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Octopus Publishing Group are looking for the right candidate to fill the role of Production Assistant in their friendly and industrious production department.

If you bring an eye for detail, communication skills and a willingness to learn, we’ll give you the tools to:

• Work on reprints across the Octopus imprints, with the potential to progress to the production of co-editions and new titles.
• Administer the Hachette Group IT systems, including Biblio, SAP and B3 DAM.
• Communicate and report progress in regular scheduling meetings.
• Liaise with internal colleagues and external suppliers.
• Quality control our product to the highest standards.
• Contribute to the improvement of working practices.

As this role is entry level, no previous experience of the production process is required, although demonstrable experience of the following would be to your advantage:

• Computer literacy.
• Personal organisation.
• Numeracy.
• Communication skills- verbal and written.
• Problem solving.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.
• Adaptability.

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.

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

Octopus Publishing Group’s production department organize the manufacturing of our publishing programme within a framework of operational best practice, creativity, time, and budgetary constraints. We supply the expertise to allow the publishing teams to realise the creative and commercial possibilities of our publications.