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Closing date for applications: 15 October 2025Salary: £33,000-£37,000 pro-rata, 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 week. This is a part-time position, where you will work 28 hours per week. Bring your imagination, editorial vision and passion for illustration to an award-winning picture book list and take the editorial lead in bringing unforgettable stories to life.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 11 publishing divisions and over 60 imprints. Everyone here is proud to be in the business of opening doors and minds. What you'll be doingAre you an imaginative and experienced picture book editor with an eye for a great text and a passion for illustration? Do you have a successful track record of taking books from acquisition to publication? Hachette Children’s Books is looking for a creative senior editor to join their picture book team, on a parental leave contract starting in January 2026. Reporting to the editorial director of picture books, you will be the editorial lead on a range of picture book titles, working collaboratively with authors, illustrators and agents to create the best possible books on an award-winning and bestselling list. Liaising closely with your design colleagues at every stage, you will be responsible for delivering the books on time and on budget. You’ll read and review picture book submissions, negotiate on contracts and champion titles at meetings. You will be someone with a wealth of ideas, and a collaborative, organised and imaginative approach. Who we are looking forWe are looking for an experienced acquirer and editor of picture books, with excellent project management and editorial skills. A good understanding of the design and illustration process will be necessary, as will good knowledge of the children’s market. We’re looking for someone highly organised who is passionate about books for young readers, and who enjoys working as part of a team. 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 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.

Carmelite House

Hachette UK

Senior editor (9 month FTC)

Closing date for applications: 20 October 2025Salary: £28,808 pro rata per annumHours: Part-time, 16 or 24 hours per week, working on a shift pattern to be determined but within the hours of 08.00-22.00 between Monday-Sunday, additional hours may be necessary in order to fulfil the requirements of the postDepartment/team: Theatre operationsResponsible to: Building facilities managerContract: PermanentLocation: The Old Vic, 103 The Cut, London, SE1 8NB Play a key role in maintaining a historic Grade II listed building at the heart of live performance.The theatre operations team are collectively responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the building day-to-day. The building facilities assistant will provide practical support in maintaining and upkeep of the historic Grade II listed building. They will act as a first point of contact for any on the ground issues or queries related to the building and maintenance. Responsibilities<ul><li>Undertaking a range of maintenance and fabric tasks to aid the upkeep of our building</li><li>Carrying out routine monitoring of building systems and equipment, including the building management system (BMS) system</li><li>Under the supervision of the building facilities manager, practical maintenance and upkeep of our auditorium space, including auditorium seat repairs and numbering, including change overs as required</li><li>Taking responsibility as a fire marshall during evacuations and performing evacuation duties were required</li><li>Monitoring and responding to radio requests for building and facilities related tasks</li><li>Supervising external maintenance contractors when working on site, providing site inductions at the start of their work(s), and ensuring that they adhere to our safe working policies and procedures</li><li>Taking receipt of deliveries and assisting with moving equipment and assets around the organisation's premises</li><li>Preparing spaces, equipment, furniture, and the format of rooms ready for use</li><li>Carrying out and logging specified building, health &amp; safety (H&amp;S), environmental, and accessibility checks</li><li>Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of current and new safe working practices and adhere to them</li><li>Providing cover for the building facilities manager as required</li><li>Assisting the building facilities manager in preparing method statements and risk assessments for in house works, ensuring these are reviewed when required</li><li>Assisting the building facilities manager in ensuring that our COSHH records (inventories, risk assessments, data sheet) records are kept up to date and reviewed regularly</li><li>Assisting with fire, health &amp; safety and any other relevant training for staff and contractors as requested by the operations director, head of building operations and head of front of house (FOH) operations</li><li>Completing reactive requests from the site relating to the building and facilities</li><li>When required, operating the building management system – for which training will be provided</li><li>Assisting the head of building operations and operations administration manager with longer term objectives, such as the goal to reduce energy and carbon emissions, by identifying any patterns or practices that could be improved</li><li>Assisting with the undertaking of scheduled preventative maintenance work and checks</li><li>Acting as a first aider and attending refresher training courses when required</li><li>Acting as a key holder and out of hours emergency contact, responding as required</li><li>Working collaboratively with The Old Vic’s third-party facilities management company</li><li>Carrying out and logging specified building, H&amp;S, environmental, and accessibility checks</li><li>Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of current and new safe working practices and adhering to them</li></ul>This is not an exhaustive list of duties and the Theatre's management may, at any time, allocate other tasks which are of a similar nature or level. Knowledge, skills &amp; experience<ul><li>Experience in a similar maintenance or technician role, preferably within facilities or building operations</li><li>Basic understanding of UK building regulations and health and safety requirements</li><li>Technical qualifications or certifications are a plus, such as: City &amp; Guilds or NVQ Level 2/3 in plumbing, electrical systems, or building services</li><li>Previous experience of working within a public-facing premises</li><li>Comfortable working as part of a small team collaboratively, and working autonomously with minimal supervision</li><li>Demonstrable experience of completing building maintenance tasks</li><li>Good understanding of the safe and effective use of power and hand tools</li><li>Able to multi-task, work to deadlines, identify priorities and prioritise work with competing demands.</li><li>A ‘can do’ approach and positive relationship building skills across departments</li><li>Able to use initiative and find pragmatic solutions</li><li>Demonstrable continuous improvement approach to work</li><li>IT literacy, with good experience of the Microsoft Office suite (training will be given on software programs as required)</li><li>Awareness of environmental sustainability</li></ul> We actively support and encourage people from a variety of backgrounds, experiences and skill sets to join us and help shape what we do. We are particularly keen to receive applications from people of the global majority, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse and disabled candidates.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

The Old Vic Theatre

Building facilities assistant - part time

Closing date for applications: 20 October 2025 at 12 noonSalary: £112 a dayExpenses: Additional travel expenses will be coveredLocation: Remote working, some travel to attend meetings in East Midlands/South EastContract: Fixed term, part time, PAYEDates: Part time, 1 day per week, from 17 November 2025 to 18 December 2026, approx. 60 days over 13 monthsLine manager: Abigail Addison, producer Ready to grow your animation career in a supportive, creative environment? This is your chance to join the team behind award-winning shorts and gain hands-on experience throughout the entire production journey.Animate Projects Productions Limited (APPL) is an independent animation production company. It is a new sister company to Animate Projects, an organisation that exists to support artists to experiment, collaborate and produce bold animation projects. APPL is currently producing:<ul><li>Re-Mind by Dominica Harrison, a short that mixes digital animation and printing techniques. The production is supported by&nbsp;the BFI, awarding funds from the National Lottery</li><li>Hand painted animation Daughters of the Late Colonel by award-winning writer-director Elizabeth Hobbs. This production is supported by co-producers Phil Davies Films and Fabian&amp;Fred.</li></ul>Animate supports artists to experiment, collaborate and produce bold animation projects. Led by Abigail Addison and Gary Thomas, since 2007 they have produced high-quality, innovative, experimental, and engaging films. Their award-winning productions include: <a href="https://animateprojects.org/portfolio/the-debutante/" target="_blank">The Debutante</a>&nbsp;by Elizabeth Hobbs, which was Oscar shortlisted and won the Animated Short Jury Award at South by South West.&nbsp;<a href="https://animateprojects.org/portfolio/and-granny-would-dance/" target="_blank">And Granny Would Dance</a>&nbsp;by Maryam Mohajer, which won Best of Festival and Best Animation awards at Aesthetica Short Film Festival.APPL is looking to recruit a trainee who has a passion for artistic animated work, experience with animation production, and is keen to develop a career in production. Over the course of 13 months, you will see the journey of a short animation production as it moves from pre-production through to delivery and distribution. You will support us with the production and delivery of our films that are in production, plus assist with other development activity. You will be mentored by the producer and be an integral part of the production teams. Responsibilities<ul><li>Maintaining schedules and shot lists</li><li>Collating information from the crew</li><li>Attending production meetings and taking notes</li><li>File management</li><li>Research support</li><li>Booking travel and purchasing materials</li><li>Producing regular reports to be submitted to stakeholders</li><li>Post production organisation</li><li>Liaising with crew members, producers, and funders</li><li>Any other tasks as may be reasonably required</li></ul> Knowledge, skills &amp; experience<ul><li>Interest in working in animation production as a career</li><li>Experience of organising and working with Google Drive and Word documents and Dropbox folders</li><li>Experience of working with spreadsheets and budgets</li><li>Excellent communication skills</li><li>Excellent planning and organisational skills</li><li>Strong attention to detail</li><li>Exceptional time management and prioritisation skills</li><li>Confident self-starter</li><li>Experience of managing animation projects</li><li>Knowledge of the 2D animation pipeline</li><li>Experience of working with animation and editing software such as TVPaint, After Effects, Dragonframe, and Premiere is desirable but not essential</li></ul> How to applyPlease send us the following by Monday 20 October, 12 noon:&nbsp;<ul><li>Your CV as a Word or PDF document attachment (maximum two pages) or a link to an up to date LinkedIn profile</li><li>A cover letter (maximum two pages) either typed via Creative Access or as a Word or PDF document attachment or a link to a video or voice memo (no longer than 5 minutes). Please outline your previous relevant experience and suitability, and why you are keen to join us and would like to take on this role</li></ul>Please also fill out the anonymous <a href="https://forms.gle/StnetxDFHggCYofE8" target="_blank">Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form</a> linked.Interviews to be held on a video platform on 5, 6 or 7 November.If you have any questions about the role or if you require the job description in an alternative form, please email Abigail Addison at <a href="mailto:appl@animateprojects.org" target="_blank">appl@animateprojects.org</a>. If you have any access needs or barriers to access that you would like to discuss, please do not hesitate to let us know either before applying or as part of your application. The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate that they hold the right to work in the United Kingdom. We will notify all candidates who have not been shortlisted for interview, but we are unable to offer detailed feedback. Please note: we cannot consider candidates who are in education during the dates of the term.&nbsp; This opportunity is open to individuals from a group that is under-represented in the arts and creative industries, because we are committed to creating a more inclusive and diverse workforce. This includes, but is not limited to Black, Asian and ethnically diverse candidates, disabled people,&nbsp;those undergoing gender reassignment/transitioning&nbsp;and individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Animate Projects

Trainee animation production coordinator

3 Part time Opportunities in England