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Closing date: 31st August 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. Are you an admin whizz looking to land your first role in publishing?The John Murray Group which encompasses John Murray Press, Quercus and John Murray Specialist,&nbsp;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 fiction brands such as Mick Herron, Elly Griffiths and Beth O'Leary and the biggest names in non-fiction including David Attenborough, Trevor Noah and Miriam Margolyes. We pride ourselves on being entrepreneurial, curious, and excited about discovering and nurturing new voices that can shape and shake our world.John Murray Press is a division of Hachette, one of the largest publishing groups in the UK, with 10 publishing divisions and over 60 imprints. Everyone here is proud to be in the business of opening doors and minds. What you'll be doingSupporting a team of ten ambitious trade marketers, you’ll play a vital role in all of John Murray Group’s publishing by ensuring that administrative activities are managed accurately, efficiently, and professionally. You’ll learn how to support a thriving team, delivering on key requirements of the role including:<ul><li>Providing administrative support for the team, including managing the marketing email inbox, organising meetings, minute taking, updating data in our systems and raising POs/invoices</li><li>Co-ordinating the design, production and distribution of marketing materials, in print and digital formats</li><li>Honing your skills to pitching for coverage in trade media such as The Bookseller</li><li>Researching and collating information for internal and external presentations</li><li>Assisting in organising key marketing events and attending where needed</li><li>Contributing creatively to the development of digital marketing, e.g. communities, blogs, social media channels, newsletters etc.</li><li>Attending training and then using relevant systems to run datasets for the marketing team</li><li>Supporting the team on campaign tasks including influencer research, bookseller outreach and mailings</li></ul> Who we are looking for<ul><li>A successful candidate will be efficient and accurate within an admin role with a proactive and positive approach.</li><li>You’ll be extremely organised and reliable, able to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously and unafraid to ask questions in the spirit of learning how best to support the team.</li><li>Strong written and spoken communication skills are essential as you’ll be interacting with colleagues from all departments, as well as external stakeholders such as authors</li><li>We’d love to hear from you if you enjoy working collaboratively as a part of a team and are also able to use your own initiative and prioritise when completing independent tasks.</li></ul>This is an entry-level role and previous publishing experience is not required, but candidates should have proven experience of organisation and admin in a busy environment. 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.

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Marketing assistant

Closing date: 31st August 2025Salary: £27,000 - £30,000 dependent on experience and location (+bonus +benefits)Location: This permanent role can be based at our Sheffield, London, or Bristol office, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days). Join the marketing team at a hugely exciting time for the John Murray Group!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 fiction brands such as Mick Herron, Elly Griffiths and Beth O'Leary and the biggest names in non-fiction including David Attenborough, Trevor Noah and Miriam Margolyes. We pride ourselves on being entrepreneurial, curious, and excited about discovering and nurturing new voices that can shape and shake our world. What you'll be doing<ul><li>Reporting to a marketing manager, the successful candidate will play a key supporting role in delivering the very biggest campaigns across John Murray and Quercus – including Mick Herron and Beth O’Leary – as well as managing their own exciting campaigns and supporting on bookseller outreach and newsletter strategies.</li><li>As a Marketing Executive for commercial fiction, you will oversee activity on the Quercus social media channels and NetGalley account, and take ownership of the division’s relationship with libraries.</li><li>With support from your line manager, you’ll also deliver your own allocation of genre fiction campaigns, from spine-tingling crime to swoon-worthy romance.</li></ul> Who we are looking for<ul><li>You’ll succeed in this role if you are excited about the idea of connecting books with readers and have a curious, proactive mindset. </li><li>You’ll be digitally savvy, aware of social media trends, and a confident communicator.</li><li>You’ll also be very well organised, able to juggle multiple competing deadlines.</li><li>This role might suit a marketing assistant looking to take their next step in the publishing industry or a marketing executive looking to move into the publishing industry for the first time.</li><li>A passion for the type of books you’ll be working on is essential.</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.

Marketing executive

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: 31 August 2025Salary: £30,000 - £36,000 dependent on experience and location (+bonus +benefits)Location: This role can be based at our London, Sheffield, or Edinburgh office, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and home working (2 days) per week. Want to help bring beautiful books to life? Use your design experience to craft covers and layouts that captivate readers across a diverse range of books and gifts.Octopus publish books for everyone. We love to enlighten, nourish, entertain and most of all inspire readers and listeners everywhere. Octopus is a division of Hachette, one of the largest publishing groups in the UK, with 11 publishing divisions and over 60 imprints. Everyone here is proud to be in the business of opening doors and minds. What you'll be doingWe are looking for an experienced and versatile designer to work across our varied list of illustrated books, games and gifts. This is an opportunity for someone looking to advance their career in book design and work with a team dedicated to producing beautifully designed books that inspire our readers.You’ll be creating covers, layouts and templates with wow appeal and developing and managing the designs right the way through to packaging final files. You'll be the sole cover and layout designer of approximately 20 titles per year and will manage and work with external freelancers on a further 20-25 titles. Those titles could be illustrated gift books in the mind, body, spirit (MBS) space, photographic recipe books, card games with a vintage feel, text-only paperbacks or quirky hardback micro-histories.You will report to the publisher of the Pyramid team and work closely with them, a project editor, editor and a brilliant production team.&nbsp; It's a fun, whirlwind of a role in a team that thrives on spinning plates. Who we are looking for<ul><li>The ideal candidate will have several years' experience of book design (interiors and covers) under their belt and will have worked with both integrated colour and text-only books.</li><li>You'll need to demonstrate advanced technical competence - particularly in Adobe InDesign - as well as an incredibly high level of accuracy and a keen eye for detail, as you will be responsible for handing over final, print-ready files.</li><li>You should have experience working in a fast-paced environment where you are used to working on multiple projects at one time, and be confident in your ability to meet key deadlines on production schedules.</li><li>You'll be a confident communicator as you'll be presenting designs in internal and external meetings, championing our visual strategy and working very closely with a dynamic team where communication and collaboration are key.</li></ul> What we offerOur staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:<ul><li>28 annual leave days per year, increasing 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.

Designer

Closing date: 27th August 2025Starting salary: £50,750 per annumDepartment: TechnologyReports to: Lead systems analystLocation: LeedsGrade: P1 Are you an experienced systems analyst searching for your next steps? Take a look at this permanent mid-level role in Leeds...The technology department is charged with establishing, monitoring and maintaining information technology systems and services to enable business users to carry out their roles efficiently, productively and securely. The department must stay at the forefront of technology change in order to meet multiple business requirements, provide secure IT infrastructure and proactively support C4 strategic growth opportunities.The technology chief operations office (COO) team operate across Channel 4’s finance, HR and workspace functions, developing, implementing, and enhancing business solutions. This role requires an experienced systems analyst to work with the HR function performing varied activities of support and project work. This role requires demonstrable experience of HR &amp; People systems. Channel 4’s HR system is Sage People (formerly known as Fairsail). ResponsibilitiesSystems analyst responsibilities include:<ul><li>System administrator activities</li><li>BAU support incidents</li><li>System configuration changes, enhancements and developments</li><li>System monitoring</li><li>Testing (to support unit testing and system testing. In addition, regression testing as part of release management which takes place 3 times a year)</li><li>Participate in discussions to understand the system and process problems faced by the business</li><li>Use appropriate techniques to elicit and document requirements from stakeholders, both technical and non-technical</li><li>Perform gap analysis against package-based systems</li></ul> What you will be doingSpecialist advice<ul><li>Provides detailed and specific advice regarding the application of their specialism to the organisation's planning and operations</li><li>Actively maintains knowledge in one or more identifiable specialisms</li><li>Recognises and identifies the boundaries of their own specialist knowledge</li><li>Where appropriate, collaborates with other specialists to ensure advice given is appropriate to the organisation's needs</li></ul>Application support<ul><li>Maintains application support processes, and checks that all requests for support are dealt with according to agreed procedures</li><li>Uses application management software and tools to investigate issues, collect performance statistics and create reports</li></ul>Release &amp; deployment<ul><li>Assesses and analyses release components for input to release scheduling</li><li>Maintains and administers tools and methods for software delivery, deployment and configuration</li><li>Maintains release processes and procedures</li></ul>Requirements &amp; definition management<ul><li>Defines and manages scoping, requirements definition and prioritisation activities for small-scale changes and assists with more complex change initiatives</li><li>Follows agreed standards and applies appropriate techniques to elicit and document detailed requirements</li><li>Provides constructive challenge to stakeholders as required</li><li>Reviews requirements for errors and omissions</li><li>Prioritises requirements and documents traceability to source</li></ul> Knowledge, skills and experienceEssential<ul><li>Will have been involved in several HCM related projects</li><li>Have a good working knowledge of HR &amp; people systems as a systems administrator</li><li>Ability and confidence to work with 3rd party support partners</li><li>Excellent attention to detail</li><li>Excellent communications skills, with the ability to present ideas verbally and in writing </li><li>Experience of the full software development delivery lifecycle for technology projects from requirements and design through to technical delivery, implementation and acceptance into service</li><li>A self-starter with the ability to self-manage workload, be self-motivated and capable of working on own initiative</li><li>Able to multi-task across several activities</li><li>Ability to prioritise and plan own work with respect to deadlines and other constraints </li><li>A passion for improving process and driving forward efficiency improvements</li><li>Analytical thinker with strong problem-solving skills; focussed on getting things done</li><li>Able to break down complex activities into manageable chunks</li><li>Creative with the ability to think outside the box and challenge the as-is</li><li>Keen to develop and has a flexible approach to learning</li></ul>Desirable<ul><li>Knowledge of Salesforce APIs</li><li>Experience in Sage People, the primary HR &amp; people system</li></ul> What we are looking for<ul><li>Understands how the teams’ strategy and operations align with C4s vision; supports others to do the same</li><li>Makes timely decisions</li><li>Demonstrates passion for making things better and solving problems through collaboration within and outside team</li><li>Shares formal and in-the-moment feedback and knowledge to support the development and learning of colleagues</li><li>Leverages and promotes systems that support high quality delivery</li></ul> 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.

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Systems analyst

Closing date for applications: 27 August 2025Salary: Basic salary per annum starting from&nbsp;£32,156Location: LeedsReports to: Programme information managerDepartment: Content managementJob Grade:&nbsp;P2 Calling editorial pros with a passion for TV! Craft compelling synopses that help audiences discover their next favourite show.Content management is responsible for supporting content delivery across the portfolio: linear, streaming and listings services. We support live events, platform/content launches and the management of access services. The department is business critical and needs to meet changing business demands. The programme information team is responsible for publishing TV listings, electronic programme guides (EPGs) and streaming metadata for all Channel 4 channels.The role is focused on collating and editing programme information that abides by the department’s editorial policy and can be published across EPGs, TV listings and streaming platforms for all Channel 4 channels, and managing the publication of information in relevant systems. Responsibilities<ul><li>Editing high-quality, well-written, accurate programme information and metadata for streaming platforms, the Listings site and EPGs</li><li>Ensuring that content is consistent with the department’s editorial policy</li><li>Publication and ownership of listings and/or EPGs including publication of schedules, synopses and updates, while meeting regular deadlines</li><li>Management and publication of editorial metadata for streaming platforms</li><li>Managing the workload efficiently and meeting regular, strict publication deadlines</li><li>Working flexibly, and completing any last-minute changes accurately and promptly</li><li>Liaising with internal stakeholders and external contacts, and performing tasks to support the collective efforts of the Programme Information team</li><li>Developing and adapting to responsibilities as the role changes with the ever-changing industry trends</li><li>Developing a good understanding of C4 systems and applications</li><li>This role will be responsible for editorial metadata on content commissioned from all Channel 4 locations</li><li>Working independently and building relationships with the department and stakeholders</li></ul> Knowledge, skills and experienceTechnical &amp; professional skills<ul><li>Accuracy, excellent standards of writing and grammar, keen attention to detail, and the initiative to self-manage are all essential</li><li>An aptitude for different types of software and programmes is important. The ability to embrace technology is essential as the job requires data input across a variety of systems</li><li>A questioning mind and awareness of sensitivities regarding programme content are also key</li><li>A flexible approach to work and an ability to work well under pressure, to short-term deadlines, and to balance competing priorities are vital</li><li>Demonstrable editorial awareness</li><li>Experience of working on websites in an editorial or technical role is an advantage</li><li>Knowledge of relevant compliance and rights issues is beneficial</li></ul>Autonomy/judgement/decision making<ul><li>Self-motivated with a hands-on approach</li><li>A flexible approach to work and an ability to prioritise tasks are vital</li></ul>Relationship management<ul><li>Able to build new relationships across multiple locations</li><li>Can tactfully and diplomatically extract information from colleagues</li><li>Proven interpersonal and communication skills - the ability to work well as part of a team and remain calm under pressure and the confidence to deal with colleagues at all levels around the organisation</li></ul>Complexity/problem solving<ul><li>Demonstrable initiative</li></ul>Business impact/strategic perspective<ul><li>Able to assimilate information quickly, be flexible to business demands and be open to changes in the role’s needs</li><li>An appreciation of the role of listings, EPGs and programme information, and their influence on viewers</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.

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