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Closing date for applications: 21st March 2025Salary: £32,000-£38,000 dependent on experience and location (+bonus +benefits)Contract: Permanent Shape the next generation of thriller or crime fiction. Sphere Fiction, a Publisher of the Year, is looking for an Editor to join their teamSphere is the commercial hub of Little, Brown, a major trade division within Hachette and four-time winner of the Publisher of the Year Award.Sphere Fiction is one of the most innovative and successful commercial imprints in the UK and the proud home of globally bestselling brands Mark Billingham, Val McDermid, Patricia Cornwell, Nicholas Sparks and more, as well as some of the biggest recent bestsellers and brands of the future, including Ali Hazelwood and Colleen Hoover. Our ethos is to publish something for everyone; we put what readers want front and centre and aim to reach mass audiences who might be traditional book-buyers as well as those who might instead be entertainment consumers first and foremost. &nbsp; &nbsp;What you'll be doingYou’ll be working closely on the Fiction Publisher’s titles, an excellent opportunity to immerse yourself in everything from brand publishing to debut launches. The majority of this list consists of crime and thriller fiction, with the occasional general fiction or historical project.Reporting to the Sphere Fiction Publishing Director, you will inherit a small number of authors for your own list, and this role also has scope to commission new titles for Sphere, working in close conjunction with the senior publishing team. &nbsp; &nbsp;Responsibilities also include, but aren’t limited to:<ul><li>Proactively supporting on the Publisher’s titles throughout the publication process, including managing the critical path, attending campaign meetings and contributing to edits</li><li>Championing a select list of your own titles</li><li>Working effectively with marketing, sales, publicity, production, design and rights teams</li><li>Establishing strong relationships with authors</li><li>Maintaining good relationships with literary agents and scouts</li><li>Finding and acquiring new talent for the Sphere fiction list</li></ul> Who we are looking forWe are looking for a proactive, highly organised candidate who loves commercial fiction – especially crime fiction – and has demonstrable experience contributing to publication plans through their own publishing or through supporting senior colleagues. This is an opportunity for an editor looking to gain experience across a wide variety of publications with the added opportunity to acquire and publish their own list.We are also looking for:<ul><li>Strong awareness of the crime fiction market and trends</li><li>Experience communicating with and editing authors</li><li>Experience briefing jackets, writing cover copy and metadata</li><li>Attention to detail and ability to hit deadlines</li><li>Some commissioning and/or IP development experience is advantageous but not essential</li></ul>Alongside how your experiences fit the role, in your covering letter we would also love to hear about the commercial crime fiction publication (from any publisher) that has most impressed you in the past twelve months, and why. 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&nbsp;Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing&nbsp;and religious networks</li><li>Season ticket loans</li><li>And much more!</li></ul>This role can be based at our London, Sheffield, or Edinburgh 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>Please include in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Carmelite House

Hachette UK

Commissioning editor

Closing date: 16th March 2025Salary: £24,840–£27,600 in Edinburgh and Sheffield and £27,000–£30,000 in London (+bonus +benefits)Location: This role can be based in any of our Edinburgh, London or Sheffield offices, with a blend of in-office (minimum 3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week.&nbsp;Join the talented and creative team at this fast-growing publisher.Bookouture is the UK’s fastest growing digital publisher and part of Hachette UK. We are only twelve 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.&nbsp;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></ul>&nbsp;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, looking for your first or second role in publishing. We are always open to applications from people looking to change career as well.</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 enhance creativity, and challenging and changing the way things are done.</li><li>You will have a growth mindset, always looking for ways to improve and learn in your role.</li></ul>&nbsp;What we offerBookouture is a dynamic working environment, where your ideas will be heard and where you will have the capacity to change things, take risks and do things differently.&nbsp;We are a fun and sociable workplace where there is always lots going on.&nbsp;You will be part of a fast-growing company, with the opportunities for career progression that offers.Our 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&nbsp;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 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>Please state in your application that you found this role on Creative Access.

Publishing executive

Salary bracket: £23,000 - £26,000 per annum, paid monthly&nbsp;Are you interested in the entertainment, TV and film industries? Join this&nbsp;creative communications agency as an assistant publicist!Premier Scotland is part of Premier – ranked #1 Consumer Brand PR agency by PR Week last year and specialising in delivering world-class communications campaigns for the entertainment, arts and cultural industries. With specialist knowledge of film, television, literature, gaming, music, performing arts, destination campaigns, consumer brands, not for profit and most recently sport, Premier provides a complete creative communications solution.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Responsibilities<ul><li>Building and maintaining relationships and contact with media, clients and associates.  </li><li>Planning, running and reporting on small-scale press campaigns as allocated by the Directors and under their supervision. This will include media monitoring.  </li><li>Supporting press campaign work undertaken by the Publicists and Directors. </li><li>Managing, delivering or assisting with small social media campaigns if required. This includes the day-to-day running of the channels (copywriting, gathering and creating content and so on) as well as content planning under the supervision of the Publicist and/or Senior Digital Manager. This may include small design jobs in e.g. Canva.  </li><li>Dealing with requests for images, footage, press information, interviews and press tickets. </li><li>Live event support and attendance at events as required.  </li><li>Some flexibility due to the nature of the work, including travelling for work.  </li><li>Actively contributing to the company’s social platforms and website content. </li><li>Contributing to the smooth running of the Company’s day-to-day business as well as using and helping manage relevant tools as requested by the Company, e.g. Company calendar, media database, SharePoint/OneDrive, HiBob and so on.  </li><li>Occasional request for help with a campaign you are not directly involved in, if required.  </li><li>Contributing to general office housekeeping and office building housekeeping as required.</li><li>Attending regular check-ins with your line manager and an annual appraisal. </li><li>Any other duties within reason as requested by your line manager, campaign manager or the directors.  &nbsp;</li></ul>Not obligatory: &nbsp;<ul><li>Attendance at the Company’s social events or days away, organised and ad hoc. &nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;Knowledge, skills and experience<ul><li>Experience and passion for working within arts PR   </li><li>Experience of working on press campaigns  </li><li>Understanding of media and journalism landscape  </li><li>An excellent communicator, verbally and in writing </li><li>Good at collaborating as part of a team  </li><li>A positive attitude in their approach to all tasks  </li><li>Impeccable attention to detail and is extremely organised </li><li>Is proficient in Microsoft Office programmes  </li><li>Knowledge and experience of social media and influencer engagement</li><li>Ability to prioritise and manage several tasks at once, and work to tight deadlines</li></ul>&nbsp;Remuneration, benefits and holiday entitlement:<ul><li>Salary bracket: £23,000 - £26,000 per annum, paid monthly</li><li>Working hours: 35 hours per week, 9.30am to 5.30pm – occasional evening and weekend work required, flexible working available as agreed with line manager&nbsp; &nbsp;</li><li>31 days holiday annually pro rata (includes Scottish bank holidays) + 2 over Christmas</li><li>Responsible to the appointed Publicist or Director&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;Please with your CV and cover letter quoting Assistant Publicist (Scotland) in the subject.Research shows how marginalised groups of people may not apply for jobs unless they meet 100% of the qualifications. You might not feel that you ‘check all the boxes’ in the way that we’d expect. Many of us felt that imposter syndrome or a confidence gap when we applied.&nbsp;If the job excites you and you think you might be able to do it well, we’d encourage you to apply anyway.&nbsp;Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Premier PR

Assistant publicist - Premier Scotland

Job Title: Publicist, Scripted Location: Leeds, Manchester, Glasgow Reports to: Head of Communications, Scripted Department: Content Communications Job Grade: P2 Basic salary: starting at £33,688.00 dependant on experience We’re looking for an outstanding Publicist to join Channel 4’s busy Content Communications team.The role can be based in any of the following Channel 4 offices: Leeds, Manchester, or Glasgow. Channel 4 is committed to diversity and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. Want to spend your days promoting brilliant content for one of the most innovative and dynamic broadcasters in the UK? The Channel 4 scripted departments have been responsible for some of the most ground-breaking and distinctive shows on television – from Derry Girls, It’s A Sin, Queenie, Big Boys, Stath Lets Flats and The Handmaid’s Tale to Hollyoaks, Patience, The Couple Next Door and We Are Ladyparts. DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION The Content Communications department is responsible for generating and shaping media coverage and driving buzz around Channel 4’s programmes, content, vision, services and talent. The department proactively publicises Channel 4's programmes and content across all newspapers, digital, TV and radio, magazines, trade publications, podcasts and with influencers - with a view to driving audiences and amplifying its brand and reputation. The department is responsible for communicating the effectiveness of Channel 4's delivery against its public service remit and protecting the reputation of the organisation, its individuals and programming. The Content Communications department handles all media requests for programme information, talent and executive interviews, clips and pictures. JOB PURPOSE&nbsp;<ul><li>The Publicist role works with the team to develop creative, targeted, noisy publicity campaigns that generate conversations and drive audience viewing to Channel 4’s programmes and content as well as effectively communicating its unique remit and brand values. </li><li>This role will work on campaigns for a range of programmes, with particular focus on promoting content across our drama and comedy slates. </li><li>The Publicist will work as part of the wider Content Communications team which is overseen by the Director of Content Communications and they will have the opportunity to work across multiple programming genres and with different members of the department.</li></ul> KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Reporting to Head of Communications, Scripted, the Publicist will:<ul><li>Develop stand out publicity strategies for key priority genres, (drama and comedy) and to come up with innovative ideas for generating noise around key projects across all broadcast channels and streaming.</li><li>Proactively promote their assigned programmes to a range of media including – print, broadcast, digital and influencers.</li><li>Develop a network of excellent working relationships with journalists and influencers across a range of media.</li><li>Identify issues arising out of Channel 4 projects, in conjunction with the Publicity Leads and Head of Communications – helping to prepare Q&amp;As, drafting lines against enquiry and fielding/answering calls.</li><li>Write and create press materials for review by Publicity Lead/HoC – including press releases, press information/billings, press packs and clips etc.</li><li>Supporting in the organisation and running of press events, junkets, set visits and screenings.</li><li>Contributing to written reports and evaluations of priority programme campaigns.</li><li>Work closely with picture publicity, marketing and social to deliver creative integrated PR campaigns.</li><li>Develop excellent working relationships with Channel 4 commissioning teams, independent production companies, agents and personal publicists</li><li>Some out of hours working will be required</li></ul>ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS Technical/Professional Skills&nbsp;<ul><li>A track record of developing and implementing proactive, creative and innovative consumer PR strategies and campaigns.</li><li>A comprehensive understanding of PR and its place in the wider communications mix</li><li>Experience of identifying contentious issues and working with the team to mitigate these </li><li>Proven flair for creative and effective writing</li><li>Fluency in social media and a clear understanding of best practice in a PR context</li></ul>Relationship Management&nbsp;<ul><li>Experience of working with programme executives</li><li>Experience of working with talent, managers and publicists.</li><li>Outstanding communication skills and an ability to form and maintain positive working relationships with diverse stakeholders.</li><li>A good network of contacts and an interest in building and developing relationships with online influencers and digital media.</li></ul>Managing Resources&nbsp;<ul><li>Able to prioritise well, deal with multiple projects and work to deadlines</li><li>Demonstrable experience of delivering creative PR campaigns&nbsp;</li></ul>Autonomy/Judgement/Decision Making&nbsp;<ul><li>Proven ability of writing press lines and managing press enquiries to deadline.</li><li>Ability to work independently and as part of a close-knit team.</li></ul>Complexity/Problem Solving&nbsp;<ul><li>Proven record of managing press, logistical and resource issues</li><li>Proven record of managing conflicting priorities and demands</li><li>Business Impact/Strategic Perspective</li><li>Ability to think strategically under pressure</li></ul>Content&nbsp;<ul><li>A passion for scripted content.</li><li>An interest in working for Channel 4 and an understanding of its core values and remit.</li></ul>DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS<ul><li>Experience in a creative, content-led sector – TV drama, film, the arts, theatre, literature etc.</li><li>Understanding of the TV and media industry.</li><li>Knowledge of and experience in incorporating digital and social/influencer innovation within press campaigns.</li></ul>Please note this role will require travel to other Channel 4 hubs if required.&nbsp;Hybrid WorkingFrom September 2023 employees will be working minimum 3 days per week in their office location. The other 2 days should be working from home. This is to create more time for collaboration, creativity, learning and feedback. We also have a working from another location policy for up to 10 days. This pattern is subject to future changes which would be communicated in advance to provide employees with adequate notice of any change.&nbsp; If you need any additional support or workplace adjustments upon joining, please speak with your manager or our workplace disability lead.&nbsp;Please include in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

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