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Closing date: 29th November 2024Salary: £27,000 based in London pro-rata; £24,480 based outside of London pro-rata (+benefits)Hours: This role will be part-time (roughly 26 hours per week).Location: This role can be based at our London, Edinburgh, Bristol, Sheffield or Manchester offices.&nbsp;Support book production processes at a leading publishing division.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 12 publishing divisions and over 60 imprints. Everyone here is proud to be in the business of opening doors and minds.&nbsp;What you'll be doing<ul><li>You will undertake a range of production tasks, including but not limited to control of 2nd format mono production projects.</li><li>You will carry out tasks that support our print-on-demand and automatic stock replenishment programmes.</li></ul>&nbsp;Who we are looking for<ul><li>We are looking for bright, organised candidates who will relish the opportunity to make an important and concentrated contribution to Orion's publishing programme.</li><li>We are looking for at least some grounding in print publishing, though more important is the skillset of being organised, responsible and demonstrable attention to detail.&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;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.

Carmelite House

Hachette UK

Production assistant (5 month FTC)

Closing date: 8th December 2024Salary: £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.&nbsp;Play a vital part in managing contracts and supporting two renowned publishing divisions—Orion and Hachette Children’s Group.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 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.This is an entry-level role reporting to the Manager, Contracts &amp; Business Affairs (Orion and Hachette Children's Group).&nbsp;&nbsp;What you'll be doingThe successful candidate will work closely with their colleagues in the Orion and Hachette Children’s Group contracts team and the wider publishing teams assisting with a number of vital functions:<ul><li>Process contract and paperwork requests, updating contracts log and ensuring all queries are allocated within the team.</li><li>Manage reversion requests, providing information and guidance to editors, draft reversion letters and update Biblio and other databases.</li><li>Hand permissions requests in a timely manner.</li><li>Provide departmental administrative support in relation to the contracts process as required, e.g. due to staff absence.</li><li>Draft and/or check contractual paperwork, under supervision and guidance of line manager.</li><li>Ensure / assist Editorial Operations Executive so that finalised contracts are processed, including arranging for signature and updating Biblio publishing database.</li></ul>The above list is not exclusive or exhaustive and the job holder may be required to undertake such other duties as may reasonably be required.&nbsp;Who we're looking for<ul><li>Meticulous eye for detail&nbsp;</li><li>Computer literacy – good skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint</li><li>Knowledge of, or aptitude for, relevant applications/systems, e.g. Biblio.</li><li>Excellent organisation and administrative skills</li><li>Excellent standard of written and spoken English</li><li>Ability to communicate and build positive working relationship with contacts at all levels</li><li>Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team</li><li>Adaptability</li><li>Interest in the publishing industry</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;About OrionAt 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 12 publishing divisions and over 60 imprints. Everyone here is proud to be in the business of opening doors and minds.&nbsp;About Hachette Children's GroupsHachette 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 12 publishing divisions and over 60 imprints. Everyone here is proud to be in the business of opening doors and minds.&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>

Contracts assistant

Closing date: 28 November 2024Salary: £35,000+ dependent on experience (+bonus +benefits)&nbsp;Are you an experienced publicist? Work on publicity for a wide range of genres in this role, from crime and thriller debuts and brilliant book club fiction to celebrity-led titles and headline grabbing non-fiction.Four-time winner of the Publisher of the Year award, Little, Brown Book Group is one of the most successful and dynamic publishers in the UK. We publish as wide a range of titles as anyone in the industry, and pride ourselves on the quality, variety and diversity of our publishing output.On Sphere, we publish some of the world’s biggest brand-name novelists, including Sunday Times bestselling authors Colleen Hoover and Ali Hazelwood, and an array of bestselling non-fiction. Piatkus, Constable and Robinson are home to a vast range of fiction and non-fiction titles, with multiple Sunday Times bestsellers, backlist category killers, break-out voices and perennial classics alike. Recent award accolades include Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros, which won Pageturner of the Year at the Nibbies 2024, and an Imprint of the Year scoop for Piatkus Fiction, which publishes many the biggest and best names in contemporary fiction. &nbsp;Recent bestselling launches across the list include The Striker by Ana Haung, The Power in You by Rachaele Hambleton – both launching at No.1 on the Sunday Times charts – and Dancing in the Rain, the hugely inspiring memoir by Strictly star Amy Dowden.&nbsp;What you'll be doingFrom acquisition to publication, the successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing integrated PR campaigns across print, digital, broadcast and radio, raising author profiles and planning author events (virtual or physical), presenting PR plans in-house and providing ongoing reporting to key stakeholders in editorial and sales and maintaining excellent working relationships with authors and agents. &nbsp;&nbsp;Who we are looking forYou will be an experienced publicist with a proven track-record of creating commercially impactful and consumer focused fiction and non-fiction campaigns. Organised, confident and imaginative, with excellent contacts across the media, you will be comfortable managing multiple campaigns simultaneously. This role requires an ability to prioritise tasks, work calmly under pressure, be a strong team player, and possess exceptional communication skills. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Senior Press Officer looking for the next step, or a Publicity Manager ready for a new challenge.&nbsp;What we offerOur staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:<ul><li>28 annual leave days per year (+ bank holidays)</li><li>Generous pension schemes</li><li>Rent deposit loans</li><li>2 community days per year</li><li>Summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months)</li><li>Retail discounts through Hachette rewards</li><li>Cycle to Work scheme</li><li>Eye care vouchers</li><li>Wide-ranging training library</li><li>Development programmes (including mentoring)</li><li>Up to 70% off book purchases</li><li>A charity bookshelf</li><li>12 Staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including&nbsp;Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing&nbsp;and religious networks</li><li>Season ticket loans</li><li>And much more!</li></ul>The role will be based at our London office, Carmelite House,&nbsp;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.

Publicity manager / senior publicity manager (12 month FTC)

Closing date for applications: 28th NovemberSalary: £47,000 - £51,000&nbsp;Take your expertise in contracts for business affairs/legal to this role with a leading publisher.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 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.The Orion Publishing Group, a division of Hachette UK, publishes commercial, award-winning fiction, non-fiction and gift, and is home to bestselling authors and brands such as Ian Rankin, Adam Kay, Michael Connelly, Emily English, Dr Nicole LePera, Brandon Sanderson, Cathy Bramley, Philippe Sands, Candice Carty-Williams and the Hairy Bikers. &nbsp;The Orion contracts team comprises of Senior Manager, Manager and Assistant, in addition to department-wide team members.&nbsp;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;What you'll be doingPart of the HUK Contracts Senior Team and reporting to the Director for Contracts &amp; Business Affairs, the successful candidate will work closely with the Orion publishing teams as well as with colleagues in the Contracts &amp; Business Affairs Department to:<ul><li>ensure contracts are drafted and negotiated to high standards working within company policy and KPIs</li><li>advise editorial and publishing teams on contractual elements of acquisitions</li><li>draft and review contracts including brand licensing agreements, and negotiate amendments as needed</li><li>draft, check and amend other contractual paperwork, including addenda, novations, reversions and cancellations</li><li>handle internal and external contract queries</li><li>take part in IP creation projects in an advisory role</li><li>assist in training and developing junior colleagues in the team</li><li>build and maintain successful working relationships with colleagues at all levels of the Contracts &amp; Business Affairs Department, Orion and other relevant HUK teams</li><li>use initiative, within the parameters of company and Group policies, to find creative solutions to unusual problems arising from complex negotiations</li><li>deliver training to editors and others at Orion on Contracts &amp; Business Affairs Department processes and guideline; and</li><li>lead the Orion contracts team and be the team's first point of contact with the Orion leadership team.</li></ul>&nbsp;Who we are looking for<ul><li>Proven experience in&nbsp;contracts (or business affairs/legal)&nbsp;in the publishing, media or entertainment sectors&nbsp;</li><li>Advanced drafting skills</li><li>Ability to conduct effective negotiations</li><li>Thorough understanding of copyright and contract law; relevant knowledge of other intellectual property law e.g. trademarks.&nbsp;</li><li>Knowledge of, or aptitude for, relevant applications/systems</li><li>Commercial awareness and financial literacy</li><li>Ability to communicate and build positive working relationship with contacts at all levels&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>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.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.

Senior contracts manager

Salary: £24,840 (+bonus +benefits)Location: The role will be based at our Didcot office, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week.&nbsp;Bring your communication and tech skills to Hodder Education, where every interaction opens doors to learning.Hodder Education is the home of accessible, future-proofed educational resources where we put students, teachers and parents at the heart of everything we do. Our goal is to help every teacher and learner across the globe to succeed by creating and delivering high-quality content and support.Hodder Education is a division of Hachette, one of the largest publishing groups in the UK, with 12 publishing divisions and over 60 imprints. Everyone here is proud to be in the business of opening doors and minds.&nbsp;What you'll be doing<ul><li>You will be responsible for ensuring our digital customers are supported in the technical aspects of ordering, on-boarding, accessing and effectively using their online subscription services.</li><li>Through responding to inbound customer phone calls, and emails, using the Zendesk ticketing system the Digital Support Assistant will provide advice and support through first line resolution or via internal escalation routes.</li></ul>&nbsp;Who we're looking for<ul><li>We’re looking for someone with the ability to communicate information clearly and concisely who can offer excellent customer support, keep customers informed and manage expectations.</li><li>The ideal candidate will be highly organised and able to work well independently as well as part of a team. Confidence in learning and using various IT systems is key, and an interest in education is preferable.</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>

Digital support assistant

Closing date:&nbsp;Thursday 2nd January at 5pmDuration:&nbsp;12 monthsStart date: March 2024&nbsp;Are you a freelancer working in publishing looking to access professional development and thrive in your career? Unlock your potential through mentoring, training and networking opportunities in this exciting programme.Creative Access is working with 11 publishing houses to provide access to our <a href="https://creativeaccess.org.uk/individuals/thrive-programme/" target="_blank">Thrive: Development Programme</a> for freelance professionals working within the publishing industry who are at mid-level in their careers.Bloomsbury Publishing, Cambridge University Press &amp; Assessments, Canongate, DK, Faber, Hachette UK, HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, Profile Books, Sage Publishing and Simon &amp; Schuster have all committed to funding places on the Thrive programme in recognition that despite being an essential and growing part of the publishing workforce, freelancers are often not being sufficiently supported with their professional development. This is exacerbated for those from communities which are traditionally under-represented in the sector.This partnership aims to address these issues by offering 17 funded places on Creative Access’s year-long professional development programme for mid-level talent, which has been specifically created for, and by, people who are historically under-represented in the creative sector.&nbsp;About the programmeThe Thrive: Development Programme is an outstanding programme of leadership training, networking and support for individuals at mid-level career stage (c.3-8 years of experience)working in the creative industries.The year-long programme will commence in March 2024 and includes:<ul><li>Training in areas including developing your leadership presence, navigating a successful freelance career, confidence &amp; presence, managing yourself and others, and understanding organisational and freelance finances</li><li>Mentoring from a senior professional in your desired career field for 6 months&nbsp;</li><li>Networking events specifically targeted at mid-level career stage and an exclusive publishing networking event with representatives from our partner publishing houses</li><li>Free / discounted tickets from partner companies to attend conferences, training courses and cultural events  &nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;Participants can expect to increase influence, develop new skills for career progression and have increased confidence to advocate for equal access to training, pay rises and promotions. You’ll also be able to build contacts and working relationships across sectors and take strides to achieve career objectives.The programme is open to freelancers working across the UK, with opportunities to attend training either online or in person. &nbsp;&nbsp;This opportunity is designed for those who:<ul><li>Are currently freelancing, and have been for at least 6 months</li><li>Work within the publishing sector and identify as being at mid-level in their career (c.3-8 years of experience)</li><li>Have had some experience of coordinating or managing projects</li><li>Are interested in developing new skills to help progress their career</li><li>Want to connect with a group of like-minded individuals with similar goals</li><li>Identify as being from an under-represented group in the creative industries. This includes, but is not limited to Black, Asian and ethnically diverse candidates, disabled people,&nbsp;those undergoing gender reassignment / transitioning&nbsp;and individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.</li></ul> To apply<ul><li>Log in to your Creative Access account or register today to apply for this opportunity</li><li>You must be a freelance professional working in any role within the publishing sector</li><li>After clicking the 'Apply' button, you will be directed to the&nbsp;application&nbsp;form</li><li>Please answer the questions and upload an up to date CV. Within your CV, please specify whether you have worked with any of the publishing houses listed below during your career:<ul><li>Bloomsbury Publishing</li><li>Cambridge University Press &amp; Assessments</li><li>Canongate</li><li>DK</li><li>Faber</li><li>Hachette UK</li><li>HarperCollins</li><li>Penguin Random House</li><li>Profile Books</li><li>Sage Publishing</li><li>Simon &amp; Schuster</li></ul></li></ul>&nbsp;If you require any access support while completing the application form or would prefer to submit your application in an alternative format (e.g. video or audio recording), please email <a href="mailto:programmes@creativeaccess.org.uk" target="_blank">programmes@creativeaccess.org.uk</a> to discuss further.&nbsp;&nbsp;Questions?For any queries or for further information, please contact <a href="mailto:programmes@creativeaccess.org.uk" target="_blank">programmes@creativeaccess.org.uk</a>

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