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Closing date for applications: 23 October 2025Salary:&nbsp;£28,000 - £30,000 per annum, depending on experience&nbsp;Reports to: Head of digital marketing, adult trade, Embla&nbsp;Location: 5th Floor, HYLO, 105 Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8LZ&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Working pattern: :&nbsp;Hybrid - minimum of two days per week in the office; up to three days per week working from homeDepartment: MarketingImprint: Embla&nbsp; Turn your passion for books and social media trends into dynamic marketing campaigns that captivate readers and grow engaged online communities.Bonnier Books UK is looking for a creative marketing executive to join the adult trade division working for our digital-first imprint, Embla. In its fourth year of publishing, Embla is already home to a number of globally bestselling authors, generating significant revenue and presenting lots of opportunities for further growth. We were shortlisted for Imprint of the Year at the British Book Awards 2025 for our innovative approach, steep growth and dedication to author care. You’ll be working on our commercial fiction, with a focus on romance, historical and women’s fiction. In this role, you will work alongside our team to plan and execute campaigns for our titles and grow our online communities.You’ll have a passion for learning and honing your digital advertising skills and a love of content creation and social media trends. You'll have demonstrable experience in direct-to-consumer marketing, and be passionate about bringing creative marketing campaigns to life. We're looking for a marketer who is able to thrive in a fast-paced environment as a team player, with strong communication and organisation skills. You’ll be a vital part of our team, joining us on Embla’s growth journey. Responsibilities<ul><li>Develop and execute multi-channel marketing campaigns for your titles that maximise reach, drive sales and revenue, including setting up and managing social advertising and digital campaigns</li><li>Actively contribute to the strategy and growth of our direct-to-consumer and influencer marketing channels, helping to grow them through social channel and newsletter management</li><li>Manage Embla’s social media, including Facebook, TikTok and Instagram looking at further opportunity channels</li><li>Create engaging multi-platform content in line with consumer insights and trends tailored to different readers</li><li>Build relationships with influencers, bloggers, bookstagrammers and booktokers</li><li>Analyse campaign performance and use data-driven insights to make informed decisions and optimise future marketing efforts</li><li>Work closely with the team to maximise digital price promotions (Kindle deals)</li><li>Support the head of digital marketing on series author and brand marketing campaigns to ensure they are best in class</li><li>Actively participating in Embla’s acquisition discussions</li><li>Assist with administrative duties including design, mailings, assisting with invoicing processing and attending events and shoots</li><li>Support a culture of collaboration and transparency, as well as deliver best-in-class author care, working closely with the sales, editorial and audio teams</li></ul> Knowledge, skills &amp; experience<ul><li>Experience of running consumer focused marketing campaigns</li><li>Experience and passion for growing and engaging audiences across social platforms including X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and newsletter with a knowledge of what works across different platforms</li><li>Knowledge of digital advertising and some experience in running social advertising (Meta)</li><li>Strong content creation skills, including design, copywriting and video creation/editing</li><li>Experience managing social channels including content planning, scheduling, monitoring and responding to messages</li><li>Strong communication skills, and a proven ability to work effectively and collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders</li><li>Understanding of digital readers’ behaviour (ebook and audiobook) and how to reach and engage different types of audiences. You’re curious about the next big thing and look for new opportunities to use data and trends to reach and convert customers</li><li>Ability to manage workload and prioritise effectively</li><li>Ability to take a creative and imaginative approach to engaging consumers</li><li>The ideal candidate will have some experience in marketing, in the book trade or complimentary industry</li></ul> Company benefits<ul><li>Private health insurance</li><li>Holiday purchase scheme</li><li>Contributory pension scheme</li><li>28 days holiday plus bank holidays</li><li>Lively social committee hosting regular events</li><li>Group Life cover - including 24-hour GP service</li><li>Company-funded&nbsp;gym&nbsp;membership for all trade staff</li><li>Comprehensive staff training&nbsp;and&nbsp;mentorship&nbsp;programmes</li><li>Flexible working and flexible hours from day one of employment</li><li>Additional holiday allowance accrued for long service – and a full bonus week of holiday to celebrate your 10th&nbsp;year at BBUK</li><li>Enhanced family leave - with equal six months’ paid leave for all new parents</li><li>Employee assistance programme available to all employees and their families</li><li>Dedicated volunteering hours each year to support charities promoting literacy and reading for pleasure</li><li>Cycle to work scheme with bike storage and changing facilities on-site at our London HQ</li><li>Wellbeing programme and daily benefits such as fresh fruit and porridge in the office</li></ul>If you are interested in this role, please apply via our website.&nbsp; We look forward to hearing from you.&nbsp; 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.

LABS Victoria House

Igloo Books

Black & White Publishing

Bonnier Books UK (Head Office)

Bonnier Books UK

Marketing executive, adult trade, Embla

Closing date for applications: 13 October 2025Salary: £32,500 - £33,500 dependent on experience and location (+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 Join an award-winning marketing team at the heart of children's publishing, where you'll deliver exciting campaigns and manage vibrant social media channels that captivate readers of all ages.Hachette Children's Group (HCG) is one of the UK's largest children's publishers, our mission is to make it easy for children and young people everywhere to access books and see themselves reflected. We aim to maximise our readers' life chances by inspiring a lifelong love of reading, publishing books for every stage of their journey to adulthood from Enid Blyton to Alice Oseman's Heartstopper. Hachette Children's Group is a division of Hachette, one of the largest publishing groups in the UK, with 11 publishing divisions and over 60 imprints. Everyone here is proud to be in the business of opening doors and minds. What you'll be doingAn exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented and creative senior marketing executive to join the Hachette Children’s Group multi-award-winning marketing team. This is a broad and hands-on campaign role covering the full marketing mix, including trade sell-in, on and offline advertising, content creation, partnerships, eCRM (electronic customer relationship management), POS (point of sale) and more. You will be responsible for planning and delivering a broad range of campaigns across our list, right through from picture books to YA (young adult) and including new launches, backlist and ongoing brands. You will manage the running of HCG’s social media channels, and will have specific responsibility for our education and library channels. We offer a creative environment within an enthusiastic and collaborative team. There is significant opportunity for professional development within the role and, as part of Hachette, you will benefit from an extensive training library and development schemes such as mentoring. Who we are looking forThe successful candidate will have proven marketing experience, ideally within or relevant to the children’s book industry. Demonstrable creative ability is vital, married with commercial awareness and a firm focus on ROI (return on investment). You should be digitally savvy with a flair for harnessing social media and securing partnerships, an excellent copywriter, confident project manager and first-rate communicator. Resourceful and motivated, you will be buzzing with ideas and the knowledge of how to translate them into action, and juggle multiple projects with initiative and efficiency. What we offerOur staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:<ul><li>28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years' service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' (+ bank holidays)</li><li>Private medical insurance</li><li>Dental insurance</li><li>Generous pension schemes</li><li>Rent deposit loans</li><li>2 community days per year</li><li>Summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months)</li><li>Retail discounts through Hachette rewards</li><li>Cycle to Work scheme</li><li>Eye care vouchers</li><li>Wide-ranging training library</li><li>Development programmes (including mentoring)</li><li>Up to 70% off book purchases</li><li>A charity bookshelf</li><li>12 staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including&nbsp;Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing&nbsp;and religious networks</li><li>Season ticket loans</li><li>And much more!</li></ul> Our commitmentThe 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> Hachette 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 your interview, please let us know.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Carmelite House

Hachette UK

Senior marketing executive

Closing date for applications: 13 October 2025Salary: £29,000 - £32,600 p.a. Bring your design experience to Bloomsbury and create eye-catching covers for a vibrant range of children's fiction titles.&nbsp;Bloomsbury Children’s are looking to recruit a talented fiction designer to join their children’s design team. We are looking to recruit a designer who has experience of designing fiction covers and integrated illustrated interiors from initial concepts to final print-ready files. The Bloomsbury children’s fiction list is varied in both subject and age range: we publish young illustrated titles, graphic novels, middle grade and YA, epic fantasy adventures, funny stories, love stories and real-life drama, with a focus on brilliant story-telling for all audiences. We are looking for a designer with enthusiasm, flair and meticulous attention to detail, who is excited by this range of content. This position will give the opportunity to learn, develop and refine their design skills, under the direction and mentoring of an experienced senior team leader.The designer will be responsible for their own assigned projects and will be responsible for their delivery on time and to budget. They may also be required see through projects on behalf of their seniors, and to take on projects within an established series. The role will report to the fiction art director. Responsibilities<ul><li>Develop and deliver projects from initial designs to final print-ready files under direction of senior members of the team</li><li>Ensure projects are delivered on critical path, print schedule and to budget</li><li>Adapt covers to secondary formats including paperback and audio</li><li>Manage reprint updates for the fiction list</li><li>Interpret briefs and propose considered illustrator selections for projects</li><li>Liaise with agents and illustrators to deliver packages that meet the brief</li><li>Negotiate fees within agreed budgets and draft templated agreements for illustrators</li><li>On-boarding Freelancers</li><li>Biblio admin for the fiction team (training given)</li><li>Working within a team, with shared objectives of delivering quality publishing that meets the needs of the audience and the market</li><li>Maintaining excellent working relationships with illustrators and agents</li><li>Work closely and collaboratively with colleagues from other departments, especially editorial and production, to ensure effective communications and efficient workflows</li></ul> Knowledge, skills &amp; experience&nbsp;<ul><li>Relevant experience in graphic design, publishing design, or illustration — whether gained through formal education (e.g. BA, HND) or practical, hands-on work</li><li>Proven professional experience in the relevant field of design</li><li>Proven design experience in cover and integrated (illustration/text) interior page layout</li><li>Proficient in all creative suite programmes: InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator</li><li>Able to supply digital files for print, including finishes</li><li>Solid knowledge of 4 colour and mono printing processes</li><li>Strong, clear, confident communicator</li><li>Practical, highly organised and ambitious to deliver the very best results</li><li>Committed to maintaining our high standards of quality and integrity</li><li>Strong awareness of the children’s fiction market and the role of design in commercial success</li></ul> Additional informationThe role is a full-time and permanent. 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. The office days for this role are: Monday and Tuesday. Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.&nbsp;&nbsp;Please apply with a CV, covering letter and a digital portfolio pdf showing your current work&nbsp;addressed to Human Resources (Word or PDF format only) via the ‘Apply’ button detailing how you meet the requirements outlined above for this role by 13th October 2025. 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:<ul><li>Hybrid working pattern of: 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred)</li><li>25 days holiday and 3.5 days Christmas company holiday</li><li>Two paid Personal Wellness Days</li><li>Flexible Fridays –&nbsp;take Friday afternoon off by working an additional&nbsp;3 hours and 30 minutes earlier in the week</li><li>Work Anywhere Fortnight -&nbsp;For two weeks of any calendar year. The minimum period for Working Anywhere is one week, the maximum period is two weeks.</li><li>Season Ticket Loan</li><li>Share Save Scheme</li><li>AXA Healthcare Plan (Private Medical Insurance)</li><li>Peppy Health App</li><li>In-house Doctor</li><li>Eye Care Voucher Scheme</li></ul>Company culture – Employee Voice Meetings, Staff Networks (Bloom, Accessibility, Mental Health, Pride, and Parents, Guardians and Carers, Multi-Faith) and Mental Health First Aiders trained across the UK offices, Publishing Events and access to free Publishing Resources. 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

Fiction designer

Closing date for applications: 26 October 2025 Do you have an idea for the next big TV drama? This 3-month course offers the chance to develop your script with help from industry experts.This screenwriting scholarship will enable a talented writer of colour with limited financial means to join Curtis Brown Creative's three-month online <a href="https://www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/writing-tv-drama-three-months" target="_blank">Writing TV Drama</a> course led by Jamie Nuttgens. This scholarship is part of our <a href="https://www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/breakthrough-scholarships" target="_blank">Breakthrough Writers’ Programme</a>, a major outreach programme which offers opportunities to under-represented writers.&nbsp;We are keen to promote diversity in our student groups and to enable talented writers to join our courses who we might not otherwise have heard from.You don't need a degree or any experience of the TV industry to apply for this scholarship: If you a have good idea, the desire to write television drama and to learn – and if you’re a writer of colour without the financial means to attend a Curtis Brown Creative course, this scholarship opportunity is for you. EligibilityThis scholarship is open to writers of colour over the age of 18, who fulfil our low-income eligibility criteria.&nbsp;Applicants must have one of the following categories of ethnicity: East Asian (Chinese; Japanese); South Asian (Indian; Pakistani; Bangladeshi); Southeast Asian (Vietnamese; Korean; Filipino); any other Asian background; Black African; Black Caribbean; Black Other; Mixed – White and Asian; Mixed – White and Black Caribbean; Mixed – White and Black African; any other mixed background from more than one group; or any other background by which you identify as a person of colour.Applicants must fulfil our financial criteria:<ul><li>Unmarried&nbsp;and not co-habiting with a partner,&nbsp;with an annual (gross, pre-tax) income of less than £25,000 and personal savings of less than £5,000.</li><li>Married or co-habiting with a partner, with a total annual (gross pre-tax) household income of less than £35,000 and personal savings (jointly or individually) of less than £5,000.</li></ul>If you don’t quite fit our financial criteria but are nonetheless financially challenged, then do apply, explaining your circumstances in the form. Our form asks you to make a statement about your ethnicity, your financial income and the reason you deserve this fully funded opportunity. Terms &amp; conditions<ul><li>Applicants to the Breakthrough Scholarship for TV Screenwriters must fulfil our eligibility criteria. Our form asks you to make a statement about your ethnicity, your financial income and the reason you deserve this fully funded opportunity.</li><li>With respect to the earnings thresholds set out in our eligibility section: for salaried applicants, your&nbsp;current salary at date of application must be under the threshold. For self-employed applicants, your gross pre-tax profits (average figure for the last two financial years) must be under the threshold. State benefits such as jobseeker’s allowance should be counted as income.</li><li>Applicants may be asked to provide proof of their financial circumstances in support of their scholarship applications.</li><li>Because the scholarship is open only to those who do not have the means to attend the applicable course without financial assistance, applicants should bear in mind that their application will be considered only for the scholarship place on the relevant course and not for other fee-paying places on the course.</li><li>Applicants to this scholarship must not be currently represented by an agent for their screenwriting.</li></ul> How to applyThe Breakthrough Scholarship for TV Screenwriters of Colour will be awarded to the applicant whose submission material shows the greatest potential and promise in our view. The decision will be made by the Curtis Brown Creative team. Our application process is simple, and we encourage all writers meeting the eligibility criteria to apply. Don’t worry if you have little or nothing to say in response to questions about e.g. writing experience or employment. Just fill out the form, upload your work and we’ll be in touch soon.Please apply with the opening of your pilot script (up to fifteen pages – maximum 2,200 words) in industry standard format, 300 words synopsising your entire pilot episode and 300 words synopsising the rest of your serial. All of these materials need to be in the same document, as you can only upload one PDF file. The CBC team will select applicants based on the quality of the writing sample provided. The deadline for applications is midnight, end of day Sunday 26 October, and we will respond to applicants by Thursday 30 October. Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

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Closing date: 1st October 2025 at 11.55pmSalary: £28,500 Are you a passionate, inquisitive reader with a strong eye for detail?Farshore is a children’s imprint of HarperCollins. Farshore’s mission is to make every child a proud reader through a broad and diverse portfolio of books that offers multiple ways into the joy of reading. It is the home to the UK’s leading authors and illustrators across fiction, non-fiction, picture book, brands and gaming imprints.The Fiction team publish award-winning and bestselling fiction across the Farshore and Electric Monkey YA imprints, from playground stars in our young fiction chapter books to bestselling middle grade mega-brands to trailblazing, chart-topping and TikTok must-haves in our Young and New Adult novels. We publish across all genres and our books are for every reader.We are looking for a new editorial assistant to join our dynamic fiction team – a passionate and inquisitive reader who will help facilitate the smooth and efficient running of the department, administratively supporting the team and creatively contributing to ideas. We are looking for someone to bring big energy, new ideas, be on top of the latest trends and social media-savvy with wide market and book community awareness. And then combine this with excellent time management, attention to detail and a can-do approach!We are a team that is always looking for new ways of working and reaching our readers – as part of the team, you’ll be an integral part of that. Responsibilities<ul><li>Assisting with general author and agent associated admin including ordering of and sending out advances and contractual copies and managing all author/ agent queries in a timely and efficient manner</li><li>Read and report back on agent submissions</li><li>In collaboration with editors, refreshing both key titles for continual metadata optimisation</li><li>Sending out monthly metadata deadline reminders to the team</li><li>Regularly check bestseller lists (inc. amazon and US/ Aus charts among others) for self-published or small publisher titles showing chart growth and rapidly increasing review numbers</li><li>Monitor relevant trends on social media and noise around certain titles within book communities, chat groups and all social media platforms</li><li>Draft cover copy in conjunction with editors</li><li>After formal training, take on select proofreading tasks</li><li>Sending out the publishing schedule to the division weekly (in rotation with other assistants)</li><li>Processing reprints</li><li>Contributing to IP ideas, content development and assisting in seeking out new writers</li><li>Team general administration including (but not limited to) taking minutes at meetings, scheduling meetings, booking rooms and booking visitors in with reception</li><li>Maintain the Fiction shelves, updating with new imprints and ordering copies from the warehouse</li><li>Assisting with presentation decks when needed – e.gs inc. pitch decks, rights guides and sales conference slides</li><li>Upkeep of our secure contact databases where authors and agents’ details are stored</li><li>General ad hoc administrative duties to support the wider team</li></ul> Knowledge, skills and experience<ul><li>A passion for children’s, YA and NA fiction</li><li>A curiosity for trends and what makes a sales success</li><li>Excellent attention to detail and time management skills</li><li>Ability to manage workload and prioritise tasks</li><li>Ability to work as part of a team</li><li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills</li><li>Willingness to share ideas with the team</li><li>Ability to work calmly and effectively under pressure and to strict deadlines</li><li>Adaptability to learning new systems</li><li>Advanced MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint</li><li>Quick learner and a pro-active attitude</li></ul> Benefits<ul><li>Hybrid working model (3 days in the office)</li><li>28 days holiday plus bank holidays (option to buy and sell holiday days)</li><li>Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave</li><li>Private healthcare cover and life assurance</li><li>Summer Hours </li><li>Free access to HeadSpace, employee assistance programme (24 hour helpline), mental health first aiders, and a wellbeing portal</li><li>Season ticket loans (from day 1 for entry level) and cycle to work scheme</li><li>Relocation Rent Support Loan </li><li>Employee networks: HC All In (open forum), Elevate (for ethnic minority colleagues), HarperParents, Menopause at Work, Pride at HC, Social Mobility Network and Neurodiversity at Work</li><li>Unlimited training on our Learning and Development portal, management courses (up to MA level) and mentoring programmes</li><li>Virtual GP and eyecare vouchers</li><li>Gym membership discount</li><li>Onsite physiotherapy (London only)</li><li>Charitable donation matching and&nbsp;2 volunteering days</li><li>We're a certified Carbon Neutral company</li><li>Green Electric/Hybrid Car Benefit Scheme (salary sacrifice)</li><li>With Trees for Life we plant a tree in the Highlands of Scotland for every permanent hire</li><li>Free e-books and audiobooks, digital newspaper subscriptions and discounts on books</li><li>Subsidised canteen and retail discounts</li><li>Onsite prayer room&nbsp;</li></ul>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 internships or entry level positions. For more information visit&nbsp; <a href="mailto:recruitment@harpercollins.co.uk" target="_blank">https://www.btbs.org/</a> At HarperCollins, we value authenticity and integrity in our recruitment process. To ensure a fair and accurate evaluation of all applications, we ask that all responses to assessment questions reflect your own thoughts, experiences, and capabilities.&nbsp; This allows us to fairly assess your knowledge, skills, and experience to determine how they align with the role. We value diverse perspectives and genuine contributions, even if answers are not perfect. The use of AI tools or external assistance to generate responses is discouraged unless explicitly permitted for specific tasks.If you wish to discuss anything regarding this position and/or your application to this role, please reach out directly to <a href="mailto:recruitment@harpercollins.co.uk" target="_blank">tarni.crossley-lees@harpercollins.co.uk</a> with subject heading ‘Vacancy Query’ plus the job title and we will aim to get back to you within 5 working days.Please note, if you are interested in the role you would need to submit your application via the 'Apply' button. We do not accept email applications.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Glasgow Office 

Honley

Dublin

HarperCollins Publishers UK

HarperCollins

200 Years of HarperCollins

Editorial assistant

Closing date: 2nd October 2025 at 11.55pmSalary: £28,500 Launching a publicity career in the publishing industry? An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the multi-award-winning marketing team at HQ.Specialising in commercial fiction, non-fiction and digital publishing, HQ is a young, ambitious and award-winning division of HarperCollins Publishers. Here at HQ we launch debuts and develop new talent, build brand authors and publish Sunday Times bestselling authors such as Adele Parks, Caroline Hirons, Erica James, Sarah Morgan, Linwood Barclay, ‘Big Has’ Hasan Semay, June Sarpong and Davina McCall.We are looking for an enthusiastic and creative marketing assistant to support our team and assist on campaigns for our bold, brave and inclusive fiction and non-fiction publishing across the HQ, HQ Digital, Pavilion, Akan Books and Juniper lists. We welcome applications from all communities and particularly encourage applications from communities underrepresented in publishing.As marketing assistant, you will provide campaign and administrative support to help the marketing team deliver successful campaigns and reach readers. You will also support on our organic social media and newsletter channels and work with other team members on our biggest campaigns. Responsibilities<ul><li>Supporting the marketing team on delivery of campaign collateral so that all activities are on time and within budget</li><li>Working closely with other members of the team on marketing campaigns for our books and authors</li><li>Provide general administrative support for the department including uploading retailer merchandising and creating sales material, assisting on key author presentations, minute-taking and financial admin such as raising POs and liaising with suppliers and organising competitions</li><li>Liaising with key stakeholders within the division to ensure effective communication</li><li>Creating and implementing social media campaigns for authors across the list</li><li>Running digital advertising campaigns on dedicated titles</li><li>Inputting on content creation for the HQ Blog and Newsletter</li><li>Supporting a culture of collaboration, working closely with the wider marketing team to ensure that all communication is effective and timely</li></ul> Knowledge, skills and experience<ul><li>Someone who enjoys reading widely across commercial fiction and non-fiction – from hot new thrillers to book club picks, cookery to memoir and lifestyle publishing</li><li>Experience of managing, developing or creating a social and online presence</li><li>Any publishing or marketing experience would be a bonus, whether that’s work experience, experience as a bookseller or as part of a publishing society</li><li>Someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment with the ability to prioritise and manage workload effectively</li><li>An excellent communicator able to build relationships quickly and effectively</li><li>Creativity essential!</li><li>A team player with excellent communication and people skills</li><li>Enthusiastic and passionate</li><li>Helpful and flexible with strong organisational skills</li><li>A strong eye for detail</li></ul> Benefits<ul><li>Hybrid working model (3 days in the office)</li><li>28 days holiday plus bank holidays (option to buy and sell holiday days)</li><li>Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave</li><li>Private healthcare cover and life assurance</li><li>Summer Hours </li><li>Free access to HeadSpace, employee assistance programme (24 hour helpline), mental health first aiders, and a wellbeing portal</li><li>Season ticket loans (from day 1 for entry level) and cycle to work scheme</li><li>Relocation Rent Support Loan </li><li>Employee networks: HC All In (open forum), Elevate (for ethnic minority colleagues), HarperParents, Menopause at Work, Pride at HC, Social Mobility Network and Neurodiversity at Work</li><li>Unlimited training on our Learning and Development portal, management courses (up to MA level) and mentoring programmes</li><li>Virtual GP and eyecare vouchers</li><li>Gym membership discount</li><li>Onsite physiotherapy (London only)</li><li>Charitable donation matching and&nbsp;2 volunteering days</li><li>We're a certified Carbon Neutral company</li><li>Green Electric/Hybrid Car Benefit Scheme (salary sacrifice)</li><li>With Trees for Life we plant a tree in the Highlands of Scotland for every permanent hire</li><li>Free e-books and audiobooks, digital newspaper subscriptions and discounts on books</li><li>Subsidised canteen and retail discounts</li><li>Onsite prayer room&nbsp;</li></ul>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 internships or entry level positions. For more information visit&nbsp; <a href="mailto:recruitment@harpercollins.co.uk" target="_blank">https://www.btbs.org/</a> At HarperCollins, we value authenticity and integrity in our recruitment process. To ensure a fair and accurate evaluation of all applications, we ask that all responses to assessment questions reflect your own thoughts, experiences, and capabilities. This allows us to fairly assess your knowledge, skills, and experience to determine how they align with the role. We value diverse perspectives and genuine contributions, even if answers are not perfect. The use of AI tools or external assistance to generate responses is discouraged unless explicitly permitted for specific tasks.If you wish to discuss anything regarding this position and/or your application to this role, please reach out directly to <a href="mailto:recruitment@harpercollins.co.uk" target="_blank">tarni.crossley-lees@harpercollins.co.uk</a> with subject heading ‘Vacancy Query’ plus the job title and we will aim to get back to you within 5 working days.Please note, if you are interested in the role you would need to submit your application via the 'Apply' button. We do not accept email applications.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Marketing assistant

Closing date for applications: 10 October 2025Salary: £35,000 - £55,000 dependent on experience and location (+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 Celebrate exceptional literary talent by leading creative publicity campaigns that inspire readers and broaden the reach of powerful stories.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 11 publishing divisions and over 60 imprints. Everyone here is proud to be in the business of opening doors and minds.&nbsp;Hodder Press is the home of authoritative narrative non-fiction at Hodder &amp; Stoughton. We love high-quality non-fiction that asks big questions, challenges perspectives and brings an expert view to essential topics.&nbsp;Sceptre’s mission is to publish books that matter and that will stand the test of time; books that engage both heart and mind; books for readers looking not only to be entertained but to have their horizons broadened, knowledge deepened, perspectives shifted and imaginations fired.We are seeking an experienced, passionate and creative publicist to join the award-winning Hodder &amp; Stoughton &nbsp;publicity team, with a focus on our literary publishing. We are currently open to receiving applications across a range of job levels and locations, in order to find the most passionate and skilled candidates in this space. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work on literary titles within the infrastructure of a successful commercial publisher. What you'll be doingThe successful candidate will be responsible for:<ul><li>All publicity activities on their allocation from acquisitions, through to planning, implementation, publication and beyond. This role will cover a variety of titles across the Hodder &amp; Stoughton imprints with a particular focus on Sceptre and Hodder Press</li><li>Producing high profile campaigns that directly influence sales and awareness of our list</li><li>Sometimes working collaboratively alongside other publicists on joint campaigns, tours and planning</li><li>Liaising with all departments, working especially closely with their marketing and editorial counterparts on campaigns</li><li>Maintaining excellent literary media contacts through media meetings, networking, event outreach and targeted pitching</li><li>Sharing contacts and expertise back with the wider PR team</li><li>Working closely with authors by being a champion for their work, providing outstanding author care and maintaining excellent relationships with agents and key external stakeholders</li><li>Managing a title budget diligently and effectively</li><li>Liaising with our talented international teams on global campaigns</li><li>Creating and accompanying on author tours that both maintain excellent existing relationships with bookshops and cultural institutions as well as reaching new audiences and bringing our books to fresh readerships.</li><li>Maintaining engagement with key online communities</li><li>Contributing towards wider conversations relating to literary titles which may include acquisitions feedback, pitch documents and meetings</li><li>Working on key core list titles, as well as front list</li><li>Contribution to Hodder &amp; Stoughton company culture and Hachette-wide networks is important</li></ul>Areas to be discussed/developed, depending on experience<ul><li>Growing our brand authors and their titles</li><li>Imprint and reputational strategy</li><li>Wider company events and outreach</li><li>Line management</li></ul>The above list is not exclusive or exhaustive and the job holder may be required to undertake such other duties as may reasonably be required. Who we are looking forWe are looking for applicants who have a passion for literary fiction and non-fiction and have experience of delivering sales-driving campaigns across literary narrative non-fiction, expert-led non-fiction (eg science, history, big ideas), debut novels, fiction in translation and literary bestsellers.We’d love to hear from candidates who enjoy working collaboratively and calmly in a busy PR team, and who love working with others in tight knit publishing teams. Fantastic literary media contacts are vital, along with great relationships and communications, to consistently deliver impactful campaigns, publicity events and tours for a range of authors.Outstanding campaign delivery is the core focus of this role. However for a more experienced applicant, we’d be looking to build in more strategic and reputational elements, longer-term brand planning and potentially line management. What we offerOur staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:<ul><li>28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years' service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' (+ bank holidays)</li><li>Private medical insurance</li><li>Dental insurance</li><li>Generous pension schemes</li><li>Rent deposit loans</li><li>2 community days per year</li><li>Summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months)</li><li>Retail discounts through Hachette rewards</li><li>Cycle to Work scheme</li><li>Eye care vouchers</li><li>Wide-ranging training library</li><li>Development programmes (including mentoring)</li><li>Up to 70% off book purchases</li><li>A charity bookshelf</li><li>12 Staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including&nbsp;Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing&nbsp;and religious networks</li><li>Season ticket loans</li><li>And much more!</li></ul> Our commitmentThe 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> Hachette 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.

Publicity manager/senior publicity manager/head of publicity

Closing date for applications: 12 October 2025Salary: Starting salary for this role will be from £32,000 depending on previous experience Bring your editorial experience to an award-winning children's publisher and help bring exceptional picture books to life.Nosy Crow is a multi-award-winning independent children’s publishing company with operations in both the UK and the USA. We make child-focused, parent-friendly children’s books for ages 0-12. We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, organised and creative individual to join the picture books editorial team as a junior editor on a full-time basis. The role is ideal for someone with significant experience in a children’s illustrated book editorial department, ideally in picture books. We are looking for someone eager to work in a fast-growing independent company that publishes many high-profile and award-winning authors and illustrators.&nbsp;The junior editor will&nbsp;work with the picture books creative team to create commercially focused,&nbsp;immaculate&nbsp;books&nbsp;to deadline across the frontlist and backlist, and provide editorial and administrative support for the department. You will provide high standards of care for authors and illustrators and liaise with other key areas of the business. Reporting to the publishing director, you will work particularly closely with the senior commissioning editor and the design department, and will be joining a dedicated, lively and vibrant editorial team. &nbsp;We are a small, close-knit team, and we value the experience and creative input that we can each provide to help shape our titles to be the best they can be. As such, you must be flexible, proactive and motivated, and able to use your own initiative to prioritise your workload. We are looking for someone who can hit the ground running, working across a range of titles and formats for young children. Responsibilities<ul><li>Overseeing a range of titles from inception through to print, ensuring high editorial standards and attention to detail</li><li>Project-managing the reissues and reformats programme, coming up with new ideas to reinvigorate the backlist and boost sales</li><li>Assisting editors with proofreading and copyediting books and catalogue copy</li><li>Project-managing Americanisations with Nosy Crow Inc (our sister company) on time and to a high standard</li><li>Managing schedules closely to deliver projects to brief, on time and on budget</li><li>Providing general administrative and departmental support, including Biblio upkeep and management of titles going out of print</li><li>Liaising with other departments in Nosy Crow, working especially closely with Design and Production</li><li>Acting as a key point of contact for authors and illustrators and providing them with excellent care</li><li>Reading and responding to submissions from literary and illustration agents</li></ul> Knowledge, skills &amp; experience<ul><li>Significant experience in a children’s illustrated book editorial department, ideally in picture books</li><li>Significant, proven experience managing multiple book projects independently (with support from senior colleagues)</li><li>Exceptional proofreading, copy-editing and copywriting skills</li><li>Strong organisational and time-management skills, and the ability to prioritise in a busy and high-pressure environment</li><li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a keen eye for detail and creative flair</li><li>Thorough knowledge of the picture book market, both in the UK and abroad</li><li>Mastery of Biblio, or familiarity with a Biblio-type system and an ability to learn quickly</li><li>A real understanding of how words and pictures work together to tell a meaningful story</li><li>A demonstrable passion for picture books</li></ul> Benefits<ul><li>Pension scheme</li><li>Christmas closure</li><li>Summer hours</li><li>Employee Assistance Programme</li><li>Income Protection</li><li>Critical Illness cover</li><li>Group Life Assurance</li><li>Enhanced parental leave</li><li>Cycle to Work Scheme</li><li>Season ticket loans</li><li>Eye care vouchers</li><li>Up to 80% off RRP for Nosy Crow book purchases</li><li>Emergency loans</li><li>Free fruit and snacks in the office</li><li>Moving day leave</li><li>Charitable/socially beneficial leave</li><li>Remote working anywhere in the world for up to 2 weeks per year</li></ul> Additional informationThis is a full-time position and is a hybrid role, working a minimum of three days per week in our office near London Bridge. The successful candidate will have the right to live and work in the UK.If this sounds like you, please email your CV, accompanied by your cover letter of not more than 500 words outlining why you think you would be the perfect candidate for this exciting new opportunity, to Rhianna Sandford via the 'Apply' button.&nbsp;We really look forward to reading your application. The closing date for applications is 12am (UK time) on Sunday the 12th&nbsp;of October. Please let us know if you are comfortable doing so, whether or not there are any reasonable adjustments that we should consider that would help during the recruitment process. Nosy Crow is a Disability Confident, committed equal opportunities employer. We believe that employing a diverse workforce is an important factor in success and make recruiting decisions based on applicants’ experience and skills.&nbsp;&nbsp;We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of&nbsp;race, age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity, marriage or civil partnership. Applications are treated with due confidentiality. Nosy Crow is a member of the Living Wage foundation.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.&nbsp;

Crows Nest

Nosy Crow

Junior editor - picture books

Closing date for applications: 12 October 2025Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 dependent on experience and location (+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. Lead innovative campaigns and drive the ambitious digital marketing strategy of an award-winning publisher, helping bestselling fiction reach audiences around the world.Bookouture is an award-winning, dynamic digital publisher of bestselling commercial fiction. Our unique publishing model and transformative campaigns have created unrivalled international author brands. We connect stories, authors and readers globally, publishing books that reflect the diversity of the societies we live in. Our submissions are always open as we believe that everyone should have the opportunity to share their story. Bookouture is a division of Hachette, one of the largest publishing groups in the UK, with 11 publishing divisions and over 60 imprints. Everyone here is proud to be in the business of opening doors and minds. What you'll be doing<ul><li>As our head of digital marketing and campaigns, you will be instrumental in shaping Bookouture's marketing future. Collaborating closely with the digital marketing and campaigns director, you will contribute to our comprehensive marketing and communications strategy, driving innovative and results-driven campaigns across all our publishing programmes: Bookouture, Second Sky, and Translate.</li><li>A core responsibility will be leading our digital advertising efforts, setting strategy and managing campaigns across platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Amazon, Google, TikTok, and Bookbub. You'll also design and execute creative branding campaigns for high-potential authors and titles, continuously analysing performance to identify growth opportunities and optimise our approach. This includes overseeing testing programmes and collaborating with external freelancers and agencies.</li><li>You'll play a pivotal role in our organic social media, working with the communications team to develop engaging strategies for Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and X/Bluesky, ensuring alignment with paid advertising for fully integrated campaigns. Overseeing reporting to assess account performance and identify effective content will be key.</li><li>Email marketing will be another core area of focus, where you'll develop and oversee the strategy across all campaigns, executing paid and organic acquisition initiatives to expand subscriber lists and drive continuous improvement in performance.</li><li>Beyond campaign execution, you'll demonstrate a strong growth mindset and owner mentality, providing insights and guidance to the communications team, monitoring budgets for strong ROI, and presenting key performance insights and strategic recommendations to senior management. You’ll drive expansion into new marketing channels while optimising existing platforms.</li><li>You'll regularly present developments and reports in company meetings and design marketing strategy for authors at acquisition and re-contracting meetings. Furthermore, you will be instrumental in developing our team, training members in commercial and analytical decisions, ensuring quality control, and supporting recruitment. Staying current with industry developments and emerging marketing technologies is paramount. You’ll analyse market trends to maintain our competitive advantage and share insights to recommend innovative approaches, contributing to cross-functional meetings within Bookouture and Hachette.</li></ul> Who we are looking for<ul><li>We are seeking an ambitious, results-driven head of digital marketing and campaigns with a genuine passion for commercial fiction and innovative marketing. The ideal candidate will be a highly creative and innovative thinker, adept at conceptualising, managing, and optimising multi-channel campaigns that consistently deliver strong ROI. They will thrive in taking ownership of campaigns and other areas of the business, proactively seeking to demonstrate success and continually looking for opportunities to improve the ways we work.</li><li>This role requires a proven track record in leading digital advertising across major platforms like Meta and Amazon, coupled with expertise in developing comprehensive organic social media and email marketing strategies. The successful candidate will not only be skilled in executing campaigns but also in analysing performance data, identifying growth opportunities, and continuously optimising approaches. They will always be looking to find new routes to reach readers and have a keen understanding of the best channels for campaign success.</li><li>An additional aspect of this position will be team development. We're looking for someone who can train and mentor team members, ensuring high-quality outputs and fostering strategic commercial and analytical decision-making. The ability to provide insightful guidance, present strategic recommendations to senior management, and manage external relationships effectively is crucial.</li><li>Furthermore, the ideal candidate will be proactive in staying current with industry developments, emerging technologies, and market trends, consistently bringing innovative ideas to the table. This role demands a dynamic individual ready to make a significant impact in a fast-paced, award-winning publishing environment, driving expansion into new marketing channels while enhancing existing ones.</li></ul> What we offerOur staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:<ul><li>28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years' service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' (+ bank holidays)</li><li>Private medical insurance</li><li>Dental insurance</li><li>Generous pension schemes</li><li>Rent deposit loans</li><li>2 community days per year</li><li>Summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months)</li><li>Retail discounts through Hachette rewards</li><li>Cycle to Work scheme</li><li>Eye care vouchers</li><li>Wide-ranging training library</li><li>Development programmes (including mentoring)</li><li>Up to 70% off book purchases</li><li>A charity bookshelf</li><li>12 Staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including&nbsp;Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing&nbsp;and religious networks</li><li>Season ticket loans</li><li>And much more!</li></ul> Our commitmentThe 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> Hachette 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.

Head of digital marketing & campaigns

Closing date for applications: 5 October 2025Salary: £27,000 in London; £24,840 in Sheffield (+bonus +benefits)Location: This role can be based at our London or Sheffield office, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and home working (2 days) per week Are you a fiction lover looking to take your first steps in publishing? Join a collaborative team where your organisational skills will help shape standout stories.At Orion, we believe every story matters. Open, agile, passionate and innovative, our mission is to bring the best publishing to the greatest variety of people. Ambitious to continually raise the bar, we believe good stories can come from anywhere and so encourage and value contributions from everybody here.&nbsp;Orion is a division of Hachette, one of the largest publishing groups in the UK, with 11 publishing divisions and over 60 imprints. Everyone here is proud to be in the business of opening doors and minds. As the publishing home of Ian Rankin, Michael Connelly, Santa Montefiore, Joanne Harris, Lorraine Kelly, Chris Whitaker, MJ Arlidge, Jessa Hastings, Samuel Burr and Kirsty Capes, Orion Fiction is a commercial fiction powerhouse. We are an imprint that celebrates its history of brand publishing and uses our award-winning expertise to build new blockbuster brands for future generations. We pride ourselves on putting the reader at the heart of everything we do. What you'll be doingReporting to the editorial director, you will work across the list and facilitate the smooth running of the fiction department, working with colleagues in different departments across the division. Responsibilities will include:<ul><li>Proofreading, checking permissions </li><li>Reading and reporting on manuscripts/proposals </li><li>Working on advance sales materials, creating keywords, writing copy</li><li>Taking minutes at meetings, including editorial meetings </li><li>Writing cover briefs and completing title information sheets (TIs) (under supervision) </li><li>Generating costings </li><li>Collating proofs, checking copy edits </li><li>Ensuring accurate and timely database records </li><li>Drafting author and agent correspondence </li><li>Organising meetings and travel</li><li>Liaising with internal/external contacts to ensure adherence to critical path</li><li>Researching sales and statistics, looking for new opportunities </li><li>Being the first point of contact for queries </li><li>Creating, sending and tracking author and freelance contracts where appropriate </li><li>Managing purchase orders and payments </li><li>Maintaining file libraries </li><li>Processing reversions and remainders </li><li>Sending out advance copies</li></ul> Who we are looking forThis role is ideally suited to a highly organised and detail-oriented person with a love for commercial fiction across genres. Strong communication and time-management skills are vital, as well as the ability to work to deadlines and prioritise tasks efficiently. We're looking for a voracious reader with some awareness of trends within the current commercial fiction landscape, as well as genuine enthusiasm for the Orion Fiction list. Previous publishing experience is not required. 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> Our commitmentThe 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> Hachette 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.

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