Editorial Operations Assistant London, England
Job description
What you’ll be doing
You will be creating, maintaining and cleansing title and contract data in our publishing system, Biblio 3, as well as providing administrative support to the Operations and Editorial teams.
Who we are looking for
We are looking for someone who is passionate about detail, accuracy and systems, and who enjoys data input.
The role requires attention to detail, good organisation, an ability to prioritise a busy workload and a sound knowledge of computer packages, particularly Excel.
An interest and knowledge of SEO and optimising metadata would be an advantage as well as experience in an administrative role.
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!
This role can be based at our London office or Sheffield office, 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
Named Small Publisher of the Year and Publisher of the year in its first decade in business, Quercus has quickly built a reputation as one of the UK’s most vibrant, creative publishing houses.
Quercus Books, a division of Hachette UK, is looking for an enthusiastic editorial operations assistant to help upload and maintain bibliographic data for their editorial teams.
