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Salary:&nbsp;£37,291 to £41,985 (depending on experience)Role:&nbsp;Full time, permanent&nbsp;Location:&nbsp;Farringdon, London This is an exciting opportunity to drive sales and manage customer relationships internationally at an independent children's publisher.&nbsp;Usborne is an independent, family business, creating books which spark curiosity in children of all ages. These range from books for babies such as the bestselling THAT’S NOT MY® series of touchy-feely books, to YA fiction from acclaimed authors such as Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé and Ravena Guron – with everything from Sticker Dolly Dressing&nbsp;to Philosophy for Beginners in between.Whilst the company is now a market-leader in children’s publishing and one of the best-known brands in children’s books globally, the company retains a friendly and familial feel. If you want to work somewhere close-knit enough for people to know your name, but which has a first-class reputation around the world, Usborne is the place for you.Usborne’s busy Export team manages the sales of English Language books to open markets outside of the UK &amp; Ireland, North America and Australia and New Zealand. The team is made up of 5 in-house salespeople, supplemented by four external territory managers for markets such as Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Latin America/the Caribbean and Japan.We are looking for an enthusiastic and well organised individual to join our busy Export Team to manage sales to, and relationships with, our customers in Southeast Asia and Pakistan. This is a hands-on, wide-ranging role, which will involve managing customer orders and queries, developing marketing and sales strategies as well as providing support to and collaborating with our external Sales Representative in the Middle East and the Territory Manager covering China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea and Japan.&nbsp;This is a brilliant opportunity to grow your international sales experience in a fast-paced, creative and friendly environment where you’ll be part of a team passionate about getting books into the hands of children around the world. Key responsibilities<ul><li>Build and maintain strong working relationships with customers, sales representatives and distributors.</li><li>Manage customer orders and queries.</li><li>Oversee the invoicing and account set-up process for customers, ensuring costings are prepared accurately.</li><li>Monitor customer performance and commercial terms to ensure sustained growth and profitability.</li><li>Develop tailored sales and marketing strategies to grow frontlist and backlist sales.</li><li>Explore new business opportunities and provide market insights to the wider team.</li><li>Resolve export challenges—from shipping delays to documentation issues—with a problem-solving mindset.</li><li>Work collaboratively with internal teams at Usborne including our editorial, marketing and production departments.</li><li>Travel to visit customers in your territories as well as attending relevant international book fairs.</li></ul> What we’re looking forWe are looking for someone with an excellent knowledge of book market and publishing. The successful candidate for this role will have at least 3 years international sales experience in a similar role, with a can-do, team player attitude.&nbsp;The successful candidate will also demonstrate:<ul><li>Excellent relationship-building and customer service skills.</li><li>Great communication and presentation skills.</li><li>An ability to juggle multiple deadlines and prioritise workload effectively. &nbsp;</li><li>Fantastic negotiation and influencing skills.</li><li>A keen eye for detail.</li><li>Commercial awareness with an ability to conduct market research, spot trends and respond accordingly.</li><li>Strong financial acumen and numeracy skills to handle costings, price negotiations and profit margins effectively.</li><li>Problem-solving skills.</li><li>Confidence using Microsoft Office and Biblio&nbsp;</li></ul> Location and benefitsWe offer a 35-hour working week from our offices in Farringdon, London. After a short initial induction period we operate a hybrid working model of 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home which we feel optimises our opportunities for collaboration and contact with our colleagues. You'll need to be able to reliably commute to and work from the office on in-person working days.In addition to our transparent salary grading structure, you’ll also enjoy a generous and thoughtfully designed benefits package, including:<ul><li>25 days annual holiday (plus bank holidays), rising to 30 days after 5 years</li><li>Industry-leading pension scheme and life assurance</li><li>Access to our Employee Assistance Programme via Health Shield and in-house Mental Health First Aiders</li><li>Healthcare cashback scheme and virtual GP access</li><li>A paid volunteering day each year to give back to causes you care about</li><li>Discounts and perks through our employee rewards programme</li><li>Cycle to Work Scheme</li><li>A 75% staff discount on Usborne books (yes, really!)</li></ul> Recruitment processAfter an anonymised shortlisting process, we anticipate first interviews taking place in person around the week commencing 28th July 2025, with second round interviews also in person shortly afterwards.We are looking for the successful candidate to commence the role as soon as possible.Please let us know if you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the application and/or recruitment process.Please note: We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role so you must have the permanent right to live and work in the UK. AI noticeWe kindly ask that you refrain from using any AI tools for your application.Whilst AI is undoubtedly a useful tool in some instances, we need to see that you're able to demonstrate your ability to originate ideas and write them in a compelling manner, not just generate them using a tool.Therefore, any suspected AI usage may result in your application being rejected. Usborne is dedicated to building a diverse taskforce that reflects the wide range of communities that read our books globally. Decisions are made based on the individual’s skills and experiences and we welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences, particularly those underrepresented in publishing.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.&nbsp;

Usborne Publishing Ltd

Usborne Publishing

Export sales executive

Salary: £27,000 pro-rata &nbsp;Looking to kickstart or restart your career in publishing? Join Orion’s paid virtual internship and discover the publishing industry from the inside – wherever you are – with flexible, immersive experience designed for career changers and returners eager to break into books.The Orion Publishing Group, a division of Hachette UK, publishes commercial, award-winning fiction, non-fiction and gift, and is home to bestselling authors and brands such as Ian Rankin, Adam Kay, Michael Connelly, Emily English, Stephanie Garber, Brandon Sanderson, Cathy Bramley, Philippe Sands, Candice Carty-Williams, the World Of puzzle series and the Hairy Bikers.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.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.You can find out more about our mission statement and values <a href="https://www.orionbooks.co.uk/imprint/orion/page/about-orion/ " target="_blank">at this link</a>. &nbsp; &nbsp;What you'll be doingOrion believes that publishing should be for everyone, at any stage of their career and in any role. To demystify the publishing industry, we are specifically targeting this scheme towards people who have started their career and spent time away from work for any reason, or are looking to make a career change and want to give publishing a try.&nbsp;&nbsp;Launched in 2020, the Orion Virtual Internship is an exciting opportunity for you to see how a major publishing house works, gain invaluable insight into the publishing industry and learn about the role that each department plays in every step of a book’s journey.&nbsp;We are offering a eight-week, paid and fully flexible/remote work experience placement. Depending on the start date you are selected for, you will be interning alongside one to two other candidates during your time with us.&nbsp;You will be placed within a department and given the opportunity to fully immerse yourself in the role, team and company, working on projects and gaining a thorough understanding of the publishing process. You will also have the opportunity to gain experience across different departments – attending a variety of company meetings, as well as the chance to ‘meet’ lots of different people across the company and senior team and receive informal mentoring or career guidance.&nbsp;This role is designed to be fully virtual, but we also encourage attending a day based at any of our offices in: London, Sheffield, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Manchester or Bristol. &nbsp;Who we are looking forWe are specifically targeting this scheme towards people who have started their career and spent time away from work for any reason, or are looking to make a career change and want to give publishing a try.&nbsp;&nbsp;We believe publishing should be for everyone, at any stage of their career and in any role. We value the experience gained from all different kinds of jobs, and we encourage applicants from all walks of life.&nbsp;We are looking for someone that has a passion for storytelling; someone that is keen to learn; someone pro-active with a strong work ethic and a desire to apply and gain new skills.&nbsp;To be eligible, you must be over 18 and based in the UK. Please note this is the minimum requirement and we welcome people of all ages to apply. No prior publishing experience is required.&nbsp;Please include in your application that you found this role through Creative Access. &nbsp;Our commitmentHachette employs people on the basis of their abilities. We aim to attract and develop talent from a base as broad as the world of readers we want to reach, with a wide and representative range of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality and socio-economic, regional and cultural backgrounds.If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend for interview, please let us know.The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews and undertaking junior roles. For more information visit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.booktradeentrysupport.org/" target="_blank">www.booktradeentrysupport.org</a>

Carmelite House

Hachette UK

Orion Virtual Internship 2025

Closing date for applications: 23:59 Tuesday 15th July 2025Salary: From £36,000 per annum depending on skills and experience &nbsp;This is an exciting opportunity for a talented, experienced commissioning editor to join the Bloomsbury Children's fiction team at the Nibbies-winning Publisher of the Year 2025.&nbsp;The chosen candidate will be working on a list packed with bestselling and award-winning books for readers aged six to young adult, and helping to create the successes of the future.&nbsp;This role involves driving a selected list of existing authors to successful publication and beyond with hands-on editorial acumen, acting as a support editor to senior staff on key brands and projects, and&nbsp;commissioning 1-3 titles a year in line with our fiction strategy. The candidate will work collaboratively with authors, illustrators and colleagues across the business. This role will report to the Senior Editorial Director or the Head of Fiction. &nbsp;Knowledge, skills and experience&nbsp;<ul><li>A highly experienced children’s fiction editor, with excellent structural editing skills and ideally a track record in commissioning successful fiction titles </li><li>Strong knowledge of the fiction market in both the UK and internationally </li><li>Able to confidently assess the commercial value of a project, with excellent understanding of title financials </li><li>An ability to create and maintain excellent relations with authors and agents, to help ensure that we are a destination publisher for the very best talent </li><li>Knowledge and experience of how to publish successfully and a willingness to learn more </li><li>A hard-working team player with great time-management skills </li><li>A polished and confident presenter who can sell a project to the wider team</li></ul> &nbsp;Additional informationThe role is a&nbsp;full-time permanent positionThe role is based at&nbsp;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).&nbsp; Allocated mandatory office days for this role are Monday and Tuesday.Please apply via 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 this role by 23:59 Tuesday 15th July 2025.Please include in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.Bloomsbury reserve the right to close the role early if we exceed the required number of applications &nbsp;Bloomsbury BenefitsAs well as a fantastic opportunity to join a global award-winning organisation, Bloomsbury offers the following competitive benefits package:Working Pattern&nbsp;<ul><li>hybrid working pattern of: 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred)</li></ul>Holidays<ul><li>25 days holiday</li><li>3.5 days Christmas company holiday</li></ul>&nbsp;Other Benefits:Two paid Personal Wellness DaysFlexible Fridays –&nbsp;take Friday afternoon off by working an additional&nbsp;3 hours and 45 minutes earlier in the weekSeason Ticket LoanSharesave SchemeAXA Healthcare Plan (Private Medical Insurance)In-house DoctorEyecare Voucher Scheme&nbsp;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.Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.

Head Office - London

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Bloomsbury Publishing UK: Bedford Square Office

Commissioning editor

Salary: £29,000+ dependent on experience and location (+bonus +benefits) Are you an ambitious publicist ready to shape standout campaigns across bestselling fiction and non-fiction?At Orion, we believe every story matters. Open, agile, passionate and innovative, our mission is to bring the best publishing to the greatest variety of people. Ambitious to continually raise the bar, we believe good stories can come from anywhere and so encourage and value contributions from everybody here.Orion is a division of Hachette, one of the largest publishing groups in the UK, with 11 publishing divisions and over 60 imprints. Everyone here is proud to be in the business of opening doors and minds. &nbsp;What you'll be doingAn exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Press Officer to join our dynamic and creative Communications team, to cover a 12 month parental leave. You will be responsible for implementing sales-driving and profile-building publicity campaigns,&nbsp;fully integrating all aspects of the media and events spaces to positively raise awareness of the author and book&nbsp;across our wide range of imprints.You’ll be required to confidently present plans to colleagues in-house and externally to authors and agents, regularly updating key stakeholders on progress, as well as offering exceptional author care and maintaining excellent relationships with authors and agents. &nbsp;Who we are looking forWe are looking for an experienced Press Officer and a passionate publicist to deliver creative campaigns across Orion’s broad fiction and non fiction list.You will have demonstrable experience with a proven track record of creating impressive publicity campaigns across fiction and non-fiction, along with interest and experience in commercial publishing.&nbsp;Alongside demonstrable PR experience, the ideal candidate will be efficient, have a broad range of contacts across the media and events, and bring initiative, creativity, and passion to the role. The ability to multi-task, work calmly under pressure and be a strong team player are also vital. This is a fantastic opportunity for junior to mid level publicist ready for a new challenge. &nbsp;What we offerOur staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:<ul><li>28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years' service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' (+ bank holidays)</li><li>Generous pension schemes</li><li>Rent deposit loans</li><li>2 community days per year</li><li>Summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months)</li><li>Retail discounts through Hachette rewards</li><li>Cycle to Work scheme</li><li>Eye care vouchers</li><li>Wide-ranging training library</li><li>Development programmes (including mentoring)</li><li>Up to 70% off book purchases</li><li>A charity bookshelf</li><li>12 Staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including&nbsp;Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing&nbsp;and religious networks</li><li>Season ticket loans</li><li>And much more!</li></ul>The role will be based at our London or Sheffield office, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week. &nbsp;Our commitmentHachette employs people on the basis of their abilities. We aim to attract and develop talent from a base as broad as the world of readers we want to reach, with a wide and representative range of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality and socio-economic, regional and cultural backgrounds.If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend for interview, please let us know.The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews and undertaking junior roles. For more information visit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.booktradeentrysupport.org/" target="_blank">www.booktradeentrysupport.org</a>Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.

Senior press officer (12 month FTC)

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