Audio Editorial Assistant

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Pan Macmillan Full time

Are you an audiobook enthusiast who wants to be part of an award-winning team? Do you want to work in the fastest-growing area of publishing? The Audio team at Pan Macmillan are looking for an Assistant who’ll support the work we do across all Pan Macmillan’s imprints - from literary dramas to epic fantasies and children’s adventures to personal memoirs.

**Your team**:
The Audio team is a small and friendly group who are passionate about creating high-quality audiobooks. We are the champions of the spoken word at Pan Macmillan and work closely with the Editorial, Communications and Sales teams to publish award-winning audiobooks.

**Your role**:
The Audio Editorial Assistant is an essential part of the Audio team who will help the team navigate all areas of the publishing process, from acquisition to distribution.

**Your key responsibilities**:

- Creating and checking metadata on in-house systems
- Checking audiobook files before delivery to retailers
- Supporting the Audio team with administration tasks
- Responding to queries from colleagues
- Sending scripts to actors, producers and studios and arranging paperwork for recordings
- Visiting studios during the audiobook recordings to assist with additional content
- Creating assets for social media and marketing

**Essential experience and knowledge you’ll need to succeed**:

- An interest in audiobooks
- Excellent administration skills with the ability to multi-task and work on several projects at the same time
- The ability to work in a small group as well as engaging with a wider team
- Be organised and able to work to deadlines
- A willingness to learn our in-house database system

**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: £26,500**

**Closing Date: 3 February 2025**

**Some of the benefits we offer**:

- 28 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 Pan Macmillan books and regular staff book sales (highly reduced rates)
- Season ticket loan/advance
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounts on shopping and gym memberships; Christmas club savings
- Daily free breakfast and monthly company lunch

This is a full time, permanent role and will be based in our offices in Farringdon, London, with some flexibility to work from home each week.

All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to live and work in the UK in order to be considered for this role.

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