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Closing date: 14th January 2025Salary pay range: £30,750 - £36,400Contract: The role is a full-time 12 month fixed term contract position&nbsp;We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, enthusiastic editor to join our illustrated non-fiction team as maternity cover for a period of 12 months from February 2025.&nbsp;Bloomsbury Children’s Books is home to a flourishing non-fiction list, boasting best-selling, award-winning authors and illustrators, and publishing a wide variety of internationally- acclaimed non-fiction books from picture books and gift books to mono books for children aged 7+.Reporting to the Head of Illustrated Publishing, you’ll be joining a vibrant team with whom you’ll work in a fast-paced, creative environment. This role may suit a freelancer with considerable experience looking for a more permanent position for a time. This will not be a commissioning role.&nbsp;Responsibilities﻿﻿Working closely with the Head of Illustrated Publishing and the wider non-fiction team, you’ll look after a number of your own titles. Your core responsibilities will include:<ul><li>Liaising with authors, illustrators and agents as required</li><li>Delivering the highest standard of structural editing, copy-editing and proofreading</li><li>Ensuring projects run on schedule and are delivered within budget</li><li>Liaising with out-of-house copy-editors, proof-readers and other freelancers</li><li>Drafting excellent cover copy for covers, catalogues and AIs</li><li>Working with our editorial assistant, to maintain bibliographic data, schedules and publishing programmes</li><li>Running acquisition P&amp;Ls and negotiating contractual terms when required</li><li>Presenting and briefing titles at key internal meetings, including acquisitions and cover briefing &nbsp;</li></ul>Knowledge, skills and experience<ul><li>The successful candidate will have significant demonstrated editorial experience, ideally within a non-fiction environment</li><li>They will be well-organised with excellent communication skills and should enjoy working both independently, and as part of a collaborative, supportive team</li></ul> &nbsp;Additional informationThe role is based at our London office 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP on a hybrid-working pattern of 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred). Allocated office days for this role are: Monday and TuesdayPlease apply with a CV and covering letter telling us about two books that have had an important impact on you and why addressed to Human Resources (Word or PDF format only) via clicking the 'Apply' button detailing how you meet the requirements outlined above for this role by Tuesday 14th January 2025.&nbsp;Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.Bloomsbury reserve the right to close the role early if we exceed the required number of applications.Bloomsbury is a place where anyone of any background, race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, gender identity, age, ability, or socio-economic status can thrive, feel comfortable, and be heard and accepted. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.We are willing to make any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please flag to the recruitment team if required.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Head Office - London

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Bloomsbury Publishing UK: Bedford Square Office

Senior editor, Children's Illustrated Non-Fiction (maternity cover)

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: 13th January 2025Salary: Up to £32,000 dependent on experience and location (+bonus +benefits)Contract: 6-month fixed term contractLocation: This role can be based at our London, Sheffield, or Manchester office, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week.&nbsp;We are looking for an experienced digital marketing or eCommerce executive to join the team on a fixed-term basis of 6 months.&nbsp;Hachette UK is a creative powerhouse and the UK's second-largest book publishing group. Our mission is to make it easy for everyone to discover new worlds of ideas, learning, entertainment and opportunity. We're made up of 12&nbsp;autonomous publishing divisions and over 60 imprints with a rich and diverse history and an incredible range of authors. We're also the market leader in e-books and publish a range of bestsellers in audio format, the fastest growing part of our business.It's an exciting time to join our business because the publishing market continues to grow and thrive. The UK remains the largest exporter of physical books in the world and book adaptations for film and TV are the foundation of the UK's creative industries.&nbsp;What you'll be doingYour role within the D2C team will be primarily to run our centrally managed Special Editions Shopify store where we help research, pitch, shape and launch Special Editions for the likes of Inside No.9, Robert Galbraith, and Joe Lycett.You'll be equipped with support from a range of Group functions, and you will be making a significant revenue and creative impact to the Special Editions brand, our publishers and their authors.&nbsp;ResponsibilitiesSpecific activities will include the following:<ul><li>You'll be involved in creating and then implementing a long-term marketing strategy for Special Edition Books.</li><li>Overseeing implementation of a brand re-fresh on the store.</li><li>Writing blog posts based on keyword and SEO research.</li><li>Planning, creating and managing paid and organic campaigns, and associated budget.</li><li>Planning, commissioning and developing marketing assets in conjunction with divisional marketing teams and our in-house AV team.</li><li>Responding and engaging directly with customers, fans and authors on social media and other channels.</li><li>Carrying out research for Special Editions to help in the pitching and development of potential projects with publishers.</li><li>Preparing and implementing marketing plans for the brand, and individual titles.</li><li>Producing monthly reports for Special Editions, sharing with publishers and senior management.</li><li>Working on POS marketing material for internal and external promotional use.</li><li>Helping manage the pipeline and product development life cycles for upcoming and prospective Special Editions.</li></ul>Around a third of the role will also be supporting the other Shopify store teams and Central Marketing with:<ul><li>Answering queries and making recommendations on best practice Shopify use.</li><li>Staying on top of Shopify roadmap and recommending implementation of new features, delivering short training/refreshers and onboarding new team members to the divisional teams where required.</li><li>Feeding in to best practice discussions and presentations, sharing learnings from successes and failures.</li><li>Leading on sharing eCommerce sales and marketing techniques with the store teams and Central Marketing.</li><li>Shaping processes to ensure smooth working practices between central departments and teams.</li><li>Coordinating with other central departments such as IT and legal to effect technical and process improvements.</li></ul>&nbsp;Who we are looking forWe're looking for someone with extensive Shopify and D2C (B2C, DTC) experience who is full of creative energy and who pivots approaches based on measured outcomes and planning.&nbsp;You'll be confident to work independently and able to present to small groups on occasion.Essential<ul><li>Extensive Shopify experience - you need to be our resident Shopify expert.</li><li>D2C (B2C) eCommerce experience, preferably in publishing or a similar industry.</li><li>Extensive digital marketing experience including SEO/SEM, PPC, Socials, and email.</li></ul>Nice to have skills and experience:<ul><li>Luxury or collectible consumer product marketing and/or sales.</li><li>Experience training other people on technology and processes.</li><li>Experience working in a group function, supporting wider teams</li><li>Experience in international eCommerce sales via Shopify</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>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

eCommerce digital marketing executive

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 applications: Sunday 5th January at 11.59pmSalary: Circa £30,000 dependent on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus bonus and benefits.&nbsp;Do you have experience in foreign book markets and an interest in children's book publishing?We are looking to recruit a Rights Executive to join our world record-breaking team on a 12-month contract, from February 2025 through to February 2026.&nbsp;If you’re highly driven, ambitious, and looking for your next role in Rights, this could be for you.Reporting to the Senior Rights Manager, you’ll be working for a team who publish a wide range of debut and award-winning authors and illustrators, including Stephen and Lucy Hawking, Femi Fadugba, Beth Lincoln, Helen Oxenbury, Nathan Bryon and Dapo Adeola, as well global brands such as Bluey, Spot and Peter Rabbit.&nbsp;Responsibilities<ul><li>Managing all sales into Turkey, Greece, Wales, and Israel</li><li>Overseeing sales in various smaller markets across our exciting portfolio</li><li>Managing global reprints for our picture book list, working with the reprint squad to deliver on ambitious growth plans</li><li>Developing and consolidating new and existing business partnerships to support growth in Rights</li><li>Representing the company at book fairs</li><li>Undertaking business trips as and when required.</li></ul>&nbsp;What you’ll bringThis team represent a rapidly growing business area, so this is the perfect opportunity for a Rights Assistant looking for that next step, or an Executive looking for a fresh challenge. This would also be suitable for a Sales Assistant or similar, who has knowledge of the rights function.Essential criteria:<ul><li>Thorough understanding of the principles of selling international rights</li><li>Confident negotiator</li><li>Collaborative team player</li><li>Ability to work independently and take initiative</li><li>Excellent communication and customer service skills</li><li>Ability to sustain external relationships and proactively make new, business-savvy contacts</li><li>Comfortable using internal systems such as Biblio</li></ul>If this sounds like your next role, we’d love to hear from you.&nbsp;Application instructionsPlease apply with your CV and cover letter outlining why you are the right candidate for the role by 11:59pm on Sunday 5th January 2025.Please ensure you include a cover letter, as it is a crucial part of our assessment process. The cover letter offers an opportunity to show how your experience and interests align with the role requirements. Typically, we expect the cover letter to be no more than one or two pages in length.Please note we are happy to accommodate a reasonable notice period for the right candidate, but we are looking for someone to join the team as soon as possible (ideally during February 2025).We expect interviews to take place across mid-late January 2025, and we expect we will invite you to interview in person at our Embassy Gardens office.Please include in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

London

Penguin Random House

The Publishing Process

Rights executive, Penguin Random House Children's (12-month FTC)

Closing date for applications: Friday 17th January 2025Contract: Fixed term contract for 12 months (maternity cover)Location: Hybrid with at least 3 days/week in our London officeStart date: Ideally from February 2025&nbsp;Work with a renowned literary publisher, coordinating sales operations, logistics, and international partnerships while honing organisational and analytical skills.Faber is a leading independent literary publisher. We publish a diverse range of high-profile authors such as Sebastian Barry, Anna Burns, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Akwaeke Emezi, Kazuo Ishiguro, Orhan Pamuk, and Sally Rooney, and we have a backlist containing the works of T. S. Eliot, William Golding, Seamus Heaney, and Sylvia Plath, among many others.The&nbsp;Sales Operations&nbsp;department is looking to recruit a&nbsp;Sales&nbsp;Operations Lead on a fixed term 12-month contract. The successful candidate will be required to work as part of the busy&nbsp;sales&nbsp;team in support of Faber and the Independent Alliance.&nbsp;ResponsibilitiesThis role involves all aspects of&nbsp;sales operations and distribution, across all publishers represented by the Faber&nbsp;sales&nbsp;dept and across various distribution warehouses. The role holder will liaise closely with the account managers to ensure that all customer distribution and invoicing needs are met.&nbsp;Responsibilities will include preparing&nbsp;sales&nbsp;reports for the UK and International sales teams, processing orders, co-ordination of Conferences, Book Fairs and signed stock, liaising closely with 3rd party publishers, monitoring logistics across 3 warehouses and responding to ad hoc queries and requests. The person in the role will be the key contact for external communication with Independent Alliance client publishers, international sales partners and our Distribution services team at HarperCollins (credit and customer services).&nbsp;Knowledge, skills and experienceWe are looking for a book lover with proven administration skills, excellent organisational and interpersonal skills, a good eye for detail and strong numeracy skills. Strong working knowledge of Excel is essential.&nbsp;Our benefits include:<ul><li>Access to Faber titles (including regular staff book clubs), discounted Independent Alliance titles, discounted Faber Academy courses</li><li>Minimum of 28 days’ holiday per year&nbsp;</li><li>Five days per year for volunteering work of your choice</li><li>Full subscription to the Headspace meditation app&nbsp;</li><li>Season-ticket loans</li><li>Cycle-to-work vouchers</li><li>Subsidised eye tests</li><li>Generous pension scheme</li><li>Life assurance and income protection insurance</li><li>Access to online GP and advisory services</li><li>Cash plan for healthcare costs</li></ul>Faber has a staff of just over 140, based across our offices in Hatton Garden (London) and Harlow. We want all our staff to have the best possible, most positive and enjoyable experience while working at Faber.We welcome applications from any individual regardless of ethnic origin, gender, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation or age. All applications will be considered on merit.&nbsp;Please note that all personal information which we process in connection with your application will be treated in accordance with our Data Protection Privacy Notice at <a href="https://faber.co.uk/data-protection-privacy" target="_blank">https://faber.co.uk/data-protection-privacy</a> and our Data Protection Policy at <a href="https://faber.co.uk/data-protection-policy" target="_blank">https://faber.co.uk/data-protection-policy</a>. Please read our Data Protection Privacy Notice and Data Protection Policy before submitting your application.Please include in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Faber & Faber

Sales operations lead

Closing date for applications: 6th January 2025Salary: £39,000 - £44,000 dependent on experience and location (+bonus +benefits) &nbsp;Brings books to life in this publishing role for an experienced designer!Little, Brown's identity is personified by our innovative, dynamic and free-thinking people. Across our thirteen imprints, you won't find a wider range of titles anywhere in UK publishing. We pride ourselves on quality and diversity. A repeat recipient of the Publisher of the Year award, we're one of the most successful and dynamic publishers in the UK.Little, Brown 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>Reporting to the Commercial Art Director, you’ll be key to bringing our books to life, working alongside a team of highly creative, well regarded and hardworking designers who tackle the challenges for a diverse range of books.</li><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’ll work independently and have creative autonomy and the opportunity to commission illustrators, photographers and other designers.</li><li>A major part of your day will be the development of great working relationships with our editorial teams where strong skills in conveying ideas and effectively interpreting feedback will be integral.</li><li>You will also be key in providing support for and influencing the team and will be part of our well-established internship to mentor candidates.</li></ul>&nbsp;Who we are looking for<ul><li>This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced team member with a broad experience to join our busy and creative department.</li><li>You’ll be enthusiastic about the challenge of working across many publishing genres and to look at pushing boundaries to help our books stand out.</li><li>Your abilities will enable you to put yourself in the shoes of our readers and design a cover that strongly engages with them.</li><li>You’ll need proven design experience, an impressive portfolio that demonstrates all your design talents, have a love for problem solving, possess great communication skills and have strong abilities to creatively respond to feedback.</li><li>Adobe Creative Suite skills and an established knowledge of print and digital reproduction know-how is also essential.</li></ul>To apply: In your application, please submit your CV, cover letter, and a Portfolio of recent relevant work (which is in the cover letter section).&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>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 office, or at any of our regional offices in Sheffield, Edinburgh, Manchester or Bristol, 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>

Senior designer (12 month FTC)

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;

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