Editorial Assistant London, England
Job description
What you’ll be doing
The successful candidate will provide both administrative and editorial support to the Orbit team and help with the day-to-day running of the imprint.
Who we are looking for
We are looking for an energetic and enthusiastic new editorial assistant to join the team.
The successful candidate will be highly organised, efficient and proactive, with an ability to work well as part of a team. Applicants should have excellent spelling and grammar and a keen eye for detail, combined with strong administrative and IT skills (Word & Excel). Good communication skills are also a must, as is the ability to manage your time effectively, prioritise and work well under pressure. We are looking for someone with a passion for reading science fiction and fantasy and an awareness of the market.
Previous publishing experience is preferable but not essential.
What we offer
Our staff are our greatest asset and our benefits reflect this. In addition to 28 days annual leave days per year + bank holidays, we have an extensive list of benefits that include: a wide-ranging training library, development programmes including mentoring, Cycle to Work vouchers, Private Medical Insurance, eye care vouchers, up to 70% off book purchases, a charity book shelf, 2 community days per year, many employee networks to join, summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months!), season ticket loans, rent deposit loans, generous pension schemes and much more!
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.
Our Commitment
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 www.booktradeentrysupport.org
Who we are and what we do
Orbit is the Science Fiction and Fantasy imprint of Little, Brown Book Group and a market leader in genre fiction. We are committed to bringing a range of diverse voices to our list and publish some of the biggest names in SFF including N. K. Jemisin, James S. A. Corey, Brent Weeks, Robert Jordan, Iain M. Banks, Jim Butcher, Trudi Canavan, Ann Leckie and Claire North, as well as recent breakout successes Tasha Suri, Francesca May, Chelsea Abdullah and Heather Fawcett.
