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Office / homeworking: This&nbsp;role is office-based (we’re on City Road near to Angel / Old St / Farringdon) 5 days per week.&nbsp;We’re on the hunt for a talented production assistant to join our growing team in Angel.We’re Gorilla Gorilla!, an independent video and animation studio that helps brands tell powerful stories of change.&nbsp;The Production Assistant will&nbsp;provide general office and film production admin support. They will report to one of the Producers but&nbsp;will also work closely on a daily basis with the whole team as well as freelancers.&nbsp;Responsibiliities<ul><li>Assist with general production / post-production admin e.g. booking freelancers, producing call sheets, health &amp; safety paperwork, making travel arrangements, reconciling expenses etc.</li><li>‘Settle in’ and assist freelancers when in our building.</li><li>Archive completed jobs, hard drive storage, logging and labelling.</li><li>Attend location shoots and assist the Producer / team as Runner.</li><li>Liaise with freelancers / suppliers and prepare purchase orders.</li><li>Co-ordinate diaries, book meeting rooms and arrange client lunches.</li></ul>&nbsp;Why it’s important to usAs part of a growing business, ensuring our reputation for delivering fantastic work is key to our future success.&nbsp;How you’ll make us look<ul><li>Smart.</li><li>Supportive.</li><li>Organised.</li></ul>&nbsp;How you’ll make us feel<ul><li>You’ve brought energy and enthusiasm.</li><li>You’re in it for the long haul.</li><li>Our business is more than likely to grow with you on the team.</li></ul>&nbsp;Knowledge, skills and experienceYour personality<ul><li>Energetic and conscientious with a responsible and positive outlook.&nbsp;</li><li>Obsessively organised and methodical.</li><li>Well-presented, business-like, open, friendly and sociable.&nbsp;</li><li>The intellect and desire to learn.</li><li>A team player.&nbsp;</li></ul>Specific skills<ul><li>A passion for film and animation.</li><li>Some knowledge and understanding of film / animation production, post production and distribution techniques.</li><li>Adept in use of Word, Excel and Outlook.&nbsp;</li><li>Understands the web as a research tool.</li><li>The ability to research.</li><li>Must be able to communicate effectively via the written word in proposals, letters, and emails.</li><li>Excellent telephone / personal manner.</li><li>Detailed and meticulous.</li><li>Non-essential but knowledge of editing software would be beneficial.</li></ul>Other requirements<ul><li>Excellent spoken and written English</li><li>indefinite right to remain and work in the UK</li></ul>Background<ul><li>Has probably worked in the role of Runner / Production Junior or similar within the commercial, agency or non-broadcast sector.&nbsp;</li><li>They may have a production background in another sector.&nbsp;</li><li>Someone who can commit to the role and the development of the company at an exciting time.</li><li>Someone who wants to grow and develop their skills with us.</li></ul>&nbsp;And finally,&nbsp;what can Gorilla Gorilla! offer you?The opportunity to join a growing creative business at an exciting time that offers the chance to learn and grow as part of a supportive, friendly team who love what they do. We also offer a range of additional benefits including regular paid-for team lunches and nights out (we love to eat and are a bit obsessive about food!), a personal wellbeing and training allowance, a profit share scheme, mobile phone, company pension, and employee share scheme.&nbsp;Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Gorilla Gorilla Films Ltd

Production assistant (office-based)

Salary: £27,000 per annumReports to: Publicity DirectorLocation: 5th Floor,&nbsp;HYLO,105 Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8LZWorking pattern:&nbsp;Hybrid - Minimum of two days per week in the office; up to three days per week working from homeDepartment: Publicity&nbsp;&nbsp;Bonnier Books UK is looking for an enthusiastic and diligent assistant to join the publicity department, supporting the adult PR team.&nbsp;This is an exciting opportunity for someone serious about getting their start in Publicity and hoping to work across a broad range of titles and genres.&nbsp;In this role, being an enthusiastic self-starter is key. You will be responsible for a lot of rolling admin and logistics to support the team. You will be well supported by your line manager and other colleagues, but attention to detail, excellent communication and problem-solving are essential.&nbsp;A team player who is excited to try lots of new things will be best suited to this role. As well as rolling tasks, each day will play out differently and could include completing last-minute mailings, prepping materials for meetings and attending events with authors.&nbsp;With lots going on at any given time, good time management and prioritisation is vital. Building great relationships with team members, knowing how to set yourself deadlines and when to push back is important.&nbsp;A passion for books, media and digital spheres is crucial. The role offers progression to exciting campaign work as workload allows and offers excellent collaborative opportunities with a range of award-winning and experienced publicists.&nbsp;A friendly and creative department, we are a supportive, successful team. There are lots of great publicists to learn from and exciting opportunities to be seized by the right candidate. There are also many other ways to impact the business, company culture and accommodate personal interests. These include charitable and social initiatives, mentoring, Inclusion and Representation and Mental Health Networks.&nbsp;&nbsp;Core responsibilities<ul><li>Helps manage the team’s day-to-day admin tasks including invoices, budget sheets, calendars and more&nbsp;</li><li>Manages general enquiries to the department as the team’s first point of call, via phone and email, so that all communication is efficient and given in a timely manner&nbsp;</li><li>Collating group pitches to journalists and festival/event programmers</li><li>Supports the team and authors with logistics including travel arrangements and materials for meetings and presentations&nbsp;</li><li>Helps to organise and attend events, launches and festivals</li><li>Logs and circulates press coverage and PR reports</li><li>Regularly updates media and events contacts&nbsp;</li><li>Supporting on publicity campaigns as required (pitching, press releases, booking travel etc).</li><li>Manages award and media submissions where necessary</li><li>Minuting team meetings and circulating notes</li><li>Collaborates with the teams on digital and social media initiatives&nbsp;</li><li>Manages and maintains external databases and tools, such as Roxhill, Cision and Netgalley</li><li>Further collaborative and solo campaign work as the role develops</li></ul>&nbsp;What does success in this role look like?&nbsp;The successful applicant consistently demonstrates:&nbsp;<ul><li>Excellent organisational and time management skills</li><li>Attention to detail&nbsp;</li><li>Ability to take initiative and prioritise workload&nbsp;</li><li>Ability to deliver on tasks to deadline&nbsp;</li><li>Excellent communication skills – in writing and in person&nbsp;</li><li>Actively anticipating issues coming around the corner&nbsp;</li><li>Work with various stakeholders and to different deadlines&nbsp;</li><li>Great copy writing in pitches and press releases&nbsp;</li><li>Strong relationships with team, as well as other colleagues, authors and key stakeholders&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;Knowledge, skills and experience<ul><li>This is an entry level role&nbsp;</li><li>A real passion for books and how we reach readers&nbsp;</li><li>Genuine interest in starting a career in Publicity&nbsp;</li><li>Understanding/interest in the media and digital book communities&nbsp;</li><li>Being proactive and resourceful&nbsp;</li><li>Provide examples of prioritising, time management and attention to detail</li><li>Team player who enjoys building and fostering relationships&nbsp;</li></ul>Desirable<ul><li>Previous office-based work or work-experience</li></ul>&nbsp;The employer reserves the right to close the listing and stop accepting applications sooner than the original deadline. Therefore we strongly recommend applying at the earliest opportunity.We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.&nbsp;Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

LABS Victoria House

Igloo Books

Black & White Publishing

Bonnier Books UK (Head Office)

Bonnier Books UK

Publicity assistant, Adult Trade

Closing date: 22nd January 2025Salary: Starting from £35,000.00 per annum, dependent on experienceReports to: 4Skills ManagerDepartment: Nations and Regions (Operations)Location: Leeds&nbsp;Excited about empowering talent in TV production? As a 4Skills advisor, you’ll deliver key initiatives supporting diverse talent across the UK.As part of C4’s ‘4All the UK’ strategy, in October 2019 we opened a new national HQ in Leeds and a Creative Hub in both Bristol and Glasgow. This will ensure that we serve the whole of the UK and was the biggest change to the organisation’s structure in its history.&nbsp; A key part of this strategy is to attract and develop talent across the UK. 4Skills is our training and development initiative that brings together all our existing training schemes across C4. This on-going programme is focussed on finding and nurturing talent from the Nations and Regions with the aim of attracting people into broadcasting and production from diverse backgrounds. 4Skills will address skills gaps and also play a key role in progressing the careers of those already in the industry. In this role, you’ll play a key role in delivering some of our 4Skills projects, in particular our external-facing offer, covering initiatives to develop new writers, content development funding for production companies and supporting the career development of those already in the sector. You’ll help 4Skills to develop strong industry partnerships, develop the creative sector across the Nations and Regions and support people to grow in their careers. Reporting into our 4Skills Manager, you’ll focus on delivering a range of key 4Skills projects, such as 4Skills Accelerate, Content Development Partnerships, Content Creatives, Business Boost and our C4 New Writers Scheme. More information on 4Skills can be found at <a href="http://www.careers.channel4.com/4skills" target="_blank">www.careers.channel4.com/4skills</a>. You’ll need to be able to manage your own time effectively and working on multiple projects. You’ll have, a real passion to make a difference and remove barriers for people to access careers in the industry, and a strong understanding of the TV production sector outside of London. You’ll use your project skills to support delivery across the 4Skills portfolio, working with the 4Skills team, colleagues across other parts of the business (such as Commissioning and Creative Diversity) and external organisations (such as training providers, ScreenSkills and regional Screen Agencies). The role is based at the National C4 HQ in Leeds and may require travel when running events in the nations and regions.&nbsp; Some evening and weekend work will be required occasionally for which you’ll be given time back in lieu.&nbsp;Key responsibilities&nbsp;<ul><li>Support the overall 4Skills portfolio of work, contributing to the development, delivery and evaluation of the schemes. This includes working with the 4Skills Manager to ensure projects are delivering within timeframes, budget and team resources.</li><li>Work closely with the rest of the 4Skills team in relation to the delivery of 4Skills projects.</li><li>Lead the day-to-day relationships with relevant external delivery partners such as training providers to ensure successful delivery of 4Skills projects,</li><li>Deliver relevant 4Skills projects, including UK wide schemes as well those with a focus on our regional offices in Leeds, Bristol and Glasgow. Be responsible for all or some of the different stages of these projects including....<ul><li>Design, scoping and setting up a project so that it has clear outcomes and impact such as number of training roles created by a scheme, or specific skills that are gained.</li><li>Delivery and implementation of projects - looking for new approaches so that we are more efficient or have more impact.</li><li>Engaging with all relevant partners, stakeholders and suppliers to ensure that they deliver against the project plan and timetable, such as running recruitment, delivering workshops, or creating training assets.</li><li>Monitoring progress of the project against key milestones, to ensure that it is on track and will deliver its overall aims. If not on track, take action to address or communicate to senior colleagues.</li><li>Manage individual project budgets to ensure value for money and undertake financial processes such as invoicing, contracting etc.</li><li>Undertake an evaluation at the end of each project to assess if it has delivered its objectives, report this information and share any learnings.</li></ul></li><li>Manage multiple relationships and collaborate with a wide variety of internal &amp; external partners.</li><li>Analyse and communicate 4Skills data to support individual projects and the overall 4Skills strategy.</li><li>Research and understand skills challenges in the sector and develop solutions to address these.</li><li>Seek out new ways to communicate the 4Skills programmes to people of all backgrounds, and build long-term engagement such as through our 4Skills alumni programme.</li><li>Utilise the C4 project management framework and toolkit to ensure consistent and efficient delivery of 4Skills programmes across C4.</li><li>Provide other ad hoc support relating to projects and planning as required.</li><li>Ensure that Channel 4 values and diversity commitments are embedded in 4Skills projects are in line with the Channel 4 Diversity.</li></ul>&nbsp;Knowledge, skills and experienceEssential<ul><li>Be energised by, and have experience of, inspiring people from different backgrounds about careers in the creative industries.</li><li>Have experience of the TV Production sector and/or Broadcasting, and understand the roles involved in production.</li><li>Have an understanding of the barriers facing companies and freelancers working across the Nations and Regions.</li><li>Have experience of delivering projects, events and activities that support skills development.</li><li>Experience of how training schemes and other programmes are delivered.</li><li>Understand and be able to use social media to engage with people.</li><li>Have excellent organisational skills and the ability to work flexibly.</li><li>Strong analytical skills, able to process and present information in a structured format and in a clear unambiguous way leading to recommendations about project delivery and evaluations.</li><li>Have experience of coordinating a budget and running necessary financial processes such as raising invoices, recording payments etc.</li><li>Ability to support and develop junior members of the team and provide direction on tasks where relevant.</li><li>Keen to improve and develop existing approaches and learn from what works.</li><li>Excellent attention to detail.</li><li>Be passionate about increasing diversity and removing barriers to employment.</li><li>Build relationships quickly and enjoy working with lots of different parts of the business.</li><li>Strong communication skills and comfortable engaging with stakeholders at all levels.</li><li>Ability to work collaboratively both upwards and at peer level with functional and business colleagues.</li><li>Excellent written communication, copywriting ability and proof-reading skills.</li><li>Excellent Microsoft Office Skills, and ability to use word, excel or powerpoint to share information with senior stakeholder .</li><li>Demonstrates a proactive attitude with high levels of initiative.</li><li>Hands on, pragmatic and delivery focused.</li><li>Aligned to the C4 values and remit.</li></ul>Desirable<ul><li>Have experience of overseeing content development funding.</li><li>Have experience of working on schemes aimed at creative roles including new writers.</li><li>Have completed an industry training scheme yourself.</li><li>Have formal project management qualification or be working towards them, and experience of using these professionally.</li><li>Experience of providing content for a website or social media feeds.</li></ul> Hybrid workingFrom September 2023, C4 has operated a 60/40 working pattern, equating to three office days per week.&nbsp; &nbsp; Having everyone in the office three days a week gives us more opportunity to build our high performing, inclusive culture; to collaborate and to learn and share with each other, as well as helping to coordinate a regular pattern of home and office working days. Employees then have the flexibility to decide where they spend the rest of the working week. All our offices are open five days a week.&nbsp;The employer reserves the right to close the listing and stop accepting applications sooner than the original deadline. Therefore we strongly recommend applying at the earliest opportunity.We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.&nbsp;Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

National HQ

Bristol Creative Hub

Manchester Sales Office

G;asgow Creative Hub

Channel 4

Classified W for weird

Be more rainbow

4Skills advisor

Closing date for applications: Monday 3rd February 2025Contract: PermanentSalary: £33,764-£36,000Hours: 36 hours per weekInterviews: Tuesday 25 February or Friday 28 February 2025Start date: ASAP&nbsp;Inspire the next generation of creativity at V&amp;A East!The Learning and Engagement team at V&amp;A East plays a vital role in ensuring that V&amp;A East inspires creativity and opens opportunities for our priority audience of young people in east London.&nbsp;This role will lead our flagship programmes for young people including the V&amp;A East Youth Collective.&nbsp;They will devise and deliver projects and programmes with a focus on creativity, practical making, ideas and conversation. The programme seeks to address inequity within the creative sector and to unlock creativity as a skill in all areas of life.&nbsp; Everything we do is informed by the needs of young people and their communities in east London.This role will devise and deliver programmes and projects in collaboration with young people, creative practitioners, services and organisations throughout east London as well as the East Bank partners (University of the Arts, London, BBC, Sadlers Wells and University City of London).The role is based within the V&amp;A East team but will work across the wider V&amp;A organisation to ensure our work has maximum impact. They will work with departments such as Marketing, Digital and Communications and Collections, Care and Access.Normal working hours are 9am-5.15pm Monday to Thursday and 9am-5pm Fridays. This role will be expected to work Thursday evenings until 8.30pm as well as some ad hoc weekends and evenings, all for time off in lieu.&nbsp;Responsibilities<ul><li>Collaborate with line manager and wider Learning &amp; Engagement team to deliver learning and engagement programmes for young east Londoners, emphasising collaboration and coproduction.</li><li>Recruit and manage freelancers, creative practitioners, and youth workers to deliver projects and events.</li><li>Oversee the V&amp;A East Youth Collective, including creative development, operations, occasional facilitation and alumni career development&nbsp;</li><li>Coordinate with V&amp;A departments and external stakeholders, including East</li><li>Bank partners, to align and enhance programme delivery. Be a passionate advocate for young people with these stakeholders.</li><li>Manage budgets in collaboration with line manager and contribute to financial planning and forecasts.</li><li>Develop relationships with east London organisations to expand networks and reach new young audiences.&nbsp;</li><li>Promote inclusion, diversity, and equity while evaluating programmes and incorporating feedback for improvement.</li><li>Document and report on programmes through photography, clear records, and end-of-project evaluations for stakeholders.</li><li>Create and share marketing and engagement assets with the Communications and Marketing team.</li><li>Represent V&amp;A East at external events, advocate for young audiences, and engage in creative networks in east London.</li><li>Perform additional tasks as needed, including working evenings, weekends, and at other locations across London.</li></ul>&nbsp;Knowledge, skills and experience<ul><li>We are looking for someone with transferrable skills and not necessarily someone with a conventional museum background</li><li>Committed to equity, inclusion, and participation in arts and culture, with an understanding of intersectionality and a strong advocacy for youth services, including access for SEND groups.&nbsp;</li><li>Experienced in learning or youth engagement within cultural, educational, or youth sectors, with an interest in social practice and an awareness of challenges facing young audiences in east London.</li><li>Skilled at building positive relationships with diverse audiences, contributors, and stakeholders, and eager to support cross-programming with schools and colleges.</li><li>A proactive problem-solver with a keen interest in social practice, collaboration, and co-production, and the ability to work effectively under pressure.</li><li>Highly organised with excellent documentation and budgeting skills, respectful of others' time and expertise, and able to meet deadlines while fostering teamwork.</li><li>Experience leading high-quality workshops and activities with young people, supporting critical and conceptual learning through making.&nbsp;</li><li>Experience implementing safeguarding policies and delivering live events such as music, performance, and discussions.&nbsp;</li><li>Experience designing programs that engage diverse audiences with a focus on accessibility and inclusion.</li><li>Experience of working collaboratively with young people and using social media to engage them, while advocating for their needs with marketing and communications teams.</li><li>Experience of using MS Office and other IT systems effectively.</li></ul>&nbsp;You will be emailed by our Recruitment team usually 2-3 weeks after the application deadline with an update on your application.Any Questions? Contact our Recruitment team at <a href="mailto:careers@vam.ac.uk" target="_blank">careers@vam.ac.uk</a>We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries. We particularly welcome applications from those living in our local boroughs of Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest.Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.

Victoria and Albert Museum

Producer: Young People

Closing date: 21st January 2025Salary: £46,500-£48,000 dependent on experience and location (+bonus +benefits)Location: This role can be based at our London office, or at any of our regional offices in Sheffield, Edinburgh, or Bristol, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week.&nbsp;This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join the Hachette Children’s Group PR team at a senior level, in a management role for one direct report.&nbsp;Hachette Children’s Group (HCG) is one of the largest children’s publishers in the UK, with an excellent track record in creating bestselling and award-winning books for children of all ages. We publish best-selling picture book, fiction and non-fiction authors and illustrators and licensed brands including Cressida Cowell, Leigh Bardugo, Onjali Q. Raúf, Clare Balding, Kes Gray, Jim Field, Jessica Townsend, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Alice Oseman, Matthew Syed, David Almond, Lauren Child, Rachel Bright, Marion Deuchars, Dermot O’Leary, Nick East, Tanya Byrne, Dean Atta, Francesca Simon, Alex T. Smith, Tim Peake, Zanib Mian, J.K. Rowling, Giles Andreae, Guy Parker-Rees, Pippa Curnick, Maz Evans, L.D. Lapinski, Benjamin Zephaniah, Rashmi Sirdeshpande, Piers Torday, Pippa Curnick, Rainbow Magic, Beast Quest and Octonauts.We are a friendly team of publicists and marketers who’ve delivered award-winning campaigns with a strong ethos of collaboration, high achievement, and whole-list mentality. We are proud to be working with an exceptional roster of authors, illustrators and brands, and the most exciting debut talent.Hachette Children's Group 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.&nbsp;What you'll be doing<ul><li>You’ll be delivering all levels of front list and back list campaign, from household names and big brands to exciting debut authors and illustrators, focusing not only on top tier results, but on longer term goals, collaborating with colleagues across the company and multiple external stakeholders.&nbsp;</li><li>You’ll be managing one direct report, responsible for their development and performance, and lending your experience more generally for more junior colleagues.&nbsp;</li><li>This role involves contribution to HCG’s PR team infrastructure and federal responsibilities, so you’ll also be working with a whole-list mindset, and representing HCG to trade and consumers.</li></ul>&nbsp;Who we are looking for<ul><li>We’re looking for someone who has expertise in managing multiple stakeholders, is passionate about the power of children’s books and who has a track record of creative, impactful campaigns, as well as excellent relationships in the media, events and influencer spaces. The team works across all age groups and genres, and the perfect person for the role would know how to gain visibility for all their books in a competitive market.</li><li>You will be a strong team player who enjoys working collaboratively, confidently liaising with multiple colleagues, high-profile authors, illustrators, agents, licensors, journalists and booksellers.&nbsp;</li><li>Your written and spoken communication skills should be exemplary.</li><li>We are looking for someone who is keen to contribute to the wider team in both a managerial and federal way, contributing to the efficiency of team infrastructure and lending experience to more junior colleagues.</li></ul>We are open to discussing part time.&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>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.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&nbsp;<a href="http://www.booktradeentrysupport.org/" target="_blank">www.booktradeentrysupport.org</a>

Carmelite House

Hachette UK

Head of PR

Closing date: 19th January 2025Salary: £33,000–£42,000, 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 week&nbsp;An exciting opportunity to publish fantasy and science fiction at one of the most successful and dynamic digital publishers in the world.Find us brilliant new authors. Publish great books. Collaborate with a talented team. And learn all there is to know about creating digital bestsellers.We’re looking for someone who makes a habit of improving the way things are done, and who enjoys combining smart data and creativity.Second Sky is an imprint of Bookouture, the UK’s biggest digital publisher of commercial fiction. Bookouture has grown rapidly every year and have now sold&nbsp;over 80 million books to readers worldwide. To keep up this incredible rate of growth, we are looking for the best editorial talent to acquire for our dedicated SFF imprint, Second Sky. Launched in 2023, our authors include Kaylie Smith, Luanne Bennett, R.S. Moule and Marc Alan Edelheit, and we have seen success in multiple subgenres and in all formats. If you love genre fiction, want to get brilliant books in the hands of readers around the world, and are excited about digital publishing and the chance to shape a new and expanding list, we want to hear from you.At Bookouture, editors have the freedom to acquire autonomously without hurdles to jump through, and we can go direct to designers with a creative vision. We don’t have acquisition meetings. We have access to daily sales and pre-order numbers at the click of a button. We can change covers, copy and titles overnight – and see the impact the next day. We build strong and trusting relationships with our authors, collaborating with them to ensure readers love what we publish together. Our books are published across the world, and we are as focussed on the US as the UK. 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.&nbsp;What you'll be doingWe have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated commissioning editor to join our Second Sky editorial team.&nbsp;<ul><li>You will be publishing around 18 books a year, across a range of commercial SFF subgenres.&nbsp;</li><li>You will be acquiring, editing and publishing with a high level of autonomy and ensuring we are publishing the highest potential authors in the most commercial way, with an eye on the global market, excellent author care, and strong copywriting skills.</li></ul>&nbsp;Who we're looking for<ul><li>You will have a strong sense of what science fiction and fantasy readers want, and have an eye for a great story.</li><li>You will be a creative copywriter, a meticulous editor, and excellent with authors.</li><li>You will have an eye for a brilliant cover design and know what makes a strong commercial package across the US and UK.</li><li>You will use data to inform your work, and love using your analytical brain to understand what’s working and what could be done better.</li><li>You will have a can-do attitude and a creative approach to problem-solving.</li><li>You will be a strong communicator, capable of building good relationships and unafraid of having challenging conversations when needed.</li><li>You will have a relentless focus on results, and on getting our books to the broadest possible readership. You will be agile and reactive, thriving on change and taking risks.</li><li>You will be invested in diversifying our business, making our books as diverse as the range of readers we aim to reach.</li></ul>You may have a background in working on science fiction and fantasy in a publishing role, but this is not essential if you can demonstrate that you have a passion for the genre and all the skills we’re looking for.&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>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.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&nbsp;<a href="http://www.booktradeentrysupport.org/" target="_blank">www.booktradeentrysupport.org</a>

Commissioning editor

Closing date: 26th January 2025Salary: £33,000-£42,000, dependent on experience and location (+bonus +benefits)Location: The role will be based at our London or Sheffield office, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week.&nbsp;Find brilliant new authors, publish excellent books, collaborate with a talented team and learn all there is to know about creating digital bestsellers.We’re looking for the very best talent to join our editorial team – from both within publishing and beyond.Bookouture is the UK’s fastest growing digital publisher, and part of Hachette UK. We have grown rapidly over the last twelve years to a team of 54 people, we have sold over 80 million commercial fiction and non-fiction books to readers worldwide, and 2024 was a record-breaking year for us. Off the back of this incredible success, we’re excited to be growing our editorial team.At Bookouture, editors have the freedom to acquire autonomously without hurdles to jump through, and we can go direct to designers with a creative vision. We don’t have acquisition meetings. We have access to daily sales and pre-order numbers at the click of a button. We can change covers, copy and titles overnight – and see the impact the next day. We build strong and trusting relationships with our authors, collaborating with them to ensure readers love what we publish. Our books are published across the world, and we are as focussed on the US as the UK. 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 love commercial fiction, want to get brilliant books in the hands of readers around the world, and are excited about digital publishing and combining data and creativity, we want to hear from you.&nbsp;What you'll be doingWe have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated commissioning editor to join our editorial team.&nbsp;<ul><li>You will be publishing around 18 books a year, across a range of commercial fiction genres.&nbsp;</li><li>You will be acquiring, editing and publishing with a high level of autonomy and ensuring we are publishing the highest potential authors in the most commercial way, with an eye on the global market, excellent author care, and strong copywriting skills.</li></ul>&nbsp;Who we're looking for<ul><li>You’re a creative person with a passion for stories, able to spot trends and understand what makes a reader tick.</li><li>You use data to inform your work, and love using your analytical brain to understand what’s working and what could be done better.</li><li>You’re a strong communicator, capable of building good relationships and unafraid of having challenging conversations when needed.</li><li>You have a relentless focus on results, and on getting our books to the broadest possible readership. You’re agile and reactive, thriving on change and taking risks.</li><li>You will be invested in diversifying our business, making our books as diverse as the range of readers we aim to reach.</li></ul>You may have a background in working on commercial fiction in a publishing role, but this is not essential, if you can demonstrate that you have all of the other skills that we’re looking for.&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>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.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&nbsp;<a href="http://www.booktradeentrysupport.org/" target="_blank">www.booktradeentrysupport.org</a>

Location: Ford Creative, Unit 7.06 Deco Building, The Paintworks, Bristol, BS4 3EHSalary: £25,000–£30,000 per year (depending on experience)Working hours: Hybrid – 3 days in-office, 2 optional WFH&nbsp;Ford Creative is seeking a detail-oriented and communicative account manager to join our friendly and adaptable team.&nbsp;In this role, you’ll serve as the primary point of contact for clients, ensuring their needs are met with professionalism and precision. Working closely with our creative team, you will manage projects from inception to completion while maintaining our high-quality standards.&nbsp;Key responsibilities<ul><li>Act as the primary liaison between clients and internal teams.</li><li>Manage client requests, ensuring clarity and timely communication.</li><li>Oversee project timelines, deliverables, and budgets within creative production processes.</li><li>Write, proofread, and edit client-facing documents, proposals, and presentations.</li><li>Support the team in planning and executing creative projects.</li><li>Managing the studio workflow and scheduling.</li><li>Ensure quality control and meticulous attention to detail across all deliverables.</li></ul>&nbsp;Knowledge, skills and experienceEssential<ul><li>Proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).</li><li>Exceptional communication skills with experience managing client relationships.</li><li>Strong writing and proofreading abilities.</li><li>A keen eye for detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality work.</li><li>Understanding of creative production processes.</li><li>Project or account management experience within the creative industry.</li></ul>Desirable<ul><li>Experience in social media management.</li><li>Marketing knowledge or experience.</li></ul>&nbsp;What’s in it for you?<ul><li>A competitive salary based on experience (£25,000–£30,000).</li><li>A positive, friendly, and supportive work environment.</li><li>Flexible working options (up to 2 days remote working).</li><li>Long-term development opportunities, including training.</li><li>Room for growth with potential progression into a senior client services role.</li><li>Opportunities for international travel.</li></ul>&nbsp;How to apply<ul><li>If this sounds like the perfect role for you, please send your CV and a cover letter detailing your experience and why you’d be a great fit for the role by clicking the 'Apply' button.</li></ul>Join Ford Creative and help us deliver exceptional creative solutions while growing your career in a supportive and dynamic environment!&nbsp;The employer reserves the right to close the listing and stop accepting applications sooner than the original deadline. Therefore we strongly recommend applying at the earliest opportunity.We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.&nbsp;Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Ford Creative

Account manager

Closing date: 17th January 2025Salary: £23,500 per annumLocation: Following your initial training period which will be based in our offices in Didcot, Oxfordshire, you will be able to make the most of the current hybrid model (minimum 2 days per week in the office).Hours: 9am to 5pm (35 hours per week) with a one hour lunch break working Monday to Friday.&nbsp;Do you strive to provide outstanding service with a personal touch?Do you exceed expectations by taking ownership and being solution-focused? Do you make an effort to build strong and trusted relationships? If so, we would love to receive your application as we are recruiting a Customer Service Advisor.We, Hachette UK Distribution, are the leading book distribution company in the UK.&nbsp;We are one of the most advanced distribution centres in Europe, with leading-edge automation and modern systems which ensure world-class service to customers and publisher clients. We ship in excess of 60 million books globally each year and supply one out of every four books to the UK trade. Our exciting growth plans for 2025, which include the onboarding of a number of well-known client publishers, mean that we are now looking to expand our Customer Services team. Our mission is to make it easy for everyone to discover new worlds of ideas, learning, entertainment and opportunity. Hachette UK Distribution is part of the Hachette UK publishing group.Why should you be excited about this opportunity?&nbsp;Well, Hachette UK Distribution has seen real growth in the past 5 years, moved into a new state of the art facility and has built a reputation for being ‘best in class’ in our industry. This role offers the opportunity to become an essential part of the Customer Services team and gain lots of experience regarding distribution and elements of the publishing industry.On a day to day basis you will be dealing with all aspects of contact internal and external to the business, including providing first class service to our global customer base. This means on a typical day you could be responding to e-mails and telephone calls, processing orders, co-ordinating deliveries, organising collections with carriers, investigating claims (e.g. shortages and damages), issuing refunds, general administration duties and performing other duties.As part of the Customer Services team you will be working to ensure all targets are met, demonstrating growth mindset by working with your team leader to promote change that will improve customer experience and ensure continued high standards of quality and productivity are maintained.&nbsp;&nbsp;What you'll be doing<ul><li>Proactively liaising with both customers and publishers to maintain a first class working relationship</li><li>Preparing and processing orders/claims received from customers and publishers</li><li>Liaising effectively with all other departments to achieve swift problem solving and maintaining excellent communication internally and externally whilst also ensuring special requirements are met on time</li></ul>&nbsp;Who we are looking for<ul><li>You will live and breathe our Customer Service Vision and have a passionate and proactive approach to delivering excellent customer service.</li><li>You will enjoy liaising with, and collaboratively working with, the Operations team and Credit Services team as well as our client publishers to resolve issues and proactively seek to continuously improve processes and procedures.</li><li>It is highly likely that you will already have proven experience of working in the following roles and or industries:<ul><li>Hospitality, Retail, Customer Service Advisor, Customer Service Assistant, Customer Account Manager, Customer Support, Customer Care Advisor, Complaints Handler, Customer Experience, Customer Excellence, Telesales, Call Centre.</li></ul></li></ul>&nbsp;What we offerOur people are our greatest asset and our benefits reflect this. Therefore, we offer an extensive list of benefits that include:<ul><li>33 days annual holiday including Bank Holidays</li><li>a reward programme giving discounts, savings and cash back at numerous retailers</li><li>generous discounts on books we publish</li><li>Pension Plan and Life Assurance schemes</li><li>Company enhanced family policy including maternity, paternity and shared parental</li><li>Mental Health First Aiders / Champions and an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)</li><li>Cycle to Work scheme</li><li>DSE eye care vouchers</li><li>a wide-ranging training library</li><li>development programmes including mentoring</li><li>many employee networks to join</li><li>free onsite parking</li><li>free tea and coffee</li><li>Staff Events e.g. Burrito van, Pie van, Ice Cream van, Staff Party</li><li>Creating an environment of inclusion so everyone can be their true self #Ibelong #AndSoDoYou #OneTeam</li></ul>&nbsp;Our commitmentHachette employs people on the basis of their abilities.&nbsp;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&nbsp;let us know.We will notify all candidates of the outcome of their application.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Customer services advisor

Closing date: 18th January 2025Salary: £65,000+ dependent on experience (+bonus +benefits)Location: The role will be based at our London office, Carmelite House,&nbsp;with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week.&nbsp;A rare opportunity has arisen for an experienced publisher to join the award-winning Orion editorial team.At Orion, we believe every story matters. Open, agile, passionate and innovative, our mission is to bring the best publishing to the greatest variety of people. Ambitious to continually raise the bar, we believe good stories can come from anywhere and so encourage and value contributions from everybody here.Gollancz is the oldest specialist Science Fiction and Fantasy publisher in the UK. Founded in 1927, this imprint of the Orion Publishing Group is home to a galaxy of award-winning and bestselling authors. This is a chance to work with bestselling global superstars as well as some of the most innovative and original new voices writing today. Orion 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.The Publishing Director will be responsible for publishing some of our New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling authors. Reporting directly to the Deputy MD, the successful candidate will lead the strategy and publishing for the Gollancz imprint, one of the most prestigious lists in the world, which will soon celebrate its centenary. You will enhance and refine the existing strategy and drive growth across the frontlist and backlist in home and export, and across all formats. The Publishing Director will be responsible for the Gollancz P&amp;L and will be a senior leader in the business.&nbsp;Responsibilities&nbsp;<ul><li>Act as the senior internal and external ambassador for Gollancz at books fairs, with agents, rights personnel, sales and authors.</li><li>Responsible for overseeing and delivering the annual Gollancz budget.</li><li>Responsible for overseeing and delivering 3-year strategic growth plans.</li><li>Responsible for managing existing team members, recruitment and staff retention.</li><li>Responsible for delivering innovation, staying ahead of the market, and the competition.</li><li>Responsible for backlist, executing reinventions and reissues to enhance readership.</li><li>Responsible for best in industry author care.</li><li>Responsible for driving Hachette’s overall group mission: better understanding consumers, changing the story, promoting an owner mentality and promoting a growth mindset.</li></ul>&nbsp;Who we are looking for<ul><li>You will be an experienced Publisher with a network of industry contacts and a respected leader.</li><li>This is an opportunity for someone to lead one of the best biggest and most successful lists across the industry, to manage the P&amp;L and lead a team so we are looking for someone who is highly driven and with a proven track record of commercial success.</li><li>Knowledge of and experience with genre publishing is preferred but not essential – we are looking for a visionary publisher who can deliver exceptional publishing for our authors.</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>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 through Creative Access.

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