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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.

Carmelite House

Hachette UK

Publishing director

Closing date: 19th January 2025&nbsp;&nbsp;Do you want to drive sales and maximise revenue at a leading theatrical licensing company?Concord Theatricals provides the UK arts sector with theatrical licensing, music publishing, script publishing, cast recording and first-class production. The UK home of Rodgers &amp; Hammerstein Theatricals, Samuel French Ltd and Tams-Witmark, its unparalleled roster includes the work of Irving Berlin, Agatha Christie, George &amp; Ira Gershwin, Marvin Hamlisch, Lorraine Hansberry, Kander &amp; Ebb, Marlow &amp; Moss, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Harold Pinter, Cole Porter, Terrence Rattigan, Rodgers &amp; Hammerstein, Thornton Wilder and August Wilson. With offices in London, New York and Berlin, we have the most expert team in the industry.The Manager, Professional Licensing will work with the Directors to maximise sales of Theatrical Performing licences for International and Professional customers.&nbsp;They will respond to the needs of International sub-agents, particularly with regard to plays, and&nbsp;manage any required communication with CT NY, authors and agents. Additional responsibilities will include processing professional play licences handled by the UK office throughout applicable International territories&nbsp;and handle relevant translations used&nbsp;in theatrical productions.The successful applicant will work with Director, Marketing &amp; Business Strategy to form plans to improve CT’s reach to the International market with SVP oversight.&nbsp;They will provide the highest standard of timely, accurate and knowledgeable customer service, and ensure the most effective and efficient application of operational and IT systems, while working under general supervision.&nbsp;Responsibilities<ul><li>Maximise the revenues from sales of all Concord Theatricals products, including primarily theatrical licensing to the International and Professional markets.&nbsp;</li><li>Oversee all licensing matters relating to ORiGiN and Play Bureau in conjunction with amateur licensing, and ensure International sub-agents have the latest licensing information and follow correct procedures.</li><li>Provide all customers with accurate and knowledgeable advice on the telephone, by email and online.</li><li>Support and contribute ideas to the effective implementation of marketing campaigns and initiatives.</li><li>Process licences and related functions in a timely, accurate and efficient manner.</li><li>To use all systems effectively and contribute ideas for improving systems and applications to optimise processing efficiencies.&nbsp;</li><li>Maintain effective systems for protecting copyright and ensuring that monies legally due on all performances of&nbsp;Concord Theatricals&nbsp;rights are tracked and collected.&nbsp;</li></ul>Outline of specific functions<ul><li>Maximise the revenues from sales of all Concord Theatricals products, including primarily theatrical licensing to the International and Professional markets.</li><li>Provide timely responses to all enquiries and knowledgeable advice and suggestions on Concord Theatricals products.</li><li>Develop relationships with regular customers, authors, agents/representatives.</li><li>Proactively contact customers to promote Concord Theatricals products.</li><li>Participate in marketing campaigns to promote new and other specific Concord Theatricals products.</li><li>Oversee licensing matters by ORiGiN and Play Bureau in conjunction with amateur licensing, and ensure current information on availability is provided to all International sub-agents.</li><li>Oversee approvals and usage of translations of Concord Theatricals play titles handled by the UK office.</li><li>To ensure you provide all customers with accurate and knowledgeable advice on the telephone, by email and online, including:<ul><li>Having a good knowledge of the content of the plays and musicals in the licensing catalogue.</li><li>Providing current information on the availability of titles based on up-to-date communications with authors and agents.</li><li>Helping organisations select titles for their group, cast, theatre and/or audience.</li><li>Helping organisations to plan a season or programme.</li></ul></li><li>Use all systems effectively – assist in the monitoring and maintaining the performance of systems used by the licensing team and contribute ideas for improving systems and applications to optimise processing efficiencies.</li><li>Assist in maintaining effective systems for protecting copyright and ensuring that monies legally due on all performances of Concord rights are tracked and collected.</li><li>Provide regular and ad hoc data on customers and sales performance in collaboration with Directors and collate and produce reports.&nbsp;</li><li>Ensure that all relevant sales and payment documentation and data are processed on a timely and accurate basis as required by the accounting department.</li><li>Represent Concord at Press Nights and other industry events including evenings and weekends as required.</li><li>Ensure timely and accurate processing and shipping of production materials.</li><li>Monitor processing volumes and identify any issues, backlogs, and delays.</li><li>Any reasonable requests from direct line manager.</li><li>To consult regularly with the following colleagues:<ul><li>Directors, Licensing: to refer to for support and authority regarding any local operational or system issues.</li><li>Amateur Licensing Team: to liaise regularly and provide support with restrictions and general licensing processes to ensure consistency within the whole team. Also, to support Amateur Licensing in busy periods, when possible, on system issues, contacting authors and agents for clearances, and providing knowledge of Concord Theatricals play titles as alternatives to restricted or withdrawn titles</li><li>Other Management Personnel: In the UK or US as deemed necessary.</li></ul></li></ul>&nbsp;Knowledge, skills and experienceExperience<ul><li>Minimum 2 years’ experience in the Theatre Industry</li><li>Knowledge of the Theatre Industry including but not limited to Customer Service, Sales, Administration, Production&nbsp;</li><li>A knowledge of and interest in learning more about the titles in our various catalogues, with a focus on play titles</li><li>Negotiation experience</li></ul>Attributes<ul><li>A demonstrable knowledge and experience in theatre</li><li>Customer service experience</li><li>Good telephone manner</li><li>Energetic and hardworking</li><li>Willing and flexible</li><li>Well organised; excellent attention to detail</li><li>Systematic and focussed</li><li>Diplomatic; good with people</li><li>Resilient; patient; level-headed and composed</li><li>Problem solving mentality</li><li>Ability to self-motivate as well as work closely in a team.</li></ul>Skills<ul><li>Computer literate in Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Excel and Outlook</li><li>Rapid keyboard skills</li><li>Excellent oral and written communicator</li></ul>&nbsp;To applyPlease send your CV and covering letter by clicking the 'Apply' button. Applications may be addressed to Jane Monksfield, quoting the job title ‘Theatricals Licensing Manager’ in the subject line.You must be eligible to work in the UK to be considered for this role.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;

Concord Music Publishing

Manager, Professional Licensing

Closing date: 13th January 2025Salary: £27,000 depending on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus bonus and benefits&nbsp;Ready to be a key player in our international sales team? Join us as a Sales Assistant, where you'll support our efforts to promote DK Learning's educational materials to global markets.We’re looking for an enthusiastic and resourceful sales assistant, who is highly organised and eager to learn about the world of publishing. You will work between DK International, where you will assist the team to generate revenue and deliver global reach, and DK Learning, our educational publishing division.You will play a crucial role in building DK Learning’s reputation as a trusted provider of curriculum aligned content. You will work closely with our sales team to build connections with customers, generate leads, and establish strong relationships with key stakeholders in the education sector.&nbsp;Responsibilities<ul><li>Lead generation activities to identify potential opportunities and target audiences in international markets.</li><li>Manage customer contact information to enable effective targeting of communication campaigns&nbsp;</li><li>Provide administrative support to the sales team, including preparing sales presentations, managing customer databases, and tracking sales performance.</li><li>Support the organisation and attendance of conferences and trade shows.</li><li>Maintain strong relationships with existing and potential customers, providing excellent customer service.</li><li>Handle sales orders, invoicing, ad-hoc queries and other administrative tasks.</li></ul>&nbsp;Knowledge, skills and experience<ul><li>Prior experience in a customer facing role is desirable, but not essential.</li><li>You will be a digital native, comfortable working with data, and experience of working with CRM systems or similar would be an advantage.</li><li>This is a great opportunity to interact with customers and key stakeholders, so someone who is confident in approaching new people is required.</li><li>This role is perfect for those who are eager to learn and experience the world of international sales.</li><li>Although admin-based, you will be able to develop a deep understanding and knowledge of sales, with opportunities to work directly with customers, not just support them.&nbsp;</li></ul>If this sounds like you, please apply with your most recent CV and a cover letter by 13 January.&nbsp;BenefitsWe have a range of benefits to reflect our commitment to our people, some of which are:<ul><li>25 days paid holiday entitlement in year one, plus bank holidays</li><li>Generous pension scheme</li><li>Volunteering policy and charity matching</li><li>Employee assistance programme</li><li>60% discount on company books</li><li>Cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership</li><li>Flex Fridays (1pm finish, subject to certain criteria being met.)</li><li>Shopping discounts&nbsp;</li><li>Up to 30 days remote working from abroad</li><li>And we plant a tree for every new employee to our business</li></ul>&nbsp;DK supports flexible working and has introduced a new ‘smart-working’ policy with a hybrid approach of working weekly from home and in DK’s office.DK is committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects the varied communities that read our books across the world. We encourage applications from all individuals, regardless of age, religion, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexuality or social background. DK is proud to announce that we have adopted The Halo Code.DK is a member of the disability confident scheme. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies.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 or undertaking internships. For more information, visit <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.

Dorling KIndersley

DK Publishing

Sales assistant - DK International

Closing date: 19th January 2025Salary: £27,000 - £31,000 (London); £24,840 - £28,520 (Sheffield), (+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 has arisen for a talented, motivated and creative junior designer / designer to join the Hodder &amp; Stoughton Art team.With over 150 years of ground-breaking publishing from book lovers, original thinkers and market leaders, our unwavering mission has been to publish the most compelling voices in every genre. We continue to find new ground, new audiences and new voices with every title we publish. We are passionate readers and believe in the power of words to change lives.Hodder &amp; Stoughton 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 will be a vital part of the team, expected to work across all our imprints, handling the creative process from initial brief to final artwork.</li><li>You will need to ensure that all work is delivered to the highest standard, on schedule and within budget.</li><li>You’ll work closely with staff in other departments, developing great working relationships and demonstrating strong skills in conveying ideas and effectively interpreting feedback.</li></ul>&nbsp;Who we are looking for<ul><li>We are looking for a dynamic and organised creative with a passion for books and a portfolio that displays an exciting use of type and image.</li><li>You should possess a meticulous eye for detail, have great communication skills and enjoy working as part of a team.</li><li>Strong Adobe Creative Suite skills and an established knowledge of print and digital reproduction know-how is a bonus.</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;To apply<ul><li>In your application, please submit your CV and a Portfolio of recent relevant work (which is in the cover letter section).</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.

Junior designer / designer

Closing date for application: 30th December 2024Salary: Basic salary starting at £70,000 dependant on experienceDepartment:&nbsp;ProcurementLocation: LeedsJob Grade: M &nbsp;Join Channel 4 as a category lead in Procurement, managing technology projects and building key supplier relationships. Based in Leeds with hybrid working, you’ll help drive value and support innovation in a dynamic team. Be part of a broadcaster committed to excellence and diversity in the creative industries. Reporting into Finance, Procurement is responsible for the acquisition of all indirect goods &amp; services across Channel 4 and provides commercial expertise to ensure the achievement of Corporation’s strategic objectives. Working primarily within the Technology category, this position will be responsible for the delivery of projects from a Procurement perspective and seek to maximise the delivery of financial and commercial benefits from a TCO perspective.Please note there are 2 positions available in our Leeds office, working 3 days in the office.&nbsp; Reporting into the procurement manager, the category lead will:<ul><li>Partner with Technology to contribute to ensuring the on-time delivery of key strategic and operational initiatives.</li><li>Identify and mitigate commercial risks</li><li>Ensure compliance with Channel 4 procurement policy &amp; process.</li><li>The Category Lead will have experience in technology procurement (to include contracting models) and be required to take a proactive and flexible approach as business needs evolve. They will also have some experience in non-technology Procurement categories.</li></ul>&nbsp;Responsibilities This role will primarily focus on delivering technology procurement projects to include the following:&nbsp;<ul><li>Advise and support Technology budget holders on the development of supplier strategy, sourcing options and commercial models across the Technology cost base.</li><li>Lead, direct &amp; execute relevant procurement activities such as market analysis, benchmarking &amp; competitive tenders in line with the Channel 4’s Procurement policies and processes.</li><li>Develop, own and manage specific RFPs and associated procurement processes and deliverables</li><li>Build, develop and maintain effective relationships with Technology colleagues and with key suppliers, including support for SRM across the technology supplier base.</li><li>Work collaboratively with other members of the Procurement team</li><li>Undertake additional projects as required by the Procurement Manager</li></ul>&nbsp;Knowledge, skills and experience&nbsp;<ul><li>MCIPS Qualified</li><li>Experience in technology procurement to include tier 1 vendors</li><li>Experience of managing outsourced relationships</li><li>Strong understanding of contract law (including SaaS contracts)</li><li>Demonstrable experience of leading projects and collaborating proactively with stakeholders at varying levels across organisations.</li><li>Advanced Microsoft Excel skills</li><li>Proven negotiation skills</li></ul>Technical &amp; professional Skills<ul><li>Excellent stakeholder management skills.</li><li>Strong background in technology procurement with additional experience in non-technology sourcing.</li><li>Excellent communication, organisation and presentation skills.</li><li>Robust understanding of contract law to include SaaS based contracts.</li><li>Effective time management and organisational skills.</li><li>Strong understanding of key technology categories and market influences.</li></ul>Autonomy/judgement/decision making<ul><li>Experience and ability to effectively lead and manage a project team and influence senior technology stakeholders.</li><li>Robust commercial awareness, business acumen and analytical thinking skills.</li><li>Ability to make clear recommendations and respond to strong challenges.</li><li>Relationship Management (internal, external, 3rd parties)</li><li>Customer focussed ethos with the ability to interact across all management levels.</li><li>Successful development of productive working relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders.</li><li>Strong verbal and written influencing skills.</li><li>Flexibility in approach.</li></ul>Complexity/problem solving<ul><li>Strong multi-tasking skills.</li><li>Desire to embrace change, successfully adapting to constantly changing demands and conditions.</li><li>Continuous improvement approach to review and develop key services to meet and exceed changing requirements.</li></ul>&nbsp;Hybrid working: From September 2023, C4 has operated a 60/40 working pattern, equating to a minimum of three office days per week. 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.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.

National HQ

Bristol Creative Hub

Manchester Sales Office

G;asgow Creative Hub

Channel 4

Classified W for weird

Be more rainbow

Category lead (Procurement)

Closing date: 2nd January 2025Salary: Up to £72,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience + London Weighting at £5319&nbsp;We’re looking for designers who can bring imagination and curiosity to help bring some of the BBC’s strongest brands and shows to audiences that love them.The BBC Studios UX&amp;D Team is a multi-disciplinary team united by a human-centred approach, working together to design the BBC Studios Product’s digital experience. We design BBC Studios amazing digital experiences from BBC Player (our international player product) to DoctorWho.tv. Our ace team of UX practitioners collaborate closely with product, editorial and technical teams from across BBC Studios. Together we create elegant, delightful digital experiences on a range of different platforms.The User Experience Principal drives craft and strategy in our branded website product group. You’ll care about making great experiences for people and be driven to learn and grow to support this. Your portfolio will tell your story and show how you go about your design process from ideation/concept to delivery. Great UI is nice but we’re more interested in your design process – tell us your story!You’ll be leading the UX Research and Design for a new product group that sits across a number of our brands’ websites, for example Bluey, Doctor Who and BBC Earth. You will be evolving a budding UX practice in this product area and will be able to make a significant difference in the way the product team and wider business approach the user experience. By understanding our users’ needs, the successful candidate will be able to improve the overall user experience for millions of people who visit these global websites.We’re looking for someone who can show they have the passion and experience to take the lead on UX design, building relationships with stakeholders and selling in the value of UX and Design. We want to see a portfolio that is full of consistently great work across different screens and experiences – be they on mobile, connected TV, tablet, desktop or connected device. You’ll have strong skills in user research, interaction design, visual design, creative facilitation and problem definition You’ll also be comfortable working both autonomously and collaboratively. You’re able to guide your own work and proactively take initiative, as well as find value the feedback and ideas of others in the team.&nbsp;What will you do?This role will be a balanced split between strategic UX leadership and hands-on UX design work including:<ul><li>Planning and carrying out user research&nbsp;</li><li>Sizing and planning UX&amp;D work across a number of products&nbsp;</li><li>Managing senior business stakeholders across several products</li><li>Enabling transition user centred and product centred models</li><li>Contributing to prioritisation of work</li><li>Contributing to product briefs</li><li>Managing’ work and supporting the development of more junior UX practitioners</li><li>Collaborating with the product team to deliver design work</li><li>Creating wireframes and UI design in Figma</li><li>Collaborating with the wider UX&amp;D team to solve problems</li></ul>&nbsp;What does it take?<ul><li>You have evidence of great design across a range of screen sizes and device platforms.</li><li>You approach design conceptually and think about the whole experience</li><li>You have experience in leading and creating user-centred design and design research</li><li>You are fluent in wireframing, flows, layouts, colour, typography, etc.</li><li>You can communicate the value of UX design and results of your design work through a variety of communication methods.</li></ul>&nbsp;This role is advertised as part of our BBC Extend programme for disabled people. To apply for this role you should identify as deaf, disabled or neurodivergent and must meet either:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/definition-of-disability-under-equality-act-2010" target="_blank"> the definition of disability in the Equality Act (2010)</a>, or the definition of disability in <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/50/section/1" target="_blank">the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) </a>if applying in Northern Ireland. You’re broadly defined as disabled under both acts if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative or adverse effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. This definition includes both apparent and non-apparent conditions and impairments, and medical conditions such as Cancer, HIV or Multiple Sclerosis.Please state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.

BBC Studios Bristol

BBC Roath Lock Studios

MediaCity UK

BBC Studios Glasgow

BBC Studios

100 Years of the BBC

Top Gear

User Experience principal - Extend

Closing date for applications: 2nd January 2025Salary: £25,000-£29,000 per annum according to experience&nbsp;Intermusica is seeking a highly organised, resilient, resourceful, and tenacious Assistant Artist Manager to work in our internationally renowned artist management department.Intermusica is an award-winning international classical music agency. We offer strategic, personalised management for over 140 world-class and emerging artists; our first-class roster includes some of the most famous and respected artists and composers across the globe, including&nbsp;Alexandre Kantorow, Abel Selacoe, Renaud Capuçon, Leonidas Kavakos, Lahav Shani and&nbsp;Sir James MacMillan.&nbsp; With nearly 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 innovation. Founded in 1981 by Chief Executive Stephen Lumsden, Intermusica has a highly experienced workforce of over 40 staff based in London, Berlin, Munich and New York.&nbsp;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.&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, and other requirements.&nbsp;</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.&nbsp;</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.&nbsp;</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.&nbsp;</li><li>Collaborate with recording companies, local agents, PR agencies to coordinate promotional activity.</li></ul>Additional<ul><li>Attend concerts and industry events on behalf of Intermusica as required.&nbsp;</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.&nbsp;</li><li>Assist with general office admin.</li></ul>&nbsp;Knowledge, skills and experienceEssential<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.&nbsp;</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.</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<ul><li>The role would suit someone seeking their second job in the arts.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Previous experience organising international travel and diary management.</li><li>Working knowledge of a second language.&nbsp;</li><li>Prior experience of Overture (agency software).</li></ul>&nbsp;Additional informationIntermusica 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.First Round Interviews: Tuesday 7 &amp; Wednesday 8 January 2025Second Round Interviews: w/c 13 January, exacts dates tbc&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/GQMWvcAkJwK9Em9o7" target="_blank"> Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form</a>. 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.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>.&nbsp;&nbsp;Please state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.

Intermusica Artist's Management Ltd

Assistant artist manager

Closing date: 19th January 2025Salary: £37,000 - £42,000 dependent on experience (+bonus +benefits)Location: The role will be based at our London office, Carmelite House, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week.&nbsp;Manage manuscripts, work with authors and navigate market trends at this leading publishing imprint.Established in London in 1991, Laurence King is one of the world’s leading publishers of books on the creative arts. From its beginnings producing textbooks for the US college market, Laurence King has gone on to be a respected brand in the design world on both sides of the Atlantic. Our titles offer expert content on everything from fundamental skills to cutting-edge technology. We work with the best authors, designers, illustrators and photographers to create beautifully produced books acclaimed for their inventiveness, design and authoritative texts.&nbsp;In September 2020 Laurence King was acquired by Hachette UK and is now an imprint of John Murray Press.John Murray Press publishes books of excellence and lasting value written by authors with passion and expertise. We're home to popular fiction and non-fiction writers alongside some of the most progressive new voices in publishing. Established in 1768 and with a rich and illustrious history, we are the oldest imprint in the business and oldest surviving trade list in British publishing.John Murray Press 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 doingBe responsible for management of contracted manuscripts and digital products:<ul><li>Undertake in-house editorial development work, for example incorporating reviewers’ comments, carrying out structural edit, checking freelance editing and re-editing as appropriate.</li><li>Work closely with authors, freelance editorial and design teams, and contributors to ensure the manuscript is in line with contracted proposals and costs agreed at the Acquisition Sign Off meetings.</li><li>Brief authors and offer guidance on content, formatting, layout, submission of artwork if appropriate, and permissions.</li><li>Organise picture lists with authors. As appropriate, engage and brief freelance picture researchers, negotiate fees and supervise their work and budgets.</li><li>In consultation with the Commissioning Editors, brief freelance designers and negotiate fees. Work with designers on initial designs, check book plans and layouts. See design through authors’ and publishers’ approval stages. Work with designers on cover ideas and check final cover artwork.</li><li>In consultation with the Commissioning Editors and authors, brief illustrators, line and map artworkers as appropriate. Negotiate fees, check draft and finished work, seeing it through author and publisher approval stages.</li><li>Manage agreed schedules and costings in consultation with the Commissioning Editors and production department to ensure that schedules are achieved and books produced to budget.</li></ul>Support in championing the list with sales, foreign language rights, publicity and marketing:<ul><li>Understand the needs of these departments in order to message, market and sell to different audiences.</li><li>Work on the production of rights and sales material (e.g. blads for book fairs) and provide other material as required in a timely fashion for sales, rights and marketing schedules.</li><li>Write catalogue copy and title information sheets to garner support from sales and marketing.</li></ul>&nbsp;Exceed expectations in author care:<ul><li>Liaise with authors throughout the editorial process, ensuring a good relationship between each author and the business.</li></ul>In collaboration with the Commissioning Editors, optimise the appeal of resources to the LK markets:<ul><li>Understand the specific market needs for each project in order to make informed decisions on aspects such as language, navigation, format and page design/layout.</li><li>As appropriate, attend industry events and conferences to learn about the market and to promote the Laurence King brand.</li><li>Understand the competitive landscape and how our materials fit into this landscape, so that they compare favourably with competitors’ resources.</li></ul>&nbsp;Who we are looking for<ul><li>Organisational skills, including planning ahead and independently managing multiple complex projects</li><li>Editorial skills, including text development and structuring</li><li>Meticulous eye for detail</li><li>Project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously to tight deadlines</li><li>Cost control</li><li>Excellent communication and people skills, including tact and diplomacy</li><li>General computer literacy and aptitude (Microsoft Office, able to pick up new digital skills as required)</li><li>Familiarity with Adobe Creative Cloud, in particular InDesign</li><li>Understanding of copyright issues</li><li>Knowledge and understanding of the relevant market</li><li>Ability to work as part of a team and across departments</li><li>Quality orientated</li><li>Focused on the needs of the end user</li><li>Adaptability</li><li>Creativity</li><li>Appetite for learning and improving</li><li>Problem solver, able to identify potential problems and propose solutions for consideration</li><li>Should have demonstrable editorial skills and competence at completing multiple projects from manuscript development to publication, to a high standard, in line with anticipated costings and to deadline</li><li>Must be able to work in InDesign and have a sound understanding of highly illustrated colour publishing and production</li><li>Should have a proven track record of establishing positive working relationships with authors, as well as with freelancers and internal colleagues</li><li>Should have demonstrable experience of working proactively and independently</li><li>Should have experience of working with both print and digital media</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.

Senior development editor

Closing date for applications: Friday 10 January, 5pm&nbsp;Salary: £32,000 - £34,000&nbsp;Park Theatre is seeking a new Marketing Manager to join the Sales &amp; Marketing team at an exciting time for the organisation.Park Theatre will be launching a new, industry-leading website in spring 2025, with the Marketing Manager playing a key supporting role in the project. Reporting to the Sales &amp; Marketing Director, the Marketing Manager is part of a team responsible for promoting our wide range of artistic and community activity, building audiences and raising the organisation’s profile. The primary focus is to support visiting productions across both our spaces and to lead on the delivery for a number of in-house shows. The Marketing Manager will maintain excellent communications with our audiences, visiting companies and co-producers and ensure that all revenue generating opportunities are fulfilled.&nbsp;Alongside working towards achieving sales targets and generating venue brand awareness, the post holder will also ensure we are meeting aims within our audience development strategy. Across all their work, the Marketing Manager will act as a guardian of Park Theatre’s brand, upholding our high-quality standards. The Marketing Manager will directly line manage the Marketing Assistant, and work closely with the Sales &amp; Marketing, Development and Creative Engagement departments and external producers to ensure consistency of approach in all our outward facing communications.&nbsp;Responsibilities<ul><li>Lead on communications with visiting producers and their marketing agencies, offering guidance with the planning and delivery of their campaigns to help reach financial and audience development targets</li><li>Lead on the budget management and delivery of Park Theatre’s comedy (Park Laughs) and family programming strands, and occasionally lead on the delivery of marketing campaigns for in-house Park200 productions</li><li>Manage Park Theatre’s digital communications schedule across email and social media, coordinating assets from visiting companies and creating engaging content for in-house productions, with the support of the Marketing Assistant</li><li>Strategically target audiences through an effective email marketing schedule, monitoring analytics and maintaining the upkeep of ongoing audience development email campaigns, with the support of the Marketing Assistant</li><li>Take a lead on the strategic planning and delivery of Park Theatre’s digital advertising output, including Meta &amp; Google Ads, with a data driven approach</li><li>Act as a guardian for Park Theatre’s brand and values, ensuring appropriate and consistent guidelines are maintained both internally and externally</li><li>Work with external designers, creative agencies and web developers to produce print and digital marketing assets on time, to budget and in line with Park Theatre branding</li><li>Work with the Sales &amp; Marketing Director to provide meaningful insight into audience characteristics, analysing and identifying key customer trends and evaluate the effectiveness of campaigns and audience development strategies</li><li>Assist in the creation of marketing assets beyond Park Theatre shows and contribute towards the promotion of the Creative Engagement programme, Park Theatre’s Access Membership, Park Pizza and various Fundraising and Development projects</li><li>Contribute towards Park Theatre’s commitment to accessibility, ensuring our standards are upheld across all marketing content and assisting with the profile raising of our offering and membership scheme</li><li>Oversee the day-to-day maintenance of Park Theatre’s website, with the support of the Marketing Assistant</li><li>Ensure compliance with Data Protection legislation and PCI are adhered to</li><li>Provide regular updates on the effectiveness of marketing activity and show campaigns in weekly Sales &amp; Marketing team meetings</li><li>Attend marketing meetings with producers, offer guidance and support on best marketing practice to companies in the building</li></ul>&nbsp;Knowledge, skills and experience<ul><li>Demonstrable experience in a theatre or arts marketing role</li><li>A passion and commitment to theatre</li><li>The ability to build relationships with a range of stakeholders, including visiting companies, producers, internal producing departments, external marketing agencies</li><li>Experience of producing content for and managing social media strategy</li><li>A creative visual flair, and an eye for marketing imagery</li><li>Excellent attention to detail and keen proofing skills</li><li>A process-driven approach to working, with the ability to coordinate a high volume of projects simultaneously and to tight deadlines</li><li>An enthusiastic, energetic self-starter with good initiative</li><li>Excellent planning, organisational and time management skills, and the ability to prioritise and work flexibly under pressure</li><li>Sound numeracy and IT skills</li><li>Excellent communication skills, and customer service and telephone manner</li></ul>&nbsp;How to apply&nbsp;<ul><li>Please submit a statement explaining, in no more than two sides of A4, what attracts you to the position and evidence of your ability to fulfil the role and meet the person specification. If you are submitting a job share application, please send us a joint letter and include how you would approach the shared role.&nbsp;</li><li>Please also submit a CV (or two CVs) outlining your skills, experience and/or training to date (no more than two sides of A4) and complete our <a href="https://bit.ly/4gl1tvC" target="_blank">Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form</a>.</li></ul>If you’d like to submit your application in another format, please do not hesitate to do so.&nbsp;Applications should be addressed to Dawn James, Sales &amp; Marketing Director, and sent via e-mail by clicking the 'Apply' button.Interviews will take place w/c 20 January 2025&nbsp;&nbsp;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.&nbsp;

Park Theatre

Marketing manager

Closing date for applications: 3rd January 2025Salary: £27,401 per annum plus benefits including a final salary pension scheme, generous annual leave, and flexible and hybrid working.&nbsp;Contract: Permanent, working 35 hours per week.&nbsp;(Arts Council also recognises the benefit of flexible working as a valued part of the way we work and welcomes applications from individuals who require flexibility).Location: Manchester or Birmingham.&nbsp;(The role will be based at the office base listed; however, we are operating a hybrid way of working and support our staff to make use of remote working options when combined with regular on-site contact days with other members of the team, normally 1-2 days a week).&nbsp;Launching a career in arts funding and development?The Development Initiatives team within the Investment Centre oversees the design and delivery of the Arts Council’s development programmes, including Global Talent Visas, Libraries Development Framework, Museums Accreditation and Collections Designation.&nbsp;The Development Initiatives Operations team provides advice, reports and services to committees and teams across the organisation, including decision makers, Relationship Managers and Investment Centre teams. The team organises and supports a number of decision meetings and decision making processes. Support is also provided across our external delivery partners and governing bodies.The team is also responsible for ensuring high quality guidance is available (both internal and external) and that we are responding to the needs of our stakeholders in this area. The team is also responsible for maintaining accurate records and detailed filing systems.&nbsp;ResponsibilitiesThe Assistant, Development Initiatives Operations, will be responsible for:<ul><li>Supporting the Global Talent Visa team by carrying out key functions, including triaging applications and sharing information with programme partners and decision makers.</li><li>Supporting the Senior Manager Development Initiatives Operations and the wider Development Initiatives Operations team to ensure timely and efficient delivery of our administrative processes.</li><li>Acting as point of contact for the team to provide routine information, advice and guidance on the work and responsibilities of the team.</li></ul>&nbsp;Knowledge, skills and experienceEssential<ul><li>Proven administrative experience of supporting different colleagues and managing conflicting demands.</li><li>You will also some experience of grant funding or development programmes.</li><li>You will be highly organised with the ability to juggle multiple priorities and exercise effective judgement when organising, planning and managing complex tasks, and you will have the ability to initiate work and perform according to self-imposed timetables.</li><li>You will have first-rate interpersonal and communication skills – both speaking and in writing – and the ability to communicate in a confident and engaging manner with the ability to both communicate complex information, simply and the ability to influence people when providing technical advice and support.</li><li>You will have a good understanding of the current diversity agenda and its relationship to the work of the role.</li></ul>Desirable<ul><li>An understanding of the arts and cultural sector.</li><li>Experience of using IT systems, including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.</li></ul>&nbsp;Please note: We do NOT accept CVs or cover letters as part of our recruitment process. If you require any documentation in an alternative format, please contact&nbsp;<a href="mailto:recruitment@artscouncil.org.uk" target="_blank">recruitment@artscouncil.org.uk</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Arts Council are committed to being an inclusive employer, building an inclusive workplace, and recruiting a workforce that is as diverse as the communities we serve. However, you identify, and whatever background you bring with you, we welcome you to apply for a role at Arts Council.Disabled, D/deaf and/or neurodivergent people and those from Black, Asian and Ethnically Diverse backgrounds are underrepresented in our workforce so we particularly encourage applications from people in these groups.Please state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.

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