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London


Circa £40,000pa–£45,000 DOE


Commissioning Editor/Senior Commissioning Editor Hay House UK


We are looking for a confident, entrepreneurial Commissioning/Senior Commissioning Editor dependent on experience, with a sharp eye for trends. Reporting to the Editorial Director, you will be responsible for acquiring a dynamic list of non-fiction titles. This is an opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future direction of our publishing programme, identifying the trends, conversations and thought leaders that will define the next wave of growth in the well-being space. You will have at least two to three years’ demonstrable experience commissioning profitable non-fiction.


London


£27,000pa DOE


Publicity Assistant Fitzcarraldo Editions


Fitzcarraldo Editions is looking for a publicity assistant to join our small team in Peckham. Reporting to the publicity director, this role will suit someone able to demonstrate initiative and independence; who is committed to thoughtful, attentive author care; and who brings strong communication and organisational skills, excellent attention to detail and the ability to work calmly under pressure. The ideal candidate will have an enthusiasm for the Fitzcarraldo Editions list; experience with Google Workspace and InDesign is desirable, but not required.


London


Publishing Associate Harbottle & Lewis LLP


We are a dynamic, multifaceted law firm that provides a wide range of legal services to a creative and entrepreneurial client base. We work with both established and new publishers, literary agents, brands, bands and high-profile individuals and organisations. We are seeking a confident and personable associate of three to five years’ PQE to join our publishing group. The role will focus on drafting and negotiating contracts and advising on a range of commercial and IP matters. The successful candidate must have a strong grounding in contract drafting and negotiation.


London


Senior Artworker – Children’s Books Little Tiger Press


We are looking for an excellent senior artworker to join our talented team. Candidates must be proficient in InDesign and Photoshop and have at least three years’ experience within the design industry, preferably in the field of children’s books. You will be responsible for colour management and reworking of original art including cleaning, editing, rendering and retouching to a high standard, preparing files of new titles for production, plus adapting original editions of our books to produce new formats.


London Circa £33,000pa DOE


Marketing Executive, Penguin Press (12-month FTC) Penguin Random House


Are you a creative marketer with an entrepreneurial spirit? Can you hit the ground running on campaigns across a diverse list of books? Could you seize on every opportunity to help create a non-fiction bestseller? This is an exciting opportunity to join the award-winning marketing team at Penguin Press on a fixed-term contract. We are looking for a creative and proactive marketer to work on a wide range of non-fiction campaigns across our front and backlist, covering culture and society, science and politics.


London


Books Manager HMV


This role offers an exciting opportunity to join a growth category in a growth business and build the Books category into a key pillar of HMV’s retail and online offer. We are looking for a proven manager, someone who demonstrates a strong work ethic and takes full ownership of their work, delivers to deadlines, can manage and motivate a team, has commercial acumen, an analytical eye and, of course, is a voracious reader. The position would suit someone in a management position, or with senior buying experience in this category.


London Circa £45,000pa DOE


Senior Managing Editor, Ebury Penguin Random House


Ebury is looking for a Senior Managing Editor to join its Managing Editorial team. Reporting to the Publishing Director, the individual should be experienced in project-managing books through the production process, highly organised and skilled in all levels of editing, with a self-motivated attitude and willingness to help and advise editors on their books. You will be responsible for the smooth running of the critical path for a list of black-and-white books across Ebury’s Hubs, supervising titles through the editing process to turn a manuscript into a finished product.


London


From £35,000pa DOE


Foreign Rights Manager (maternity cover) Quarto Publishing


We are looking for a Foreign Rights Manager to represent our fantastic Adult imprints in France and French-speaking Canada. We are looking for an experienced salesperson with excellent communication and commercial skills. You will have a track record of identifying sales opportunities and closing deals. Fluency in English and French is a must. The post holder will be required to speak business-level French approximately 75% of the time. This will be a temporary contract from June 2026 until December 2026 (with some flexibility around start and end dates).


Cambridge/New York/hybrid £27,900pa-£38,550pa (FTE)/$65,400pa-$85,050pa (FTE)


Publicist Cambridge University Press & Assessment


We are looking for a creative and highly organised Publicist to join our marketing team on a part-time basis. You will have some demonstrable experience in PR, with a track record of delivering effective publicity campaigns and pitching successfully to journalists while building strong media relationships. This is a hybrid role, requiring the post-holder to spend 40-60% of their time at their dedicated location.


London


From £33,000pa DOE


Project Editor, Fiction (six-month FTC) Simon & Schuster UK


Simon & Schuster UK is looking for a Project Editor to work on its Adult Fiction list, sitting as part of the Managing Editorial team. Reporting to the Senior Project Editor, you will take a manuscript through all stages of the editing process, co-ordinating with authors, freelancers and agents, the editor and the production and design departments to ensure that projects are delivered within deadlines and budgets. The ideal candidate will be able to work in a busy editorial team, will have experience in fiction, and an interest in commercial fiction as well as an awareness of the market would be desirable.


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