10 Editorial / Writing / Storytelling Opportunities in Greater London

Salary: £26,000 - £28,000

Closing date for applications: 30th May at 11.59pm

Location: The role will be based at our London office, Carmelite House, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week.

Ready to bring your eye for details and fantastic editorial judgement to this role where you'll work across two outstanding literary imprints?

Little, Brown/Abacus is one of the most commercially successful literary imprints in the industry, with a list full of major literary bestsellers and internationally influential voices in fiction, memoir, history and smart thinking.

Virago has been championing books by women since 1973 and is one of the most iconic and recognisable brands in UK publishing, publishing fiction, biography, politics and modern classics.

What you’ll be doing

• Managing publication of projects from receipt of manuscript to finished product; ensuring high quality, cost-controlled, timely publication in all cases
• Liaising with authors, freelancers and internal teams
• Writing cover copy and reading submissions, contributing to internal meetings
• Supporting the smooth running of the Abacus and Virago imprints, working for the Abacus Publisher, Abacus and Virago Publishing Director, Virago Chair and one editor

Knowledge, skills, experience

• The ideal candidate will have some publishing experience at editorial assistant level, and most importantly in desk editing, i.e., managing copy-edits, collating proofs and putting together prelims
• Motivated, flexible and cheerful
• Passionate about literary fiction and non-fiction, and culture in general
• Have excellent general knowledge
• Highly organised with a meticulous eye for detail
• Able to multitask and prioritise effectively
• Confident, with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A competent administrator with knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook

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.

Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

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 www.booktradeentrysupport.org