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Closing date for applications: 2nd October 2024Salary: £27,000 based in London, £24,840 based in Manchester (+bonus +benefits)&nbsp;Hone your editorial skills in this entry-level publishing role working on non-fiction titles with an exciting Hachette UK division.Quercus is a dynamic, award-winning division of Hachette, one of the largest publishing groups in the UK. A former winner of the prestigious ‘Publisher of the Year’ award, Quercus has built a reputation as a hit-maker: daring, ambitious, socially conscious and collaborative.The Quercus Non-Fiction list is home to established bestsellers and urgent new voices, from Bill Bailey to Sarah Knight, Damien Lewis to Layla Saad. We pride ourselves on being international in our outlook, and publish an exciting and diverse range of authors from around the world.&nbsp;What you'll be doingThe position offers the opportunity to work on non-fiction titles across a wide range of genres and to engage in many aspects of the publishing process.&nbsp;<ul><li>Reporting to our Non-Fiction Publisher and providing them and the wider editorial team with administrative support</li><li>Providing administrative and editorial support, including but not limited to:<ul><li>taking minutes in the editorial meetings, circulating the agenda and the minutes</li><li>submitting books for prizes and awards</li><li>sending out advance copies and proof mailings</li><li>assisting with cover copy</li><li>ensuring metadata is kept up to date</li><li>ensuring sales teams have the material they need</li><li>reading submissions</li><li>carrying out administrative tasks in relation to allocated projects.</li></ul></li><li>Project-managing forthcoming books from manuscript to print/eBook:<ul><li>liaising with the managing editor on copyedits and proofreads and checking the work</li><li>liaising with authors to resolve queries</li><li>preparing prelims and putting books into production</li><li>collating proofs, checking eBooks and inserting eBook endmatter</li><li>acting as the main point of contact between the editorial, art and production teams for allocated projects.</li></ul></li></ul>&nbsp;Who we are looking forQuercus is looking for an Editorial Assistant to join a busy, friendly and motivated non-fiction team. We are looking for someone who is highly efficient, with a close eye for detail, and an excellent communicator.&nbsp; A can-do, enthusiastic attitude is essential, along with a proven ability to work well under pressure and multi-task. An interest in commercial, narrative non-fiction would be an advantage. Additionally, the successful candidate will be:<ul><li>Interested in the processes and systems and eager to learn</li><li>Highly organised</li><li>Able to multitask and organise effectively</li><li>Confident with excellent grammar, spelling and verbal communication skills</li><li>A competent administrator with knowledge of Microsoft Office. Knowledge of Biblio would be an advantage</li><li>A keen reader</li></ul>&nbsp;What we offerOur staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:<ul><li>28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years' service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' (+ bank holidays)</li><li>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 office, or in our new regional office in Manchester, 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.&nbsp;

Carmelite House

Hachette UK

Editorial assistant

Closing date: 27th September at 11.59pmSalary: £40,000 - £50,000 depending on experience (+bonus +benefits)Location: Carmelite House in London,&nbsp;with a blend of in-office (3 days) and remote working (2 days) per week.&nbsp;Take on a new challenge working alongside a leading publisher's sales team in this fixed-term role for someone with a proven track record of account management.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 12&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.Our award-winning adult publishing divisions are Orion, which won Publisher of the Year at the 2021 British Book Awards; Little, Brown; John Murray Press; Hodder &amp; Stoughton; Headline; Quercus; Octopus, Bookouture and Dialogue Books. They publish fiction and non-fiction in digital, audio and print format, from the world's best and most diverse authors, including Brit Bennett, Candice Carty-Williams, Martina Cole, Michael Connelly, John Grisham, Stephen King, Stieg Larsson, Nelson Mandela, Stephenie Meyer, Maggie O'Farrell, Delia Owens, Ian Rankin, J.K. Rowling, Colson Whitehead, and Malala Yousafzai. Hachette Children's Group publishes a wide and vibrant range of books for children across all age ranges, while Hodder Education is a market leader in resources for both primary and secondary schools.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.&nbsp;What you'll be doing<ul><li>We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Key Account Manager or Key Account Director to join the Hachette UK sales team on a fixed term contract.&nbsp;</li><li>Reporting to the Sales Director – Little, Brown Book Group &amp; Hachette Childrens Group, you will be responsible for management of selected UK key accounts, as well as working closely with the divisional sales director on forward-looking sales and publishing strategy.&nbsp;</li><li>You will be responsible for growing the sales across your accounts by working closely with the publishing team including editorial, marketing and publicity.&nbsp;</li><li>The right candidate will be able to deputise for Sales Director at key publishing meetings, including acquisitions, covers, publishing taskforces and any other key divisional meetings, and take responsibility for exceeding budgets and sales targets for key lists and titles.</li></ul>&nbsp;Who we are looking for<ul><li>We’re looking for a candidate with previous account management experience, as well as someone who has a wide view of the UK market.</li><li>The role also calls for divisional responsibility on strategy meetings and as such, we’re looking for someone with excellent communication skills and ideally previous experience on working closely with marketing, publicity and editorial colleagues.</li><li>We’re looking for a team player with strong organisational skills, attention to detail, an ability to multi-task and prioritise, and an enthusiasm for working in a fast-moving commercial environment.</li><li>The successful candidate will be committed to building internal and external relationships, supporting divisional strategy and beating sales budgets.</li><li>Excellent Microsoft Office skills (especially Excel and PowerPoint) and data analysis skills are essential.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;What we offerOur staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:<ul><li>28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years' service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' (+ bank holidays)</li><li>Generous pension schemes</li><li>Rent deposit loans</li><li>2 community days per year</li><li>Summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months)</li><li>Retail discounts through Hachette rewards</li><li>Cycle to Work scheme</li><li>Eye care vouchers</li><li>Wide-ranging training library</li><li>Development programmes (including mentoring)</li><li>Up to 70% off book purchases</li><li>A charity bookshelf</li><li>12 Staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including&nbsp;Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing&nbsp;and religious networks</li><li>Season ticket loans</li><li>And much more!</li></ul>&nbsp;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.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.

Key accounts manager / director (12 month fixed-term)

Closing date: 28th September 2024Salary: £75,000+, dependent on experience (+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.&nbsp;Looking to lead one of Britain's top lifestyle imprints? Yellow Kite is searching for a visionary publishing director to guide the imprint into an exciting new chapter!Yellow Kite is one of Britain’s leading publishers of lifestyle, health, cookery and self-help books and is part of the Hodder &amp; Stoughton division of Hachette UK. Our incredible authors include Deliciously Ella, Roxie Nafousi, Esther Perel, Liz Earle, Slimming Eats, Mob, Eckhart Tolle and Gordon Ramsay.Our mission is to publish books to help you live a good life – from health, science, self-help, spirituality and parenting, to personal growth, practical memoir, inspiring cookery and gift.&nbsp;Hodder &amp; Stoughton is based at Hachette UK’s riverside headquarters in London and is home to a&nbsp;creative, committed and convivial team of talented colleagues, working together to publish great books we love.The Publishing Director of Yellow Kite will lead the strategy and publishing for the Yellow Kite imprint, one of Hachette’s most prestigious nonfiction lists, which turns 10 years old this year.The new Yellow Kite Publishing Director has the opportunity to set, enhance and refine the existing strategy, refreshing the imprint brand for its 10th anniversary and driving growth in home and export, and across all formats.The Publishing Director is responsible for the Yellow Kite overall P and L, and is a senior leader within the Hodder and Hodder Non-Fiction leadership teams.&nbsp;Responsibilities<ul><li>Act as the senior internal and external ambassador for Yellow Kite, at home and export books fairs, with agents, rights personnel, sales and authors</li><li>Responsible for overseeing and delivering the Yellow Kite annual budget</li><li>Responsible for overseeing and delivering 3-year strategic growth plans for Yellow Kite</li><li>Taking turns to chair the weekly Non-Fiction Ideas meeting, identifying suitable titles for presentation at acquisitions</li><li>Responsible for managing existing team members, recruitment and staff retention</li><li>Responsible for optimising editorial processes across colour and narrative e-publishing</li><li>Responsible for delivering innovation, staying ahead of the market, and the competition</li><li>Responsible for Backlist, executing reinventions and reissues to enhance readership</li><li>Responsible for best-in-industry author care</li><li>Responsible for driving Hachette’s overall group mission: better understanding consumers, changing the story, promoting an owner mentality and promoting a growth mindset</li></ul>&nbsp;Who we're looking for<ul><li>You will be an experienced Publisher with a network of industry contacts, a passion for lifestyle publishing, and a respected leader.&nbsp;</li><li>This is an opportunity for someone to manage a P and L, lead a team, and contribute to the major progress that is already underway at Hodder and Stoughton UK.</li></ul>&nbsp;What we offerOur staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:<ul><li>28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years' service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' (+ bank holidays)</li><li>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>&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.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews and undertaking junior roles. For more information visit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.booktradeentrysupport.org/" target="_blank">www.booktradeentrysupport.org</a>

Publishing director - Yellow Kite

Closing date: 20th September 2024Salary: £45,000+ dependent on experience (+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.&nbsp;Ready to lead the charge at brazen? We’re looking for a dynamic leader to manage our groundbreaking list, shape our publishing strategies for 2025-2026, and bring bold new voices to life.brazen books is the new, bold literary arm of Octopus, Hachette. It has published a raft of critically acclaimed bestsellers and record-breakers since its launch in 2022 including Fern Brady’s Strong Female Character, which recently won the Nero Prize for Non-Fiction 2024. It publishes both fiction and non-fiction as well as a score of translated titles. In 2024-5 we will be publishing Florence Given’s Women Living Deliciously, Hanna Thomas Uose’s Who Wants to Live Forever, Hope Reese’s The Women Are Not Fine and Monika Kim’s The Eyes are The Best Part.&nbsp;Responsibilities<ul><li>Overall management and leadership of brazen’s list; its authors, its team and its wider network</li><li>Leading, planning and executing publishing strategies for 2025-2026 publication</li><li>Full management of all parts of the publishing process: liaising with authors and in-house editorial, design, production, sales and wider comms teams to deliver highly effective and best-in-class publishing</li><li>Ownership of brazen’s P&amp;L for 2025. This part of the role will involve strategy development, budgeting, forecasting, cost control, exploring sales opportunities (home, export and special sales) and meeting growth and profitability targets&nbsp;</li><li>Partnering closely with Sales, Marketing, Publicity and Design across the publishing process&nbsp;</li><li>Ensure that the day-to-day operations of brazen are working effectively, including cost management and meeting all milestones on the publishing critical path</li><li>Maintaining strong connections with preexisting authors and literary agents</li><li>Title acquisition. This will include some flexibility to acquire for Autumn 2025 into the wider Octopus business for the right candidate</li></ul>&nbsp;What we're looking for<ul><li>An excellent knowledge of the market and a track record of successful publishing</li><li>Experience creating and managing strategy</li><li>Great leadership and influencing skills</li><li>Clear and empathetic communicator, able to build strong relationships internally and externally</li><li>Best in field structural editing skills</li><li>Best in field author care skills</li><li>Proven experience negotiating complex deals</li><li>Ambitious and entrepreneurial, eager to contribute to the success of Octopus overall</li></ul>&nbsp;What we offerOur staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:<ul><li>28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years' service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' (+ bank holidays)</li><li>Generous pension schemes</li><li>Rent deposit loans</li><li>2 community days per year</li><li>Summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months)</li><li>Retail discounts through Hachette rewards</li><li>Cycle to Work scheme</li><li>Eye care vouchers</li><li>Wide-ranging training library</li><li>Development programmes (including mentoring)</li><li>Up to 70% off book purchases</li><li>A charity bookshelf</li><li>12 Staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including&nbsp;Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing&nbsp;and religious networks</li><li>Season ticket loans</li><li>And much more!</li></ul>&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.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews and undertaking junior roles. For more information visit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.booktradeentrysupport.org/" target="_blank">www.booktradeentrysupport.org</a>

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