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Closing date: 15th May 2024Salary: £27,000 to £31,000, dependent on experience (+bonus +benefits)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. We have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic, organised, and proactive team player to join our busy production team. Headline is a division of Hachette, one of the largest publishing groups in the UK, with 12 publishing divisions and over 60 imprints. Everyone here is proud to be in the business of opening doors and minds.We were created over three decades ago to deliver the brightest and best entertainment. Story – real and imagined – lies at the heart of everything for us. We delight in seeking out storytellers and story lovers everywhere. We're serious about keeping people entertained and believe our books should be devoured, not left on the shelf.The successful candidate will be responsible for project-managing the origination and manufacture of new titles, from copy-edited manuscript to delivery of finished copies. You will work primarily on mono fiction and non-fiction, with some special editions.  You will work collaboratively with inhouse Editorial and Design teams and our external suppliers to ensure books are delivered on time, within budget and look great. This is a full-time position, and is an interesting, varied and creative role, offering an opportunity to work on a wide range of books in a friendly, inclusive and experienced team. Who we're looking for<ul><li>Our ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, with a can-do attitude and the ability to work collaboratively as part of a team. </li><li>Ideally, you will have some production knowledge, print and/or digital, and it is essential that you have strong organisation, time-management and communication skills and a keen eye for detail. </li><li>We are looking for someone who loves books and has a passion for getting them into the hands of readers everywhere.</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>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 Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing and religious networks</li><li>Season ticket loans</li><li>And much more!</li></ul> 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.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.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 <a href="http://www.booktradeentrysupport.org/" target="_blank">www.booktradeentrysupport.org</a>

Carmelite House

Hachette UK

Production controller (12 month FTC)

Closing date: 23rd May 2024 at 10amSalary: £7,970.40 (gross) per annum, pro-rata (£39,852 (gross) per annum FTE)Contract: 1 day per week, 1 year fixed term contractLocation: The Royal Court Theatre, London The Royal Court Theatre has an exciting and unique opportunity for someone to join the team as an associate playwright.The Royal Court is the writer’s theatre - the leading national and international force for championing, cultivating and supporting theatre writers.This role will join a new group of Associate Playwrights, working alongside the leadership team at the Royal Court to place theatre writers at the heart of planning and decision-making across all our work. In particular, over this first year with a new artistic director in post, there is the ambition to redefine our approach, public articulation of our work, and the role we play in the playwrighting ecology more broadly.This job is an invitation to come and be part of that thinking and to shape the Royal Court’s future: the writers’ theatre led by writers. Responsibilities<ul><li>Acting as part of the artistic leadership of the Royal Court and joining meetings of the Associates group and wider organisation teams to develop and shape our artistic mission.</li><li>Inputting at a high level into the planning and articulation of key programmes and projects such as writer support, outreach initiatives and partnership work.</li><li>Reading and responding to scripts identified by the literary and artistic team for consideration and contributing expert insights towards decisions around artistic programming and writer development.</li><li>Occasionally leading on specific discretionary events or areas of work, particularly around our support for and engagement with writers.</li><li>Acting as an advocate for the Royal Court and our mission, both in public – including occasional media appearances – and through engaging with supporters and donors at key moments.</li><li>Shaping and upholding key Royal Court policies and approaches, including around anti-racism and anti-oppression.</li></ul> Knowledge, skills and experience<ul><li>Experience, involvement and ongoing activity as a working playwright.</li><li>Demonstrable commitment to building and contributing to the best working culture for artists and staff, including advancing anti-racism and anti-oppression either in the theatre sector or more widely.</li><li>Track record for supporting and developing the work of fellow writers and/or the wider theatre ecology, those this could be in any form or context.</li><li>A passion for the mission of the Royal Court and desire to contribute to its future.</li></ul>  The Royal Court Theatre operates the Disability Confident scheme, which means you are guaranteed to be shortlisted to the next stage if you meet the minimum criteria. Please clearly outline in your email if you would like to be considered under this scheme.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.

The Royal Court Theatre

Associate playwright

Salary: Up to £35,000 dependent on experience (+bonus +benefits)Location: London or SheffieldWorking pattern: Blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week.Closing date: 15th May Are you a creative and confident book marketer with experience of delivering impactful campaigns and seamless communication? Award-winning publisher Quercus Books are seeking a capable and energised marketing manager to join their team at a busy and exciting time.<a href="https://www.quercusbooks.co.uk/" target="_blank">Quercus</a> is a young, dynamic, award-winning publisher, known as a hit-maker that regularly finds books that surprise and delight readers. We are international in our outlook – almost 40% of our authors are from 25 countries other than the UK and US – and have eight distinctive imprints that publish an exciting and diverse range of authors, from commercial fiction and non-fiction to future classics, books in translation and stunning full-colour books for students and professionals. We’re home to established bestsellers such as Elly Griffiths, Peter May, Beth O’Leary and Damien Lewis, as well as newer voices including Layla F. Saad, Candice Brathwaite and Amy Jeffs, and what draws all our publishing together is the magic ‘quirk’ in Quercus: a commitment to independence, flair, warmth and creativity.The culture at Quercus is second to none, and you’ll have the support of our creative and energetic marketing team as well as our expert colleagues across the business in editorial, sales and publicity.Quercus is a division of Hachette, one of the largest publishing groups in the UK, with 12 publishing divisions and over 60 imprints. Everyone here is proud to be in the business of opening doors and minds. ResponsibilitiesReporting to a senior member of the marketing team, you will: <ul><li>Be responsible for planning and delivering a varied allocation of campaigns, including established brands and debut voices. </li><li>Play an active role in the marketing strategy for Arcadia, Quercus’s SFF imprint, and work with our energetic and supportive team to deliver organic social and newsletter strategies.</li><li>You’ll enjoy huge variety in the role, from creating content to running impactful digital advertising and briefing designers on eye-catching creatives for online and offline book promotion. </li><li>Alongside your trade marketing workload you will provide support on our Laurence King list, gathering feedback from stakeholders and managing admin processes efficiently.</li></ul> Knowledge, skills and experienceYou’ll succeed in this role if you are:<ul><li>Skilled at blending creativity and strategy to connect books with readers through online and offline channels.</li><li>A confident communicator, able to deliver clear, energised campaign updates on email and in person to authors and internal stakeholders.</li><li>You’ll be very well organised, able to juggle multiple competing deadlines and deliver campaigns within budget, and proactive in your problem-solving. </li><li>This role would suit an experienced marketing executive or officer looking to take their next step, or a marketing manager seeking a new opportunity in a dynamic publishing house.</li></ul> What we offerOur staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:<ul><li>28 annual leave days per year (+ bank holidays)</li><li>Private medical 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 Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing and religious networks</li><li>Season ticket loans</li><li>And much more!</li></ul> 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 <a href="http://www.booktradeentrysupport.org/" target="_blank">www.booktradeentrysupport.org</a>Please include in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Marketing manager (12 month FTC)

Closing date: 22nd May 2024Salary: £23,144-£25,742Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 4 years in the first instance. Would you enjoy working in a busy art gallery and engaging audiences with Kettle's Yard House and Gallery? Do you enjoy telling stories and news through social media? Kettle's Yard is seeking an enthusiastic and proactive Digital Communications Assistant to assist with day-to-day digital marketing including social media, e-marketing and the Kettle's Yard website. The role holder will support the Communications Manager in marketing all aspects of Kettle's Yard including exhibitions, fundraising, the music programme, learning and community activities and the unique collection. The role holder will produce new digital content to reach and engage new and existing audiences across a range of digital platforms, including the Kettle's Yard website. Knowledge, skills and experienceEssential<ul><li>Experience of using social media successfully</li><li>Experience using wordpress or similar and e-marketing software</li><li>Experience of marketing and/or press work in the cultural sector or similar relevant experience</li><li>Excellent computer skills and demonstrable ability to learn new software systems as required</li><li>Confident using current social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube</li><li>Interest in the visual arts</li><li>Educated to at least A Level standard or equivalent standard/NVQ level 3 or equivalent level of practical experience</li><li>Personable and polite, able to be the face of Kettle’s Yard when required</li><li>Ability to work evenings and weekends when required</li><li>Ability to work unsupervised and with great self motivation</li><li>A commitment to inclusion, anti-racism and environmental sustainability</li></ul>Desirable<ul><li>Experience or demonstrable knowledge of content creation</li><li>Experience using analytics tools such as Google Analytics</li><li>Experience using design tools such as InDesign</li><li>Experience in filmmaking and editing</li></ul> We believe that diversity strengthens and enriches us. We are committed to helping to make the arts and cultural sector a more diverse and equal place. To this end we are actively seeking to diversify our staff and would particularly welcome applications from BIPOC people and people with disabilities, if you wish to self-identify please do so in your personal statement.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

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