Editorial Assistant, Bloomsbury Children's Fiction London, England
Job description
Editorial Assistant, Bloomsbury Children’s Fiction
The opportunity
This is a rare opportunity to join the Bloomsbury Children's fiction team for the first step in an editorial career. The successful candidate will be working on a list packed with bestselling and award-winning books for readers from the age of six to young adult. This role offers the opportunity to learn about all aspects of children’s publishing, working closely with the children’s editorial, production and design teams, developing core editorial skills and providing administrative support for the department.
This role also provides PA support to the Editor-in-Chief of the children’s list.
The role
This role would suit candidates who are starting out in an editorial career. They will be passionate about children's books, curious, keen to learn and enjoy a challenge.
A core member of the fiction publishing team, key responsibilities of the role include:
- Providing administrative, organisational and editorial support to the department
- Managing the Editor-in-Chief’s diary and expenses
- Creating and maintaining bibliographic data, schedules and publishing programmes
- Assisting in the preparation of editorial content for sales and marketing materials
- Organising and minuting key departmental meetings
- Helping with copy-editing or proofreading of content as required
- Liaising with authors, illustrators and agents as required
- Over time, supporting editors with creative editorial tasks including briefing illustrations and checking layouts, drafting cover copy, reading submissions
Knowledge, skills and experience
The successful candidate will be well-organised with excellent communication skills. They should be quick to learn, self-motivated, and able to prioritise tasks and manage time effectively.
A meticulous eye for detail and an ability to demonstrate accurate spelling, grammar and punctuation are important, but above all the successful candidate will be a book lover with a genuine passion for children’s fiction.
Additional information
This role is a full-time permanent position with an annual salary of £25,000
The role based at our London office 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP on a hybrid working pattern of 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred). Allocated office days for this role are: Monday and Tuesday.
As an Assistant role, this position is eligible for Bloomsbury’s Rental Deposit Loan Scheme. To assist candidates who want to start and to establish a career in publishing, Bloomsbury offers an interest-free rental deposit to support securing somewhere to live. The rental deposit loan can be up to £3,000 and will be paid back over 2 years.
Please apply with a CV and covering letter telling us about two books that have had an important impact on you and why addressed to Human Resources (Word or PDF format only) via the ‘APPLY NOW’ button detailing how you meet the requirements outlined above for this role by 6th March 2023.
Bloomsbury reserve the right to close the role early if we exceed the required number of applications
Bloomsbury Benefits
As well as a fantastic opportunity to join a global award-winning organisation, Bloomsbury offers the following competitive benefits package:
Working Pattern
- hybrid working pattern of: 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred)
Holidays
- 25 days holiday
- 3.5 days Christmas company holiday
Other Benefits:
Flexible Fridays – take Friday afternoon off by working an additional 3 hours and 45 minutes earlier in the week
Season Ticket Loan
Sharesave Scheme
In-house Doctor
Eyecare Voucher Scheme
Mob Group – online fitness classes, mindfulness, cookery classes, workshops etc.
Company culture – Employee Voice Meetings, Staff Networks (Bloom (BAME), Accessibility, Mental Health, Pride, and Parents, Guardians and Carers), 9 Mental Health First Aiders trained across the UK offices, Publishing Events and access to free Publishing Resources
For additional benefits see below
Bloomsbury is a place where anyone of any background, race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, gender identity, age, ability, or socio-economic status can thrive, feel comfortable, and be heard and accepted. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We are willing to make any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please flag to the recruitment team if required
Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.
The Book Trade Charity provide financial assistance for people looking to get into the publishing industry; you can find more information and talk directly here: http://booktradeentrysupport.org
