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Closing date for applications: 26 October 2025Salary: £25,500 per annum - plus financial travel support Discover how audiobooks come to life behind the scenes! From script preparation to sound editing, learn how unforgettable listening experiences are made in this six-month traineeship at the heart of production.The scheme is for voices we want to hear more of in publishing. Could yours be one of them?Make your mark by spending six months between January – July 2026 working with the best at the number one publisher in the UK. You’ll immerse yourself within one of our key business areas, learning the ropes, taking ownership of projects and contributing to our mission to make books for everyone. Whatever team you’re placed with, you’ll gain universally applicable skills that will equip you for wherever you go next. We’ll teach you about all publishing and Penguin, and support you to make the next steps in your career journey.The scheme is for people from lower socio-economic backgrounds. If you meet this eligibility criteria but perhaps you’re changing careers, don’t have a degree, or haven’t often seen yourself reflected in publishing, we’d love you to apply! Whatever your gender, background, or community, we want to hear your story. All trainees are paid £25,500 per annum (equivalent to £12,750 for the six months of the traineeship). We also offer a travel bursary for those commuting from outside of London. For further information and the full role descriptions, please see our <a href="https://jobsearch.createyourowncareer.com/PRH_UK/content/training/?locale=en_GB" target="_blank">website</a>. Audio studio traineePenguin is the UK’s leading publisher of audiobooks. We bring together our amazing authors and the world’s very best acting talent to create exceptional listening experiences; from the finest stories and ideas for adults to entertainment and education for children and families. Whether we’re working with Gary Stevenson on The Trading Game, recording our Ladybird Audio Originals with specially-commissioned sound effects and music, or working with iconic authors like Malorie Blackman, Zadie Smith and Jacqueline Wilson, we’re always looking for new ways to create audio editions which are simultaneously faithful to the book and unique experiences in their own right.&nbsp;As a trainee in the audio studio team, you’ll have the unique opportunity to learn about audiobook production with Penguin’s dedicated in house team. You’ll gain exposure to the studio environment and learn about key elements of the audiobook production process, from pre-production through to postproduction. You’ll be involved in assisting with script preparation ahead of recordings, learning the basics of engineering sessions, shadowing recordings, recording credits, cutting marketing clips, invoice coding, studio hospitality and learning the values that underpin our work with authors and actors.&nbsp;&nbsp;Knowledge and skills you’ll gain: an understanding of audiobook publishing; basic audio editing skills; audio proofreading skills; developing an eye and ear for detail; author and actor care; learning industry standards; and how to work as part of a fast-paced team.&nbsp;If you’re interested in audio production and audiobooks more generally, this could be the role for you.&nbsp; &nbsp; Eligibility criteriaYou’ll need to have a pre-existing right to work in the UK for the duration of the traineeship as unfortunately we are not able to offer visa sponsorship. You don’t need a degree, you just need to be over 18. To achieve our mission to make books for everyone because a book can change anyone, we are seeking out new voices. To apply, you’ll need to identify as from a lower socio-economic background. We use parental occupation at age 14 to measure this as the Social Mobility Commission suggests it to be the most accurate measure available to assess socio-economic background, as well as being accessible to those from all nationalities.To apply for the scheme, at age 14 your highest-earning parent/guardian was not in management and was employed in one of the following categories: <ul><li>technical and craft occupations such as motor mechanic, plumber, printer, electrician, gardener, train driver</li><li>routine, semi-routine manual and service occupations such as postal worker, machine operative, security guard, caretaker, farm worker, catering assistant, sales assistant, HGV driver, cleaner, porter, packer, labourer, waiter or waitress, bar staff</li><li>unemployed (claimed Jobseeker’s Allowance or earlier unemployment benefit for more than a year)</li></ul>We recognise these are broad categories that may not fully reflect the many hundreds of jobs out there, or exactly fit your family situation. Please use your judgement when self-identifying. Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

London

Penguin Random House

The Publishing Process

Audio studio trainee

Closing date for applications: 22 October 2025Salary: £49,951 per annum&nbsp; Bring your IT expertise to the National Gallery, helping power and protect the critical systems that bring world-class art to millions.The National Gallery is seeking a dedicated information systems (IS) infrastructure manager to join our information systems department. Our business teams rely heavily on the availability and security of our information systems to deliver services ranging from ticket sales and exhibitions to finance and human resources. As the IS infrastructure manager, you will be responsible for the strategic planning, commissioning, and maintenance of a resilient and secure systems infrastructure. This includes managing both on-premise and cloud-hosted environments to ensure they meet the evolving needs of the Gallery. Responsibilities&nbsp;<ul><li>Strategic development of the Gallery’s information systems infrastructure, taking advantage of the opportunities provided by proven new developments that are appropriate to meet Gallery requirements</li><li>Administration of both physical and virtual servers and associated storage – currently hosted within a virtual environment both on-premises and in the cloud – organising their structure and deployment to maintain a robust and reliable set of services.</li><li>Ensure that the allocation of resources is optimised to deliver appropriate performance and service availability</li><li>Ensure appropriate arrangements are maintained for software licences, hardware support and security certificates for infrastructure systems</li><li>Instigation and management of projects and processes to develop the infrastructure to meet changing business requirements</li><li>Maintain and develop an available and resilient environment for the delivery of virtual desktops for Gallery staff access both onsite and at remote locations</li><li>Administer and develop appropriate security arrangements, including anti-virus and operating systems patching for the server infrastructure, integrated with systems used for desktop client security, and multi-factor authentication for system access from remote locations</li><li>Develop and maintain appropriate procedures and systems to provide offsite data storage capable of meeting the Gallery’s business continuity and information recovery requirements for both its on-premise and cloud hosted information systems</li><li>Administer and maintain the Gallery’s SQL Server environment, including integration with commercial and bespoke applications</li><li>Provide support for key specialist desktop applications</li></ul> Knowledge, skills &amp; experience<ul><li>Demonstration of successful administration of an enterprise-level server infrastructure in a multi-departmental organisation</li><li>Design and deliver data backup and disaster recovery processes to protect the organisation against data loss or systems failure, including on-premise and key cloud-hosted assets</li><li>Possess expertise in VEEAM or comparable backup solutions</li><li>Manage multiple projects, defining and monitoring project plans and objectives, leading the activities to successful conclusion</li><li>Design, implement and integrate databases using Microsoft SQL Server</li><li>Design, implementation, and administration of Microsoft Windows-based infrastructure, including Azure Arc , Active Directory domain controllers / associated FSMO roles and PKI implementation</li><li>Resolve complex technical problems relating to the IS architecture</li><li>Proven methodical approach to activities, prioritising personal workload and managing the workload of others in a demanding environment</li><li>Diplomatic but tenacious approach, ensuring that the best value for money is obtained from external consultants and suppliers</li><li>Flexible approach when responding to organisational needs balancing user needs against not compromising the reliability and resilience of information systems</li><li>Proven ability to positively and effectively influence thought and behaviour in a complex working environment; effectively communicating information as required to achieve this aim</li></ul> 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.

Gallery

The National Gallery

Information systems infrastructure manager

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