Editor, Children's Education
2 weeks ago
Closing date: 12th September 2024
Salary: £32,000
Contract: Full-time, permanent
Become an essential voice in children's education publishing at Bloomsbury. Manage diverse titles from concept to classroom
Bloomsbury Publishing is a leading independent publishing house, established in 1986, with authors who have won the Nobel, Pulitzer and Booker Prizes, and is the originating publisher and custodian of the Harry Potter series. Bloomsbury has offices in London, New York, New Delhi, Oxford and Sydney. Within Bloomsbury’s Academic division, it publishes under Bloomsbury, as well as under a number of prestigious and historic imprint names.
This role is an excellent opportunity to work across a broad range of early years, primary and secondary educational materials published by Bloomsbury Education, including illustrated historical fiction, non-fiction, poetry, home learning books, teacher resources and professional development titles. Reporting to the Senior Commissioning Editor, the Editor is responsible for independently managing individual book projects from commission to publication, as well as assisting and supporting the commissioning team and senior editors as required.
Responsibilities
- Working with the commissioning team and senior editors to project manage titles across a broad range of educational products, from teaching resources and professional development books to children’s fiction, non-fiction and poetry
- Guiding individual titles through the editorial process, from commission to publication, working with authors to ensure timely delivery of manuscripts and liaising with production staff to maintain publishing schedules and data in Biblio (publishing database)
- Managing the editorial budget for individual titles to ensure profitability
- Organising and assisting with the writing of AIs (advance information sheets), catalogue copy and book fair materials
- Development editing and copyediting new manuscripts independently, as well as alongside project editor/commissioning editor
- Writing cover and artwork briefs and compiling back cover copy
- Proofreading and liaising with authors at proof stage, collating comments and corrections, feeding back to production and then checking off changes on revised proofs
- Liaising with external and internal designers on page layouts, covers and artwork briefs, including storyboarding and illustrator selection
- Presenting titles to sales and marketing teams at launch and review meetings
- Representing the education list at sales conferences and events, as required
Knowledge, skills and experience
- Organised, confident and a good communicator
- Excellent knowledge of the English language, high standards of accuracy and a keen eye for detail
- Strong organisational skills and a rigorous, self-motivated approach to briefing, meeting deadlines and managing schedules and budgets
- Able to prioritise and manage time effectively
- Awareness of print procedures and printing needs
- Awareness of cost limitations and profitability of a project
- Demonstrable experience of education publishing essential
Additional information
The role is based at our London office 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP on a hybrid-working pattern of 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred). Allocated office days for this role are: Monday and Tuesday.
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 30 minutes earlier in the week
- Work Anywhere Fortnight
- Season Ticket Loan
- Share Save Scheme
- AXA Healthcare Plan (Private Medical Insurance)
- Peppy Health App
- In-house Doctor
- Eye Care Voucher Scheme
Company culture – Employee Voice Meetings, Staff Networks (Bloom (BAME), Accessibility, Mental Health, Pride, and Parents, Guardians and Carers, Multi-Faith) and 21 Mental Health First Aiders trained across the UK offices, Publishing Events and access to free Publishing Resources
To apply
- Please apply with a CV and covering letter addressed to Human Resources (Word or PDF format only) via the ‘APPLY NOW’ button detailing how you meet the requirements outlined above for this role by Thursday 12th of September 2024.
For best results, please use a desktop to apply as some mobile browsers may not fully support the application portal.
Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK – Bloomsbury Publishing do not sponsor visa applications.
Bloomsbury is a place where anyone of any background, race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, gender identity, age, ability, or socio-economic status can thrive, feel comfortable, and be heard and accepted. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We are willing to make any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please flag to the recruitment team if required
Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.
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