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Closing date for applications: 9 July 2025Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 dependent on experience and location (+bonus +benefits)Location: Sheffield, London &nbsp;Are you a visionary product marketing leader ready to shape the future of education? At Hachette Learning, we’re on a mission to empower every learner to reach their unique potential –&nbsp;and we’re looking for a strategic Head of Product Marketing to lead our portfolio to new heights.At Hachette Learning (formerly Hodder Education), there’s one thing we’re certain about. No two students learn the same way. That’s why our approach to teaching begins by recognising the needs of individuals first. Our mission is to enable every learner to fulfil their unique potential by empowering those who teach them. From our expert teaching and learning resources to our digital educational tools that make learning easier and more accessible for all, we provide solutions designed to maximise the impact of learning for every teacher, parent and student.Aligned with our parent company, Hachette Livre, founded in 1826, we’re proud to deliver high-quality learning solutions on a global scale. We make it easier for everyone to unlock a new world of learning.Hachette Learning 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. &nbsp;What you'll be doingAs the Head of Product Marketing, you will lead a team of Product Marketing Managers, responsible for the strategic marketing direction of the Hachette Learning portfolio. You will shape our messaging and positioning and work with the Demand Gen team to bring your strategies to life. You will own the go-to-market strategy, launch new products and solutions and be responsible for driving revenue growth as well as ensuring alignment with market needs across the globe. You will lead a product marketing team and collaborate cross-functionally with Product Management teams as well as Customer Success to ensure a coherent end-to-end experience across the entire customer journey. &nbsp;Key Responsibilities<ul><li>Develop a comprehensive understanding of our customer segments, their pain points and how Hachette Learning solves them.</li><li>Craft a strategic, revenue-generating marketing strategy for the Hachette Learning portfolio.</li><li>Oversee the launch of new print, digital products and subscription products to international education markets.</li><li>Collaborate with demand generation to drive leads through innovative, multi-channel digital campaigns.</li><li>Create high-quality product marketing content: sales enablement tools, battle cards, messaging docs, commission blog posts, case studies, video testimonials.</li><li>Collaborate with the Corporate Comms team to develop thought leadership content that establishes our expertise.</li><li>Mentor and manage a high-performing product marketing team.</li><li>Collaborate with sales, product management, customer success, and platform teams to ensure cohesive go-to-market strategies and translate product features into customer value.</li><li>Drive competitive research and help us stand out in a crowded marketplace.</li><li>Manage the product marketing budget and identify opportunities for efficiency and growth.</li><li>Leverage data and CRM tools to inform decision-making and customer profiling.</li><li>Evaluate campaign performance and adjust strategies to maximize ROI.</li><li>Represent product marketing in key stakeholder forums and contribute to product readiness evaluations.</li></ul>&nbsp;Who we are looking forSkills &amp; Attributes<ul><li>Significant experience in product marketing experience in a B2B environment, ideally in education.</li><li>Strategic thinker with a strong customer-centric mindset.</li><li>Strong writer and storyteller, capable of creating compelling value propositions.</li><li>Proven leadership and team development capabilities.</li><li>Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.</li><li>Strong analytical skills and experience with marketing analytics tools.</li><li>Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.</li><li>Financial acumen and experience managing marketing budgets.</li></ul>Experience Required<ul><li>Significant experience in an international B2B product marketing leadership role, ideally in education.</li><li>Demonstrated success in launching subscription-based products.</li><li>Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing senior stakeholders.</li><li>Track record of building brand visibility and driving revenue growth through digital campaigns.</li></ul>Preferred Qualifications<ul><li>Experience of marketing to international educational institutions.</li><li>Proficiency with CRM systems (e.g., Creatio, Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics).</li><li>Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, or a related field (preferred).</li><li>Relevant certifications in marketing or project management (CIM or equivalent).</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>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>This role can be based at our London or Sheffield offices with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week. &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 include in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Carmelite House

Hachette UK

Head of product marketing

Closing date for applications: 3 July 2025Salary: £24,840 (+bonus +benefits)&nbsp;Kickstart your publishing journey and join Quercus as an editorial assistant.Quercus is a dynamic, award-winning publisher. Known as a hit-maker that regularly finds books that surprise and delight readers, we are international in our outlook and publish an exciting and diverse range of authors. From established bestsellers to new voices, what draws our publishing together is the magic ‘quirk' in Quercus: independence, flair, warmth and creativity.&nbsp;Quercus 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. &nbsp;What you'll be doingThe role will involve a combination of:<ul><li>Proof reading, checking permissions</li><li>Researching and helping to make plate sections</li><li>Working on advance sales materials, creating keywords, writing copy, writing metadata</li><li>Taking minutes at meetings, including editorial meetings</li><li>Writing cover briefs and completing TIs (under supervision)</li><li>Collating proofs, checking copy-edits</li><li>Organising meetings and travel where needed</li><li>Liaising with internal/external contacts to ensure adherence to critical path</li><li>Managing purchase orders and payments</li><li>Writing copy, checking proofs, checking ebooks</li><li>Maintaining submissions log</li><li>Liaising with authors and agents, with guidance</li><li>Processing expenses as required</li><li>Managing purchase orders and payments and delivery advances</li></ul> &nbsp;Who we are looking forWe are looking for someone with:<ul><li>A meticulous eye for detail</li><li>Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team</li><li>A pro-active, problem-solving attitude</li><li>Coolness under pressure</li><li>An interest in commercial non-fiction</li><li>Knowledge of, or aptitude for, relevant applications/systems</li><li>Personal organization</li><li>Excellent standard of written and spoken English</li><li>Ability to communicate and build positive working relationship with contacts at all levels</li><li>An opinion on what makes a great book</li><li>Adaptability</li></ul>Experience:<ul><li>Work or other experience demonstrating reliability and adaptability, not necessarily in publishing</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>The role will be based at our Manchester or Sheffield office, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week. &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 include in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Editorial assistant, Non-Fiction

Closing date: 10th July 2025Salary: £32,375 per annumDepartment: Sales Operations (Commercial)Reports to: Audience managerLocation: London / Manchester / Leeds / Bristol / Glasgow We are looking for a data-driven, strategic and curious audience and programmatic analyst to join our growing digital offering at C4.The Sales Operations team is responsible for the creation and delivery of maximising revenue across all delivery methods of viewing within the 4Sales portfolio across linear, VoD and Social. The team is required to deliver exceptional levels of service to Sales and customers, manages deal delivery and creates value through innovative systems, working practices and new trading opportunities. The department works with several external vendors and key stakeholders across the business to develop roadmaps, ensure smooth operations and troubleshoot issues. &nbsp;They also provide answers to content, data, forecasting and operational questions.The role involves developing data-backed audience strategies that drive performance and efficiency across our digital media ecosystem. The analyst will push forward our attribution solution and seek optimisation strategies for our programmatic solutions. They will work with our established audience tools such as our CDP, Data Clean Room and attribution solution, but also help to onboard new technologies and data tools to further enhance the audience product. The analyst will drive traction within the Sales Teams and across C4 by looking at patterns and delivering actionable audience insight.The analyst will be analysing performance data direct from the C4 Ad Server to understand DSP behaviour around PMP deals and drive efficiency and recommendations for a floor price that should fluctuate based on demand. &nbsp;They will also provide a support role in managing the day-to-day PMP campaigns for agencies and trading desks. There is a significant external facing element to the role that requires close collaboration with our trading partners, DSPs and data solution vendors.The role requires a person with proven technical ability and the ability to demonstrate the value of audience and programmatic campaigns to agencies. It is also essential to have an aptitude for problem solving. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES<ul><li>Build and manage audience segments using any combination of first, second- and third-party data.</li><li>Provide strategic thinking on audience design and targeting logic.</li><li>Work closely with the Audience Manager to build out effective workflows in relation to audience targeted campaigns and troubleshoot issues.</li><li>Develop audience strategies for both direct and programmatic campaigns to evaluate performance and provide recommendations for improvement.</li><li>Enhance and develop our Attribution solution to best in class.</li><li>Analyse performance data from the ad server to identify insight and opportunities.</li><li>Maintain and grow strong relationships with Data and Programmatic partners.</li><li>Optimise and drive efficiency gains through the workflow and campaign set up processes.</li><li>Ensure yield maximisation and operational ad delivery efficiency.</li><li>Build excellent relationships with the Direct Sales and Operations teams.</li><li>Be flexible and passionate about getting the job done and the demands of a changing media landscape.</li></ul> JOB FACTORSTechnical &amp; Professional Skills&nbsp;<ul><li>Understanding of audience segmentation across Digital landscape.</li><li>Good knowledge of the programmatic landscape and the roles of the major tech players.</li><li>Ability to collect, analyse and interpret data to make informed decisions about audience taxonomy, PMP pricing and the delivery of campaigns across our digital products.</li><li>Understanding of working with external and internal support teams to manage solutions through various teams and levels to resolution.</li><li>Strong communication and interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.</li></ul>Autonomy/Judgment/Decision Making<ul><li>Ability to work with little supervision within guidelines.</li><li>Plan and prioritise time effectively to meet all goals and deadlines.</li><li>Manage the demands of the technology roadmap and balance with agency expectations.</li><li>Communicate messages to market appropriately.</li></ul>Relationship Management<ul><li>Comfortable leading cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders and shifting priorities.</li><li>Able to develop effective external and internal relationships.</li><li>Develops and maintains effective relationships with agencies.</li><li>Ability to uses mediation skills when required.</li></ul>Complexity/Problem Solving<ul><li>Resolves day-to-day technical issues with partners.</li><li>Monitors campaigns for accuracy of delivery, ensures that inventory is optimised with minimal wastage.</li><li>Time management - able to juggle and prioritise tasks according to strict deadlines.</li></ul>Business Impact/Strategic Perspective<ul><li>Understands the strategic aims of the department and how they relate to this role.</li><li>Strong storytelling and presentation skills and able to influence non-technical stakeholders.</li></ul> ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE &amp; SKILLS<ul><li>Highly proficient in spreadsheet analysis and articulating key information to the sales team.</li><li>Experience with data platforms and the programmatic ecosystem.</li><li>Ability to liaise on technical, operational and sales driven agendas with stakeholders.</li><li>Experience working with decisions makers at a range of levels and in different disciplines.</li><li>Proven experience in Ad Sales / Ad Technology.</li><li>Experience of multi-screened ad delivery.</li><li>Advanced MS Excel and PowerPoint.</li><li>High levels of attention to detail, particularly with numerical data.</li><li>Proven account management experience.</li><li>Ability to negotiate effectively with clients.</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.&nbsp;

National HQ

Bristol Creative Hub

Manchester Sales Office

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Channel 4

Classified W for weird

Be more rainbow

Audience and programmatic analyst

Closing date: 3rd July 2025 at 9amSalary: £22,932 per annum, plus benefits including a final salary pension scheme, generous annual leave, and flexible and hybrid working.Contract: 18-month Fixed Term contract, working 35 hours per weekLocation: Manchester. The role will be based at our Manchester office; 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 if the team, normally 1-2 days a week. We are recruiting an apprentice to join our Access Support team.The team has been set up to improve and expand the support we are able to provide for our customers that experience barriers when applying to us for arts funding. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your skills while working to make a positive difference to people’s lives. We will be improving accessibility for people with a range of disabilities, physical and mental health conditions, and a range of other circumstances.You will focus on providing general and specific information about the funding we offer to our customers. This will be by telephone, email and our website’s live chat feature. You might also trial and help develop other methods of communicating with our customers. The team will split its time between working remotely and in the Manchester office. Travel to other locations may be required but it is not expected that this would be more than once or twice a month. The cost of journeys to other sites will be paid for by us. Responsibilities<ul><li>Providing a high quality, empathetic and tailored customer service.</li><li>Responding to enquiries by telephone, email and our website’s live chat function.</li><li>Undertaking research which may include gathering information about past and current enquiries, complaints, customer feedback and our processes.</li><li>Acting as an advocate for the Arts Council, representing the Access Support team at meetings with colleagues, our applicants and other parties (e.g. training companies, other funders).</li><li>Providing administrative support to the rest of the team.</li></ul>To view the full job description please click <a href="https://artscouncilengland-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/catherine_kane_artscouncil_org_uk/EYAlbiaR2D9JpBtuTGveO_UBuTY7s_H2tu7C_GzX8avuYw?e=FJUU5p" target="_blank">here</a>.To view the recruitment pack which outlines more details about working for Arts Council please click&nbsp;<a href="https://artscouncilengland-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/catherine_kane_artscouncil_org_uk/EdjZCTTG1uxKvtYc71YZWCYBGKaZ3n4s_kS5JVuvaYCs2A?e=QhMcjc" target="_blank">here</a>. About us: Arts Council offers a range of benefits to our employees including hybrid and flexible working, a generous annual leave allowance and the Arts Council Retirement Plan - a final salary scheme. To find out more, click <a href="https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/working-us/benefits" target="_blank">here</a>.Please note that, we are currently consulting on our Staff Code of Ethics and changes which will avoid conflicts of interest. The changes would mean that employees of the Arts Council would not be able to receive an Arts Council grant, investment or loan funding - either in person, as a member of a partnership, or for any organisation they own. There are also limitations on board or CEO positions employees can hold in organisations we fund. For more information on this, please talk to the recruiting manager or contact&nbsp;<a href="mailto:recruitment@artscouncil.org.uk" target="_blank">recruitment@artscouncil.org.uk</a>We believe our recruitment process should be inclusive and transparent. Find out what to expect with our application&nbsp;<a href="https://artscouncilengland-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/catherine_kane_artscouncil_org_uk/Eb75zAi8uDxFhhBbkFOmReABiLZsa5eqio-1OeGns5lgLA?e=gbgIFG" target="_blank">guidance</a> and more about our commitment to diversity on our website <a href="https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/developing-creativity-and-culture/diversity" target="_blank">here</a>.&nbsp; Arts Council are committed to building an inclusive employer and 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.If there are any adjustments that would help support you in your application, please do let us know when you apply. If you are disabled Evenbreak are able to provide support with your application, for further information please visit their website at <a href="https://hive.evenbreak.co.uk/" target="_blank">here</a>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 through Creative Access.

Arts Council England

Access Support team, apprentice (ICF95)

Deadline: 12 noon, Monday 14 July&nbsp; 2025Full Time, Fixed Term: 18 monthsInterviews: W/C Monday 28 July 2025Start Date: 1 September 2025 (or before)Salary: £30,000–£35,000 per annum (dependent on experience) &nbsp;&nbsp;IOU is seeking an experienced and organised Project Manager to lead IOU at 50, a major National Lottery Heritage Fund project celebrating fifty years of experimental art and performance.This full-time fixed-term role will oversee all aspects of the project’s delivery – from artist commissions and oral history collection, to community engagement, archive development, and a public exhibition. Based at the IOU Creation Centre in Halifax, you’ll be working at the heart of a unique creative organisation with a radical legacy and forward-thinking vision.We’re looking for someone who can confidently manage complex heritage and cultural programmes, with strong communication skills and a collaborative, inclusive approach. You will be comfortable working across artistic, archival, and community-facing strands – and bring experience of:<ul><li>Managing heritage, arts, and public engagement projects</li><li>Working with, and developing, archive collections and/or oral history</li><li>Coordinating multiple partners and stakeholders</li><li>Delivering accessible, high-quality cultural outcomes &nbsp;</li></ul>Join us as we build a living legacy from IOU’s extraordinary past – and shape a creative future rooted in community, experimentation and innovation.To find out more please download the job description via the Apply button and complete the online application form.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.

IOU Ltd

Project manager (IOU at 50 - Heritage)

Closing date: 6th July 2025Salary: £27,125.00 per annum&nbsp;Reports To: Campaign LeadDepartment: Sales OperationsLocation: London / ManchesterStatus: FTC until 02/12/2025 (Secondment if internal)Job Grade: P3 Channel 4's Campaigns Operations team is hiring a detailed and proactive assistant.The key function of the Sales Department is to generate the maximum amount of revenue from Channel 4’s programmes and products and on behalf of UKTV and Discovery’s advertising opportunities. Whilst at the same time, delivering great customer service and working with the wider business to deliver the Channel 4 remit.It employs approximately 225 people who work across a range of related functions, including Agency &amp; Client Sales, Business Development, Digital, Partnership, Trading, Sales Development, and Campaign Operations. Most employees are based in London, but there are also growing sales teams in Manchester as well as an outsourced business in Dublin.The Campaign Operations Team is responsible for the creation and delivery of maximum revenue across all means of viewing. The purpose of the Campaign Assistant role within the Campaign Operations team is to book and administer both Linear and Digital campaigns in conjunction with the Airtime Sales team. This will be done under the guidance of a Campaign Executive. This level of service is to be attributed to all channels and platforms across our portfolio.The Campaign Assistant will help the Campaign Executive in all aspects of delivery and monitoring of deals to ensure the most efficient delivery of deals across all revenue streams. The most essential requirement is to ensure that the C4 sales department generates the maximum amount of revenue across all our revenue streams. Responsibilities<ul><li>To develop a thorough understanding of all trading aspects of the Channel 4 revenue flow.</li><li>To develop a thorough knowledge of all Linear and Digital booking systems.</li><li>To monitor the delivery levels of all Digital and Linear campaigns on a daily, weekly, monthly basis highlighting any anomalies.</li><li>To ensure all Digital and Linear activity is booked and adheres to the internal booking cycle.</li><li>To understand and prioritise any late Linear or digital problems highlighted by Airtime Sales.</li><li>Problem-solving throughout the month to maximise revenue for the channel.</li><li>Develop relationships with counterparts across all C4 Departments (including Airtime Sales &amp; Traffic) to ensure conflicting demands are met across all revenue streams.</li><li>Communicates both verbally and in writing with all internal departments across all disciplines.</li><li>Resolves routine airtime and digital problems at a campaign level.</li><li>Escalate more complex problems to line management.</li><li>Prioritise workload in conjunction with Campaign Operations Executives.</li></ul> Essential skills and experienceTechnical &amp; Professional Skills<ul><li>High level of accuracy and attention to detail.</li><li>Strong administration skills.</li><li>Experience of using online systems.</li><li>Ability to multi-task, prioritise and work to strict deadlines.</li><li>Experience in delivering excellent customer service.</li><li>Relevant experience in a TV Trafficking or campaign team role is a benefit.</li><li>Ability to work under pressure.</li><li>Previous experience of carrying out administrative duties.</li></ul>Autonomy/Judgement/Decision Making<ul><li>Ability to make judgement calls within a framework/guidelines.</li><li>Good PC skills (Word, Excel, Outlook).</li><li>Excellent communication skills.</li></ul>Relationship Management<ul><li>Experience in building and maintaining good internal &amp; external working relationships in order to support efficient working and maximise revenue.</li><li>Liaises continually with their exec and line manager team to ensure all time-sensitive tasks are covered.</li></ul>Complexity/Problem Solving<ul><li>The role requires an ability to adjust and learn quickly.</li><li>Business Impact/Strategic Perspective.</li><li>The role has deadline-critical daily objectives that must be adhered to.</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.&nbsp;

Campaign assistant

Closing date: 1st July 2025Salary: £32,000 - £45,000, dependent on experience and location (+bonus +benefits)Location: The role will be based at our London or Sheffield office, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week. We are looking for a creative and ambitious commissioning editor/senior commissioning editor to drive the commercial publishing at Orion Fiction, with a broad remit across crime, thriller and general fiction.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.&nbsp;Orion 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.&nbsp;As the publishing home of Ian Rankin, Michael Connelly, Santa Montefiore, Joanne Harris, Lorraine Kelly, Chris Whitaker, MJ Arlidge, Jessa Hastings, Samuel Burr and Kirsty Capes, Orion Fiction is a commercial fiction powerhouse. We are an imprint that celebrates its history of brand publishing and uses our award-winning expertise to build new blockbuster brands for future generations. We pride ourselves on putting the reader at the heart of everything we do. Who we are looking forReporting to the Publisher, this is a rare opportunity at an exciting time of growth to help shape the future of Orion Fiction. You will have strong commercial instincts, a wide network of contacts across the industry and comfortable leading the strategy for high-profile publications. What you'll be doing<ul><li>You will be responsible for commissioning, editing and developing an inclusive, commercial and consumer-focused list at Orion Fiction as well as supercharging the publishing growth of our existing authors.</li><li>You will work collaboratively with authors, agents and key internal departments, delivering exemplary communication and care in your publishing.</li><li>The job title is dependent on experience, the ideal candidate will have a proven track record of commissioning and publishing successful titles, as well as being keenly alert to trends and the challenges of the changing market.</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.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Commissioning editor/senior commissioning editor

Closing date: 30th June 2025Salary: £27,000+ (National offices), £29,000+ (London), (+bonus +benefits)Location: This role can be based at our London, Manchester, or Sheffield office, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week. We are particularly keen to hear from applicants for our Manchester and Sheffield offices. This editorial role at a powerhouse publisher could be the exciting next step in your career...Quercus is a dynamic, award-winning publisher. Known as a hit-maker that regularly finds books that surprise and delight readers, we are international in our outlook and publish an exciting and diverse range of authors. From established bestsellers to new voices, what draws our publishing together is the magic ‘quirk' in Quercus: independence, flair, warmth and creativity.&nbsp;Quercus is a part 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 doingYou'll be managing&nbsp;publication of 12-15 new projects a year from receipt of manuscript or post-structural edit to finished product, ensuring high quality, cost-controlled, timely publication. This will involve working independently to project manage titles, being responsible for line editing, checking and clearing permissions, sourcing and planning plate sections and proofreading to time, cost and quality specifications.This may also include:<ul><li>Liaising with author during writing to ensure manuscript delivery and quality (in support of the commissioning team)</li><li>Preparing manuscripts for copy-editing and production</li><li>Checking proofs and ebook files</li><li>Supporting team leader as required for projects or help training new joiners</li><li>Briefing text designs, drafting copy for catalogues/internal use, drafting cover copy on occasion</li><li>Problem solving to maintain schedules</li><li>Planning proactively, taking into account the impact of own practice on the work of other teams</li><li>Controlling and monitor spending against budget and guidelines and following up on any potential overspend</li><li>Where applicable, preparing illustration briefs, checking artworks, making photo selections and size images</li><li>Providing information to internal functions to communicate progress and provide basic information on product. This would include:<ul><li>Attending meetings and carrying out tasks in relation to allocated projects</li><li>Other editorial tasks relating to our 15 (approx) new titles a year, as required</li></ul></li></ul> Who we are looking forSkills/Knowledge/Personal Attributes:<ul><li>Organisational skills including planning ahead and independently managing projects</li><li>Meticulous eye for detail</li><li>Project management</li><li>Cost control</li><li>Communication skills</li><li>Copy editing</li><li>Proofreading</li><li>Computer literacy and aptitude (Microsoft Office, able to pick up new digital skills as required)</li><li>Understanding of copyright issues</li><li>Proactive</li><li>Able to work as part of a team</li><li>Quality orientated</li><li>Focused on the needs of the end user</li><li>Adaptability</li></ul>Experience:<ul><li>Proven experience in editorial or publishing role</li><li>Full understanding of publishing process</li><li>Project management of a publishing project</li><li>Biblio experience an advantage, though this can be trained</li><li>Market knowledge or interest</li></ul>Qualifications:<ul><li>Trained in proofreading and copy-editing</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.

Desk editor

Closing date: 7th July 2025Salary: £50,000 - £65,000 dependent on experience and location (+bonus +benefits)Location: This role can be based at our London, Sheffield or Bristol office, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week. Are you an experienced and commercially focused editor of expert-led / literary non-fiction with a strong network of industry contacts?Hodder Press is the home of authoritative narrative non-fiction at Hodder &amp; Stoughton. Our imprint celebrates expert thinking and distinctive voices. We love high quality non-fiction that asks big questions, challenges perspectives and brings an expert view to essential topics.We are a boutique list within one of the world’s biggest publishing groups, Hachette. Our team are highly experienced in working with authors who are looking to share their ideas with a truly broad audience, from providing close editorial support to creative publicity and marketing campaigns.With an international outlook and an emphasis on beautiful design, Hodder Press publishes experts from around the world in science and psychology, cultural and natural history, current affairs and social sciences as well as the very best of nature writing and memoir. Our authors include Michael Morpurgo, Venki Ramakrishnan, Tristan Gooley, Suzanne O’Sullivan, Lucy Easthope, Clive Oppenheimer, Nicklas Brendborg, Gabriel Zuchtriegel and Zakia Sewell. What you'll be doingYou will edit and publish the Editorial Director’s non-fiction list of expert-led non-fiction on subjects like history, science and nature, as well as acquiring select new titles in line with the list's strategic aims. You will be comfortable working closely with a range of authors and agents and leading on the publishing strategy for high-profile publications. Reporting to the Non-Fiction Executive Publisher, you will also contribute significantly to the overall Hodder Press and Hodder Non-Fiction strategy.Activities will include but are not limited to:<ul><li>Oversee, edit and publish the Editorial Director’s non-fiction list of 6-8 new titles a year</li><li>Champion and retain ownership of those books through publication, collaborating effectively with authors, agents and key departments across the company</li><li>Opportunity to commission a select number of new titles, focusing on international, expert-driven non-fiction and according to the agreed Hodder Press strategy</li><li>Deliver superb author- and agent-care and communication</li><li>Market research and development of innovative ideas for the list</li><li>Develop and maintain strong market awareness in home and international territories to identify publishing opportunities</li><li>Work with the Executive Publisher to develop and deliver a strategy to grow the front and corelist for Hodder Press</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.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Editorial director / publishing director (12 month FTC)

Closing date: 30 June 2025 at 10amSalary: £30,500 per annum pro rata, plus 6% pension contributionContract: This is a permanent, part-time role.Hours: 3.5 days / 24.5 hours per weekLocation: This role can be home or office-based. Regular travel across Greater Manchester is essential as part of the role. Social justice charity Arts Emergency is looking for a passionate and driven individual in Greater Manchester to join the mentoring team!Arts Emergency empowers, connects and develops under-resourced young people to be their best, most aspirational selves through 1:1 mentoring and up to ten-years’ worth of tailored assistance, real-life opportunities, connection to our Network - thousands of cultural professionals - and peer support.The key purpose of the Greater Manchester Mentoring Officer is to recruit, match and support mentoring pairs across Greater Manchester. This is a busy, fun, and super rewarding role which requires you to work independently while being supported by the Mentoring Manager, the Mentoring team colleagues, and the wider Arts Emergency team around the country.Applications from individuals at any stage of their career are welcome. Training and support can be provided for the successful candidate to support their development in areas of the role with which they are less familiar. No specific qualifications are required for this role. Key tasks<ul><li>Recruit and maintain a network of volunteer mentors, in collaboration with the wider Mentoring and Arts Emergency team</li><li>Organise mentor training events and carry out necessary safeguarding measures, including enhanced checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for volunteers</li><li>Promote the mentoring programme with schools, colleges, and other partners</li><li>Manage existing relationships and develop new ones with schools, colleges, and other partners</li><li>Manage application and onboarding processes effectively</li><li>Ensure the best possible mentor matches for young people</li><li>Develop value-added opportunities for mentees to gain first-hand knowledge and experience in their fields of interest, and to achieve their personal goals</li><li>Monitor the programme and share updates proactively</li><li>Represent Arts Emergency at events</li><li>Work with the wider team to curate monthly newsletters</li><li>Maintain the ethos and values of the organisation</li></ul> Experience of:<ul><li>working with young people aged 16- 18</li><li>project management</li><li>managing relationships</li><li>programme delivery in a related field (e.g. youth work, arts and culture, education)&nbsp;</li></ul> Skills &amp; abilities:<ul><li>Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills</li><li>Good presentation, administrative and organisational skills</li><li>Ability to recognise and capitalise on value-added opportunities for mentors and mentees</li><li>Excellent attention to detail&nbsp;in recording important information</li><li>Capability in using standard office programmes, web-based apps, and databases</li></ul> Knowledge of:&nbsp;<ul><li>issues affecting young people in the region</li><li>creative and cultural industries in the region</li><li>the education system</li></ul> Personal qualities:<ul><li>Passionate and driven to make a positive impact &nbsp;</li><li>A self-starter, motivated, eager to learn</li><li>Self-discipline to work independently and communicate proactively with the wider team</li></ul> To apply<ul><li>Visit the Emergency Arts website by clicking the 'Apply' button</li><li>Download and read the Job Pack thoroughly</li><li>Follow the instructions on how to apply stated in this document</li><li>Deadline to apply: 30 June 2025, 10am</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.&nbsp;

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