Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Hiring for Editorial Assistant, Bloomsbury Academic Job at Beckenham, England Full Time

We are looking for an enthusiastic Editorial Assistant to join our academic textbook publishing team, working on Business and Law titles.

A small, friendly editorial department, we publish university textbooks and digital resources across the Humanities, Business, Social Sciences and Study Skills.

The ideal candidate will be a natural collaborator, working with the Publisher and Commissioning Editor to deliver innovative textbook publishing on time and within budget. The ability to communicate effectively with colleagues in Sales, Marketing and Production is essential, as well as to efficiently answer queries from external parties and to build rapport with our authors.

Previous publishing experience is not a requirement of this position. The successful candidate will be a keen self-starter who is able to prioritise in order to meet short- and long-term deadlines. They will have a positive attitude, as well as a curious and resourceful approach to the challenges of print and digital textbook publishing.

The role

Supporting the Commissioning Editor or Publisher in achieving the agreed revenue and profitability targets for their editor/list

Managing and delivering the agreed handover targets for the list/editor

Liaising with key stakeholders, both internal and external

Supporting colleagues within own department

Key responsibilities

Keeps the publishing programme on schedule through regular liaison with authors, and by maintaining and updating the frontlist plan for any given year

Prepares manuscripts for handover to production to agreed standards and on schedule

Sets up new titles on Biblio, and ensures that any changes to projects are updated promptly and in line with key dates

Commissions peer reviews for projects as requested by their manager; ensures these reviews are delivered in a timely way; records the progress of all projects under review

Prepares and sends out contracts for new projects; ensures signed contracts are returned in a timely way and liaises with the royalty team as appropriate

Puts together cover briefs, cover copy and briefs cover designs, where required

Responds promptly and appropriately to external and internal inquiries

Liaises closely with production and marketing to ensure they have the information they need, when they need it, in line with key dates

Completes pro forma and book orders

Provides administrative support for team

Completes research projects on time and to agreed specifications

Works within the Assistant team to formulate and advise on best practice in the editorial administrative function

Knowledge, skills and experience

Management of own workload

Interest in developing industry and market awareness

Calm and logical response under pressure

Highly organized with the ability to multi-task, combined with ability to prioritize appropriately

Attention to detail, accurate proof reading

Effective team working, networking and building relationships

Handle and communicate information sensitively and professionally

Excellent communication (oral and written) to internal and external contacts

Commercial awareness and customer focus

Places a high value on quality of content, author care, company reputation and sustained customer relationship

A growth mind-set, always seeking opportunities to expand and improve

Results-oriented and commercially focussed

An interest in Academic Publishing and in developing industry and market awareness

Additional information

The role is a full-time permanent position with a salary of £23,000

The role is 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: Wednesdays and Thursday.

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.

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

Please apply with a CV and covering letter 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 9 November 2021

As well as a fantastic opportunity to join a global award-winning organisation, Bloomsbury offers the following competitive benefits package:

Bloomsbury Benefits

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:
Season Ticket Loan

Sharesave Scheme

Summer Hours – June to August

In-house Doctor

Eyecare Voucher Scheme

Company culture! – Employee Voice Meetings, Staff Networks (BAME, Disability, Mental Health, LGBTQ+ and Parents, Guardians and Carers), 15 Mental Health First Aiders trained across the UK offices, Publishing Events and access to free Publishing Resources

For additional benefits see below

Bloomsbury is 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.