li><li>Assisting with checking of rights and sales catalogues </li><li>Researching competitor titles and sales performance across the market, to support commissioning editors</li><li>Assisting the relevant commissioning editors in writing cover briefs, audio briefs, cover copy and advance information sheets for selected titles</li><li>Opportunity to read and consider submissions from the team for weekly editorial meeting</li><li>Dealing with general enquiries, and liaising with the relevant member of the team as necessary</li><li>Taking clear and concise minutes for weekly editorial meetings and monthly launch meetings</li><li>Assisting the team with maintaining and updating the publication schedules&nbsp; with title moves, metadata and content on Biblio</li><li>Assisting the team in preparing for regular meetings with the sales, marketing and publicity teams as required</li><li>Assisting commissioning editors in seeking endorsements for forthcoming titles as required and adding to Biblio</li><li>Assisting the editorial team with reversion requests</li><li>Liaising with the other teams as required, e.g. supplying prize shortlist&nbsp;and bookseller submissions to the publicity and sales teams</li><li>Assisting with book fair arrangements as required, inc book fair schedules</li></ul> Knowledge, skills &amp; experience<ul><li>Proven experience working on layouts for illustrated and non-illustrated children’s fiction and liaising with authors and designers, copyeditors and proofreaders</li><li>Proven experience managing a title from inception through to publication to a high standard</li><li>Proven experience working well with a range of in house teams</li><li>A proactive, diligent&nbsp; and enthusiastic person</li><li>A literate communicator - both verbally and in written correspondence</li><li>Able to effectively manage time and priorities, while working across multiple different projects</li><li>Works well under pressure</li><li>Well versed in essential Microsoft and/or Apple office packages. Knowledge of InDesign and Adobe programs essential</li><li>Experience of working with Biblio a distinct advantage</li><li>Demonstrates inclusivity and tolerance at all time</li><li>Previous editorial publishing experience is essential</li><li>Experience of working across a team and a variety of functions is essential</li></ul> Company benefits<ul><li>Private health insurance</li><li>Holiday purchase scheme</li><li>Contributory pension scheme</li><li>28 days holiday plus bank holidays</li><li>Lively social committee hosting regular events</li><li>Group Life cover - including 24-hour GP service</li><li>Company-funded&nbsp;gym&nbsp;membership for all trade staff</li><li>Comprehensive staff training&nbsp;and&nbsp;mentorship&nbsp;programmes</li><li>Flexible working and flexible hours from day one of employment</li><li>Additional holiday allowance accrued for long service – and a full bonus week of holiday to celebrate your 10th&nbsp;year at BBUK</li><li>Enhanced family leave - with equal six months’ paid leave for all new parents</li><li>Employee assistance programme available to all employees and their families</li><li>Dedicated volunteering hours each year to support charities promoting literacy and reading for pleasure</li><li>Cycle to work scheme with bike storage and changing facilities on-site at our London HQ</li><li>Wellbeing programme and daily benefits such as fresh fruit and porridge in the office</li></ul>If you are interested in this role, please apply via our website. We look forward to hearing from you. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

LABS Victoria House

Igloo Books

Black & White Publishing

Bonnier Books UK (Head Office)

Bonnier Books UK

Assistant editor (12-month fixed-term contract)

Closing date for applications: 9th January 2026Salary: Up to £50,000 dependent on experience and location (+bonus +benefits)Location: The role will be based at our London, Edinburgh or Sheffield office, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week Lead a talented editorial team, overseeing the productions of hundreds of diverse books within an award-winning publishing programme.Octopus publish books for everyone. We love to enlighten, nourish, entertain and most of all inspire readers and listeners everywhere. Octopus 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. What you'll be doingThis is a crucial role in the creation of our award-winning publishing programme, working across fully illustrated books in all categories, as well as narrative fiction and non-fiction. You will head up the talented editorial management team in the UK and India, and oversee the production of over 100 books a year, upholding the highest standards of editorial rigour, accuracy and authority. You will work with the commercial and operations teams and the senior publishers to plan and deliver work, devise and implement new processes and strategies, and unblock issues. As well as this you will retain a number of complex or high priority frontlist books to project manage yourself. Who we are looking for<ul><li>We are looking for someone with at extensive proven experience in editorial project management, across narrative and illustrated publishing in a range of genres and categories</li><li>You will have a deep knowledge of managing complex book creation, and with working with a range of stakeholders, including external authors and agents</li><li>You will have experience in developing people to improve performance, and will be comfortable being a key part of a diverse, creative and commercial team</li><li>You will be an excellent communicator who gathers competing views together to work out the best way forward, and taking the business with you. You will be relaxed dealing with changing priorities and devising and implementing new processes and approaches.</li></ul> What we offerOur staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:<ul><li>28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years' service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' (+ bank holidays)</li><li>Private medical insurance</li><li>Dental insurance</li><li>Generous pension schemes</li><li>Rent deposit loans</li><li>2 community days per year</li><li>Summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months)</li><li>Retail discounts through Hachette rewards</li><li>Cycle to Work scheme</li><li>Eye care vouchers</li><li>Wide-ranging training library</li><li>Development programmes (including mentoring)</li><li>Up to 70% off book purchases</li><li>A charity bookshelf</li><li>12 Staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including&nbsp;AgeWise, Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing&nbsp;and religious networks</li><li>Season ticket loans</li><li>And much more!</li></ul> Our commitmentThe Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews and undertaking junior roles. For more information visit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.booktradeentrysupport.org/" target="_blank">www.booktradeentrysupport.org</a>Hachette employs people on the basis of their abilities. We aim to attract and develop talent from a base as broad as the world of readers we want to reach, with a wide and representative range of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality and socio-economic, regional and cultural backgrounds. If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend for interview, please let us know.Please include in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Carmelite House

Hachette UK

Managing editor

Closing date for applications: 6th January 2026Salary: £28,500 pa.Contract: Full-time, six-month contractStart date: Immediate, subject to notice Help administer, coordinate, and promote creative writing courses that support aspiring writers, while providing exceptional support to students, tutors, and the wider creative community.An exciting opportunity has arisen for a smart newcomer to join our small team, which provides innovative and highly successful creative writing courses to aspiring writers, online and in London.This role centres on the smooth running of our online and London-based courses, as well as our Breakthrough Writers’ Programme for under-represented writers. Your focus will be on course administration and student care, supporting the work of our courses management team. You will also help support the marketing and digital team, assisting with the creation of social media and website content. You’ll answer queries from our growing community of aspiring writers and students through our student queries inbox, social media channels and phones calls.You’ll be based at our central London offices, but please note we are currently using a hybrid working pattern which involves a minimum of three days a week in the office with some working from home, subject to ongoing review. Responsibilities&nbsp;Courses management duties &nbsp;<ul><li>Student care and communication: monitoring the busy main student inbox and phoneline, providing support to existing students and dealing with customer enquiries.</li><li>Course administration: providing administrative support to the courses team in the delivery of all our online and London-based courses and our reports and mentoring services, developing a strong sense of student satisfaction and reporting any potential issues to the relevant course manager. Including but not limited to: invoicing and chasing payments, distributing key course information to tutors and students, diarising speaker sessions, hosting guest speaker sessions, booking rooms and setting up classrooms for London-based courses, keeping the team diary updated, arranging and supporting meetings and events, liaising with Curtis Brown and C&amp;W’s book department. &nbsp;</li><li>Online onboarding: Responsible for the onboarding of students to our shorter online courses, utilising pre-designed email flows in our Klaviyo system. Supporting tutors and students with sharing resources and work, and offering technical support to students. &nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Reports and tutorials: key responsibility as point person for end-of-course reports, including collating students’ work, liaising with editors and monitoring the quality of editor feedback. &nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Online learning platform: uploading and checking course content on our dedicated learning platform and student forum, including formatting and updating course materials, supporting tutors and students with sharing resources and work, and offering technical support to students. &nbsp;</li><li>Course selection: taking part in reading and discussing course applications with the CBC team to support the process of student selection, as well as providing administrative support for the selection process.&nbsp;</li></ul>Marketing &amp; sales duties<ul><li>Customer satisfaction: collecting customer feedback via surveys and email, analysing the results to help the CBC team innovate with improvements, add-ons and new services – growing customer loyalty, repeat purchases, and sales through personal recommendations.</li><li>Updating website material: assist in the day-to-day maintenance of the CBC Ecommerce website. Including updating courses and product descriptions and promotional copy, ensuring good SEO and links. Blogging on matters of interest to students and new writers. &nbsp;</li><li>Social media: help in monitoring CBC’s social media channels (currently X/Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Threads and TikTok), seeking to build on engagement and further develop our social media presence.&nbsp;</li></ul>Other duties&nbsp;<ul><li>Each member of staff must be adaptable and must pitch in where necessary to ensure our courses are promoted and delivered effectively, including covering the essential work of other staff during absence, and any other duties as the managing director may reasonably determine from time to time.&nbsp;</li></ul> Knowledge, skills &amp; experience<ul><li>Confident, clear and sensitive communication skills</li><li>Strong administrative skills and attention to detail in your work</li><li>The ability to write engaging, tailored copy</li><li>Familiarity with Microsoft products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)</li><li>Excellent time management skills and the ability to work under pressure</li><li>Experience using social media (X/Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok and YouTube)</li><li>Experience of using website CMS (customer service management)</li><li>Strong planning and problem-solving skills and a proactive attitude</li><li>An interest in the creative arts – particularly books and publishing</li><li>An innovative thinker with the desire to keep learning</li><li>A self-starter with a strong work ethic</li><li>An avid reader</li><li>A confident, warm personality – a person who inspires trust</li><li>Enthusiastic to work in a small team – drawn to the flexibility, pace and creativity this enables</li></ul> Additional informationPlease note, this role is a fixed-term contract for a minimum of 6 months.You must be either a British citizen or already have the right to work here (you will be asked to provide original documentation as evidence of this). Unfortunately, Curtis Brown Creative is unable to help with work permits, finding accommodation or travel costs.To apply, please send these materials as a Word of PDF document to the email given on our website via the 'Apply' button:<ul><li>Your CV</li><li>A covering letter (please include details of the dates you are available to start)</li><li>A sample blog post, written by you, which could potentially be used on the Curtis Brown Creative website. We suggest you choose a topic of interest to aspiring novelists who might be considering applying to one of our courses (Hint: our blog posts which offer writing tips/advice all come from our tutors, agents and published authors – don’t be tempted to write a blog post which gives writing advice yourself unless you have an appropriate level of experience).</li></ul>Those selected for interview will be asked to complete a further written test. Interviews will be held in the week commencing Monday 12 January (and will be conducted in person at our London offices or via Zoom). We aim to build a creative environment that celebrates the differences of our students and colleagues, offering equal opportunities regardless of gender, race, socio-economic background, age, disability, sexual orientation and national origin. In our role as conduits and champions of cultural expressions we are conscious of our responsibility to reflect the world around us. This means making a considered effort to create an inclusive culture in the workplace and promote opportunities for the broadest possible range of talent. We welcome all applications from people with interesting ideas, skills and experience.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

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