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Closing date for applications: 15 September 2025Salary: £30,000 (+bonus +benefits)Location: 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 Are you organised, detail-driven and great at working across teams? Join one of the UK's leading publishers and support the operations that deliver bestselling books to readers!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. It's an exciting time to join our business because the publishing market continues to grow and thrive. The UK remains the largest exporter of physical books in the world and book adaptations for film and TV are the foundation of the UK's creative industries. What you'll be doingJoin one of the UK’s leading publishing groups in a role that sits at the centre of a fast-moving and collaborative team. As a sales operations executive, you’ll support eight of Hachette’s twelve publishing divisions, working closely with sales, inventory, finance and distribution to help ensure our books reach retailers and readers smoothly, efficiently, and on time. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract offering a brilliant opportunity to gain hands-on experience within a highly skilled department. You’ll be involved in a wide range of operational activity, gaining insight into how publishing and the supply chain work behind the scenes and building confidence in managing the processes that are essential to getting books into readers’ hands.&nbsp;Key responsibilities include:&nbsp;<ul><li>Managing order processing across multiple divisions, supporting a wide range of UK key account customers</li><li>Partnering with key account managers, inventory teams, finance, and operations to keep things running smoothly</li><li>Monitoring invoicing and ensuring accuracy across all transactions</li><li>Validating and approving spend, returns, pricing claims, and retrospective discounts with precision and care</li><li>Managing internal tracking tools to ensure operational accuracy and consistency across divisions&nbsp;</li></ul> Who we are looking forWe’re looking for a confident communicator and natural collaborator who thrives in a detail-driven environment. You’ll be someone who enjoys solving problems, building relationships, and making processes better.&nbsp;You’ll bring:&nbsp;<ul><li>A proven ability to work cross-functionally with teams like inventory, finance, accounts payable, commercial, and production</li><li>Experience managing processes related to discounts, returns, and customer spend</li><li>Confidence managing a busy workload</li><li>Strong numeracy and financial literacy</li><li>Solid Microsoft Excel skills (advanced knowledge is a plus)&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>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.

Carmelite House

Hachette UK

Sales operations executive (12 month FTC)

Closing date for applications: 19 September 2025Salary: £30,000 (+bonus +benefits)Location: The role will be based at our London office, Carmelite House, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week. Take the next step in your HR career by joining a collaborative team at the heart of a publishing powerhouse, supporting the divisions that bring award-winning 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. It's an exciting time to join our business because the publishing market continues to grow and thrive. The UK remains the largest exporter of physical books in the world and book adaptations for film and TV are the foundation of the UK's creative industries. What you'll be doingAs HR officer for Hachette UK, you will work closely with the HR business partners, HR &amp; reward officer and HR assistants to drive and deliver the HR team's aims and objectives. You will support all of the publishing divisions, including adult trade, non-trade as well as group functions. You will be responsible for supporting a wide range of HR projects that meet business objectives and will work closely with employees and managers in providing guidance and advice on any informal and formal employee relations issues. We’re looking for a proactive and curious HR officer who is able to multi-task and enjoys working in a collaborative team! Who we are looking forPersonal attributes/skills<ul><li>Ability to balance the needs of the business with the needs of the employee</li><li>Commercially minded</li><li>Ability to multi-task and maintain composure in a demanding environment</li><li>Ability to prioritise and handle ever changing and conflicting workload priorities</li><li>Ability to think innovatively and generate ideas and solutions offering a range of options</li><li>Ability to deal with sensitive issues and to maintain confidentiality at all times</li><li>High level of initiative and autonomy, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team</li><li>The ability to build positive relationships with staff at all levels</li><li>Excellent communication skills including the ability to communicate in a logical way, to listen and to clearly present information to others</li><li>Excellent attention to detail</li><li>Accurate and exacting standards</li><li>High level of resilience with the ability to read people and adapt approach accordingly</li><li>A self-starter</li><li>Team player with a positive, ‘can do’ attitude</li><li>Takes pride in providing first-class customer service to managers across our business</li><li>Tactful, diplomatic and approachable</li></ul>Experience/knowledge<ul><li>Good experience in HR within large business environments is an advantage</li><li>Proven experience of having managed parental leave, sickness absence and informal employee relations cases from start to finish</li><li>Understanding of human resources practice and a good grasp of employment law</li><li>High level of competency in the use of MS Office packages</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>&nbsp;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.

HR officer

Closing date: 5th October 2025 If you have the desire to write, a great idea and a compelling voice – 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.This scholarship will provide the full course fee for a talented writer of colour with limited financial means to study on our three-month online <a href="https://www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/writing-ya-and-children&amp;apos;s-fiction-three-months-1025" target="_blank">Writing YA &amp; Children's Fiction course</a> led by award-winning author Catherine Johnson. The course will run from 20 October 2025 to 16 February 2026.This scholarship is part of the <a href="https://www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/breakthrough-writers-programme" target="_blank">Breakthrough Writers’ Programme</a>, our outreach programme which offers opportunities to under-represented writers.&nbsp;We aim to promote diversity in our student groups and to enable talented writers to join our courses whom we might not otherwise have heard from. ELIGIBILITY<ul><li>The scholarship is open to writers of colour over the age of 18, who fulfil our low-income eligibility criteria.</li><li>Applicants must have one of the following categories of ethnicity: <ul><li>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.</li></ul></li></ul>Applicants must also 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 YA &amp; Children's Fiction Scholarship for Writers of Colour 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 places and not for other fee-paying places on the courses.</li><li>Applicants to this scholarship must not be currently represented by a literary agent.</li></ul> READY TO APPLY?Curtis Brown Creative offers places on our courses on the basis of proven writing ability. Please apply with the first 3,000 words of the novel you’d like to work on during the course, and a synopsis of no more than a page (both need to be in the same document, as you can only upload ONE file to our application form). Please note that those with the financial means to attend our courses should not apply to this scholarship.This scholarship 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.The deadline for applications is&nbsp;Sunday 5 October, and we will respond to applicants by&nbsp;Thursday 9 October.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

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Closing date for applications:&nbsp; 11 September 2025Salary: £27,000 (+bonus +benefits)Location: The role will be based at our London office, Carmelite House,&nbsp;with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week. From spotting trends to managing high-profile accounts, play a key role in driving sales for the books and products people love to gift.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. It's an exciting time to join our business because the publishing market continues to grow and thrive. The UK remains the largest exporter of physical books in the world and book adaptations for film and TV are the foundation of the UK's creative industries. What you'll be doingThis is a brilliant opportunity working in the gift team selling across the entire HUK Group (books, gifts, games and stationery) managing some of our key gift accounts. Working across a range of accounts, you will be tasked with maximising sales across all HUK divisions working closely with the sales directors for non-trade, divisional sales directors and key internal stakeholders ensuring sales meet specific author and brand development strategies for the gift channel. You will also be feeding back gift market trends to editorial for specific projects as well as other market trends to inform IP development for books and products. As part of this you will need to:<ul><li>Provide administrative support to the non-trade sales director and wider gift team</li><li>Deal with day-to-day customer support including processing orders and dealing with general queries</li><li>Manage the gift in-box responding to queries in a timely manner</li><li>Attend all relevant internal meetings, including key publisher meetings, specifically the imprint non-trade meetings, leading those where relevant to the gift market</li><li>Attend and lead relevant customer meetings</li><li>Help co-ordinate and attend relevant trade/consumer fair attendance (top drawer)</li><li>Monitor monthly divisional sales for gift non trade, working with the non trade team to ensure all divisional targets are met</li><li>Share findings of gift market activity in relevant messaging (team meeting, staff briefings, staff news, etc.)</li></ul> Who we are looking forThis is a varied role working with multiple members of the non-trade team and it is a great opportunity to gain experience across a number of channels. What we need:<ul><li>Good customer and internal communication is a must for this role. Replying to customers, internal and external, within our service level agreements (SLAs) and with a professional tone is critical</li><li>Completion of administrative tasks required by customers including gathering information/material and completing new product line forms</li><li>Curating title selections to specific briefs for customers and wider team and maintaining the team customer relationship management (CRM) system</li><li>Providing support on accounts which require additional operational handholding, for example using supplier portals (must be adept and quick to learn on multiple systems and understand how they marry up to HUKD systems and processes, seeking efficiencies wherever possible)</li><li>Attending customer meetings when required and working to build long-term customer relationships, leading to upselling and cross-selling, where reasonable and deliverable</li><li>Helping to organise, attend and follow up at trade fairs (Top Drawer and The Stationery Show)</li><li>Overseeing gift trade sales inbox, ensuring efficient communication and excellent account management to customers as well as internal colleagues</li><li>Following all non trade processes and protocols as advised by direct line manager and sales directors</li><li>Supporting the gift trade sales team and wider non-trade team with key accounts and taking responsibility for long-tail orders and a suite of smaller accounts</li><li>Keeping the external hachettegift.co.uk website up to date with new titles on a quarterly basis</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 an interview, please let us know.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Assistant - group sales, non trade

Closing date for applications: 29 September 2025Salary: Starting from £27,000, depending on experience&nbsp; Break into publishing with this entry-level role! Join a leading literary agency and gain hands-on experience supporting bestselling authors and top literary agents.RCW is a leading UK literary agency based in London, representing a globally acclaimed list of bestselling and award-winning clients across every genre, from Zadie Smith and Kazuo Ishiguro to Holly Jackson and Julia Donaldson. As we continue to grow, we’re looking for a proactive, highly organised assistant to join our team. This is a fast-paced, detail-focused role supporting two directors, Jon Wood and Claire Wilson, as well as a primary agent, Eleanor Birne, and working on a wide range of authors—from children’s and YA bestsellers Katherine Rundell and Alice Oseman, to crime and thriller giants Ian Rankin and Steve Cavanagh, as well as celebrated literary fiction voices such as Louise Kennedy and Róisín O’Donnell.&nbsp;We are offering an entry-level role ideal for someone who is excited by the challenge of working for a busy office, quick to learn, adaptable, and highly organised. With lists covering commercial and literary fiction, adult and children’s books, YA, non-fiction, and literary estates, this position is a unique chance to gain broad exposure across the publishing world. You might be a recent graduate, or someone who’s long been passionate about books and looking for your first opportunity in the industry. Full training and handover will be provided. The assistant will work alongside an associate and another support staff member. Previous office experience is preferable and the ability to work well in a team is essential.&nbsp; Responsibilities&nbsp;<ul><li>Anticipating needs and streamlining workflow across the agency</li><li>Negotiating deals for audio rights, speaking engagements, permissions and journalistic assignments and drawing up letters of agreement meticulously</li><li>Contracts: managing all administrative aspects of the contractual process (deal memos, DocuSign, Bradbury Phillips). Reviewing contracts in cases where the publishers draft, liaising with the manager</li><li>Accounts: responding to author queries, invoicing, chasing overdue payments, drafting correspondence, collating annual budget</li><li>Foreign rights: liaising with foreign rights team and co-agents (film and US) providing manuscripts, proofs, blurbs and author information. Filling in quote sheets with news and reviews</li><li>Updating the agency’s website’s client page, and the individual client biographies, as well as providing content for the agency’s Instagram page</li><li>Diary management: planning book fair schedules and trips, organising meetings with editors and clients, managing the publication schedule</li><li>Smooth running and organisation of agent’s office, including file management, handling author approvals, drafting catalogue and managing requests</li><li>Submissions and reading: organising submissions inboxes and providing editorial notes on manuscripts</li><li>Events: organising book fair and Christmas parties (with front desk), setting up, hosting, helping with any other company events or parties (DRF, salons, Anniversaries etc.) Attending book launches and prize ceremonies</li></ul> Knowledge, skills and experience<ul><li>Outstanding communication skills, both verbal and written</li><li>Exceptional organisational and multi-tasking skills</li><li>Dynamic, positive approach</li><li>Analytical skills and a keen eye for detail and accuracy</li><li>Ability to work well under pressure in order to meet deadlines and adapt to the demands of the role</li><li>Ability to prioritise and time manage tasks</li><li>Good IT skills (Excel/MS Office/PowerPoint)</li><li>Confidence working in a small team and with a wide range of clients and industry colleagues</li><li>A passion for reading</li></ul> Compensation and benefits<ul><li>Discretionary annual bonus</li><li>Hybrid working arrangement</li><li>Paid time off: 23 paid holiday days + bank holidays; agency closed between Christmas and New Year; summer hours with early finish on Fridays from 9am-1pm&nbsp;</li></ul> 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.

RCW Literary Agency

Agent's assistant

Closing date for applications: 17 September 2025Salary: Salary band of £40,000 - £50,000 depending on experienceDepartment: Consumer publicity, LondonLocation: London based, hybrid (2 days in the office per week)Term: Six-month FTC (with a view to extend) Level up your PR career with a global communications agency, leading standout campaigns and helping grow its gaming division.DDA is the leading worldwide entertainment and brand communications agency, with offices in Los Angeles, London, New York and Dubai offering a bespoke service and truly global reach for a diverse range of clients. DDA’s unrivalled knowledge of the entertainment industry and brand space adds undisputed value as a trusted partner for its clients. With deep-rooted industry and media contacts, as well as dedicated&nbsp;teams on the ground at all major industry markets, festivals, and conventions worldwide, DDA’s international reach and experience in&nbsp;communications&nbsp;is unparalleled.&nbsp;DDA provides&nbsp;creative and insightful strategies, tailored campaign solutions, and a ‘round-the-clock’ service across all the agency’s lines of business, which includes consumer and corporate communications, community management, creator marketing campaigns,&nbsp;creator management, brand partnerships, talent relations, design studio services, international and festival publicity, live event production and awards.In this role, you’ll support the gaming director in developing, managing, and growing the DDA gaming division. We’d love someone who is eager to learn and collaborate with our other teams across film, TV, awards, brands, and creators—all of which are expanding their entertainment offerings. Responsibilities<ul><li>Pitch process management –&nbsp;be a core part of the DDA Gaming pitch process. Outreach to potential clients, develop strong industry connections (both digitally and IRL) and be part of our pitch process by crafting the campaign, making data informed choices and feeling confident presenting them to prospective clients.</li><li>Client &amp; campaign management – actingas a key point of contact for gaming clients, ensuring campaigns run smoothly and meet strategic objectives.</li><li>Media relations &amp; outreach – building strong relationships with journalists, influencers, and content creators to maximise coverage and engagement. Lead our creator strategy and identify all YouTube, Twitch, TikTok and streaming content creator relationships.</li><li>Press material creation&nbsp;– crafting and distributing press releases, key messaging documents, and tailored pitches to different media audiences.</li><li>Campaign strategy and activation – collaborating with internal teams to develop and execute key campaign milestones and fresh publicity ideas, ensuring seamless delivery.</li><li>Market &amp; competitor analysis – keeping a pulse on industry trends, competitor campaigns, and audience insights to inform PR strategies.</li><li>Reporting &amp; performance analysis – providing detailed pre, during, and post-activation reports to evaluate campaign success and key learnings.</li><li>Staying industry aware – keeping up to date with the latest gaming trends, news, and emerging technologies to maintain industry expertise. This includes social media and gaming community sentiment.&nbsp;</li></ul> Knowledge, skills and experience<ul><li>You have a true passion for video games and the wider industry—from indie gems to major AAA blockbusters. With strong proven experience in games PR, marketing, or publishing (ideally in an agency or publishing role), you have a strong understanding of the landscape and a well-established network within the UK industry. If you also have international connections, that’s a huge plus!</li><li>You're detail-oriented, highly organised, and thrive in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same.</li><li>A natural communicator, you can build strong relationships with clients, journalists, and content creators alike.</li><li>You’re confident in explaining your thoughts and ideas clearly, can adapt quickly to changing situations, and enjoy juggling multiple projects at once.</li><li>Experience with tracking tools would be a bonus.</li></ul> Benefits<ul><li>Hybrid working – enjoy the best of both worlds with two days in the office and remote flexibility</li><li>Enhanced maternity and paternity leave</li><li>Wellbeing support through the Health Assure Employee Assistance Programme</li><li>Exciting industry perks – attend top gaming events, conferences, film screenings, premieres, and exclusive industry happenings</li><li>The chance to work on some of the biggest entertainment and brand launches across film, TV and games</li><li>A vibrant, dog-friendly office stocked with snacks, drinks, and chill-out areas</li><li>Regular social events – from Oscars parties to The Traitors game nights, canape and drinks receptions, and many more</li></ul> 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.

Senior account manager (gaming)

Closing date for applications: 17 September 2025 at 12.00pm noonContract: Freelance (September - December 2025)&nbsp;Fee: £4,400 An exciting opportunity for two early-career trainees to support creative projects and workshops that bring the Edinburgh Book Festival to life for older communities in care homes.As part of our ambitious new programme Paper Trails - Edinburgh International Book Festival, in collaboration with Edinburgh Libraries’ Mobile Library Service, is seeking to appoint two trainee artists to support our four writers in residence to deliver five-week creative projects in older people’s residential care homes across Edinburgh. The projects will coincide with and enhance the visits from the libraries team. We want to bring the joy of the Book Festival to people across Edinburgh, who cannot come in person.At the&nbsp;Book Festival, 'artist' encapsulates&nbsp;a diverse range&nbsp;of creative outputs:&nbsp;authors, illustrators, comic creators, spoken&nbsp;word&nbsp;artists, playwrights, visual artists and musicians, producing work for all ages of audiences and readers. For this role we are particularly interested in applications from early career artists who would like to develop experience of working with older people, people with dementia and people with age-related illness in residential settings.The Edinburgh International Book Festival Communities Programme brings together the very best from groups and organisations&nbsp;across&nbsp;the country with the energy and excitement of the August Book&nbsp;Festival. Produced&nbsp;in collaboration&nbsp;with a variety of partners, this&nbsp;programme of residencies, festivals&nbsp;and&nbsp;one-off events brings&nbsp;authors, artists and&nbsp;audiences together to inspire each other and to be inspired, to share stories and experiences, and bring books to life for people of all ages in their own communities. Paper Trails is a new five-year project working in partnership with Edinburgh Libraries to co-design bold creative experiences with communities across the city to address local needs. Responsibilities&nbsp;<ul><li>To support the Writer in Residence to enable the participating groups to have their voices heard and their creative work to be nurtured and valued throughout the project</li><li>To attend all Paper Trails workshops as outlined in the project schedule, taking on a project support role</li><li>To help plan project activities in a timely and professional manner, in collaboration with the Writers in Residence, care home staff, and participants as required</li><li>To suggest possible additional artists or artistic elements to support the emerging ideas across the project as a whole</li><li>To participate in marketing and publicity activity as required</li><li>To write a blog about the traineeship for Book Festival’s On the Road Blog</li><li>To participate in the project’s evaluation process, and to provide regular feedback to the Book Festival and its partners</li></ul> Knowledge, skills and experienceEssential<ul><li>Early career artist with some experience within the literary and/or cultural sector</li><li>An interest in developing creative practice in participatory, community, care settings</li><li>Ability to take the lead from/work with the creative ideas of another artist/writer</li><li>Open and flexible attitude to evolving projects and responding to participant and partner input and ideas</li><li>Excellent communicator who can work with and represent the project</li><li>A creative thinker who can provide support in troubleshooting and creative problemsolving</li><li>Commitment to equal opportunities and social inclusion; tolerance and respect of difference</li><li>Generosity of spirit and a willingness to learn from others</li></ul>Desirable<ul><li>Experience of collaborating across different art-forms</li><li>Experience/appreciation of cultural programming</li></ul>Personal attributes<ul><li>Positivity and resilience</li><li>Plans ahead but will happily adapt and develop plans as new opportunities arise</li><li>Motivated, pro-active and enthusiastic, even in the face of challenges</li><li>A strong commitment to equality, inclusivity and diversity</li><li>A willingness to work outwith standard office hours, as the job dictates</li></ul> Additional informationTo apply submit a CV and cover letter outlining how you meet the person specification and including a 300-word statement on what you would like to learn/develop during the traineeship via the 'Apply' button. If you have any questions about the role not answered by the above, please contact <a href="mailto:noelle.cobden@edbookfest.co.uk" target="_blank">noelle.cobden@edbookfest.co.uk</a>. The Book Festival is a working environment where everyone is treated fairly, and our differences are celebrated as strengths. We encourage applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences to apply. If you have any specific access requirements, please let us know and we will do our best to meet your needs.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Paper Trails trainee artists - care homes (freelance)

Closing date: 9th September 2025Salary: £36,000+ 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 excited about the idea of connecting books with readers? Do you have a curious, proactive mindset?We publish books of excellence and lasting value written by authors with passion and expertise. We're home to popular fiction and non-fiction writers alongside some of the most progressive new voices in publishing. Established in 1768 and with a rich and illustrious history, we are the oldest imprint in the business and oldest surviving trade list in British publishing.John Murray Press 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 doingReporting to the senior marketing manager for Literary &amp; Non-Fiction publishing, the successful candidate will:<ul><li>Plan, deliver and measure campaigns for John Murray and Quercus, working across a variety of fiction and non-fiction titles, with a focus on book club fiction such as Bora Chung and Liv Little.</li><li>Have ownership of exciting community-building projects throughout the year.</li><li>Be responsible for creating impactful industry-leading campaigns across an exciting list of books, ensuring a strong visual identity across each title and generating genuine word-of-mouth buzz through building close relationships with influencers, bookshops and brand partners.</li><li>Beyond your campaigns, you’ll play a major role in all of our publishing through your ownership of our literary influencer outreach and TikTok strategy for the John Murray channels, as well as leading our book club outreach, working collaboratively with reading groups and bookshops nationwide.</li></ul> Who we are looking for<ul><li>You’ll be an expert in social media, in particular TikTok and Instagram, with experience creating impactful and high-quality content.</li><li>Your friends might describe you as ‘very online’, with a keen awareness of current and emerging social media trends and influencers.</li><li>You’ll be highly organised, able to juggle multiple competing deadlines, with an eye for detail and aesthetics.</li><li>You’d describe yourself as a strong communicator, both over email and in person, and are excellent at collaborating with colleagues and authors to build strong working relationships.</li><li>We welcome applications from people in the publishing industry, but this is not an essential requirement.</li><li>More important is a passion for the book you’ll be working on and a knack for creating engaging content and influencer relationships.</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>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.

Marketing manager (12 month FTC)

Closing date for applications: 19 September 2025Salary: £27,000+ dependent on experience and location (+bonus +benefits)Locations: 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. Develop your design career in publishing by supporting experienced designers and creating standout, market-leading covers.The John Murray Group, which encompasses John Murray Press, Quercus and John Murray Specialist, is one of the fastest growing and most profitable divisions of Hachette UK, with imprints that encompass a range of bestselling, pioneering and prize-winning publishing.&nbsp;From exciting debuts, crime fiction and celebrity-led titles, to lifestyle, memoir, history and thought-provoking non-fiction, we are home to bestselling authors and brands such as Billy Connolly, Miriam Margolyes, Mick Herron, Trevor Noah and Akala. Short-listed for Publisher of the Year at the British Book Awards in 2022.&nbsp;We pride ourselves on being entrepreneurial, curious, and excited about discovering and nurturing new voices that can shape and shake our world.This an exciting opportunity for a creative and organised individual, who is looking to start their career in publishing design. Reporting to the deputy art director, you will be developing market-leading designs for our book covers, with a particular focus on our specialist non-fiction imprints. These imprints include Sheldon Press, John Murray Business, Hodder Faith and John Murray Learning. Not only will you be fully immersed in the whole cover design process with guidance from senior designers, but you will be adapting international buy-in titles to fit the UK market, and supporting the wider team with their own creative projects.You’ll be full of creative energy and thrive on working with an engaged, passionate, and close-knit team, where you can learn and develop your skills. Your portfolio will demonstrate a strong understanding of type and image, as well as a range of projects showing an understanding of designing for specific markets. You will be full of ideas, and eager to learn and develop in this fast paced, supportive environment. Responsibilities<ul><li>To be responsible for appropriate and distinctive designs that fit market needs across all imprints, with a particular focus on our Specialist non-fiction imprints</li><li>To be personally responsible for designing approximately 30 covers per year</li><li>Seeing through projects from initial research and visuals stage to sending print ready files to production</li><li>Supporting senior colleagues with artworking tasks</li><li>Adapting international buy-in artwork to fit best within the UK market</li><li>Keeping up to date with publishing and design markets and trends, to inform your designs</li></ul> Knowledge, skills and experience<ul><li>Technical design skills, including proficiency with a Mac and Adobe creative software (Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, etc.)</li><li>A portfolio which shows a passion for design, full of ideas, with range of projects that demonstrate technical skill and market awareness</li><li>Some understanding of both print and digital production techniques</li><li>Happy supporting colleagues as well as working independently on your own projects</li><li>Flexible, highly motivated and organised – can prioritise workloads effectively</li><li>Knowledge of or interest in book design, as well as visual design in general</li><li>Understands consumer needs and how to position a design within the market</li><li>Meticulous eye for detail</li></ul>In your application, please submit your CV, &nbsp;cover letter and portfolio of recent work (which is in the cover letter section). 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.

Junior designer

Closing date for applications: 12 September 2025Salary:&nbsp;£35,000 - £40,000 per annum, depending on experienceReporting to:&nbsp;Art director, Templar BooksLocation:&nbsp;5th floor, HYLO, 105 Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8LZ&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Working pattern:&nbsp;Hybrid - minimum of two days per week in the office; up to three days per week working from home&nbsp;Department:&nbsp;DesignImprint: Templar Books Ready to make your mark in children's publishing? Shape the creative vision behind bold, imaginative and beautifully designed books.Bonnier Books UK is looking for a&nbsp;talented and highly creative senior designer&nbsp;to join our team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to further their career in children’s book design and&nbsp;to contribute to the development of the Templar list.&nbsp;Reporting to the art director, you will design commercial and market-leading picture books, board books and novelty books, nurturing and inspiring both established and upcoming illustrators and creators to deliver their best work.Founded in 1978, Templar publishes original, illustrated children’s books designed to inspire curious minds. We lead in novelty and interactive publishing, creating distinctive, high-quality titles for young children and families - from board books and picture books to novelty, non-fiction, gift and series publishing. Specialising in visually-led, concept-driven books that are playful, immersive and internationally appealing, we craft enduring stories that spark curiosity and enrich family reading experiences worldwide. Responsibilities<ul><li>Find and nurture new illustrator talent across the list, as well as build upon previous successes and author/illustrator partnerships.</li><li>Brief, art direct and create book layouts with strong, distinctive design and fresh, striking typography with market-leading covers.</li><li>To be a key part of the creative team in developing and presenting new ideas, with a particular focus on the&nbsp;non-fiction and&nbsp;novelty lists.</li><li>Negotiating with and commissioning illustrators, either directly or via agents.</li><li>Project-managing and collaborating with production and editorial colleagues to build artwork schedules as agreed with illustrators and freelance designers, with close consideration for the P&amp;L, ensuring projects are delivered within budget and in a timely manner.</li><li>Financial responsibility for the design aspect of own titles, including consulting on profit and loss statements and raising contracts.</li><li>Making sure all files are created to the technical specification and design quality required during all stages – final files, plotters and advance stages.</li><li>Managing 3rd-party contributors, including packagers and other freelance agents that are needed to create a project.</li></ul> Knowledge, skills and experience<ul><li>Excellent technical skills in key software (Adobe Creative Suite/Cloud)</li><li>Experience managing illustrators, freelance designers and agents Experience of managing an in-house designer will be advantageous</li><li>Experience of negotiating, commissioning and contracting illustrators, either directly or via agents</li><li>In addition to being a fantastic designer, you will have excellent organisational skills, experience with people management, the ability to maintain schedules and meet deadlines and liaise closely with the editorial, sales and production teams to ensure that all projects are delivered on time and to the highest standard</li><li>Strong proven experience in children’s books, with the ability to demonstrate creative flair in designing market leading covers and interiors – specifically for non-fiction and novelty titles</li><li>A positive team player with a pro-active approach</li><li>A clear communicator, capable of working effectively with various teams and functions across the business</li><li>A passion for children’s books with expertise in non-fiction and novelty book design/illustration</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 on our website via the 'Apply' button. Please include a portfolio PDF when you apply. We look forward to hearing from you. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

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