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Closing date for applications: 22nd April 2025Salary: £27,000 based in London; £24,840 based outside of London(+bonus +benefits)Location: Sheffield, LondonContract: Permanent Support a small number of Headline fiction editors see books through from acquisition to publication.Headline Fiction&nbsp;is the core fiction team within Headline Publishing Group which was&nbsp;founded in 1986 with a single promise at its heart – to publish the books people&nbsp;want to read. We remain faithful to that vision nearly four decades later.From chart toppers to award-winners, conversation starters to page-turners, our list offers brilliant books for every type of reader. We’re proud to be the home of&nbsp;some of the biggest,&nbsp;bestselling and most celebrated authors&nbsp;in fiction, including Martina Cole, Maggie O’Farrell, Steve Cavanagh, Jill Mansell, Victoria Hislop, Simon Scarrow, Dorothy Koomson and Deborah Harkness. And we continue to invest in new talent, launching an array of exciting new voices in recent years including Bolu Babalola, Alex Hay and Bobby Palmer.&nbsp; What you'll be doingReporting to the Editorial Director, you’ll be assisting a small number of editors in the Fiction team on their publishing, seeing books through from acquisition to publication. This will predominantly consist of working on books in the crime and thriller genre, but could involve working on books across the commercial fiction spectrum. You will get involved with all aspects of the publication process, from managing the copyediting and proofreading of manuscripts to liaising with authors and agents, reading and reporting on submissions, taking minutes and maintaining schedules.Meanwhile, you’ll be developing your commercial and creative skills through writing copy and honing metadata – and learning what it takes to acquire new fiction and how we build our publishing strategies and campaigns.This is a busy, collaborative, varied, but above all really rewarding entry role in publishing. Just ask someone who has done the job before:&nbsp;<blockquote>‘I joined the Headline Fiction team as an Editorial Assistant in 2021 and have enjoyed working on this varied and exciting list so much! If you’re an organised and creative person looking to develop your understanding of the fiction market, this is a wonderful opportunity to contribute to the publishing of key brand authors and up-and-coming stars – while learning essential editorial skills from a talented and encouraging team.’Jessie Goetzinger-Hall (now Commissioning Editor)</blockquote> Who we are looking forFirst and foremost, we’re looking for someone who really loves books – especially crime and thriller fiction – and wants to throw themselves into learning how the editorial side of publishing works. You’ll be as full of creative energy as you are detail-orientated, thriving on working with brilliant authors and ideas as part of a dynamic editorial team.There are a few other things that will also be really important:<ul><li>You’ll be passionate about different ways of telling stories and interested in the publishing and media landscape, as well as the wider world around you</li><li>Your attention to detail will be meticulous</li><li>You’ll be calm and organised, and confident juggling lots of things at once</li><li>You’ll know your way around Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams etc.</li><li>You will enjoy bringing your own ideas to work and working closely and collaboratively as part of a team – and with colleagues across all other departments in the division</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>This role can be based at our Sheffield or London 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 include in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Carmelite House

Hachette UK

Editorial assistant

Closing date: 22nd April 2025Salary: £27,000 based in London; £24,840 based 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 homeworking (2 days) per week. Are you a resourceful and proactive team player with a keen eye for the latest, buzzy TV drama or wellness trend?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.Orion commercial non-fiction is comprised of four distinct imprints:&nbsp;Seven Dials, our central home for commercial non-fiction, Orion Spring, our health and wellbeing imprint,&nbsp;Trapeze, our conversation-starting list publishing across non-fiction and fiction, and our new smart-thinking and expert-led list,&nbsp;Orion Ignite. We are a dynamic team of five senior commissioners and three supporting editors and assistants who are passionate about maintaining our reputation as an exciting home for talent publishing across genres. What you'll be doingOrion is seeking a detail-oriented and enthusiastic Editorial Assistant to join our award-winning and dynamic non-fiction publishing team. In this role, you will report to the Editorial Director of Orion Spring, and will also support two other senior editorial staff. You will also provide essential support to our wider Orion non-fiction team, alongside another Editorial Assistant.As an Editorial Assistant, your key responsibilities will include:<ul><li>Administrative Support: Handle general office tasks, manage internal systems, organise meetings, take minutes, generate reports, track publishing timelines, update Biblio, process invoices, submit books for awards, manage book proof mailouts, and assist the team of commissioners and editors.</li><li>Editorial Tasks: Proofread covers, write copy, prepare paperback editions for production, address author and agent queries, and handle reprint corrections.</li></ul>&nbsp;Who we are looking forThe ideal candidate will be:<ul><li>Passionate, adaptable, and positive</li><li>Excited by the most commercial non-fiction publishing i.e. platform-led wellbeing, TV tie-in gift titles, cookery brands of the future, podcast publishing and celebrity memoir</li><li>Spotting new trends, listening to podcasts, watching the newest viral TV shows and expanding their knowledge across pop culture and wellbeing through social media</li><li>Exceptional organisational skills with a keen eye for detail</li><li>Proficient at multitasking and prioritising tasks effectively</li><li>Confident communicator with excellent written and verbal skills</li><li>Experienced in administration with knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook</li></ul>You will also collaborate with various departments, including editorial, design, production, sales, marketing, and publicity. Proven office experience is essential. Some publishing experience would be an advantage. Join us and help keep our publishing operations running smoothly while contributing to a fast-paced and successful team. 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 commitmentHachette employs people on the basis of their abilities. We aim to attract and develop talent from a base as broad as the world of readers we want to reach, with a wide and representative range of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality and socio-economic, regional and cultural backgrounds.If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend for interview, please let us know.The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews and undertaking junior roles. For more information visit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.booktradeentrysupport.org/" target="_blank">www.booktradeentrysupport.org</a>Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Closing date: 22 April 2025Salary: Up to £32,000 dependent on experience and location (+bonus +benefits)Location: Sheffield, LondonTerm: Fixed-term&nbsp; Are you a sharp-eyed editor with a passion for children’s non-fiction and a flair for nurturing brilliant ideas into bestselling books? Join Hachette Children’s Group as an editor and help bring bold, brilliant titles to life for young readers across the UK.Hachette Children's Group 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 doingWe are currently seeking a talented, highly motivated Editor with experience of working within trade non-fiction publishing to join the our non-fiction team.Reporting to our Publishing Director, the Editor will be responsible for managing the publication of projects from acquisition to finished product, ensuring high quality, cost-controlled, timely publications. The Editor role will support senior staff with some of our biggest brands, while becoming the lead editor for a number of authors.We are looking for a candidate with excellent editorial skills, confident writing strong copy, development editing and structural editing. Writing experience would be a bonus. You should have a good understanding of the importance of author care, and the ability to forge positive working relationships with authors, illustrators and external partners. We are looking for a versatile editor who can spot trends, nurture our authors and deliver an exceptional editorial service, while closely collaborating with our editorial and design team.&nbsp; This role is the perfect position for someone who thrives on working in a fast-paced energetic environment, is highly organised and can work to multiple deadlines, taking into account multiple stakeholders at various levels, and has a keen interest and experience in the non-fiction and children’s market.This is a truly collaborative role, and the successful candidate will be involved in every aspect of the editorial process, working closely with staff in all other departments to help prepare and champion titles across the list. Who we are looking forWe value imagination, ambition and collaboration, and are looking for somebody who is eager to grow their skillset while delivering exceptional editorial service to some of our most important authors and brands.This is a varied and collaborative role, and the successful candidate will be involved in every aspect of the editorial process, responsible for project managing titles from development edit to finished title, working closely with staff in all other departments to ensure timely delivery of high-quality books and supporting more senior colleagues.Proven experience of editorial work is required, working knowledge of Biblio is desirable, and a keen understanding of the children’s non-fiction market is essential. 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>This role can be based at our Sheffield or London 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>We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.

Editor (12 month FTC)

Closing date: 20th April 2025Salary: £27,000 based in London; £24,840 based outside of London (+bonus +benefits)Location: Sheffield, LondonContract: Permanent &nbsp;Looking to start your publishing career with a detail-focused, supportive role at the heart of a major publishing house? Join Hodder &amp; Stoughton as an editorial operations assistant and help keep our titles running smoothly behind the scenes.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. What you'll be doingThe Editorial Operations Assistant is responsible for setting up titles and contract details on our Bibliographic system (Biblio Suite) and running regular checks on metadata for all Hodder &amp; Stoughton imprints, ensuring that information is complete, correct and timely. They will also provide administrative support for cross-departmental processes, including reporting, minute taking and data cleansing. Who we are looking for<ul><li>We are looking for someone who is organised, accurate and calm under pressure.</li><li>They must be a good communicator, problem solver, and someone who can juggle multiple priorities.</li><li>The ideal candidate will also have good Excel skills, and previous experience of data input in an administrative role would be an advantage.</li><li>Previous experience in the publishing industry is not necessary.</li></ul> What we offerOur staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:<ul><li>28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years' service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' (+ bank holidays)</li><li>Private medical insurance</li><li>Generous pension schemes</li><li>Rent deposit loans</li><li>2 community days per year</li><li>Summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months)</li><li>Retail discounts through Hachette rewards</li><li>Cycle to Work scheme</li><li>Eye care vouchers</li><li>Wide-ranging training library</li><li>Development programmes (including mentoring)</li><li>Up to 70% off book purchases</li><li>A charity bookshelf</li><li>12 Staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including&nbsp;Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing&nbsp;and religious networks</li><li>Season ticket loans</li><li>And much more!</li></ul>The role will be based at our Sheffield or London office, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week. Our commitmentHachette employs people on the basis of their abilities. We aim to attract and develop talent from a base as broad as the world of readers we want to reach, with a wide and representative range of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality and socio-economic, regional and cultural backgrounds.If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend for interview, please let us know.The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews and undertaking junior roles. For more information visit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.booktradeentrysupport.org/" target="_blank">www.booktradeentrysupport.org</a>We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.&nbsp;

Editorial operations assistant

Closing date for applications: 25th April 2025Salary: £27,000 pro-rataLocation: LondonTerm: Fixed-term Curious about a career in book design? This paid summer internship offers emerging creatives the chance to work across three leading publishing design teams – Hachette Children’s Group, Octopus, and Little, Brown Book Group –&nbsp;and gain hands-on experience bringing books to life.Hachette UK is a creative powerhouse and the UK's second largest book publishing group. Our mission is to make it easy for everyone to discover new worlds of ideas, learning, entertainment and opportunity.We're made up of 11&nbsp;autonomous publishing divisions and over 60 imprints with a rich and diverse history and an incredible range of authors. We're also the market leader in e-books and publish a range of bestsellers in audio format, the fastest growing part of our business.For the past fifteen years Little, Brown have offered design&nbsp;internships, and over recent years have refined our summer&nbsp;internship&nbsp;to be industry-leading, with candidates going on to work in design roles across publishing.Expanding on this, in Summer 2025 we are offering an exciting and unique opportunity for emerging creative talent to experience working in inhouse design teams for six weeks. This will offer a broad experience covering three design teams and their different areas of publishing, giving a full oversight of the industry and what it takes to take a book from concept to the shelves of consumers.Hachette Children’s Group is one of the largest children’s publishers in the UK, creating bestselling and award-winning books. Publishing for every child across picture books, fiction, non-fiction and licensed brands. Octopus publishes a wide range of illustrated and non-illustrated books which include the genres Health, Memoir, Cookery, Interiors, Wellbeing, New Fiction, Drink and Gifting. Octopus are a truly international publisher, selling their books within the UK, and to publishing partners all over the world. Little, Brown Book Groups thirteen imprints have a market-leading presence in almost every area of the industry publishing literature of the highest standard, from prize-winning fiction to agenda-setting non-fiction and a range of prestigious classics.&nbsp; What you'll be doingYou’ll become an active member of three divisional design teams (two weeks in each) across Hachette Children’s, Little, Brown Book Group and Octopus for the duration of the&nbsp;internship. The focus of your work during this time will be completing a series of live briefs as much as is feasible in the time. From first visuals, through the feedback stage and to have a final print-ready cover.You will also be tasked with other&nbsp;jobs which would likely include:<ul><li>Shadowing designers on live projects,</li><li>Attending cover visual and briefing meetings,</li><li>Picture researching,</li><li>Attending a photoshoot</li><li>Art-working visuals to meet production&nbsp;standards</li><li>Meeting colleagues in other key design-related departments (production, editorial, marketing)</li></ul>&nbsp; Who we are looking forWe’re looking for an enthusiastic creative with a passion for design to learn more about the world of book design within a publishing setting.&nbsp;We don’t require any specific qualifications or training.&nbsp;We ask for evidence of your passion for books and design, with a portfolio of work that demonstrates your creative skills.Please include your CV, Cover Letter and Portfolio (which can be enclosed in the Cover Letter section). What we offerIn Summer 2025, we are offering a six week paid internship to three candidates. The role is for four days a week (Monday to Thursday). The candidate will spend two weeks with each division: Hachette Children's Group, Octopus and Little, Brown Book Group.The role is hybrid, with some home-working and suggested office presence (in our London office).Hardware and software will be provided. Our commitmentHachette employs people on the basis of their abilities. We aim to attract and develop talent from a base as broad as the world of readers we want to reach, with a wide and representative range of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality and socio-economic, regional and cultural backgrounds.If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend for interview, please let us know.The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews and undertaking junior roles. For more information visit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.booktradeentrysupport.org/" target="_blank">www.booktradeentrysupport.org</a>Please include in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.&nbsp;

Hachette design internship

Closing date: 17th April 2025Salary: £27,000 based in London; £24,840 based outside of London (+bonus +benefits)Location: The role will be based at our Sheffield or London office, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week. Do you have a passion for gift and illustrated books? Would you thrive on the challenges and relish the opportunities when supporting the OH editorial team?Part of Welbeck, within Headline at Hachette UK, OH has a mission to publish beautiful gift books that&nbsp;find a passionate and diverse audience&nbsp;all around the world.&nbsp;We create&nbsp;illustrated titles covering&nbsp;a multitude of subjects including food, drink,&nbsp;fashion,&nbsp;lifestyle, music, film and sport. We work with brands from Shakespeare’s Globe to Kew Gardens, expert authors and a wide range of freelance writers and photographers. Headline is a division of Hachette UK, and home to the very best of commercial publishing, with authors including Maggie O’Farrell, Matthew Perry, Matthew McConaughey and Oasis.“OH is a buzzing imprint where everyone has a voice – you can channel your creativity and at the same time become integral to the team. Not only do we get to make beautiful books that entertain, engage and inspire, but we get to work with the most talented people in the industry. What’s not to love?”&nbsp;Heather&nbsp;Boisseau, Editorial Director“I know it’s a cliché, but no two days at Welbeck are the same, with such a unique range of titles on all the subjects we love, like music, fashion, sport and cookery. It’s this variety of titles that make it such a fantastic place to work, with the challenge of shaping the books to appeal to our stylish readers.”James&nbsp;Empringham, Art Director What you'll be doingOH is looking for an enthusiastic, organised and enterprising individual to assist in the smooth running of the publishing programme across our lifestyle imprint and our popular ‘Little Books’ series. The successful candidate will provide administrative and editorial support to senior colleagues in the acquisition and creation of new illustrated titles. This is an exciting chance to join a team that makes beautiful and successful gift books sold around the world! If you’re someone with publishing experience or the desire and drive to break into this exciting industry, then we’d love to hear from you. Who we are looking for<ul><li>This is a key role for someone looking to move into, or progress within, illustrated book publishing.</li><li>They will need to be flexible, creative, have excellent attention to detail, and the ability to assist with all aspects of administration, co-ordination and driving of the OH publishing programme.&nbsp;</li></ul> What we offerOur staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:<ul><li>28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years' service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' (+ bank holidays)</li><li>Private medical insurance</li><li>Generous pension schemes</li><li>Rent deposit loans</li><li>2 community days per year</li><li>Summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months)</li><li>Retail discounts through Hachette rewards</li><li>Cycle to Work scheme</li><li>Eye care vouchers</li><li>Wide-ranging training library</li><li>Development programmes (including mentoring)</li><li>Up to 70% off book purchases</li><li>A charity bookshelf</li><li>12 Staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including&nbsp;Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing&nbsp;and religious networks</li><li>Season ticket loans</li><li>And much more!</li></ul> Our commitmentHachette employs people on the basis of their abilities. We aim to attract and develop talent from a base as broad as the world of readers we want to reach, with a wide and representative range of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality and socio-economic, regional and cultural backgrounds.If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend for interview, please let us know.The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews and undertaking junior roles. For more information visit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.booktradeentrysupport.org/" target="_blank">www.booktradeentrysupport.org</a>Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Closing date: 15 April 2025Salary: £27,000 based in London, £24,840 based outside of London (+bonus +benefits)Location: Sheffield, LondonTerm: Permanent&nbsp; &nbsp;Love science fiction, fantasy, and horror? Join Orbit –&nbsp;the home of award-winning and boundary-pushing genre fiction – as an Editorial Assistant and take your first steps into publishing with a dynamic, friendly, and ambitious team.Little, Brown's identity is personified by our innovative, dynamic and free-thinking people. Across our thirteen imprints, you won't find a wider range of titles anywhere in UK publishing. We pride ourselves on quality and diversity. A repeat recipient of the Publisher of the Year award, we're one of the most successful and dynamic publishers in the UK.Little, Brown is a division of Hachette, one of the largest publishing groups in the UK, with 11 publishing divisions and over 60 imprints. Everyone here is proud to be in the business of opening doors and minds.Orbit is the SFF imprint of Little, Brown. Launched in 1974, for the last fifty years Orbit has been publishing the most outstanding books in science fiction and fantasy: novels that have swept the board for awards, been global bestsellers, forged new paths and pushed the boundaries of genre fiction. We are committed to broadening the audience for SFF and supporting diversity in every aspect of our publishing. Orbit UK authors include N. K. Jemisin, Rachel Gillig, James S. A. Corey, Heather Fawcett, John Gwynne, Iain M. Banks, Robert Jordan, Fonda Lee, Trudi Canavan, Ann Leckie, Jim Butcher, Andrea Stewart, Hannah Whitten, Claire North, Sara Hashem and S.T. Gibson - along with many other acclaimed, award-winning writers. Orbit recently also announced the launch of Run For It, a new list dedicated to publishing the most exciting new voices in horror. What you'll be doingThe successful candidate will provide both administrative and editorial support to the Orbit team and help with the day-to-day running of the imprint. Who we are looking forWe are looking for an energetic and enthusiastic new editorial assistant to join the team.The successful candidate will have:&nbsp;<ul><li>A passion for reading SFF and horror and an awareness of the market</li><li>Fantastic administrative and organisational skills</li><li>The ability to manage their time effectively, prioritise and work well under pressure</li><li>Excellent spelling and grammar and a meticulous eye for detail</li><li>Superb communication skills</li><li>An aptitude to work well as part of a large team</li><li>Great computer literacy and aptitude (Microsoft Office)</li><li>A strong ability to learn new systems and processes quickly&nbsp;</li></ul>Previous publishing experience is preferable but not essential.&nbsp;This is an entry-level position, perfect for someone enthusiastic, organised and proactive who wants to get started in publishing. It’s a fantastic opportunity to gain knowledge and experience in editorial by working within a highly successful, friendly and collaborative publishing team What we offerOur staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:<ul><li>28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years' service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' (+ bank holidays)</li><li>Private medical insurance</li><li>Generous pension schemes</li><li>Rent deposit loans</li><li>2 community days per year</li><li>Summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months)</li><li>Retail discounts through Hachette rewards</li><li>Cycle to Work scheme</li><li>Eye care vouchers</li><li>Wide-ranging training library</li><li>Development programmes (including mentoring)</li><li>Up to 70% off book purchases</li><li>A charity bookshelf</li><li>12 Staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including&nbsp;Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing&nbsp;and religious networks</li><li>Season ticket loans</li><li>And much more!</li></ul>This role can be based at our London or Sheffield office, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week. Our commitmentHachette employs people on the basis of their abilities. We aim to attract and develop talent from a base as broad as the world of readers we want to reach, with a wide and representative range of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality and socio-economic, regional and cultural backgrounds.Please include in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.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>

Closing date: 16th April 2025Salary: £27,00 based in London; £24,840 based outside of London (+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. This is an exciting opportunity for an organised and proactive individual to join our stellar editorial fiction team.With over 150 years of ground-breaking publishing from book lovers, original thinkers and market leaders, our unwavering mission has been to publish the most compelling voices in every genre. We continue to find new ground, new audiences and new voices with every title we publish. We are passionate readers and believe in the power of words to change lives.Hodder &amp; Stoughton is a division of Hachette, one of the largest publishing groups in the UK, with 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 doingWorking on our digital-focused commercial fiction list, you’ll be responsible for providing editorial and administrative support to the editorial team in the acquisition and production of new titles, and to assist with all aspects of administration, co-ordination and driving of the publishing programme in all media.&nbsp;The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting at every step in the publication process, from manuscript delivery to final print/eBook, and will be able to offer exceptional author care.The role will cover a range of editorial and administrative responsibilities, including:<ul><li>briefing freelancers, checking their work and collating corrections</li><li>preparing prelims and working closely with production department to keep books on the critical path</li><li>liaising with authors and agents</li><li>updating systems and managing metadata</li><li>copywriting and assisting with jacket briefs</li><li>acting as the main point of contact internally between the editorial, art and production teams for allocated projects</li><li>maintaining the submissions log</li><li>organising meetings and taking minutes</li><li>managing purchase orders and payments</li><li>sending out advance copies</li></ul>You will also assist in reading and reviewing fiction manuscripts and writing reading reports. Who we are looking for<ul><li>We are looking for a highly organised and confident team player with meticulous attention to detail and a can-do attitude.</li><li>This is a varied and creative role for someone with a strong interest in commercial fiction.</li><li>As this is a busy and dynamic list, you will need to have excellent communication skills, be able to manage your time effectively, prioritise and work well under pressure, and to work well as part of a large team.</li><li>A competent knowledge of Microsoft Office is required and knowledge of Biblio is a bonus.</li></ul> What we offerOur staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:<ul><li>28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years' service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' (+ bank holidays)</li><li>Private medical insurance</li><li>Generous pension schemes</li><li>Rent deposit loans</li><li>2 community days per year</li><li>Summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months)</li><li>Retail discounts through Hachette rewards</li><li>Cycle to Work scheme</li><li>Eye care vouchers</li><li>Wide-ranging training library</li><li>Development programmes (including mentoring)</li><li>Up to 70% off book purchases</li><li>A charity bookshelf</li><li>12 Staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including&nbsp;Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing&nbsp;and religious networks</li><li>Season ticket loans</li><li>And much more!</li></ul> Our commitmentHachette employs people on the basis of their abilities. We aim to attract and develop talent from a base as broad as the world of readers we want to reach, with a wide and representative range of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality and socio-economic, regional and cultural backgrounds.If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend for interview, please let us know.The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews and undertaking junior roles. For more information visit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.booktradeentrysupport.org/" target="_blank">www.booktradeentrysupport.org</a>Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Closing date: 20th April 2025Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 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. Are you a strategic and detail-oriented leader with a passion for publishing operations? Do you thrive on improving efficiency and streamlining workflow for busy teams?&nbsp;We were created over three decades ago to deliver the brightest and best entertainment. Story – real and imagined – lies at the heart of everything for us. We delight in seeking out storytellers and story lovers everywhere. We're serious about keeping people entertained and believe our books should be devoured, not left on the shelf.Headline 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.We’re looking for a Head of Publishing Operations to oversee, improve and implement effective publishing processes, ensuring smooth editorial and design operations and maximising profitability across the Headline and Welbeck imprints. As a key figure in the division, you will oversee editorial, design, and bibliographic operations, manage two junior team members, and ensure that titles and covers meet critical path deadlines while aligning with KPIs. Key responsibilities<ul><li>Develop, implement, and monitor publishing workflows to optimise efficiency.</li><li>Oversee editorial and design operations, ensuring seamless coordination across teams.</li><li>Manage and support the Editorial Operations Assistant and Studio Executive.</li><li>Lead on IT and system integration projects to enhance publishing processes.</li><li>Maintain high bibliographic and metadata quality across the business.</li></ul> Who we are looking for<ul><li>Proven experience in publishing operations or a similar role.</li><li>Strong project management skills with the ability to streamline workflows.</li><li>Excellent leadership and communication skills.</li><li>Experience working with publishing systems, metadata management, and IT integrations.</li><li>A proactive, problem-solving approach and keen attention to detail.</li><li>Experience in Design or Editorial an advantage.</li></ul>If you’re ready to play a pivotal role in shaping the efficiency and success of our publishing operations, we’d love to hear from you. What we offerOur staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:<ul><li>28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years' service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' (+ bank holidays)</li><li>Private medical insurance</li><li>Generous pension schemes</li><li>Rent deposit loans</li><li>2 community days per year</li><li>Summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months)</li><li>Retail discounts through Hachette rewards</li><li>Cycle to Work scheme</li><li>Eye care vouchers</li><li>Wide-ranging training library</li><li>Development programmes (including mentoring)</li><li>Up to 70% off book purchases</li><li>A charity bookshelf</li><li>12 Staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including&nbsp;Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing&nbsp;and religious networks</li><li>Season ticket loans</li><li>And much more!</li></ul> 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.

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