Publishing Assistant X2, Academic

1 day ago

London, United Kingdom Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Full time

**Publishing Assistant x 2, Academic & Professional, Bloomsbury Publishing**

**The opportunity**

This is an exciting opportunity to for anyone looking for a first time role in publishing administration or for someone who simply likes a role where they have to be organised and methodical.

This role will support the editorial team by managing admin related tasks and reports and ensuring consistency across the division.

In order to achieve commissioning targets, year on year revenue and title growth, commercial viability, author care and service it is important to make sure that routine tasks get done well and on time. This role will be pivotal to the success of the wider team by adding a layer of support that currently does not exist.

The role will report into a Publisher.

**The role**
- Supervise the ordering and delivery of gratis books for Academic authors, contributors, reviewers and others as required
- Organise invoices and payments for peer reviewers and other suppliers of Academic Editorial services as necessary
- Liaise with Bloomsbury Accounts team to ensure the prompt and accurate payment of authors, peer reviewers and other Academic Editorial suppliers
- Organise and minute weekly Academic Publishing Meetings as required
- General administrative tasks as required

**Knowledge, skills and experience**
- Calm and logical response under pressure
- Highly organized with the ability to multi
- task, combined with ability to prioritize appropriately
- Attention to detail, accurate proof reading
- Effective teamworking, networking and building relationships
- Handle and communicate information sensitively and professionally
- Excellent communication (oral and written) to internal and external contacts
- Commercial awareness and customer focus
- Places a high value on quality of content, author care, company reputation and sustained customer relationship
- Focusses on solutions, not problems

**Additional information**

The role is a full-time permanent position with a salary of £25,000 per annum

The role is based at our London office at 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP on a hybrid working pattern of 2 days office based / 3 days home based. Allocated office days for this role are Wednesday and Thursday.

**Bloomsbury Benefits**

As well as a fantastic opportunity to join a global award-winning organisation, Bloomsbury offers the following competitive benefits package:
Working Pattern
- hybrid working pattern of: 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred)

Holidays
- 25 days holiday
- 3.5 days Christmas company holiday

Other Benefits:
Two paid Personal Wellness Days

Flexible Fridays - _take Friday afternoon off by working an additional 3 hours and 45 minutes earlier in the week_

Season Ticket Loan

Sharesave Scheme

In-house Doctor

Eyecare Voucher Scheme

Company culture - Employee Voice Meetings, Staff Networks (Bloom (BAME), Accessibility, Mental Health, Pride, and Parents, Guardians and Carers) and 8 Mental Health First Aiders trained across the UK offices, Publishing Events and access to free Publishing Resources
- We are willing to make any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please flag to the recruitment team if required_

**Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.

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