Editorial Intern, Non-fiction, Zaffre Publishing

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Bonnier Books Full time

**Job title: Editorial Intern, Non-fiction, Zaffre Publishing Group**
**Contract type: Six-month fixed-term** **contract** **Department: Zaffre Publishing Group**
**Location: Victoria House, Bloomsbury Square, London**
**Salary: £23,305.50 per annum**

**General Summary**

The Zaffre Publishing Group - Bonnier Books UK's largest publishing division - is looking for an intern to join its dynamic and fast-paced commercial non-fiction team on a six-month, fixed-term basis.

The Zaffre Publishing Group comprises Bookseller Imprint of the Year 2023 nominee Blink Publishing, a publisher of commercial, high-profile non-fiction from some of the UK’s biggest names; Lagom, a fast-growing health and well-being list; John Blake Publishing, the UK’s No.1 publisher of true crime.

This is a fantastic opportunity to become a valued member of a collaborative publishing team, where you’ll find out first-hand how the book-making process works and have the opportunity to work with big-name and brand authors. Key responsibilities are to support the allocated team with administrative, research and file-maintenance tasks, with special responsibility for scheduling, minute-taking, reprints, and Biblio data.

**Key responsibilities**
- Oversee the scheduling and editorial critical paths of Blink, Lagom and John Blake titles.
- Manage freelance copyeditors and proof-readers, taking in corrections and working with the editorial team to manage changes and update manuscripts.
- Assist with setting titles up in Biblio and ensuring all metadata is complete at key milestones and is regularly updated.
- Report on submissions and contribute to acquisitions discussions.
- Minuting team meetings and divisional meetings.
- Attend editorial and wider divisional meetings.
- Invoice processing.
- Assist in securing endorsements for all titles.
- Send out proof and finished copies to authors, agents and media contacts.
- Send title information to literary festivals.
- Update reviews on Biblio for titles both pre-and post-publication.
- Contribute to social media updates for all imprints.
- Clear permissions for images and quotes.
- Assist with scheduling book fair appointments.
- Additional administrative duties, as required.
- Implement and utilise all relevant editorial checklists.
- Act as the main point of contact for author queries, resolving problems and answering questions promptly and accurately.
- Liaise with other members of the Non-Fiction team as well as colleagues from other departments such as production, design, marketing, and sales.
- Write and edit marketing and back cover copy, where appropriate.
- Assisting with the development of new book projects by conducting market research.
- Liaise and help to coordinate 3rd-party contributors and freelancers.

**Qualifications and Experience**
- An ambitious and creative self-starter with a passion for books.
- Highly engaged in the outside world and an avid consumer of popular culture including film, tv podcasts, music, comedy, sport, social media and true-crime.
- A proactive, energetic and enthusiastic person who is diligent and full of creative ideas.
- An interest in learning and developing editorial skills within a fast-paced, energetic and outward-looking department.
- Ability to manage jobs from inception to completion to the highest standard.
- A literate communicator - both verbally and in written correspondence.
- Able to work across function with the ability to pivot tasks dependent on direction and priority at any given time.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Proficient in using Microsoft and/or Apple office packages
- Experience of working across teams and a variety of functions is essential.
- Previous editorial publishing experience is preferable but not essential.
- Previous experience of Biblio management is preferable but not essential.

Competitive Salary

Working with a team of passionate, talented people

Internal learning and development programmes

Career Development opportunities

Fun social events

At Bonnier Books UK, we believe that every book matters. We love to publish stories and content that open our eyes to new perspectives and bring us closer together. We offer a nurturing home for our authors, illustrators and brand partners, publishing bestselling books for readers and listeners everywhere. We know that fantastic stories can come from anywhere and our purpose is to bring them to as wide an audience as possible, a simple ethos that has led to us becoming one of the country’s leading publishers.

The offspring of Bonnier Books, a family-owned top-15 world publisher headquartered in Sweden, we are inspired by a rich literary heritage but not bound by convention. We think in generations rather than quarters, and strive always to operate in an open, curious way that contributes to the future of the planet and its people. As a climate-neutral publisher we are an active participant in the Science Based Target initiative, committed to a strategy to

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