Editorial Operations Assistant, Consumer Adult Editorial

Editorial Operations Assistant, Consumer Adult Editorial

We are looking for an Editorial Operations Assistant to join the Adult Editorial team at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], the home of authors such as Samantha Shannon, William Dalrymple, Kiley Reid, Stuart Turton, Georgina Hayden and Poppy O’Toole. This is a wonderful opportunity to join the British Book Awards’ current Publisher of the Year in an entry-level role.

You’ll be an enthusiastic, efficient person and you’ll assist the entire department with day-to-day administrative and editorial support. Your work will bring you into contact with all members of the department, and there will be opportunities to learn about the whole publishing process. The team sits within the Consumer division, and reports to the Head of Editorial Operations.

The Role

• Administrative and editorial support including freelancer onboarding, biblio maintenance, and checking epubs and reprint covers
• Assistant to Head of Editorial Operations: arranging and minuting meetings, running reports, processing expenses
• Assistant to Editor-in-Chief: managing diary, expenses, travel, running reports
• Other admin tasks: handling prize deadlines, organising couriers, ordering books, printing/scanning, assisting with events

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Excellent communication and time-management skills
• Impeccable spelling, grammar and punctuation
• Office experience
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
• Demonstrable interest in trade fiction and non-fiction, and awareness of the book market

Additional Information

The role is a full-time, permanent position. Salary Pay Point: £27,000 pa. The role is based at our London office 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP on a hybrid-working pattern of two days office-based/three days home-based (or fully office-based if preferred). Allocated office days for this role are Monday and Tuesday. This position is eligible for [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]’s Rental Deposit Loan Scheme. To assist candidates who want to start and to establish a career in publishing, [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] offers an interest-free rental deposit to support securing somewhere to live. The rental deposit loan can be up to £3,000 and will be paid back over two years.

Please apply with your CV (Word or PDF format only) and by completing the application questions, via the ‘APPLY NOW’ button before 23:59, 19th March 2026. For best results, please use a desktop to apply as some mobile browsers may not fully support the application portal. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] reserves the right to close the role early if we exceed the required number of applications.

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Benefits: As well as a fantastic opportunity to join a global award-winning organisation, [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] offers the following competitive benefits package: Hybrid working pattern, 25 days’ holiday plus 3.5 days’ Christmas company holiday, two paid Personal Wellness Days, Flexible Fridays, Work Anywhere Fortnight, Season Ticket Loan, Share Save Scheme, AXA Healthcare Plan, Peppy Health App, In-house Doctor, Eye Care Voucher Scheme, and company culture initiatives.

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is a place where anyone of any background, race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, gender identity, age, ability, or socio-economic status can thrive. 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.

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

The Company

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Plc. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] 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. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] has offices in London, New York, New Delhi, Oxford and Sydney. Within [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]’s Academic division, it publishes under [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], as well as under a number of prestigious and historic imprint names. Read Our Story for how it all began. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is committed to creating a working environment that stimulates creativity and collaboration, is respectful of difference, is inclusive and ethical in its practice, and promotes well-being. Please read more on our Missions and Values here. Please read our environmental policy here.

Contact

Address: 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP. Email: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] (For enquiries only. We are unable to accept CV's/Applications via this inbox.)