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Closing date for applications: 30 September 2025Salary: £40,000 - £49,000 depending on skills and experience Bring your accounting skills to a leading independent publisher and support key financial operations, forecasting, and audits as part of a dynamic team.This role sits within the financial operations team, located at Bloomsbury’s Head Office in Bedford Square, London. The role will report into the finance manager. This is an opportunity to support the ongoing finance transformation and implementation of a robust controls framework. Responsibilities<ul><li>Preparing balance sheet reconciliations to support month-end processes</li><li>Posting month-end entries, with a primary focus on Overhead Costs, while also supporting Fixed Assets and other ad hoc tasks</li><li>Preparing and posting intercompany entries at Group level for month-end</li><li>Producing monthly overhead reports</li><li>Assisting with quarterly forecasting for designated areas</li><li>Providing month-end reporting, commentary, and variance analysis against forecast</li><li>Contributing to the enhancement of the Controls Framework – identifying controls within the Opex team, assisting the Finance Manager, and documenting processes as required</li><li>Supporting external audit processes</li></ul> Knowledge, skills and experience&nbsp;<ul><li>Exam qualifications (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, AAT)</li><li>Experience of working as a management accountant in a large or compliance finance function</li><li>Ability to deal with complex accounting and make improvements to month end processes</li><li>Good communication skills, verbal and written, and ability to present financial information in a manner that can be understood by all recipients</li><li>Fast and accurate with attention to detail</li><li>Proactive and motivated, able to show initiative and work independently</li><li>Strong technical, analytical and judgement skills</li><li>Ability to be flexible and work across a divisional matrix structure</li><li>Problem solver with a track record of undertaking and delivering projects</li><li>MS Excel (strong)</li><li>Financial systems – (Access Dimensions preferred)</li><li>Focal Point (preferred)</li><li>Biblio (preferred)</li></ul> Additional informationThe role is a&nbsp;full-time permanent position. The role is based at our London office 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP on a hybrid-working pattern of 2 days office based / 3 days home based. Allocated office days for this role are: Monday and Tuesday.Please apply with a CV&nbsp;and covering letter&nbsp;addressed to Human Resources (Word or PDF format only) via the ‘Apply’ button, detailing how you meet the requirements outlined above for this role by&nbsp;30th&nbsp;September 2025. For best results, please use a desktop to apply as some mobile browsers may not fully support the application portal. Bloomsbury reserves the right to close the role early if we exceed the required number of applications. Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.&nbsp;&nbsp; Bloomsbury benefitsAs well as a fantastic opportunity to join a global award-winning organisation, Bloomsbury offers the following competitive benefits package:<ul><li>Hybrid working pattern of: 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred)</li><li>25 days holiday and 3.5 days Christmas company holiday</li><li>Two paid Personal Wellness Days</li><li>Flexible Fridays –&nbsp;take Friday afternoon off by working an additional&nbsp;3 hours and 30 minutes earlier in the week</li><li>Work Anywhere Fortnight -&nbsp;For two weeks of any calendar year. The minimum period for Working Anywhere is one week, the maximum period is two weeks.</li><li>Season Ticket Loan</li><li>Share Save Scheme</li><li>AXA Healthcare Plan (Private Medical Insurance)</li><li>Peppy Health App</li><li>In-house Doctor</li><li>Eye Care Voucher Scheme</li></ul>Company culture – Employee Voice Meetings, Staff Networks (Bloom, Accessibility, Mental Health, Pride, and Parents, Guardians and Carers, Multi-Faith) and Mental Health First Aiders trained across the UK offices, Publishing Events and access to free Publishing Resources. Bloomsbury is a place where anyone of any background, race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, gender identity, age, ability, or socio-economic status can thrive, feel comfortable, and be heard and accepted. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are willing to make any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please flag to the recruitment team if requiredPlease state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Head Office - London

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Bloomsbury Publishing UK: Bedford Square Office

Management accountant, finance

Closing date for applications:&nbsp; 11 September 2025Salary: £27,000 (+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. From spotting trends to managing high-profile accounts, play a key role in driving sales for the books and products people love to gift.Hachette UK is a creative powerhouse and the UK's second largest book publishing group. Our mission is to make it easy for everyone to discover new worlds of ideas, learning, entertainment and opportunity. We're made up of 11&nbsp;autonomous publishing divisions and over 60 imprints with a rich and diverse history and an incredible range of authors. We're also the market leader in e-books and publish a range of bestsellers in audio format, the fastest growing part of our business. It's an exciting time to join our business because the publishing market continues to grow and thrive. The UK remains the largest exporter of physical books in the world and book adaptations for film and TV are the foundation of the UK's creative industries. What you'll be doingThis is a brilliant opportunity working in the gift team selling across the entire HUK Group (books, gifts, games and stationery) managing some of our key gift accounts. Working across a range of accounts, you will be tasked with maximising sales across all HUK divisions working closely with the sales directors for non-trade, divisional sales directors and key internal stakeholders ensuring sales meet specific author and brand development strategies for the gift channel. You will also be feeding back gift market trends to editorial for specific projects as well as other market trends to inform IP development for books and products. As part of this you will need to:<ul><li>Provide administrative support to the non-trade sales director and wider gift team</li><li>Deal with day-to-day customer support including processing orders and dealing with general queries</li><li>Manage the gift in-box responding to queries in a timely manner</li><li>Attend all relevant internal meetings, including key publisher meetings, specifically the imprint non-trade meetings, leading those where relevant to the gift market</li><li>Attend and lead relevant customer meetings</li><li>Help co-ordinate and attend relevant trade/consumer fair attendance (top drawer)</li><li>Monitor monthly divisional sales for gift non trade, working with the non trade team to ensure all divisional targets are met</li><li>Share findings of gift market activity in relevant messaging (team meeting, staff briefings, staff news, etc.)</li></ul> Who we are looking forThis is a varied role working with multiple members of the non-trade team and it is a great opportunity to gain experience across a number of channels. What we need:<ul><li>Good customer and internal communication is a must for this role. Replying to customers, internal and external, within our service level agreements (SLAs) and with a professional tone is critical</li><li>Completion of administrative tasks required by customers including gathering information/material and completing new product line forms</li><li>Curating title selections to specific briefs for customers and wider team and maintaining the team customer relationship management (CRM) system</li><li>Providing support on accounts which require additional operational handholding, for example using supplier portals (must be adept and quick to learn on multiple systems and understand how they marry up to HUKD systems and processes, seeking efficiencies wherever possible)</li><li>Attending customer meetings when required and working to build long-term customer relationships, leading to upselling and cross-selling, where reasonable and deliverable</li><li>Helping to organise, attend and follow up at trade fairs (Top Drawer and The Stationery Show)</li><li>Overseeing gift trade sales inbox, ensuring efficient communication and excellent account management to customers as well as internal colleagues</li><li>Following all non trade processes and protocols as advised by direct line manager and sales directors</li><li>Supporting the gift trade sales team and wider non-trade team with key accounts and taking responsibility for long-tail orders and a suite of smaller accounts</li><li>Keeping the external hachettegift.co.uk website up to date with new titles on a quarterly basis</li></ul> What we offerOur staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:<ul><li>28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years' service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' (+ bank holidays)</li><li>Private medical insurance</li><li>Dental 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> 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 an interview, please let us know.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Carmelite House

Hachette UK

Assistant - group sales, non trade

Closing date for applications: 29 September 2025Salary: £30,000 - £35,000Location: London, UK (hybrid - minimum 3 days per week on-site) Help shape the future of a global creative studio! Use your passion for animation and storytelling to connect bold ideas with leading brands across the UK and Europe.Nexus Studios is seeking a motivated, confident, and creative new business development executive to join our dynamic team. This is a fantastic opportunity for a self-starting individual with a genuine passion for animation, technology and filmmaking to play a pivotal role in the growth of our studio.Working in close collaboration with the lead executive producer for branded content, you will be instrumental in executing our new business strategy. Your primary focus will be on forging strong connections and securing opportunities with leading advertising agencies and brands across the UK and Europe. This will involve both travelling to potential clients and creating compelling reasons for them to visit our studio.We are looking for someone who is a true ambassador for our studio. You should be genuinely interested in filmmaking, with a specific focus on the power of animation to create compelling brand stories. You will be responsible for representing our talented roster of directors and the unique creative spirit of our studio in a way that is both authentic and inspiring. Responsibilities<ul><li>Strategy &amp; outreach: work alongside the lead executive producer to actively execute the new business strategy, identifying and targeting key advertising agencies, brands, and creative contacts in the UK and European markets</li><li>Client visits &amp; screenings: proactively organise and conduct screenings to showcase our latest work, travelling to the offices of brands and agencies to present our portfolio in person with members of the Nexus Studios team</li><li>Studio events &amp; hosting: plan, promote, and host engaging events, talks, and screenings at our studio, creating must-attend experiences that attract potential leads and immerse them in our creative environment</li><li>Relationship building: forge and nurture new relationships through proactive outreach, networking, and attendance at industry events, social activities, screenings, and festivals</li><li>Represent the studio: act as a primary point of contact for new business, able to articulately and passionately discuss our work, our directors' styles, and the studio's capabilities in a compelling and authentic manner</li><li>Lead management: diligently collate and manage all incoming new business enquiries, gleaning and recording pertinent data to track success and inform future strategy</li><li>Marketing materials: working with the new business and design teams, create and curate exceptional new business materials, including tailored presentations, credentials decks, and email campaigns to send to prospective clients. Ensure all materials are of the highest design quality and effectively showcase our brand</li><li>Market intelligence: keep your finger on the pulse of the advertising and animation industry, monitoring trends, award-winning work, and identifying new opportunities and potential creative partnerships</li><li>Idea generation: proactively contribute ideas for new business initiatives, marketing approaches, and ways to connect with our target audience</li></ul> Knowledge, skills and experience<ul><li>Proven experience in a business development, sales, or account management role, ideally within the creative, advertising, or production industry</li><li>A demonstrable network of contacts within UK and/or European advertising agencies and brands is highly advantageous</li><li>An authentic passion for and knowledge of animation and the advertising landscape</li><li>Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills; you must be a natural people person, confident in building rapport with individuals at all levels</li><li>A keen eye for design and quality, with experience in creating high-end presentation materials (familiarity with Google Suite or similar is a plus)</li><li>Outstanding organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple leads and projects simultaneously</li><li>Proficiency in customer relationship management (CRM) software and data management</li><li>Motivated &amp; self-starting: You don't wait to be told what to do. You are proactive, driven, and constantly seeking new opportunities</li><li>Confident &amp; personable: You are a natural networker who is comfortable striking up conversations and building genuine connections</li><li>Creative &amp; passionate: You are genuinely excited by great creative work and can speak about it with infectious enthusiasm</li><li>Full of ideas: You are an innovative thinker who can contribute fresh perspectives to our business development efforts</li><li>A true team player: You thrive in a collaborative environment and understand the importance of working closely with the creative and production teams</li></ul> BenefitsWhat we can offer:&nbsp;<ul><li>Holiday leave increasing with each year's service by 1 day up to 28 days</li><li>Flexible working practices</li><li>Additional gifted days off between Christmas and New Year</li><li>Option to purchase 5 extra days holiday per year</li><li>Work from anywhere in the world for 2 weeks</li><li>Worldwide travel insurance for you and your family</li><li>Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave and pay</li><li>Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)</li><li>Cycle 2 Work scheme</li><li>Season travel ticket loan</li><li>Perkbox &amp; BHN Extras</li><li>Eyecare contributions</li><li>Sabbatical</li></ul> Nexus Studios is proud to work with extraordinary talent as an equal opportunity employer. We embrace individuals of all backgrounds regardless of gender, race, age, abilities or sexual preferences. Our recruitment process is merit-based, ensuring fair treatment to every applicant. Nexus Studios is committed to building and maintaining an inclusive workplace. We 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.

Nexus Studios

New business development executive

Closing date for applications: 29 September 2025Salary: Starting from £27,000, depending on experience&nbsp; Break into publishing with this entry-level role! Join a leading literary agency and gain hands-on experience supporting bestselling authors and top literary agents.RCW is a leading UK literary agency based in London, representing a globally acclaimed list of bestselling and award-winning clients across every genre, from Zadie Smith and Kazuo Ishiguro to Holly Jackson and Julia Donaldson. As we continue to grow, we’re looking for a proactive, highly organised assistant to join our team. This is a fast-paced, detail-focused role supporting two directors, Jon Wood and Claire Wilson, as well as a primary agent, Eleanor Birne, and working on a wide range of authors—from children’s and YA bestsellers Katherine Rundell and Alice Oseman, to crime and thriller giants Ian Rankin and Steve Cavanagh, as well as celebrated literary fiction voices such as Louise Kennedy and Róisín O’Donnell.&nbsp;We are offering an entry-level role ideal for someone who is excited by the challenge of working for a busy office, quick to learn, adaptable, and highly organised. With lists covering commercial and literary fiction, adult and children’s books, YA, non-fiction, and literary estates, this position is a unique chance to gain broad exposure across the publishing world. You might be a recent graduate, or someone who’s long been passionate about books and looking for your first opportunity in the industry. Full training and handover will be provided. The assistant will work alongside an associate and another support staff member. Previous office experience is preferable and the ability to work well in a team is essential.&nbsp; Responsibilities&nbsp;<ul><li>Anticipating needs and streamlining workflow across the agency</li><li>Negotiating deals for audio rights, speaking engagements, permissions and journalistic assignments and drawing up letters of agreement meticulously</li><li>Contracts: managing all administrative aspects of the contractual process (deal memos, DocuSign, Bradbury Phillips). Reviewing contracts in cases where the publishers draft, liaising with the manager</li><li>Accounts: responding to author queries, invoicing, chasing overdue payments, drafting correspondence, collating annual budget</li><li>Foreign rights: liaising with foreign rights team and co-agents (film and US) providing manuscripts, proofs, blurbs and author information. Filling in quote sheets with news and reviews</li><li>Updating the agency’s website’s client page, and the individual client biographies, as well as providing content for the agency’s Instagram page</li><li>Diary management: planning book fair schedules and trips, organising meetings with editors and clients, managing the publication schedule</li><li>Smooth running and organisation of agent’s office, including file management, handling author approvals, drafting catalogue and managing requests</li><li>Submissions and reading: organising submissions inboxes and providing editorial notes on manuscripts</li><li>Events: organising book fair and Christmas parties (with front desk), setting up, hosting, helping with any other company events or parties (DRF, salons, Anniversaries etc.) Attending book launches and prize ceremonies</li></ul> Knowledge, skills and experience<ul><li>Outstanding communication skills, both verbal and written</li><li>Exceptional organisational and multi-tasking skills</li><li>Dynamic, positive approach</li><li>Analytical skills and a keen eye for detail and accuracy</li><li>Ability to work well under pressure in order to meet deadlines and adapt to the demands of the role</li><li>Ability to prioritise and time manage tasks</li><li>Good IT skills (Excel/MS Office/PowerPoint)</li><li>Confidence working in a small team and with a wide range of clients and industry colleagues</li><li>A passion for reading</li></ul> Compensation and benefits<ul><li>Discretionary annual bonus</li><li>Hybrid working arrangement</li><li>Paid time off: 23 paid holiday days + bank holidays; agency closed between Christmas and New Year; summer hours with early finish on Fridays from 9am-1pm&nbsp;</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.

RCW Literary Agency

Agent's assistant

Closing date: 12th September 2025Starting salary: £27,000 per annumWorking pattern: This is a full-time position and is a hybrid role, working a minimum of three days per week in our office near to London Bridge.&nbsp; This role will suit someone who is very organised with fine attention to detail, confidence, and an interest in starting a career in children’s audiobooks.We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join our audio team working on Nosy Crow’s award-winning Stories Aloud programme and audiobook list. Following on from this success Nosy Crow is looking to expand our team with our Stories Aloud and audiobook list offering.Nosy Crow is a multi-award winning, independent children’s publishing company with operations in both the UK and the USA. We make child-focused, parent-friendly children’s books for ages 0-12.The role will support the audio editor and junior audio editor with admin tasks, scheduling and liaising with internal teams, and studios. The key aim of this role is support the US Stories Aloud and admin tasks across both the US and UK audiobooks and Stories Aloud.No prior publishing experience is necessary in order to apply for the role. Key responsibilities<ul><li>Updating scheduling timetables</li><li>Obtaining information and material according to schedule</li><li>Checking files for accuracy</li><li>Communicating any scheduling changes to all parties, including senior team members</li><li>Responding to scheduling queries in a timely manner</li><li>Building and maintaining relationships with all stakeholders</li><li>Communicating between several departments and stakeholders to secure US audio recordings and work to allotted timelines</li><li>Ensuring high standards are maintained throughout the process</li><li>Editing US Stories Aloud audio using Garageband using the UK product as a baseline</li><li>Managing audio query email address</li><li>Working to US and UK pub dates and ensuring Stories Aloud launch by relevant deadlines</li><li>Ad hoc creating promotional content for audio</li><li>Ad hoc creating sales materials and/or assisting with pitches</li><li>Communicating and working with other departments internally, especially digital marketing and Nosy Crow North America, about relevant audio projects</li></ul> Knowledge, skills and experience<ul><li>The ability to work with confidential and commercially sensitive information</li><li>Knowledge of Nosy Crow’s list and ethos</li><li>Knowledge of Stories Aloud</li><li>Highly proficient in spoken and written English</li><li>Fine attention to detail (essential)</li><li>Organised, with the ability to prioritise effectively and multitask</li><li>Someone with office or other experience demonstrating reliability and organisation</li><li>A team player with a willingness to be fully involved in the business</li><li>Adaptable and flexible to the needs of the business </li><li>Interest in audiobooks, from their inception to production and publication</li><li>Interest in children’s publishing</li><li>Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Excel (essential)</li><li>Keenness to learning how to use new technology that may arise as the job grows</li><li>The ability to use editing software, such as Garageband (desirable)</li><li>The ability to use design editing software, such as inDesign (desirable)</li></ul> Benefits<ul><li>Pension scheme</li><li>Christmas closure</li><li>Summer hours</li><li>Employee Assistance Programme</li><li>Income Protection</li><li>Critical Illness cover</li><li>Group Life Assurance</li><li>Enhanced parental leave</li><li>Cycle to Work Scheme</li><li>Season ticket loans</li><li>Eye care vouchers</li><li>Up to 80% off RRP for Nosy Crow book purchases</li><li>Emergency loans</li><li>Free fruit and snacks in the office</li><li>Moving day leave</li><li>Charitable/socially beneficial leave</li><li>Remote working anywhere in the world for up to 2 weeks per year</li></ul> To apply<ul><li>Please email your CV, accompanied by a covering letter of no more than 500 words outlining why you think you would be the perfect candidate for this exciting opportunity, to Rhianna Sandford via the 'Apply' button with the subject heading Audio Assistant role, telling us where you heard about the job.</li><li>Please write in your CV a sentence or two about an audiobook or piece of audio content, such as a podcast, (this need not be children’s) that you’ve recently enjoyed and what made it a stand-out.</li></ul>The successful candidate will have the right to live and work in the UK.The closing date for applications is the 12th September at midnight (UK time).Please let us know if you are comfortable doing so, whether or not there are any reasonable adjustments that we should consider that would help during the recruitment process. Nosy Crow is an Disability Confident, committed equal opportunities employer. We believe that employing a diverse workforce is an important factor in success and make recruiting decisions based on applicants’ experience and skills.&nbsp;&nbsp;We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of&nbsp;race, age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity, marriage or civil partnership.&nbsp;Applications are treated with due confidentiality.&nbsp;Nosy Crow is a member of the Living Wage foundation.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Crows Nest

Nosy Crow

Audio assistant

Closing date for applications: 12 September 2025Salary:&nbsp;£35,000 - £40,000 per annum, depending on experienceReporting to:&nbsp;Art director, Templar BooksLocation:&nbsp;5th floor, HYLO, 105 Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8LZ&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Working pattern:&nbsp;Hybrid - minimum of two days per week in the office; up to three days per week working from home&nbsp;Department:&nbsp;DesignImprint: Templar Books Ready to make your mark in children's publishing? Shape the creative vision behind bold, imaginative and beautifully designed books.Bonnier Books UK is looking for a&nbsp;talented and highly creative senior designer&nbsp;to join our team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to further their career in children’s book design and&nbsp;to contribute to the development of the Templar list.&nbsp;Reporting to the art director, you will design commercial and market-leading picture books, board books and novelty books, nurturing and inspiring both established and upcoming illustrators and creators to deliver their best work.Founded in 1978, Templar publishes original, illustrated children’s books designed to inspire curious minds. We lead in novelty and interactive publishing, creating distinctive, high-quality titles for young children and families - from board books and picture books to novelty, non-fiction, gift and series publishing. Specialising in visually-led, concept-driven books that are playful, immersive and internationally appealing, we craft enduring stories that spark curiosity and enrich family reading experiences worldwide. Responsibilities<ul><li>Find and nurture new illustrator talent across the list, as well as build upon previous successes and author/illustrator partnerships.</li><li>Brief, art direct and create book layouts with strong, distinctive design and fresh, striking typography with market-leading covers.</li><li>To be a key part of the creative team in developing and presenting new ideas, with a particular focus on the&nbsp;non-fiction and&nbsp;novelty lists.</li><li>Negotiating with and commissioning illustrators, either directly or via agents.</li><li>Project-managing and collaborating with production and editorial colleagues to build artwork schedules as agreed with illustrators and freelance designers, with close consideration for the P&amp;L, ensuring projects are delivered within budget and in a timely manner.</li><li>Financial responsibility for the design aspect of own titles, including consulting on profit and loss statements and raising contracts.</li><li>Making sure all files are created to the technical specification and design quality required during all stages – final files, plotters and advance stages.</li><li>Managing 3rd-party contributors, including packagers and other freelance agents that are needed to create a project.</li></ul> Knowledge, skills and experience<ul><li>Excellent technical skills in key software (Adobe Creative Suite/Cloud)</li><li>Experience managing illustrators, freelance designers and agents Experience of managing an in-house designer will be advantageous</li><li>Experience of negotiating, commissioning and contracting illustrators, either directly or via agents</li><li>In addition to being a fantastic designer, you will have excellent organisational skills, experience with people management, the ability to maintain schedules and meet deadlines and liaise closely with the editorial, sales and production teams to ensure that all projects are delivered on time and to the highest standard</li><li>Strong proven experience in children’s books, with the ability to demonstrate creative flair in designing market leading covers and interiors – specifically for non-fiction and novelty titles</li><li>A positive team player with a pro-active approach</li><li>A clear communicator, capable of working effectively with various teams and functions across the business</li><li>A passion for children’s books with expertise in non-fiction and novelty book design/illustration</li></ul> Company benefits<ul><li>Private health insurance</li><li>Holiday purchase scheme</li><li>Contributory pension scheme</li><li>28 days holiday plus bank holidays</li><li>Lively social committee hosting regular events</li><li>Group Life cover - including 24-hour GP service</li><li>Company-funded&nbsp;gym&nbsp;membership for all trade staff</li><li>Comprehensive staff training&nbsp;and&nbsp;mentorship&nbsp;programmes</li><li>Flexible working and flexible hours from day one of employment</li><li>Additional holiday allowance accrued for long service – and a full bonus week of holiday to celebrate your 10th&nbsp;year at BBUK</li><li>Enhanced family leave - with equal six months’ paid leave for all new parents</li><li>Employee assistance programme available to all employees and their families</li><li>Dedicated volunteering hours each year to support charities promoting literacy and reading for pleasure</li><li>Cycle to work scheme with bike storage and changing facilities on-site at our London HQ</li><li>Wellbeing programme and daily benefits such as fresh fruit and porridge in the office</li></ul> If you are interested in this role, please apply on our website via the 'Apply' button. Please include a portfolio PDF when you apply. We look forward to hearing from you. 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.

LABS Victoria House

Igloo Books

Black & White Publishing

Bonnier Books UK (Head Office)

Bonnier Books UK

Senior designer

Closing date for applications: 19 September 2025Salary: £27,000+ dependent on experience and location (+bonus +benefits)Locations: 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. Develop your design career in publishing by supporting experienced designers and creating standout, market-leading covers.The John Murray Group, which encompasses John Murray Press, Quercus and John Murray Specialist, is one of the fastest growing and most profitable divisions of Hachette UK, with imprints that encompass a range of bestselling, pioneering and prize-winning publishing.&nbsp;From exciting debuts, crime fiction and celebrity-led titles, to lifestyle, memoir, history and thought-provoking non-fiction, we are home to bestselling authors and brands such as Billy Connolly, Miriam Margolyes, Mick Herron, Trevor Noah and Akala. Short-listed for Publisher of the Year at the British Book Awards in 2022.&nbsp;We pride ourselves on being entrepreneurial, curious, and excited about discovering and nurturing new voices that can shape and shake our world.This an exciting opportunity for a creative and organised individual, who is looking to start their career in publishing design. Reporting to the deputy art director, you will be developing market-leading designs for our book covers, with a particular focus on our specialist non-fiction imprints. These imprints include Sheldon Press, John Murray Business, Hodder Faith and John Murray Learning. Not only will you be fully immersed in the whole cover design process with guidance from senior designers, but you will be adapting international buy-in titles to fit the UK market, and supporting the wider team with their own creative projects.You’ll be full of creative energy and thrive on working with an engaged, passionate, and close-knit team, where you can learn and develop your skills. Your portfolio will demonstrate a strong understanding of type and image, as well as a range of projects showing an understanding of designing for specific markets. You will be full of ideas, and eager to learn and develop in this fast paced, supportive environment. Responsibilities<ul><li>To be responsible for appropriate and distinctive designs that fit market needs across all imprints, with a particular focus on our Specialist non-fiction imprints</li><li>To be personally responsible for designing approximately 30 covers per year</li><li>Seeing through projects from initial research and visuals stage to sending print ready files to production</li><li>Supporting senior colleagues with artworking tasks</li><li>Adapting international buy-in artwork to fit best within the UK market</li><li>Keeping up to date with publishing and design markets and trends, to inform your designs</li></ul> Knowledge, skills and experience<ul><li>Technical design skills, including proficiency with a Mac and Adobe creative software (Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, etc.)</li><li>A portfolio which shows a passion for design, full of ideas, with range of projects that demonstrate technical skill and market awareness</li><li>Some understanding of both print and digital production techniques</li><li>Happy supporting colleagues as well as working independently on your own projects</li><li>Flexible, highly motivated and organised – can prioritise workloads effectively</li><li>Knowledge of or interest in book design, as well as visual design in general</li><li>Understands consumer needs and how to position a design within the market</li><li>Meticulous eye for detail</li></ul>In your application, please submit your CV, &nbsp;cover letter and portfolio of recent work (which is in the cover letter section). 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>Dental 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> 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.

Junior designer

Closing date:&nbsp;23:59 BST on Monday 8th September 2025First Round Interviews: Thursday 11th and Friday 12th September 2025Second Round Interviews:&nbsp;Thursday 18th and Friday 19th September 2025Salary: £25,000-£29,000 &nbsp;Intermusica is seeking a highly organised, resilient, resourceful, and tenacious assistant artist manager to work in our internationally renowned artist management department. This is the perfect opportunity for someone who is keen to work in artist management, with excellent prospects for career development.  As a member of a busy team, you will have the opportunity to work across the department, liaising with top international artists and promoters daily. Find out more about Intermusica and the role below.&nbsp;Intermusica is an award-winning international classical music agency. We offer strategic, personalised management for over 150 world-class and emerging artists; our first-class roster includes some of the most famous and respected artists and composers across the globe, including Alexandre Kantorow, Beatrice Rana, Elim Chan, Abel&nbsp;Selaocoe,&nbsp;Renaud Capuçon, Leonidas Kavakos, Lahav Shani and&nbsp;Sir James MacMillan.&nbsp; With 40 years' experience in touring internationally acclaimed orchestras and ensembles, combined with the portfolio of genre-defining artists under our&nbsp;imagine&nbsp;brand, Intermusica is renowned for creating new and innovative projects around the world.&nbsp;We are constantly exploring what it means to bring classical music to life in the 21st century, driven by our key values: integrity, support, dynamism, and innovationFounded in 1981 by Chief Executive Stephen Lumsden, Intermusica has a highly experienced workforce of over 50 staff based in London, Berlin and New York.&nbsp; &nbsp;Responsibilities<ul><li>Develop an understanding of your artists so that over time you can build and cultivate a strong and trusting professional relationship with them, which will be integral to all aspects of your work.</li><li>Administer artist diaries, liaising with a variety of external contacts (including promoters, venues, other artists, and agents) to arrange logistical aspects of all engagements.</li><li>Co-ordinate rehearsal schedules, materials, instrument lists, technical riders, and other requirements.</li><li>Take responsibility for keeping both the current and advance diary up to date for all artists.</li><li>Oversee prompt checking, processing, and filing of contracts.</li><li>Develop understanding of media rights, coordinate agreement of rights with recording companies if necessary.</li><li>Assist with travel and accommodation for artists where necessary, including researching and booking trips, negotiating travel contributions with promoters as and when required, as well as promptly processing visa and work permit arrangements in advance when needed.</li><li>Where necessary, produce detailed schedules for artists and ensure that they have all the required information to fulfil their commitments.</li><li>Work with the finance team to prepare financial paperwork (invoices, statements etc.) and to ensure prompt payments to artists and to Intermusica.</li><li>Support tax applications by initiating and/or assisting where necessary.</li><li>Work with Intermusica’s Communications &amp; Marketing department on a variety of promotional materials, keeping clients’ pages on the company’s website up to date with concert listings, recordings, reviews etc.</li><li>Collaborate with recording companies, local agents, PR agencies to coordinate promotional activity.</li><li>Collaborate with publishers on the details of commissions including delivery deadlines, maintaining commission schedules, drafting, and processing commission contracts, invoicing.</li></ul>Additional:&nbsp;<ul><li>Attend concerts and industry events on behalf of Intermusica as required.</li><li>Develop and maintain a thorough knowledge of artists’ careers and the promoters that we deal with.</li><li>Organise travel/hotel/meetings/concert tickets for Artist Managers as required.</li><li>Assist with general office admin.</li></ul>Intermusica operates a hybrid home/office working policy. Our current requirements are that staff work in the office for a minimum of 3 days per week. This is something we review on a regular basis.&nbsp;&nbsp; Knowledge, skills and experienceRequired/essential<ul><li>Graduate calibre with prior administrative experience, ideally in an arts/cultural organisation.</li><li>Excellent written and verbal communication, confident speaking on the phone and addressing issues/concerns head-on.</li><li>Resilient and calm under pressure.</li><li>Strong ability to multitask and deal with conflicting priorities in a multi-cultural and frequently fast paced environment.</li><li>Team player who builds trust by being solutions-focused and accountable for their work.</li><li>Works to deadlines and with an excellent eye for detail.</li><li>Proactive and able to demonstrate a positive and flexible approach in demanding situations with high stakes. &nbsp;</li><li>Reliable, conscientious, and highly organised.</li><li>Good IT skills, particularly Microsoft Office.</li><li>Interest in and knowledge of classical music.</li></ul>Desirable&nbsp;<ul><li>The role would suit someone seeking their second job in the arts. </li><li>Previous experience organising international travel and diary management.</li><li>The role may include working with living composers; an interest in and knowledge of contemporary music and composers would be an advantage.</li><li>Working knowledge of a second language.</li><li>Prior experience of Overture (agency software) and/or CRM systems.</li></ul> &nbsp;We are committed to improving equality and diversity within Intermusica and the wider classical music sector. We believe that more diverse teams foster greater creativity, and we encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds. We ensure that the successful candidate is selected based on their relevant merits and that Intermusica staff are given equal opportunities. &nbsp;As part of the application process, we ask all candidates to complete a voluntary&nbsp;<a href="https://forms.gle/vJwPmotKo2xbFW858" target="_blank">Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form</a>.&nbsp;Any information you provide will be treated as strictly confidential and used for statistical purposes only. It will not be seen by anyone involved in the selection process, and no information will be published or used in any way which allows you to be identified.&nbsp;<a href="https://forms.gle/vJwPmotKo2xbFW858" target="_blank">Complete the form</a>Applicants are required to satisfy Intermusica that they are authorised to live and work in the UK.For any further questions on the role, please contact Leyla Güneş at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:lgunes@intermusica.com" target="_blank">lgunes@intermusica.com</a>. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.

Intermusica Artist's Management Ltd

Assistant artist manager

Closing date: 8th September 2025Salary: £27,000 based in London, £24,840 based outside of London (+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. Do you have a love of gift and illustrated books? Would you thrive on the challenges and relish the opportunities when supporting the Welbeck editorial team?Part of Headline at Hachette UK, Welbeck Illustrated has a mission to publish beautiful books that find a passionate audience all around the world. We create illustrated titles that are published in more than 30 languages and 60 countries, covering lifestyle, food, drink, fashion, music, film, sport and more. We work with brands from Chanel to Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, the Guardian to FIFA, and with expert authors from botanists to mixologists. Our recent publications include New York Times bestseller Taylor Swift: The Stories Behind the Songs, the Little Books of Fashion series and Sunday Times bestseller Formula One 2025. What you'll be doingThe editorial assistant at Welbeck Illustrated supports the commissioning team day-to-day with both administrative and editorial tasks. The role covers close involvement in all administrative and editorial activities leading to the successful publication across all illustrated non-fiction titles, including but not limited to:<ul><li>managing editorial processes,</li><li>providing administrative support to the team,</li><li>publishing programme maintenance,</li><li>metadata and keyword entry,</li><li>managing reprint processes,</li><li>liaising with authors and freelancers on frontlist projects,</li><li>liaising with internal and external colleagues,</li><li>taking in corrections on InDesign files and checking plotters,</li><li>organising and minuting meetings,</li><li>contributing to ideas meetings,</li><li>managing TIs,</li><li>processing purchase orders and invoices,</li><li>researching sales statistics and market trends,</li><li>and drafting freelance contracts.</li></ul> Who we are looking for<ul><li>At Welbeck Illustrated we are looking for an efficient, adaptable candidate who is full of excitement for the beautiful and bestselling books we create.</li><li>The successful candidate will provide administrative and editorial support to senior colleagues working across a range of illustrated non-fiction books, from cookery and sport to fashion and photography.</li><li>The ideal role for someone with fantastic organisational and communication skills, either with previous publishing experience or looking to break into the industry.</li><li>We would love to hear from candidates who can demonstrate their attention to detail, creative thinking and love of the written word.</li></ul> What we offerOur staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:<ul><li>28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years' service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' (+ bank holidays)</li><li>Private medical insurance</li><li>Dental 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> 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.

Editorial assistant

Closing date for applications: 10 September 2025Salary: £27,000Location: The role can be fully office based or hybrid. The candidate must be based in the UK with a minimum of 2 days per week in person at our central London offices. The role will require some flexible hours to attend book events in the evenings or weekends with time off in lieu. Are you passionate about global affairs and looking to break into the publishing industry? Join an independent non-fiction publisher and gain hands-on experience shaping impactful books from manuscript to publication.Hurst is an independently owned and run non-fiction press based in London but publishing globally. We produce approximately 90 new titles per year in the fields of history, politics, sociology, war studies, and religion, building on our strengths in African, Asian, East European, and Middle East Studies. We aim to publish books that add meaningfully to conversations or start new ones. Although we are a small publishing house, we consistently achieve coverage for our books in mainstream outlets including the BBC, The Guardian,&nbsp;Financial Times, and&nbsp;The Sunday Times.&nbsp;In the past year, our titles have been shortlisted for the following prestigious international awards: Orwell Prize,&nbsp;Los Angeles Times&nbsp;Book Prize,&nbsp;Financial Times Best Business Book Award, André Simon Food &amp; Drink Awards, Bread &amp; Roses Radical Publishing Award, Gladstone History Prize, and the Templer Book Prize for Military History.We’re looking for a diligent editorial assistant to join our dynamic team at our offices in historic Somerset House in central London. This is an exciting opportunity for a bookworm with a strong interest in global current affairs, in the early stages of their publishing career. The chosen candidate will play an essential role in helping editors get manuscripts into production, working closely with them on a wide range of books at different stages of the editorial process. As we are a small team, there will also be ample opportunity to gain insight into and work closely with other departments, from sales to publicity.&nbsp;You will report directly to our commissioning editor and will play an essential role at every stage of editorial, assisting on both general-interest and academic books. ResponsibilitiesKey elements of the role will include:<ul><li>Editorial skills (proofreading, copy-editing, typesetting preparation)</li><li>Assisting with academic peer review and jacket copy</li><li>Author management</li><li>Metadata skills</li><li>Editorial research for commissioning (diversity projects, reading proposals, etc.)</li></ul> Knowledge, skills and experience<ul><li>Demonstrable knowledge and interest in history and global current affairs</li><li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and a good eye for detail</li><li>Outstanding levels of organisation and capacity for independent work</li><li>Strong interpersonal skills and ability to learn fast in a small team</li><li>Familiarity with Microsoft Office</li><li>Undergraduate degree (BA or equivalent level)</li><li>Foreign-language proficiency would be beneficial, but is not essential</li></ul> Additional informationPlease note: we can only consider candidates with the permanent right to work in the UK.To apply, please send a CV and covering letter to our commissioning editor, Alice Clarke via the 'Apply' button. Shortlisted candidates will be notified and sent an editorial test by September 18th for interviews the week commencing September 29th. 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.

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