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Bloomsbury Academic publish high quality print and digital resources for the higher education market globally. We are looking for an enthusiastic and organised Editorial Assistant to join our friendly Business and Economics team.
Supporting the Commissioning Editor and Publisher, the Editorial Assistant will have the opportunity to work on a variety of textbooks, scholarly publications and digital learning resources, supporting on all aspects of the publishing process from new proposals through to publication. This is an ideal role for a talented individual who is keen to develop their career in academic publishing.
The role
- Supporting the team to meet annual commissioning, publishing and profitability targets
- Helping to coordinate and academic books and digital resources through all stages of the publishing process
- Managing the peer review process for proposals and draft manuscripts
- Conducting course, competitor and other market research
- Liaising with authors, and colleagues across editorial, production, marketing, sales and digital
- Using publishing systems to set up titles and manage editorial processes
- Assessing and preparing manuscripts for handover to production
- Checking content for third party material and arranging copyright permissions
- Assisting in the editorial workflow for digital content, including using content management systems
- Briefing cover designs and writing cover copy
- Dealing with queries and checking proofs for titles in production
Knowledge, skills and experience
The ideal applicant for this role will be able to demonstrate that they are:
- Organised with excellent prioritisation skills: is able to balance a varied workload effectively
- An excellent communicator (written and verbal)
- Able to build effective working relationships with colleagues and external contacts
- Meticulous in their attention to detail and accuracy
- Self-motivated with a positive, can-do attitude
- Able to work well as part of a team and independently
- Good at finding solutions to problems and using their initiative
- Numerate, with experience of using Microsoft Office applications such as Outlook, Word and Excel
Additional information
The role is a full-time (35 hours per week) and permanent.
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: Wednesdays and Thursdays
As an Assistant role, this position is eligible for Bloomsbury’s Rental Deposit Loan Scheme. To assist candidates who want to start and to establish a career in publishing, Bloomsbury 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 2 years.
Please submit your Cover Letter (in PDF or Word format) by clicking the 'Apply Now' button, and complete the application form detailing how you meet the requirements for this role by Monday 4th November 2024.
