Academic Editorial Apprentice (Visual Arts Team)

Academic Editorial Apprentice (Visual Arts Team) London, England

Bloomsbury Publishing
Full Time London, England 21000 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

About the company:

Bloomsbury Publishing is a leading independent publishing house, established in 1986, with authors who have won the Nobel, Pulitzer and Booker Prizes, and is the originating publisher and custodian of the Harry Potter series. Bloomsbury has offices in London, New York, New Delhi, Oxford and Sydney. Within Bloomsbury’s Academic division, it publishes under Bloomsbury, as well as under a number of prestigious and historic imprint names.

About the role:

As an Academic Editorial Apprentice, you'll provide general administrative support for various elements of the editorial process, assisting the Bloomsbury Visual Arts editorial team. You'll support colleagues within the department and liaise with authors, customers, and other departments such as Marketing and Production, to deliver a high standard of author care.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Preparing and administering the sending/signing of non-royalty bearing contracts (contributor etc)
  • Completing applications for CIP data and copyright registration
  • Commissioning peer reviews and soliciting pre-publication endorsements for projects as requested by their manager; ensuring these are delivered in a timely way; recording the progress of all projects under review/out for endorsement; ensuring payment as necessary
  • Arranging the ordering of copies of published books
  • Maintaining physical and electronic book files and records
  • Supporting editorial staff in managing data on internal database (Biblio)
  • Responding promptly and appropriately to external and internal inquiries
  • Checking and, if necessary, clearing copyright permissions under guidance from manager
  • Prepares scripts for handover to production to agreed standards and on schedule
  • Puts together cover briefs, cover copy and briefs cover designs, where required
  • Carrying out research into new projects on request of manager
  • Sending emails/letters of acknowledgement and rejection
  • Undertaking administrative tasks such as filing and archiving of paperwork

Skills:

  • Management of own workload
  • Interest in developing industry and market awareness
  • Highly organized with the ability to multi-task, combined with ability to prioritize appropriately
  • Exceptional attention to detail and command of English spelling and grammar
  • Well organised, efficient and hardworking
  • Good time management with ability to meet deadlines and handle competing priorities
  • Calm and able to solve problems under pressure
  • Flexible, with ability to prioritise effectively and work independently
  • Effective teamworking, networking and building relationships
  • Excellent communication (oral and written) to internal and external contacts
  • Strong IT skills including competency in using Microsoft Office, Word and Excel
  • Commercial awareness and customer focus
  • Places a high value on quality of content, author care, company reputation and sustained customer relationship
  • An interest in Academic publishing
  • Focusses on solutions, not problems

Entry Requirements:

  • You’ll need to attend an online interview with our Talent Team and pass initial assessments in maths and English once you have completed your registration.
  • You will need to be within an hours commute to the office location listed at the time of your application.

About the apprenticeship programme:

As a Publishing Assistant Apprentice, you’ll gain exposure to all key parts of the publishing process starting from the initial conception of a book, all the way through to production, sales, marketing, and publicity processes.

Throughout your apprenticeship, you'll be invited to monthly 3-hour live sessions hosted online in addition to working on your course content via our online learning platform.

To meet the off-the-job requirements for your apprenticeship, you'll also spend a minimum of 6 hours a week within the workplace developing your publishing knowledge, skills, and behaviours listed within your bespoke LDN Training Plan.

Additional Benefits include:

  • Access to LDN's Apprentice Community
  • LDN Personal Development Opportunities
  • LDN Social Events
  • LDN Apprentice of the Month Prizes
  • Excellent Career Progression
  • Access to Student Discount

Job Types: Full-time, Apprenticeship

Salary: From £21,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Employee discount
  • Employee mentoring programme
  • Flexitime
  • Free or subsidised travel
  • Health & wellbeing programme
  • Life insurance
  • Work from home

Flexible Language Requirement:

  • English not required

Schedule:

  • Flexitime
  • Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

  • GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: BLO034
Expected start date: 02/09/2023

Academic Editorial Apprentice (Visual Arts Team)
Bloomsbury Publishing

www.ldnapprenticeships.com
London, United Kingdom
Simon Bozzoli
Unknown / Non-Applicable
1 to 50 Employees
Company - Private
Education Support & Training Services
Education
2010
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