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Closing date for applications: 12 October 2025Salary: £24,840 - £32,000 dependent on experience and location (+bonus +benefits)Location: This role can be based at our London office, or at our regional office in Sheffield, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week. Want to help shape tomorrow's hit books? Turn great ideas into chart-topping fiction and learn how bestsellers are made at a market-leading digital publisher.Bookouture is the UK’s fastest growing digital publisher and part of Hachette UK. We are only thirteen years old but we have grown rapidly every year and have now sold more than 80 million books to readers worldwide. We were among the first publishers to harness the power of data, and we believe we remain the best at it. We have all the advantages of being part of a big five publisher with the mindset and entrepreneurial drive of a start-up. If you think this sounds like an exciting place to work, we want to consider your application.In the role of publishing executive, you’ll collaborate with a talented team to create great books and take them to market – and learn all there is to know about creating digital bestsellers. We’re looking not only for great publishing talent, but people who make a habit of improving the way things are done, who embrace change and who enjoy applying data to creativity. What you’ll be doing<ul><li>Supporting our editors to ensure that our books are as good as they can be. This will include overseeing editorial schedules, managing manuscripts from copy edit stage through to typesetting / eBook conversion – focusing on producing error-free final files and updating them as necessary</li><li>Supporting editors on packages: clearing images and liaising with designers on final cover files</li><li>Supporting editors with author communication – updating authors on publication plans and sales and other administrative author support</li><li>Assisting editors in creating persuasive, effective product pages, marketing materials, metadata, quotes and keywords for every one of our books</li><li>Assisting our digital operations manager to ensure that our books are distributed to as broad an audience as possible with accurate pricing and metadata</li><li>Administrative support across the team as needed: each of our publishing executives has an area of extra responsibility (for example prizes, managing editorial, promotions, audio) and will support the head of that department with their workload</li><li>There will be opportunities to shadow edit, provide cover feedback, draft copy and pitches, and other creative work</li><li>Supporting the wider company on projects in key growth areas for the business</li></ul> Who we are looking for<ul><li>You will be a keen and wide-ranging commercial fiction reader, with an insight into which books work and why. This may be your first or second job in publishing or you may be mid-career and looking to move into commercial publishing</li><li>You will be a strong communicator with an ability to communicate effectively internally and externally in a timely fashion</li><li>You will have impeccable attention to detail, excellent organisation skills, and the ability to prioritise a busy workload on tight deadlines</li><li>You will be logical and analytical in your approach to all things</li><li>You will love using data to develop your understanding of Bookouture’s publishing and market to better evaluate submissions and support commissioners</li><li>You will have a growth mindset, always looking for ways to improve and learn in your role</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, AgeWise, Wellbeing 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

Publishing executive

Closing date for applications: 13 October 2025Salary: £29,000 - £32,600 p.a. Bring your design experience to Bloomsbury and create eye-catching covers for a vibrant range of children's fiction titles.&nbsp;Bloomsbury Children’s are looking to recruit a talented fiction designer to join their children’s design team. We are looking to recruit a designer who has experience of designing fiction covers and integrated illustrated interiors from initial concepts to final print-ready files. The Bloomsbury children’s fiction list is varied in both subject and age range: we publish young illustrated titles, graphic novels, middle grade and YA, epic fantasy adventures, funny stories, love stories and real-life drama, with a focus on brilliant story-telling for all audiences. We are looking for a designer with enthusiasm, flair and meticulous attention to detail, who is excited by this range of content. This position will give the opportunity to learn, develop and refine their design skills, under the direction and mentoring of an experienced senior team leader.The designer will be responsible for their own assigned projects and will be responsible for their delivery on time and to budget. They may also be required see through projects on behalf of their seniors, and to take on projects within an established series. The role will report to the fiction art director. Responsibilities<ul><li>Develop and deliver projects from initial designs to final print-ready files under direction of senior members of the team</li><li>Ensure projects are delivered on critical path, print schedule and to budget</li><li>Adapt covers to secondary formats including paperback and audio</li><li>Manage reprint updates for the fiction list</li><li>Interpret briefs and propose considered illustrator selections for projects</li><li>Liaise with agents and illustrators to deliver packages that meet the brief</li><li>Negotiate fees within agreed budgets and draft templated agreements for illustrators</li><li>On-boarding Freelancers</li><li>Biblio admin for the fiction team (training given)</li><li>Working within a team, with shared objectives of delivering quality publishing that meets the needs of the audience and the market</li><li>Maintaining excellent working relationships with illustrators and agents</li><li>Work closely and collaboratively with colleagues from other departments, especially editorial and production, to ensure effective communications and efficient workflows</li></ul> Knowledge, skills &amp; experience&nbsp;<ul><li>Relevant experience in graphic design, publishing design, or illustration — whether gained through formal education (e.g. BA, HND) or practical, hands-on work</li><li>Proven professional experience in the relevant field of design</li><li>Proven design experience in cover and integrated (illustration/text) interior page layout</li><li>Proficient in all creative suite programmes: InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator</li><li>Able to supply digital files for print, including finishes</li><li>Solid knowledge of 4 colour and mono printing processes</li><li>Strong, clear, confident communicator</li><li>Practical, highly organised and ambitious to deliver the very best results</li><li>Committed to maintaining our high standards of quality and integrity</li><li>Strong awareness of the children’s fiction market and the role of design in commercial success</li></ul> Additional informationThe role is a full-time and permanent. 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. The office days for this role are: Monday and Tuesday. Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.&nbsp;&nbsp;Please apply with a CV, covering letter and a digital portfolio pdf showing your current work&nbsp;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 13th October 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 –&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, 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 state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Head Office - London

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Bloomsbury Publishing UK: Bedford Square Office

Fiction designer

Closing date for applications: 12 October 2025Salary: Starting salary for this role will be from £32,000 depending on previous experience Bring your editorial experience to an award-winning children's publisher and help bring exceptional picture books to life.Nosy Crow is a multi-award-winning independent children’s publishing company with operations in both the UK and the USA. We make child-focused, parent-friendly children’s books for ages 0-12. We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, organised and creative individual to join the picture books editorial team as a junior editor on a full-time basis. The role is ideal for someone with significant experience in a children’s illustrated book editorial department, ideally in picture books. We are looking for someone eager to work in a fast-growing independent company that publishes many high-profile and award-winning authors and illustrators.&nbsp;The junior editor will&nbsp;work with the picture books creative team to create commercially focused,&nbsp;immaculate&nbsp;books&nbsp;to deadline across the frontlist and backlist, and provide editorial and administrative support for the department. You will provide high standards of care for authors and illustrators and liaise with other key areas of the business. Reporting to the publishing director, you will work particularly closely with the senior commissioning editor and the design department, and will be joining a dedicated, lively and vibrant editorial team. &nbsp;We are a small, close-knit team, and we value the experience and creative input that we can each provide to help shape our titles to be the best they can be. As such, you must be flexible, proactive and motivated, and able to use your own initiative to prioritise your workload. We are looking for someone who can hit the ground running, working across a range of titles and formats for young children. Responsibilities<ul><li>Overseeing a range of titles from inception through to print, ensuring high editorial standards and attention to detail</li><li>Project-managing the reissues and reformats programme, coming up with new ideas to reinvigorate the backlist and boost sales</li><li>Assisting editors with proofreading and copyediting books and catalogue copy</li><li>Project-managing Americanisations with Nosy Crow Inc (our sister company) on time and to a high standard</li><li>Managing schedules closely to deliver projects to brief, on time and on budget</li><li>Providing general administrative and departmental support, including Biblio upkeep and management of titles going out of print</li><li>Liaising with other departments in Nosy Crow, working especially closely with Design and Production</li><li>Acting as a key point of contact for authors and illustrators and providing them with excellent care</li><li>Reading and responding to submissions from literary and illustration agents</li></ul> Knowledge, skills &amp; experience<ul><li>Significant experience in a children’s illustrated book editorial department, ideally in picture books</li><li>Significant, proven experience managing multiple book projects independently (with support from senior colleagues)</li><li>Exceptional proofreading, copy-editing and copywriting skills</li><li>Strong organisational and time-management skills, and the ability to prioritise in a busy and high-pressure environment</li><li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a keen eye for detail and creative flair</li><li>Thorough knowledge of the picture book market, both in the UK and abroad</li><li>Mastery of Biblio, or familiarity with a Biblio-type system and an ability to learn quickly</li><li>A real understanding of how words and pictures work together to tell a meaningful story</li><li>A demonstrable passion for picture books</li></ul> Benefits<ul><li>Pension scheme</li><li>Christmas closure</li><li>Summer hours</li><li>Employee Assistance Programme</li><li>Income Protection</li><li>Critical Illness cover</li><li>Group Life Assurance</li><li>Enhanced parental leave</li><li>Cycle to Work Scheme</li><li>Season ticket loans</li><li>Eye care vouchers</li><li>Up to 80% off RRP for Nosy Crow book purchases</li><li>Emergency loans</li><li>Free fruit and snacks in the office</li><li>Moving day leave</li><li>Charitable/socially beneficial leave</li><li>Remote working anywhere in the world for up to 2 weeks per year</li></ul> Additional informationThis is a full-time position and is a hybrid role, working a minimum of three days per week in our office near London Bridge. The successful candidate will have the right to live and work in the UK.If this sounds like you, please email your CV, accompanied by your cover letter of not more than 500 words outlining why you think you would be the perfect candidate for this exciting new opportunity, to Rhianna Sandford via the 'Apply' button.&nbsp;We really look forward to reading your application. The closing date for applications is 12am (UK time) on Sunday the 12th&nbsp;of October. Please let us know if you are comfortable doing so, whether or not there are any reasonable adjustments that we should consider that would help during the recruitment process. Nosy Crow is a Disability Confident, committed equal opportunities employer. We believe that employing a diverse workforce is an important factor in success and make recruiting decisions based on applicants’ experience and skills.&nbsp;&nbsp;We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of&nbsp;race, age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity, marriage or civil partnership. Applications are treated with due confidentiality. Nosy Crow is a member of the Living Wage foundation.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.&nbsp;

Crows Nest

Nosy Crow

Junior editor - picture books

3 Editorial / Writing / Storytelling Permanent position Opportunities