hachette Hiring for Editorial Project Manager, Hodder Education Job at London, England Full Time

Hodder Education produces A-level magazines in a broad range of subjects. The editorial project manager will be responsible for managing the development and delivery of a number of these magazine titles, in print and electronic formats. They will take titles through from delivery of content to publication. They will be part of the editorial team, working alongside other magazine and book project managers, but will also need to liaise with other teams, including marketing colleagues and the external subject-specialist editorial boards, most of them university-based.

Who we are looking for

The ideal candidate will have excellent editorial skills and a background in educational publishing and/or journals/magazines publishing. It is essential that they have strong project-management, time-management and communication skills as well as a keen eye for detail. Proactive team players who are also able to work independently, they will be able to demonstrate solid problem-solving skills. Science(s) to A-level would also be an advantage.

What we offer

Our staff are our greatest asset and our benefits reflect this. In addition to 25 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 volunteer days per year to use at your charity of choice, 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!

Please note, we’re currently recruiting for this role in one of the following Hachette UK office locations: Banbury, London, Sheffield, Newcastle, or Edinburgh.

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

The Hodder Education Group, part of Hachette UK, has consistently grown both in the UK and internationally. We are proud to be one of the largest education publishers in the UK and internationally, and we aim to make a difference to teachers and students by producing quality resources and services, while continuing to grow as a successful and profitable business. Our success is rooted in our values: putting teachers and students at the heart of what we do, improving quality year on year, working collaboratively, and being trustworthy in what we publish and how we work.

The Content team is a group of talented people who are customer-focused and quality driven in all they do.