hachette Hiring for Publishing Assistant, Hodder Education Job at London, England Full Time

Hodder Education is looking for a Publishing Assistant to provide administrative support to our busy and friendly publishing team. The job involves editorial and administrative tasks relating to a wide range of books and digital resources for schools.

Who we are looking for

You will be highly efficient with a keen eye for detail. Excellent communication skills are essential as you will need to liaise with different teams across the company, as well as schools, authors and external partners. A can-do attitude is essential, along with a proven ability to work well under pressure and multi-task.

An interest in educational publishing will be an advantage.

What we offer

You will be joining a friendly, committed team of skilled publishing colleagues, working together to produce books and resources we can all be proud of. As part of Hachette UK, you will also have the opportunity to benefit from company-wide schemes such as training and mentoring. In addition to 25 days annual leave per year + bank holidays, we have an extensive list of benefits that include: Cycle to Work vouchers, Private Medical Insurance, eye care vouchers, up to 70% off book purchases, 2 volunteer days per year to use at your charity of choice, many employee networks to join, season ticket loans, rent deposit loans, generous pension schemes and much more!

This role can be based at our London office, or at any of our regional offices (Banbury, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Manchester, Sheffield and Bristol), 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

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.