London
Junior Business Affairs Executive Walker Books
This is an exciting opportunity for a self-motivated individual seeking to further progress their career in contracts and business affairs in children’s publishing. This role will be responsible for a variety of tasks including issuing and administering picture books, flat fee and sub-rights agreements alongside the senior Business Affairs team, as well as liaising
with external agents and stakeholders and providing key administrative support to Business Affairs team.
London £31,500pa–£35,000pa DOE
Publicity Manager, Penguin Michael Joseph Penguin Random House
Can you create stand-out campaigns to capture attention and drive sales? Penguin Michael Joseph is looking for a creative, proactive PR professional with experience working on a wide variety of campaigns. In this role, you will lead and execute the PR element of campaigns for both fiction and non-fiction books, building strong working relationships with authors and agents to provide the highest level of author care. You will strengthen existing contacts within the media and work with some of the most creative publishing colleagues in the business.
London £33,800pa–£42,250pa DOE
Rights Manager, Quadrille Penguin Random House
We are looking for an ambitious and collaborative Rights Manager to sell translation rights, predominantly in co-edition, as part of the high-performing illustrated rights team at Quadrille. If you bring proven experience selling rights at a publisher, then this role could be for you. This would be a perfect next step for a Senior Rights Executive or current Rights Manager looking for a new challenge. If you have a proactive approach to selling, the drive to achieve growth and the ability to maintain excellent relationships, then you could thrive in our rights team.
London £43,000pa–£50,000pa DOE
Senior Commissioning Editor, The Bodley Head (Vintage) Penguin Random House
Our dedicated imprint currently publishes about 30 books each year across a wide range of subjects, from history, science, big ideas, the natural world and global current affairs, to deeply reported narrative non-fiction and memoir. This appointment will extend the range of our expert-led publishing into smart self-development and business and finance. You’ll be joining an editorial team of five and reporting to the Publishing Director. You will commission, edit and publish a minimum of eight–10 titles per year in these two dynamic areas of the market.
The Spring/ Summer 2025 Buyer’s Guides are out now
London
Editorial Director, SFF, Romantasy and Horror Simon and Schuster UK
Reporting into the Deputy Publishing Director, Adult Fiction, the Editorial Director, Science Fiction Fantasy will build a list of profitable and commercially successful SFF, Romantasy and Horror, in line with market trends. The ideal candidate will be responsible for shaping the SFF part of the Fiction list, acquiring titles that align commercial objectives, growth, profitability and quality of publishing. They will have extensive experience dealing with high-profile authors and their agents and experience in editing bestselling SFF, Romantasy and Horror.
London £30,000pa DOE
Assistant Editor, Ebury (12-month FTC) Penguin Random House
Out now
We are recruiting an Assistant Editor to join a dynamic, high-performing team in Ebury, the UK’s largest non-fiction publisher, as soon as possible on a 12-month fixed-term basis. Ebury Food and Lifestyle is looking for someone to creatively and proactively support the team to see books through the publication cycle. You will be responsible for administrative duties, as well as project management across a number of titles alongside the team’s commissioners, as well as the smooth running of the central illustrated editorial team.
London Competitive salary
Contracts Executive/Senior Contracts Executive – maternity cover (children’s books) Little Tiger Press
In this role, you will work closely with our publisher, and the editorial, sales and rights teams, and also with authors, illustrators, agents and international customers, negotiating and drafting a variety of contracts. The position is ideally suited to a candidate from a literary agency or publishing background, with three years of experience. You will be passionate about all aspects of publishing, and excited by the opportunity to develop your responsibilities and experience.
London
Senior Project Editor Simon and Schuster UK
Reporting into the Publishing Director, Adult Non- Fiction, this role will head up the desk editorial side of the team. They will oversee the process of publication for a busy list, manage direct reports (project editors and a desk editor), and work closely with commissioners and the wider business to ensure the smooth running of the department. Alongside any editorial duties, they also will take responsibility for the Critical Path, metadata and overseeing our backlist. The ideal candidate will have passion for non-fiction publishing and the art of creating a brilliant book.
London £36,000pa–£45,000pa DOE
Senior Commissioning Editor Joffe Books Ltd
Joffe Books, one of the UK’s leading independent publishers, is seeking a Senior Commissioning Editor to expand its crime and thriller list. The ideal candidate will be a voracious crime and thriller reader, and have several years’ experience commissioning in this space for the digital ebook market. They will be a self-starter, comfortable in a fast-paced and highly entrepreunerial environment, and have a solid track record of publishing bestsellers as well as working closely with authors.
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