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Closing date: 24 March 2025Salary: £38,000 - £40,000 dependent on experience and location (+bonus +benefits)Location: Sheffield, London, Bristol, Edinburgh, NewcastleContract: Permanent&nbsp;Ready for the next step in HR? Become a Junior HR Business Partner at Hachette UK, shaping talent solutions in a dynamic publishing environment.Hachette UK is a creative powerhouse and the UK's second largest book publishing group. Our mission is to make it easy for everyone to discover new worlds of ideas, learning, entertainment and opportunity.We're made up of 11&nbsp;autonomous publishing divisions and over 60 imprints with a rich and diverse history and an incredible range of authors. We're also the market leader in e-books and publish a range of bestsellers in audio format, the fastest growing part of our business.Our award-winning adult publishing divisions are Orion, which won Publisher of the Year at the 2021 British Book Awards; Little, Brown; John Murray Press; Hodder &amp; Stoughton; Headline; Quercus; Octopus, and Bookouture. They publish fiction and non-fiction in digital, audio and print format, from the world's best and most diverse authors, including Brit Bennett, Candice Carty-Williams, Martina Cole, Michael Connelly, John Grisham, Stephen King, Stieg Larsson, Nelson Mandela, Stephenie Meyer, Maggie O'Farrell, Delia Owens, Ian Rankin, J.K. Rowling, Colson Whitehead, and Malala Yousafzai. Hachette Children's Group publishes a wide and vibrant range of books for children across all age ranges, while Hachette Learning is a market leader in resources for both primary and secondary schools.Hachette UK is part of&nbsp;Hachette Livre, the world's third largest trade and educational publisher. As well as our headquarters in Carmelite House, London, and our state-of-the-art book distribution centre in Didcot, Oxfordshire, we have recently opened five new offices in Manchester, Bristol, Sheffield, Newcastle, and Edinburgh. The UK region also includes offices in Australia, New Zealand, India, Singapore, the Caribbean, and Ireland.It's an exciting time to join our business because the publishing market continues to grow and thrive. The UK remains the largest exporter of physical books in the world and book adaptations for film and TV are the foundation of the UK's creative industries. What you'll be doingAs a Junior HR Business Partner for a range of Hachette UK’s divisions, you will work closely with the Senior HR Business Partner to drive improvements in management capability, ensure a fair and consistent approach to employee relations and deliver continual improvement of the HR offering. You will also support the Senior HR Business Partner with implementing a wide range of HR solutions that support business objectives.The HR team are responsible for delivering the people vision of the company working in collaboration with the business to provide strategic talent solutions that add value to Hachette UK and its people.This is an exciting position working across multiple divisions within Hachette UK and will play a crucial role in supporting our managers across all levels whilst supporting and developing the HR Assistant and Senior HR Officer.We’re looking for a HR Advisor who is ready for their next step up into business partnering, working in a supportive and collaborative environment! Who we are looking forPersonal Attributes/Skills<ul><li>Adaptable and able to take both a strategic and ‘hands-on’ approach</li><li>Credible, proactive professional with excellent judgment and the ability to instil confidence in others</li><li>Great communicator, both written and oral, with the ability to clearly present information to others</li><li>Proactive, solutions focused, and a pragmatic problem solver</li><li>Well networked with great interpersonal skills and capable of easily and naturally building relationships</li><li>Analytical skills including the ability to quickly and accurately assimilate information from complex verbal and numerical data</li><li>Ability to prioritise and handle ever changing and conflicting workload priorities</li><li>Ability to think innovatively and generate ideas and solutions offering a range of options</li><li>The ability to build trusted and positive relationships with staff at all levels</li><li>Accurate and exacting standards</li><li>High level of resilience with the ability to read people and adapt approach accordingly</li><li>Take pride in providing a first-class customer service to senior leaders and managers across our business</li><li>Tactful, diplomatic and approachable</li></ul>Experience/Knowledge&nbsp;<ul><li>Currently working as an Advisor looking for the next step in their role</li><li>Experience of working with and building rapport and strong relationships with very senior managers</li><li>Experience of managing a team- ability to prioritise, set a clear direction and be a role model within the function and the team that aligns with our culture and goals</li><li>Proven experience of managing complex employee relations issues, restructures, advising on organisational design and talent management processes</li><li>Strong understanding of employment legislation</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>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 national offices in Sheffield, Edinburgh, Newcastle, or Bristol, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week. 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>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.

Carmelite House

Hachette UK

Junior HR business partner

Salary: £30,000 - £34,000 dependent on experience (+bonus +benefits)Location: Sheffield, LondonContract: PermanentClosing date: 24 March 2025 &nbsp;Do you love managing complex publishing projects? Bring your expertise to Hachette Learning and inspire learners.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 12 publishing divisions and over 60 imprints. Everyone here is proud to be in the business of opening doors and minds. What you'll be doingHachette Learning is looking for an Editorial Project Manager to deliver a wide range of complex and demanding digital and print resources from handover of manuscript to publication, with expertise and autonomy. The job holder will be responsible for ensuring that allocated projects keep to schedule, budget and quality standards and other business areas are aware of progress.&nbsp; Responsibilities<ul><li>Manage highly illustrated, multi-component projects through the product delivery process, keeping to agreed schedule, budget and quality standards. Manage risks, adapt to change, identify major issues and propose solutions </li><li>Create high quality digital assets and courses that are adaptable, reusable and pedagogically sound</li><li>Outsource projects to external suppliers, managing budgets, schedules and quality</li><li>Liaison with external suppliers and authors throughout the product delivery and production process</li><li>Represent Editorial on cross-functional, cross-subject projects where necessary&nbsp;</li></ul> Who we are looking forThe ideal candidate will be an experienced editorial project manager, ideally in educational publishing, who is familiar with the requirements of highly illustrated, multi-component digital and print projects,&nbsp;and has delivered high quality educational resources for a wide range of global markets.&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>The role will be based at our London or Sheffield office, Carmelite House, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week. 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 make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.

Editorial project manager

Closing date for applications: 21st March 2025Salary: £32,000-£38,000 dependent on experience and location (+bonus +benefits)Contract: Permanent Shape the next generation of thriller or crime fiction. Sphere Fiction, a Publisher of the Year, is looking for an Editor to join their teamSphere is the commercial hub of Little, Brown, a major trade division within Hachette and four-time winner of the Publisher of the Year Award.Sphere Fiction is one of the most innovative and successful commercial imprints in the UK and the proud home of globally bestselling brands Mark Billingham, Val McDermid, Patricia Cornwell, Nicholas Sparks and more, as well as some of the biggest recent bestsellers and brands of the future, including Ali Hazelwood and Colleen Hoover. Our ethos is to publish something for everyone; we put what readers want front and centre and aim to reach mass audiences who might be traditional book-buyers as well as those who might instead be entertainment consumers first and foremost. &nbsp; &nbsp;What you'll be doingYou’ll be working closely on the Fiction Publisher’s titles, an excellent opportunity to immerse yourself in everything from brand publishing to debut launches. The majority of this list consists of crime and thriller fiction, with the occasional general fiction or historical project.Reporting to the Sphere Fiction Publishing Director, you will inherit a small number of authors for your own list, and this role also has scope to commission new titles for Sphere, working in close conjunction with the senior publishing team. &nbsp; &nbsp;Responsibilities also include, but aren’t limited to:<ul><li>Proactively supporting on the Publisher’s titles throughout the publication process, including managing the critical path, attending campaign meetings and contributing to edits</li><li>Championing a select list of your own titles</li><li>Working effectively with marketing, sales, publicity, production, design and rights teams</li><li>Establishing strong relationships with authors</li><li>Maintaining good relationships with literary agents and scouts</li><li>Finding and acquiring new talent for the Sphere fiction list</li></ul> Who we are looking forWe are looking for a proactive, highly organised candidate who loves commercial fiction – especially crime fiction – and has demonstrable experience contributing to publication plans through their own publishing or through supporting senior colleagues. This is an opportunity for an editor looking to gain experience across a wide variety of publications with the added opportunity to acquire and publish their own list.We are also looking for:<ul><li>Strong awareness of the crime fiction market and trends</li><li>Experience communicating with and editing authors</li><li>Experience briefing jackets, writing cover copy and metadata</li><li>Attention to detail and ability to hit deadlines</li><li>Some commissioning and/or IP development experience is advantageous but not essential</li></ul>Alongside how your experiences fit the role, in your covering letter we would also love to hear about the commercial crime fiction publication (from any publisher) that has most impressed you in the past twelve months, and why. 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>This role can be based at our London, Sheffield, or Edinburgh office, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week. 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.

Commissioning editor

Closing date: 21st March 2025Salary: £36,000+ dependent on experience and location (+bonus +benefits)Contract: 12-month fixed-term contractLocation: The role will be based at our London or Sheffield office, Carmelite House, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week.&nbsp;We are looking for a creative, motivated, and results-driven salesperson to maximise sales through Waterstones for Hodder &amp; Stoughton.Hachette UK is a creative powerhouse and the UK's second largest book publishing group. Our mission is to make it easy for everyone to discover new worlds of ideas, learning, entertainment and opportunity. We're made up of 11&nbsp;autonomous publishing divisions and over 60 imprints with a rich and diverse history and an incredible range of authors. We're also the market leader in e-books and publish a range of bestsellers in audio format, the fastest growing part of our business.Our award-winning adult publishing divisions are Orion, which won Publisher of the Year at the 2021 British Book Awards; Little, Brown; John Murray Press; Hodder &amp; Stoughton; Headline; Quercus; Octopus, and Bookouture. They publish fiction and non-fiction in digital, audio and print format, from the world's best and most diverse authors, including Brit Bennett, Candice Carty-Williams, Martina Cole, Michael Connelly, John Grisham, Stephen King, Stieg Larsson, Nelson Mandela, Stephenie Meyer, Maggie O'Farrell, Delia Owens, Ian Rankin, J.K. Rowling, Colson Whitehead, and Malala Yousafzai. Hachette Children's Group publishes a wide and vibrant range of books for children across all age ranges, while Hachette Learning is a market leader in resources for both primary and secondary schools.Hachette UK is part of&nbsp;Hachette Livre, the world's third largest trade and educational publisher. As well as our headquarters in Carmelite House, London, and our state-of-the-art book distribution centre in Didcot, Oxfordshire, we have recently opened five new offices in Manchester, Bristol, Sheffield, Newcastle, and Edinburgh. The UK region also includes offices in Australia, New Zealand, India, Singapore, the Caribbean, and Ireland.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 doing<ul><li>Reporting to the Hodder &amp; Stoughton Sales Director, you will have the opportunity to work on an exciting list of books, including bestselling authors such as David Nicholls, Lucy Worsley, Kaliane Bradley, Ella Mills, John Grisham, Stephen King, Callie Hart, Graham Norton, and Roxie Nafousi.</li><li>Your responsibilities will include achieving sales targets for Waterstones across all Hodder &amp; Stoughton imprints, building and nurturing relationships with key contacts at Waterstones’ head office and booksellers, and collaborating closely with internal teams in sales, marketing, editorial, and publicity.</li></ul>&nbsp;Who we are looking forThe successful candidate will have:<ul><li>A proven sales track record</li><li>Experience in Waterstones account management</li><li>Experience in building strong customer relationships</li><li>Excellent knowledge of the UK book market</li><li>Commercial awareness&nbsp;and strong analytical skills</li><li>Strong interpersonal and communication skills and a willingness to work as a team player</li><li>Excellent organisational and time-management skills with a meticulous eye for detail</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.

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