Editorial assistant

2 months ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Hachette UK Full time

Closing date: 2nd August 2024

Salary: £27,000 (+bonus +benefits)

Location: 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.

This exciting role offers the opportunity to work on fiction titles in a wide range of genres and to engage in many aspects of the publishing process.

Quercus is a division of Hachette UK, one of the largest publishing groups in the UK, with 12 publishing divisions and over 60 imprints. Founded in 2004, Quercus has won the prestigious 'Publisher of the Year' award and built a reputation as a hit-maker: daring, ambitious, socially conscious and collaborative.

We are the publishing house that brought you Lisbeth Salander in the Dragon Tattoo series; bestselling Crime/Thriller writer Peter May as well as the go-to anti-racism resource Me and White Supremacy by Layla Saad. Quercus is home to commercial and literary novels from much-loved authors as well as breakout new voices. Our international bestsellers include Elly Griffiths, Beth O'Leary, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Joël Dicker and Daniel Kehlmann.

Quercus is looking for an Editorial Assistant to join the busy and friendly editorial team, working across the Riverrun, MacLehose Press and Quercus Fiction lists.

Responsibilities

Reporting to one of our Fiction Publishers and providing them and the wider editorial team with administrative support across all three fiction imprints.Providing administrative and editorial support, including but not limited to:taking minutes in the editorial, digital and acquisitions meetings, circulating the agenda and the minutessubmitting books for prizes and awardssending out advance copies and proof mailingsassisting with cover copyensuring metadata is kept up to dateensuring sales teams have the material they needreading submissionscarrying out administrative tasks in relation to allocated projects.Project-managing forthcoming books from manuscript to print/eBook:liaising with the managing editor on copyedits and proofreads and checking the workliaising with authors to resolve queriespreparing prelims and putting books into productioncollating proofs, checking eBooks and inserting eBook endmatteracting as the main point of contact between the editorial, art and production teams for allocated projects. Who we're looking forWe are looking for someone who is highly efficient, with a close eye for detail, and an excellent communicator. A can-do, enthusiastic attitude is essential, along with a proven ability to work well under pressure and multi-task. An interest in literary and crime & thriller fiction would be an advantage.Interested in the processes and systems and eager to learnHighly organisedAble to multitask and organise effectivelyConfident with excellent grammar, spelling and verbal communication skillsA competent administrator with knowledge of Microsoft Office. Knowledge of Biblio would be an advantageA keen reader What we offer

Our staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:

28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years' service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' (+ bank holidays)Private medical insuranceGenerous pension schemesRent deposit loans2 community days per yearSummer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months)Retail discounts through Hachette rewardsCycle to Work schemeEye care vouchersWide-ranging training libraryDevelopment programmes (including mentoring)Up to 70% off book purchasesA charity bookshelf12 Staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing and religious networksSeason ticket loansAnd much more 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.

Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

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

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