Junior Desk Editor

2 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Pan Macmillan Full time

Your team:

Your role:


You will be working with the busy Managing Editorial team to bring our Pan publishing programme to life, ensuring pesky typos and misplaced commas are ironed out, and keeping our titles on track.

The role includes managing your own titles through all aspects of the desk-editing and production process, as well as overseeing second formats, reissues and ebooks.

It'll suit someone with some experience of project management and excellent editing and proofreading skills, who can work flexibly and thrive in a fast-paced environment.


Essential experience and knowledge you'll need to succeed:

  • Self-motivated and highly flexible
  • happy to move between projects as priorities dictate and manage multiple projects effectively
  • Excellent copyediting and proofreading skills
  • A confident communicator with the ability to build strong relationships with teams across the business
  • An understanding of Microsoft Word (tracked changes) and Adobe (for digital markup)
  • An excellent problemsolver.

Desirable skills we'd love you to have:

  • Experience of commissioning and managing editorial freelancers
  • An understanding of the editorial and production process
  • A broad knowledge of, and interest in, commercial and crossover fiction and nonfiction, and a love of reading
  • Experience of working with Biblio would be an advantage.

What you'll get in return:


In return we can offer you a range of great projects, a supportive and collaborative working environment, and a competitive salary and benefits package.


Salary Starting From:
£29,000

Closing Date: 12 May 2024

Some of the benefits we offer:

  • 25 days annual leave increasing with years of service + bank holidays
  • Generous pension scheme
  • Discounted private medical insurance
  • Group income protection scheme
  • Enhanced family pay and leave
  • Flexible working hours and summer hours (early finish on a Friday during summer months)
  • 2 volunteer days per year
  • 75% off all Macmillan books and regular staff book sales (highly reduced rates)
  • Season ticket loan/advance
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Discounts on shopping, Tastecard+ and gym memberships; Christmas club savings
  • Daily free breakfast and monthly company lunch

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