Junior Story Producer, Translation

Please note: we would consider someone who is looking for a 4 day per week role.

About Wonderbly
Wonderbly (as part of PRH Group) is a unique, award-winning publishing company that creates high-quality print-on-demand personalised books for children and grown-ups. Our mission is to create incredibly personalised books to make loved ones feel extraordinarily special - and we need extraordinarily special people to help us do that

About The Role
We have a rare opening for a Junior Story Producer, Translation to join our Story Studio team - the group of producers, project managers, editors, writers, artists and designers at the heart of the company that create our very special personalised products.

Production work in the Story Studio is very multi-disciplinary. Our current producers come from diverse backgrounds including publishing, project management, product design and theatre production and use those skills to guide our creative and production processes. Product design and translation coordination for personalised books is a very specialist role - and we will provide training and support to whoever joins us.

Requirements
We're looking for an organised, proactive and book-loving person to join our Kids & Family team. As our Junior Producer, you'll be mainly focussed on launching our most popular books in non-English speaking territories. You'll oversee these projects - from assisting with initial market research, product internationalisation and website launch - ensuring that the highest standards are met, on schedule and within budget. Alongside this, you will also coordinate our team of freelance translators and editors. You do not need to be able to speak other languages, but you should be passionate about other cultures and the nuances of translation work.

You'll also be integral to our Story Studio team - supporting editorial tasks such as research for new book concepts, formatting manuscripts and cross checking proofs. You'll participate in creative workshops and develop ideas for new products. This will be a varied and exciting role

Core requirements

• A clear passion for storytelling and children's products that inspire and entertain
• Demonstrable ability to work autonomously to brief
• At least one year's experience in a professional working environment - ideally in publishing, product design, or other creative industries
• Experience taking a project from initial concept through to delivery, and an understanding of what it takes to bring creative ideas to life
• An interest other cultures, languages and the nuances of translation work (the ability to speak another language is a bonus, but not required)
• Strong communication skills and a demonstrable ability to work collaboratively and influence people across a business
• Strong project management skills, including excellent attention to detail
• A knack for problem-solving and a proactive approach to finding ways to improve our daily processes and workflow
• A good working knowledge of Google Workspace applications (Docs, Sheets, Slides) - knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and basic artworking skills would be a big plus
• Some editorial experience and interest in developing your editorial skills

About You
There are various profiles that we think could lead you to this role. Perhaps you're a junior editor looking for your next step. Perhaps you're a project coordinator who's excited about setting up new workflow systems. Perhaps you're a production manager keen to explore and develop your editorial skills. Whatever your past experience, you'll need to be able to demonstrate your excellent project management skills across multiple projects, and a passion for books and storytelling.

We value hard work and getting things done above experience. In your application, please include your CV and a covering letter including the following:

• An example of a complex project you have overseen, and how you overcame any challenges
• Tell us how you have been inspired by the world of books
• Outline why you are excited to develop personalised products at Wonderbly

Benefits
First and foremost, you should join Wonderbly because of the work we do. We're on a mission to bring our meaningfully personalised products to everyone around the world. You'll be surrounded by creative, self-motivated people inspired by this exciting mission.

• A salary of up to £30,000 per annum. We are open to this role being full time or 4 days a week (pro rata)
• 28 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays
• Up to 5 weeks fully remote working per year
• Hybrid working (3 days per week in office, 2 days remote)
• Regular Yoga classes and mental health support with Spill
• 1 fully paid volunteering day a month
• Personal training allowance
• Monthly lunch and learn sessions with guest speakers and regular team socials
• Health insurance
• Subsidised gym membership
• Cycle To Work scheme
• Pension scheme with matched contributions
• Heaps of snacks, drinks, and comforts in our fully-stocked kitchen
• Clubs for bookworms, runners, gardeners, aspiring poets and much more
• We love having dogs in the office (well-behaved ones anyway)