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Closing date for applications: 21st January 2026Salary: £25,000 to £30,000Location: Didcot, Oxfordshire&nbsp;Want to play a behind-the-scenes role in the world of publishing? Join the royalties team at the award-winning publishing group, Hachette UK.Hachette UK is a creative powerhouse and the UK's second largest book publishing group. Our mission is to make it easy for everyone to discover new worlds of ideas, learning, entertainment and opportunity.We're made up of 10 autonomous publishing divisions and over 60 imprints with a rich and diverse history and an incredible range of authors. We're also the market leader in e-books and publish a range of bestsellers in audio format, the fastest growing part of our business.Our award-winning adult publishing divisions are Orion, which won Publisher of the Year at the 2021 British Book Awards; Little, Brown; John Murray Press; Hodder &amp; Stoughton; Headline; Octopus, and Bookouture. They publish fiction and non-fiction in digital, audio and print format, from the world's best and most diverse authors, including Brit Bennett, Candice Carty-Williams, Martina Cole, Michael Connelly, John Grisham, Stephen King, Stieg Larsson, Nelson Mandela, Stephenie Meyer, Maggie O'Farrell, Delia Owens, Ian Rankin, J.K. Rowling, Colson Whitehead, and Malala Yousafzai. Hachette Children's Group publishes a wide and vibrant range of books for children across all age ranges, while Hachette Learning is a market leader in resources for both primary and secondary schools.Hachette UK is part of&nbsp;Hachette Livre, the world's third largest trade and educational publisher. As well as our headquarters in Carmelite House, London, and our state-of-the-art book distribution centre in Didcot, Oxfordshire, we have recently opened five new offices in Manchester, Bristol, Sheffield, Newcastle, and Edinburgh. The UK region also includes offices in Australia, New Zealand, India, Singapore, the Caribbean, and Ireland. --- again is this necssary?It's an exciting time to join our business because the publishing market continues to grow and thrive. The UK remains the largest exporter of physical books in the world and book adaptations for film and TV are the foundation of the UK's creative industries.&nbsp;What you'll be doingIn this role, you’ll support the royalties team with a range of&nbsp; operational tasks focused on data accuracy and process delivery. You’ll work with royalties systems such as Biblio and Alliant, reviewing and updating information, carrying out structured checks, and helping ensure data is correct to support the accurate payment of advances and bi-annual royalties.You’ll spend time investigating discrepancies, applying logic and common sense to understand why data doesn’t align as expected, and taking appropriate action to resolve issues or escalate them where needed. Much of the work involves following defined processes while remaining alert to exceptions, errors, or inconsistencies. You will be handling both internal and external queries from authors and agents.Full training will be provided, and the role is designed to help you build a strong understanding of royalties administration through hands-on, practical experience.&nbsp;Who we are looking forWe’re looking for someone who enjoys working with data, applying logic, and making sense of detailed information. You don’t need prior experience in publishing or royalties to succeed in this role, instead, we’re interested in how you think, how you approach problems, and how carefully you work.You’ll be comfortable following structured processes, but also confident using common sense to question information that doesn’t look right. You’re organised, methodical, and able to manage repetitive tasks reliably while maintaining a high level of accuracy.You may be early in your career, returning to work, or looking to move into a more analytical or systems-based role. Most importantly, you’re curious, dependable, and motivated to deliver work to a high standard, with the willingness to learn and develop new skills as part of a supportive team.&nbsp;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>The role will be based at our London or Didcot office, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week.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>We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.&nbsp;&nbsp;Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Carmelite House

Hachette UK

Royalties project support admin (12 month FTC)

Closing date for applications: Monday 19th January 2026 at 11.59pmSalary: London Living WageLocation: LondonWorking hours: 9.30am - 6.30pm&nbsp;Are you adaptable, proactive and have great organisational skills? Step behind the scenes of a dynamic independent TV production company, providing vital support to senior leaders and helping a busy creative team thrive.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dramarepublic.com/" target="_blank">Drama Republic</a> is a dynamic independent TV production company, specialising in high quality drama. It is hiring an administrative assistant/personal assistant who will report on a day-to-day basis to the executive assistant (EA) and then overall to the joint CEOs and Co-Founder. The post is office-based and, in general, normal office hours apply, however, the office is a busy production environment, so a flexible approach to working hours is essential.The administrative assistant/personal assistant's role is to assist the CEOs and Co-Founders in the day-to-day running of their busy diaries, and to provide them with assistance across all areas of the business as required. This could include but is not limited to, making travel arrangements, drafting email responses and providing summary notes from meetings; thinking ahead and anticipating their needs with a keen eye for detail. The assistant will seek to improve ways of working, streamlining and optimising processes across the company and within office management where appropriate. They will also act as a key point of contact for external queries and the company as a whole.&nbsp; &nbsp;Responsibilities<ul><li>Provide assistance to the CEOs and Co-Founder as required, including, but not limited to:<ul><li>Attending meetings and taking notes</li><li>Troubleshooting IT and device issues and managing various company accounts (e.g. telephone and videoconferencing suppliers)</li><li>Printing scripts and amendments, ensuring the latest versions are available</li><li>Updating and maintaining key contact databases for the CEOs and Co-Founder</li></ul></li><li>Support the executive assistant in:<ul><li>Managing the CEO diaries and organising internal and external meetings</li><li>Liaising with the post-production supervisor on post-production schedule management</li><li>Liaising with the production coordinator to organise set visits and maintain PR cuttings and related materials</li><li>Managing emails for the CEO and Co-Founder, monitoring urgent messages and drafting responses where required</li></ul></li><li>Organise local, national and overseas travel and accommodation where necessary, including long distance trips to LA</li><li>Reconcile company credit cards on a monthly basis</li><li>Maintain production contact lists and schedules for active productions</li><li>Support the wider team with ad hoc project tasks, including project pitch document creation</li><li>Manage availability-checking of producers, directors and heads of departments, maintaining accurate lists and databases</li><li>Organise Drama Republic programme submissions for awards and all follow up administration</li><li>Organise screenings, parties and celebrations, including sourcing gifts where required</li><li>Assist with general office administration as required, including meeting bookings, filing systems and updating holiday cards</li><li>Ensure the website and social media activity are kept up to date and assist with social media content generation</li></ul>&nbsp;Knowledge, skills &amp; experience<ul><li>Some previous experience as a team assistant or personal assistant, ideally within a television or creative environment, is preferred but not essential</li><li>Good working knowledge of MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; experience with other relevant software or a willingness to learn is beneficial (including Adobe Suite and videoconferencing platforms)</li><li>Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively as a team in an open-plan department and engage politely with visitors</li><li>Clear professional communication skills and telephone manner</li><li>Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, busy environment, managing multiple priorities with a calm and level-headed approach</li><li>Demonstrable initiative and quick thinking, alongside the ability to follow instruction and adapt to changing demands</li><li>Excellent attention to detail with strong organisational and time management skills</li><li>Possess a keen interest in the work produced by Drama Republic</li><li>Flexibility and willingness to take on a wide range of tasks</li><li>High levels of discretion and integrity</li></ul>&nbsp;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: <a href="mailto:recruit@creativeaccess.org.uk" target="_blank">recruit@creativeaccess.org.uk</a></li></ul> We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who 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,&nbsp;or people of any ethnicity who belong to the following under-represented groups: disabled people,&nbsp;people with the characteristic of gender reassignment,&nbsp;individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, carers and asylum seekers.

Drama Republic

Administrative assistant/personal assistant

Closing date for applications: 26 January 2026Salary: Up to £40,000 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&nbsp;Are you experienced in supporting senior staff, with brilliant problem-solving skills, highly organised and an interest in book publishing?Hachette Children's Group is one of the UK's largest children's publishers, our mission is to make it easy for children and young people everywhere to access books and see themselves reflected. We aim to maximise our readers' life chances by inspiring a lifelong love of reading, publishing books for every stage of their journey to adulthood from Enid Blyton to Alice Oseman's Heartstopper. Hachette Children's Group 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;What you'll be doingYou will provide administrative and organisational support to the managing director of Hachette Children’s Group. Key responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:<ul><li>Managing the MD’s complex diary</li><li>Booking and co-ordinating travel</li><li>Managing the slides, agenda, and minutes for meetings &nbsp;</li><li>Supporting the MD with office operations, reviewing and updating employee guidance notes, org charts and procedures</li><li>Supporting the other members of the HCG Board, as needed from time to time</li><li>Processing invoices and expenses</li><li>Arranging schedules for book fairs and other events</li><li>Booking author/agent lunches/dinners</li></ul>&nbsp;Who we are looking forThis 12-month parental leave role requires strong communication, problem-solving and project-management skills, attention to detail and the ability to be flexible, adaptable and thrive in a fast-paced hybrid office environment. What really matters is that you are calm and professional, take initiative, enjoy a challenge, enjoy working with a wide variety of people and projects and take pride in improving processes.Key attributes include:<ul><li>Significant office-based work experience, supporting a senior manager or team or both</li><li>Demonstrable experience of organising a complex administrative workload and juggling deadlines and priorities</li><li>Discreet and capable of dealing with commercially or personally sensitive information at the highest level</li><li>Demonstrable experience in communicating appropriately, unambiguously, and effectively with colleagues and third parties at a variety of levels, both verbally and in writing</li><li>Complex diary management and travel itinerary experience</li><li>Confident in the use of key IT programmes and able to adapt to using new systems and processes with ease</li><li>Outstanding interpersonal skills</li></ul>&nbsp;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>&nbsp;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>&nbsp;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.

Executive assistant (12 month FTC)

Closing date for applications: 23 January 2026Salary: £35,000 - £38,000 per annum&nbsp;Steer sales strategies, build relationships, and drive growth across bestselling authors and brands in this exciting role.The key account manager will contribute towards our ambitious growth strategy for the special sales channel working across all Bloomsbury publishing divisions to sell our extraordinary list of bestselling authors and brands. Our list encompasses Children’s, Head of Zeus, Adult Trade, Cookery and Lifestyle including the following authors: William Dalrymple, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Johan Hari, Elodie Harper, Dan Jones, SJ Maas, Madeline Miller, Poppy O’Toole, J.K Rowling and Katherine Rundell. The candidate will have responsibility for sales made to a range of special sales accounts with a specific focus on driving backlist strategy in close collaboration with publishing teams.&nbsp;&nbsp;Responsibilities<ul><li>Manage a varied portfolio of accounts, creating and ensuring best practise is followed at all times</li><li>Contribute to strategies to maximise turnover and profit of Special Sales department, selling across the Children’s, Adult Trade, Lifestyle, Head of Zeus and Special Interest divisions whilst working towards group sales strategy and targets</li><li>Actively identify new business opportunities in the non-trade and non-traditional retail sector </li><li>Demonstrate commercial awareness and an in depth understanding of P&amp;Ls in order to build bulk print runs working closely with the UK Sales and Export teams to maximise ROI for the business</li><li>Represent the Special Sales team at relevant internal meetings, providing market insight, contributing to and shaping sales strategy</li><li>Feed into internal reporting across all publishing divisions, including, but not restricted to business reviews, acquisition discussions and weekly sales updates</li><li>Work closely with the publishing, production and operations teams and senior stakeholders</li><li>Support sales team colleagues when necessary</li></ul>&nbsp;Knowledge, skills &amp; experience&nbsp;<ul><li>Strong oral and written communication skills and the ability to communicate with stakeholders of different levels</li><li>Excellent time-management and organisational skills, experienced at multi-tasking and prioritising work-load</li><li>Demonstrate excellent client relationship building and development skills</li><li>Self-starter, able to use initiative with excellent problem solving skills</li><li>Strong negotiation skills with a clear understanding of the commercials</li><li>Creative, flexible and agile approach to sales</li><li>Good attention to detail</li><li>Knowledge of Biblio, Vista, Nielsen and Cognos would be advantageous</li><li>Skilled at Word, Excel and PowerPoint</li></ul>&nbsp;Additional informationThe role is a&nbsp;full-time, 12 month fixed term contract position, due to begin in April 2026. The role is based at&nbsp;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: Mondays &amp; TuesdaysPlease apply with a CV and covering letter&nbsp;addressed to Human Resources (Word or PDF format only) via the 'Apply' button how you meet the requirements outlined above for this role by 23:59 on Friday 23rd of January 2026. 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. Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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>Learning &amp; Development -&nbsp;Free access to LinkedIn Learning, BookMachine Campus, InRehearsal &amp; IPG Skills Hub</li><li>Share Save Scheme</li><li>AXA Healthcare Plan (Private Medical Insurance)</li><li>Ride to Work Scheme</li><li>Peppy Health App</li><li>In-house Doctor</li><li>Eye Care Voucher Scheme</li><li>EAP Advice and Counselling</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&nbsp;&nbsp;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 requiredPlease include in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Head Office - London

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Bloomsbury Publishing UK: Bedford Square Office

Key account manager, special sales - 12 month FTC

Closing date for applications: 16th January 2026Salary: £60,000+ dependent on experience and location (+bonus +benefits)Location: This role can be based at our London or Sheffield office with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per weekContract: 12-month fixed-term Take the next step in your marketing career, shaping strategy and leading teams across a dynamic and diverse fiction and non-fiction portfolio.The John Murray Group which encompasses John Murray Press, Quercus, John Murray specialist and Dialogue, is one of the fastest growing and most profitable divisions of Hachette UK, with imprints that encompass a range of bestselling, pioneering and prize-winning publishing. From incredible literary and commercial fiction to thought-provoking non-fiction, we are home to bestselling fiction brands such as Mick Herron, Elly Griffiths and Beth O’Leary and the biggest names in non-fiction including David Attenborough, Trevor Noah and Miriam Margolyes. We pride ourselves on being entrepreneurial, curious, and excited about discovering and nurturing new voices that can shape and shake our world.The deputy/marketing director will join the team to cover a colleague’s maternity leave and help oversee the trade marketing department, devising and delivering the marketing strategy across our broad range of commercial and literary fiction and non-fiction. Reporting into the creative &amp; marketing director, you’ll be full of energy and thrive on working with an engaged, passionate department. As this is an opportunity to manage and develop a team, you’ll be adept at building strong working relationships with your peers and other departments, and you will be someone with outstanding leadership skills and team management experience who strives for excellence.This is a fantastic opportunity for a creative and talented head of marketing or deputy director equivalent to take the next step in their career, bringing your extensive line management experience, commercial expertise and creative spark to a great leadership role. You’ll be a highly organised and proactive individual with a meticulous eye for detail, fantastic sense of the market and excellent communication skills. You’ll be confident in leading a team, representing the needs and wants of the department and aligning these to the wider business goals, managing stakeholders at all levels of the business and bringing energy and passion to everything you do. Experience in commercial publishing is also desirable.&nbsp; Responsibilities<ul><li>Working with the creative and marketing director to lead &amp; develop the John Murray Group trade marketing team, driving excellence across everything we do</li><li>Line management responsibility for approx. 4 marketers and overseeing a department of 10</li><li>Overseeing first-class campaign delivery across our fiction and non-fiction lists, in addition to directly managing key brand and breakout campaigns</li><li>This role has a particular emphasis on leading the marketing strategy for our commercial publishing (Quercus), maximising the value of our frontlist and backlist across all formats, overseeing the Quercus marketing budget and being a key voice in acquisitions</li><li>This role will champion the importance of evaluating the efficacy of marketing activity, placing consumer insight and data analysis at the heart of everything the team do</li><li>Liaison and relationship management with our media buying agency</li><li>Oversee department strategy across digital promotions, AMS &amp; communities’ growth</li><li>Manage our proof, Netgalley &amp; sustainability strategy</li><li>Attend the Hachette Group marketing director meetings</li></ul> Knowledge, skills &amp; experience&nbsp;<ul><li>Significant marketing experience at a senior level in publishing</li><li>Proven team and line management experience, supervising, managing and developing marketers</li><li>Expert knowledge of target market and industry, with a particular focus on commercial publishing</li><li>Excellent communication and presentation skills, you will be confident chairing meetings and expertly guiding the conversation</li><li>Strong financial understanding and budget management skills</li><li>Adaptable, organised, collaborative and an excellent problem-solver</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 state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

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