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Salary pay point: £27,000Location: The role is based at our Oxford office, Kemp House, Chawley Park, Cumnor Hill, OxfordWorking pattern: A hybrid working pattern of 2 days office based/3 days home-based (or fully office-based if preferred)Closing date: 12th May 2024 We are looking for a rights assistant to join our thriving Rights team at Bloomsbury. Provide administrative support to the rights managers responsible for selling licences and co-editions for both the Bloomsbury Academic &amp; Professional and the Osprey lists.Three-time winner of the Bookseller Academic, Educational &amp; Professional Publisher of the Year Award, Bloomsbury’s Academic &amp; Professional Division publishes 1,600+ new titles a year. Established in 2008, the division has grown organically and through acquisition and publishes across the humanities and social sciences, from higher education through to professional practice.Founded in 1968, Osprey is the world-leading publisher of illustrated military history and has a list of over 2,500 titles on a wide range of subjects from ancient times to the present day; since 2015, it is also the multi-award-winning publisher of board, card, and role-playing games.The role reports to the senior rights manager, academic. Responsibilities<ul><li>General admin support including but not limited to processing contracts, gratis orders, sending out translated author copies, and electronic file supply</li><li>Manage co-edition fulfilment, including loading deals onto Biblio, maintaining schedules, obtaining customer files and approval of materials, invoicing</li><li>Respond to internal and external queries from colleagues, customers and authors</li><li>Support the rights team in preparation for key book fairs and sales trips </li><li>Provide assistance in the preparation of rights guides and catalogues</li><li>Compile and send out email newsletters to customers and maintain contacts lists </li><li>Manage Osprey’s permissions and police and prevent piracy of Osprey’s intellectual property</li></ul> Knowledge, skills and experience <ul><li>Interest in Rights selling and passion for books</li><li>Proficient in Excel and MS office applications</li><li>Confident in use of creative/design software such as Photoshop and email marketing software</li><li>Excellent organisational skills </li><li>Ability to manage varied workload and identify priorities effectively Time-management ability, attention to detail and a can-do attitude towards problem-solving Excellent collaborative and communication skills </li><li>An interest in other countries and cultures</li></ul> To applyPlease apply with a CV and covering letter addressed to Human Resources (Word or PDF format only) via the apply button detailing how you meet the requirements outlined above.For best results, please use a desktop to apply as some mobile browsers may not fully support the application portal.Bloomsbury reserve the right to close the role early if we exceed the required number of applications. Bloomsbury benefitsAs well as a fantastic opportunity to join a global award-winning organisation, Bloomsbury offers the following competitive benefits package:Holidays<ul><li>25 days holiday</li><li>3.5 days Christmas company holiday</li></ul>Other benefits<ul><li>Two paid Personal Wellness Days</li><li>Flexible Fridays – take Friday afternoon off by working an additional 3 hours and 30 minutes earlier in the week</li><li>Season Ticket Loan</li><li>Share save Scheme</li><li>AXA Healthcare Plan (Private Medical Insurance)</li><li>In-house Doctor</li><li>Eye care Voucher Scheme</li></ul>For additional benefits see our careers page. As an assistant role, this position is eligible for Bloomsbury’s Rental Deposit Loan Scheme. To assist candidates who want to start and to establish a career in publishing, Bloomsbury offers an interest-free rental deposit to support securing somewhere to live. The rental deposit loan can be up to £3,000 and will be paid back over 2 years. 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.The Book Trade Charity provide financial assistance for people looking to get into the publishing industry; you can find more information and talk directly here: <a href="http://booktradeentrysupport.org/" target="_blank">http://booktradeentrysupport.org</a>Our work is driven by different perspectives and we strive for our culture to be one of belonging. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and identities. Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access

Head Office - London

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Rights assistant

Contract: The role is a full-time, permanent position.Salary pay point: £27,000Location: The 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 &amp; Tuesday.Closing date: Friday 10th May. We are looking for an enthusiastic and organised team player, and invite you to begin your career in publishing in this award-winning and pioneering publicity team, at a time of exciting growth for the company.Join Bloomsbury, home to award-winning, internationally bestselling and critically acclaimed authors such as Louise Kennedy, Ann Patchett, Johann Hari, Tom Kerridge, Stuart Turton, Samantha Shannon, Kiley Reid, Alan Moore, Sarah J Maas, Grace Blakeley, Reni Eddo-Lodge, Kamila Shamsie, Madeline Miller and Abdulrazak Gurnah. We publish the best titles in fiction, non-fiction, cookery, illustrated and poetry across our adult trade publishing list.You will join a highly collaborative and supportive team, reporting to the publicity director.  ResponsibilitiesAs a publicity assistant, you will be a key member of the team, providing administrative support to ensure its smooth day-to-day running. With responsibilities including:<ul><li>The creation of internal and external communications documents</li><li>Scheduling meetings and liaising with the media and colleagues across the business </li><li>You will also assist on campaigns and events, with the opportunity to plan and execute your own. </li><li>Gain invaluable PR experience, a wide understanding of the publishing process and the opportunity to work with a variety of stakeholders in the industry. </li><li>You will learn first-hand how we plan and deliver industry-leading PR campaigns that launch and nurture writing careers, and create bestsellers. </li><li>You will get exposure to key external stakeholders such as journalists, booksellers and event organisers and the chance to nurture your own relationships.</li></ul> Knowledge, skills and experience<ul><li>You don’t need to have set foot in a publishing house before to grab our attention! We are looking for a proactive candidate with initiative and a love of books who will thrive in a fast-paced environment.</li><li>This role requires organisation, efficiency, exceptional time management and confident communication skills.</li><li>Please note: applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK – Bloomsbury Publishing do not sponsor visa applications.</li></ul> How to applyPlease apply with a CV and covering letter addressed to Human Resources (Word or PDF format only) via the 'apply' button.The cover letter should detail how you meet the requirements outlined above for this role, and, should include the campaign you’ve been most proud to work on and the book you most enjoyed reading in the past year. For best results, please use a desktop to apply as some mobile browsers may not fully support the application portal.Bloomsbury reserve the right to close the role early if we exceed the required number of applications. Bloomsbury benefitsAs well as a fantastic opportunity to join a global award-winning organisation, Bloomsbury offers the following competitive benefits package:Holidays<ul><li>25 days holiday</li><li>3.5 days Christmas company holiday</li></ul>Other benefits<ul><li>Two paid Personal Wellness Days</li><li>Flexible Fridays – take Friday afternoon off by working an additional 3 hours and 30 minutes earlier in the week</li><li>Season Ticket Loan</li><li>Share save Scheme</li><li>AXA Healthcare Plan (Private Medical Insurance)</li><li>In-house Doctor</li><li>Eye care Voucher Scheme</li></ul>For additional benefits see our careers page. As an assistant role, this position is eligible for Bloomsbury’s Rental Deposit Loan Scheme. To assist candidates who want to start and to establish a career in publishing, Bloomsbury offers an interest-free rental deposit to support securing somewhere to live. The rental deposit loan can be up to £3,000 and will be paid back over 2 years. 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.The Book Trade Charity provide financial assistance for people looking to get into the publishing industry; you can find more information and talk directly here: <a href="http://booktradeentrysupport.org/" target="_blank">http://booktradeentrysupport.org</a>Our work is driven by different perspectives and we strive for our culture to be one of belonging. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and identities. Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Publicity assistant, Adult Marketing

Closing date: 8th May 2024Salary: Starting from £36,000 If you love children’s books and getting them into the hands of readers and gatekeepers, then we want to hear from you.Simon &amp; Schuster UK is one of the leading general book publishing companies in the UK and was named Publisher of the Year at the British Book Awards in 2022 and 2023. They also won Children’s Publisher of the Year in 2023. Simon &amp; Schuster Children’s Books is home to bestsellers, award-winners and quality commercial picture books, middle grade and YA. We have an exciting vacancy for a marketing professional with a proven track record to join our creative and dynamic team. Reporting to the Marketing &amp; Publicity Director, you will work across the Simon &amp; Schuster Children’s Books publishing list.You will have responsibility for developing, coordinating, and managing your own titles marketing across a range of genres, working closely with the publicity, editorial, design and sales teams to create imaginative, effective and integrated campaigns. You will plan and deliver creative consumer campaigns utilising the full marketing mix, working with media buyers and owners, ensuring critical paths are met, budgets are managed, and the highest level of author and illustrator care is provided.Together with the Marketing &amp; PR team, you will collaborate with global S&amp;S marketers to ensure we implement global strategies for shared authors and build new trade and consumer partnerships and relationships. What we're looking for<ul><li>A talented individual who is able to demonstrate strong marketing skills and an excellent understanding of book publishing. </li><li>You will have a flair for writing great copy, a keen eye for design, and the ability to deliver impactful, creative campaigns across all media. </li><li>You will have experience of multi-channel and multi-platform campaigns that create market cut-through. </li><li>The chosen candidate will display strategic thinking and consumer awareness.</li><li>With the ability to juggle multiple projects and competing priorities, an excellent eye for detail, you will be a great team player and communicator. </li><li>You will be excited about bringing passion and new ideas to our marketing activities.</li></ul> Please apply by attaching your CV and cover letter.Candidates hired for this or any other posted Simon &amp; Schuster UK role will be employees of Simon &amp; Schuster UK Ltd subject to all policies, including the <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/p/workplace-privacy-notice" target="_blank">Workplace Privacy Notice</a>,and eligible solely for the benefits plans thereof.Simon &amp; Schuster UK is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity and gender expression. At Simon &amp; Schuster UK, the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do, we believe that opportunity, access, resources and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all.Please include in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Simon & Schuster UK

Marketing manager, Children's Division

Closing date: 5th May 2024Salary: £29,000 - £35,000Contract: The role is a full-time/permanent position This is an exciting opportunity to join the Sales Team of a top 5 UK Publisher at a time of dynamic investment and growth. We are looking to recruit an Online Sales Executive with proven account handling experience to work in our fast-paced online sales team. Reporting to the Senior Audio Account Manager – Global, this position will play a key role within the Bloomsbury Special Interest division and will be the primary point of contact for all questions regarding online accounts for the division. The role will curate and shape our strategy with our online customers and seek to maximise the sales of key brands such as Maisie Hill, Take the Slow Road and Ned Boulting as well as develop and grow our backlist sales external and internal initiatives, from metadata to customer promotions.The ideal candidate will have strong attention to detail and initiative, a natural curiosity, enthusiasm for online sales, will be data driven, good at multi-tasking and working to deadlines and with a love of spreadsheets and ready to join a highly motivated and dynamic team.Bloomsbury Publishing Plc is a leading independent publishing house, established in 1986, with authors who have won the Nobel, Pulitzer and Booker Prizes, and is the originating publisher and custodian of the Harry Potter series. Bloomsbury has offices in London, New York, New Delhi, Oxford and Sydney.Based in our Bedford Square office this will be a hybrid-working position. ResponsibilitiesAccount administration<ul><li>Stock management and forecasting for new release and promotions</li><li>Curation and compilation of company wide retailer updates</li><li>Manage and grow print and/or digital library aggregator accounts </li><li>Work closely with Special Interest divisional team and Senior Account Managers for both Physical and eBook to select books for retail promotions in line with organisational strategy.</li></ul>Divisional internal responsibility<ul><li>Be the Online Sales Team specialist on Special Interest products for the division</li><li>Presence at wider sales meetings to represent online sales</li><li>Liaise with M&amp;P teams regarding online sales promotions </li><li>Manage sales spikes from M&amp;P activity and communicate stock status to relevant parties</li><li>Work closely with the operations team to manage supply and maintain availability on site</li></ul>Market analysis<ul><li>Perform deep dive analysis needed to ensure that we are dynamic on pricing for our frontlist, and importantly, our backlist.</li><li>Prepare and share regular critical market analysis to educate the business </li><li>Maintain a high level of knowledge of the platforms and monitor trends to keep internal teams up to date. </li><li>Keep records of sales data and compile data for regular reports to share internally including weekly sales across all formats</li><li>Provide support for regular and ad hoc business analysis including Annual Business Reviews</li></ul> Knowledge, skills and experience <ul><li>Excellent attention to detail</li><li>Organised and can prioritise tasks</li><li>Strong numerical skills</li><li>Proficient with Excel, PowerPoint and Word</li><li>Strong communication skills</li><li>Proficient with systems such as Biblio, Nielsen, Cognos and Vista </li></ul> 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 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 5th May 2024. Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK – Bloomsbury Publishing does not sponsor visas.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.

Online sales executive, Special Interest

Closing date: 30th April 2024Salary starting from: £30,000Contract: This is a full-time, permanent roleLocation: Based in our offices in Farringdon, London, with some flexibility to work from home each week This is an exciting opportunity to work with a creative and fast-paced People team providing quality HR service in a generalist capacity.You will be joining a lean and strategic People team who support all departments within our global publishing business. We prioritise our employees’ growth, well-being and development, ensuring they are central to everything we do.In this generalist role you will work closely with the People Partners and the Head of People on maintaining and enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of HR processes, including payroll and onboarding processes, directly impacting employee satisfaction and operational smoothness. Areas of responsibility<ul><li>HR process management</li><li>Supporting the development of DEI practices across the business</li><li>Contributing to the ongoing development of HR policy and procedures</li><li>Maintaining communication and administrative efficiency within the HR team and the broader organisation</li></ul>Day to day you can expect:<ul><li>Being the first point of contact for employees across the business regarding HR queries</li><li>Accurate and timely HR system management and payroll processing</li><li>Running the structured onboarding and induction process to integrate new hires into the company culture</li><li>Effectively managing the end-to-end maternity/paternity/adoption/family leave cycle transition</li><li>Providing support and advice on employee relations matters as needed</li><li>Contributing to the ongoing development of HR policy, process and procedures to support the business</li><li>The opportunity to support the implementation of a wide range of People projects across the company.  </li></ul> Knowledge, skills and experienceEssential<ul><li>A good understanding and knowledge of HR policies and procedures</li><li>An understanding of current and forthcoming employment law issues</li><li>Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to establish credibility with all levels in the organisation</li><li>Familiarity with using HR information systems and updating records on a regular basis</li><li>Experience managing monthly payroll processes</li><li>Knowledge of data protection and privacy laws</li><li>Experience maintaining HR systems and ensuring all records are up to date on a monthly basis, including making necessary changes for payroll</li><li>Demonstrable experience working at an HR Assistant level is essential</li><li>Excellent administration skills and attention to detail</li><li>Ability to be highly organised and effectively manage a busy workload</li><li>Strong time management skills with the ability to meet and adhere to company and statutory deadlines</li></ul>Desirable<ul><li>An understanding and commitment to embedding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) practices into every aspect of the people processes</li><li>A sound working knowledge of Gmail and Microsoft Office applications, including MS Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Access databases is required, indicating the need for competent IT skills.</li></ul>All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to live and work in the UK in order to be considered for this role. What you’ll get in returnIn return we can offer you a range of great projects, a supportive and collaborative working environment as well as a competitive salary and benefits package.Some of the benefits we offer:<ul><li>25 days annual leave increasing with years of service + bank holidays</li><li>Generous pension scheme</li><li>Discounted private medical insurance</li><li>Group income protection scheme</li><li>Enhanced family pay and leave</li><li>Flexible working hours and summer hours (early finish on a Friday during summer months)</li><li>2 volunteer days per year</li><li>75% off all Macmillan books and regular staff book sales (highly reduced rates)</li><li>Season ticket loan/advance</li><li>Cycle to work scheme</li><li>Discounts on shopping, Tastecard+ and gym memberships; Christmas club savings</li><li>Daily free breakfast and monthly company lunch</li></ul> At Pan Macmillan, we are highly committed to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion at every level of our organisation. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. Our efforts to promote DE&amp;I is ongoing, and we continually strive to learn and improve our policies and practices. You can read our full Diversity &amp; Inclusion Pledge is available <a href="https://www.panmacmillan.com/about/diversity-and-inclusion" target="_blank">here</a>.Please note that all personal information which we process in connection with your application will be treated in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice available <a href="https://panmacmillan.com/recruitment-privacy-notice" target="_blank">here</a>. Please read our Recruitment Privacy Notice before submitting your application.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Pan Macmillan

People coordinator

Closing date: 6th May 2024Salary: £34,000 - £38,000 dependent on experience and location (+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. Do you want to join a new, gutsy literary imprint?Octopus 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.Brazen Books is the new, bold literary arm of Octopus, Hachette. It has published a raft of critically acclaimed bestsellers and record-breakers since its launch in 2022 including Fern Brady's Strong Female Character, which recently won the Nero Prize for Non-Fiction 2024. It publishes both fiction and non-fiction as well as a score of translated titles. In 2024-5 we will be publishing Florence Given's Women Living Deliciously, Hanna Thomas Uose's Who Wants to Live Forever, Hope Reese's The Women Are Not Fine and Monika Kim's The Eyes are The Best Part. We are looking for a focused, innovative editor to join our team to acquire, edit and publish in both fiction and non-fiction. The role is for someone who excels at editing; and is both daring in their style and exacting in their execution.The ideal candidate will also have a deep understanding of the commissioning landscape as well as the publishing one and be able to provide quick, insightful feedback to the Publisher’s proposals/manuscripts/covers as well as whipcracking and cheerleading their own.This newly formed role is for someone who is longing to work for a bold, forward-thinking imprint where they have room to flex their publishing tastes and be at the beating heart of a new list’s formation. Areas of responsibility<ul><li>To commission books fiction and non-fiction (poetry)</li><li>To develop, edit and manage additional books commissioned by the Publisher; taking editorial ownership, providing creative input and critical assessment</li><li>To support the Publisher; with brazen’s publishing strategy and identity, exploring untapped opportunities (home, export and special sales), accelerating growth of list, and being a point person for brazen books in the wider office</li><li>To drive creative, innovative strategies for key publishing and editorially manage complex projects throughout their lifespan</li></ul> What we're looking for<ul><li>Able to create a clear strategy for a book; from its cover to P&amp;M plan</li><li>Contribute to overall imprint’s profile through big acquisitions and high-quality editing</li><li>Be a cheerleader and whipcracker internally and externally for all Brazen titles</li><li>Explore gaps in the market</li><li>Ensure all deadlines are met and costs controlled</li><li>Be a key team player</li><li>Strong contacts with agents</li><li>Make author care a top priority</li><li>Significant successful editing experience working on a high-profile list</li><li>Excellent author/agent relationships</li><li>Able to think 'beyond the book' and help us develop digital, e-book and audio</li><li>Publishing nous</li><li>Excellent writer</li><li>Proven editorial flair</li><li>Comfortable with taking on responsibility and owning financial decisions</li><li>Hyper-organised multitasker</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>Cycle to Work scheme</li><li>Wide-ranging training library</li><li>Development programmes (including mentoring)</li><li>12 Staff-led employee networks that are voluntary</li><li>Season ticket loans</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.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 <a href="http://www.booktradeentrysupport.org/" target="_blank">www.booktradeentrysupport.org</a>

Carmelite House

Hachette UK

Commissioning editor

Closing date: 1st May 2024Salary: £26,500 (+bonus +benefits)Location: The role will be based at our London office, Carmelite House, with a blend of in-office (3 days per week or more) and home working. We're seeking an ultra-organised multitasker to join our team and assist in commissioning and acquiring exciting new projects.Octopus publish books for everyone. We love to enlighten, nourish, entertain and most of all inspire readers and listeners everywhere. We're a leading publisher of non-fiction books, working to publish exciting, market-leading books across our many unique imprints, including Philip's maps and guides. Octopus 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.You will be a key member of Aster, Gaia, Godsfield and Hamlyn, providing essential administrative and editorial assistance during every stage of the commissioning and acquisition process – from the development of concepts and the creation of pitches, through origination, publication and beyond. Your role will support new ideas, original commissions, exciting acquisitions, IP and backlist projects, reformats and digital editions across our programme. There will be nitty-gritty day-to-day detail, and opportunities to learn, develop and stretch your technical, commercial and creative muscles. You’ll work directly with the commissioning team, departments throughout Octopus and with colleagues across Hachette as required – and you’ll play an important part in our external relationships, liaising directly with key partners from authors and agents to brands and organisations. Who we're looking for<ul><li>You love books, language and communicating on the page and elsewhere with precision, clarity and flair. </li><li>You are bright, upbeat, curious and ‘can-do’; an ultra-organised multitasker, flexible, capable and keen to deliver meticulous work in a fast-paced environment.</li><li>Highly numerate and comfortable with the data, systems, platforms and programmes integral to our work.</li><li>Keen to position books effectively and help sell them successfully.</li><li>A real enthusiast for non-fiction in general and the genres in which this team specialise in particular.</li><li>Hungry to learn and grow.</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 Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing 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.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 <a href="http://www.booktradeentrysupport.org/" target="_blank">www.booktradeentrysupport.org</a>

Editorial assistant

Closing date: Sunday 28th April 2024 at 11.59pmSalary: £27,500 This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is looking to gain valuable experience in a role which offers autonomy, independence, and responsibility.An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Sales Assistant to join the Vintage Sales team on a 12-month fixed term contract.With a catalogue of over 6,000 titles, Vintage publishes some of the world’s most thought-provoking, unforgettable, beautifully designed books – from contemporary trailblazers to our red-spine Vintage Classics. This means that our broad family of authors ranges from world-class prize-winners to emerging talent, including Nigella Lawson, Toni Morrison, Margaret Atwood, Jo Nesbo, Rukmini Iyer, Gabrielle Zevin and Ian McEwan.This is an administrative role in a busy sales department, reporting into the Sales Manager and working closely with the Key Account Managers in the team. You’ll play an important role in assisting with the smooth running of the Vintage Sales team.  Responsibilities<ul><li>Supporting the Key Account Managers and Sales Manager in a range of tasks including preparing sales materials, delivering sales reports, and working on sales grids for retailers</li><li>Assisting the team with managing orders, monitoring and analysing sales and market shares</li><li>Operating as a contact for key external stakeholders.</li><li>Working with the Waterstones KAM on outreach to Waterstones booksellers, including our Vintage Huddle X account.</li><li>Providing other relevant administrative support for the team on an ad hoc basis.</li></ul> What you’ll bring<ul><li>As UK Sales Assistant, you’ll have an interest in how we sell our books to Trade customers in the UK, bringing to the role excellent numeracy and administrative skills and the ability to pick up new systems quickly, as you’ll be working with systems which include Biblio, SAP and Excel. </li><li>This is a varied and busy support role; no two days will be the same and you’ll need to be able to think quickly on your feet. </li><li>The job includes liaising with customers, colleagues from the wider Sales team and the Vintage division, so you’ll need to be flexible in your approach and have excellent written and interpersonal communication skills. </li><li>You’ll be able to prioritise a busy workload effectively while still maintaining a keen eye for detail and delivering to deadlines.</li><li>A sound knowledge of Microsoft Office would be an advantage, as well as a positive energy and eagerness to learn.</li><li>Everyone’s voice is important, and we are looking for someone who can bring a fresh and exciting new perspective to our team.</li></ul> How to applyPlease apply with your CV &amp; Cover Letter, addressed to Malissa, by 23:59 on Sunday 28th of April.As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we're part of the offer an interview scheme. This is where disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role can opt in to get to the next recruitment stage. There may be some situations where volume of applicants means we can't take all eligible candidates to interview.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

London

Penguin Random House

The Publishing Process

Sales assistant, Vintage (12 month FTC)

Deadline for applications: 10th May 2024Salary: £32,000 per annum Are you an experienced, talented and multi-skilled layout sub-editor looking for your next role within a busy team?The Stage Media Company has an excellent full-time opportunity for an experienced, talented and multi-skilled layout sub-editor to work across both its well-established and long-running titles: The Stage, the essential title covering the UK theatre industry, and The Bookseller, the leading trade magazine and website for the publishing industry in the UK.We require an eagle-eyed, meticulous and SEO-savvy sub with strong InDesign and Photoshop skills, and experience of web publishing platforms, to work across web and print, ensuring that quality meets the highest levels of accuracy and house style.Work will be split evenly across web and print. Applicants must have a keen eye for detail and the ability to work on their own initiative and prioritise tasks. Above all, we are looking for someone with precision for copy editing and a flair for eye-catching headlines and grabby intros.The role will involve closely following the publications’ style guides. An excellent command of English grammar and punctuation is essential. However, please note, that while the role involves writing tasks including headlines and social media posts, this is not a writing role.A journalism qualification, including media law, is essential, as is an interest in, and knowledge of, the theatre and UK books industries. This role would suit an accomplished sub-editor with extensive experience of working on established publications (trade/consumer/nationals) who enjoys web publishing as much as print layout work and is keen to develop their sub-editing career as part of a busy and multi-skilled production department. Experience of supervising a team of sub-editors would be an advantage. The main purpose of the role<ul><li>To sub and publish content across The Stage and The Bookseller's digital and print publications, ensuring that quality meets the highest levels of accuracy and house style.</li><li>To edit and publish web stories, reviews, features and columns, as well as lay out magazine and newspaper pages using InDesign, with both flair and attention to detail, and to agreed deadlines.</li></ul> Responsibilities<ul><li>Contribute to editorial production, following quality, house style and speed of delivery requirements</li><li>Create/develop page templates as required</li><li>Sub and post copy to the website using the company's web publishing platform</li><li>Sub and lay out allocated pages for weekly paper/ magazine using Adobe InDesign</li><li>Create and publish eye-catching social media posts</li><li>Complete allocated pages and online content to agreed daily deadlines</li><li>Always work towards accepted style, standards and legal requirements</li><li>Locate/source pics when necessary</li><li>Assume responsibility for tasks requiring greater input on design/layout</li><li>Create/develop page templates as required</li><li>In the event of the absence of both head of production and production manager, and with support from the editor, oversee the production schedule, allocating work as required and ensuring that deadlines are met, including passing pages to the printers</li><li>Supervise relevant production team members when required, as above</li><li>Support the production manager as required</li><li>Provide cover for team members as required</li><li>Assist with training and offer support to other members of the production dept</li><li>Assist with training and offer support to other depts where required</li></ul> Knowledge, skills and experience<ul><li>First-class copy-subbing and layout skills</li><li>Thorough working knowledge of InDesign and Photoshop</li><li>Journalism qualification including media law</li><li>Experience of using web publishing platforms, eg WordPress</li><li>Excellent written and verbal skills</li><li>Social media skills – crafting eye-catching posts and tweets</li><li>Proven experience of meeting production deadlines</li><li>Knowledge of SEO (desirable)</li><li>Experience of supervising a team of sub-editors (desirable)</li><li>Illustrator skills (desirable)</li><li>Organised, cooperative and demonstrates excellent attention to detail</li><li>Able to positively contribute to a team-oriented, collaborative environment</li><li>Ability to balance competing priorities</li><li>Ability to work calmly under pressure</li><li>Able to work independently and also as part of a team</li><li>Willingness to participate in continual learning</li><li>Intuitive to business needs</li></ul>This list is non-exhaustive and may be amended from time to time depending on the requirements of the role. The Stage Media Company welcomes people from a range of backgrounds, and with different perspectives. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment and encourage applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds and abilities.Please let us know if you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the application and/or recruitment process.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

The Stage Media Company Limited

Senior production sub-editor

Deadline for applications: 10th May 2024Salary: circa £60,000 - £70,000 per annum, pro rataContract: Fixed Term to 31 March 2025 3 days per weekReporting to: Head of EditorialLocation: Hybrid, preferably at least 1 day per week in Central London office, but flexible This is an excellent opportunity for a talented professional to manage the Booker Prize's increasingly important digital presence. We are looking for a Digital Product Manager to join the small in-house Booker Prize Foundation team. The Booker Prizes have a unique place in the literary sphere, enjoying an enviable reputation as a cultural institution that is highly respected, much loved and hotly debated throughout the world. Over the past 50 years, more than 500 extraordinary books have been brought to the attention of the public, influencing reading tastes and transforming culture in Britain and beyond, along with the careers of hundreds of authors from around the globe. The Booker Prize Foundation is a registered charity, established in 2002, which is responsible for awarding the Booker Prize and the International Booker Prize. It exists to inspire more people to read – and write – the world’s best fiction. In adding a year-round, far-reaching digital portfolio, the Booker Prizes are now the globally recognised home of great writing. Other aspects of the Foundation’s work include the funding of Braille and audio editions of Booker Prize books through the RNIB, Books Unlocked, a long-standing reading initiative in prisons, and the UEA Booker Prize Foundation Scholarship, awarded annually to a candidate for the Creative Writing MA at the University of East Anglia. Many past scholars have since met with acclaim as published authors. Responsibilities<ul><li>Agree on the vision and outcomes for Booker’s digital presence in collaboration with the team, developing a roadmap of digital development across channels with clear priorities and measurable outcomes</li><li>Accelerate our community engagement by evolving current strategies, embracing new tactics and further developing our audio, video and newsletter strategies</li><li>Lead design and functional changes to our website through a strong technical understanding of what it takes to develop content features, enabling us to get the best value from our suppliers</li><li>Manage, brief and onboard external partners including the external development team for <a href="https://thebookerprizes.com/" target="_blank">The Booker Prizes website</a>.</li><li>Research and identify user needs through use of digital analytics and user research tools as well as devising and conducting additional research, sometimes with the help of external agencies</li><li>Understand wider trends and technological developments affecting our users and the platforms they use, and our users’ emerging needs and interests that Booker can support</li><li>Adept and organised, you will synthesize insight gained across analytics, channels and wider research into regular, insightful reports that will drive innovative and impactful product development and other digital initiatives</li><li>Agile and adaptable, you will understand when and how to pivot activities quickly whilst also appreciating that the pace of change may sometimes need to be slower</li></ul> Knowledge, skills and experience<ul><li>Experience working in digital product and channel development</li><li>Experienced in balancing editorial and creative direction with evidence-based decision-making, guiding product development, channel management and prioritisation of digital initiatives</li><li>Proficient in the use of Google Analytics and other online analytics tools, such as for email newsletters and social channels</li><li>Strong understanding of SEO, paid search and social ensuring we get best value for money for all paid media strategies</li><li>Knowledge and experience of techniques for gaining insight into users and communities using interviews, questionnaires, workshops and other tools</li><li>A good understanding of digital design and UX, and how principles are applied</li><li>Experience in using content management systems, preferably for a content-generating organisation</li><li>Experience of working with subject matter experts and content creators</li><li>Excellent communication skills and ability to negotiate complex stakeholder environments skilfully and tactfully</li><li>Excellent attention to detail, able to quality assure new developments</li><li>Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritise your time</li><li>A passion for literature and digital.</li></ul> How to apply<ul><li>Please send a covering letter of no more than two pages outlining your suitability for the role and a CV by end of 10 May 2024 by clicking the 'Apply button'.</li><li>In your covering letter, please explain why you are interested in the Digital Product Manager job and how your experience and skills match what we are looking for. </li></ul>Successful candidates will be invited to interview in the week beginning 3rd of June.We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

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