Editor, Ebury

If you love all things entertainment, sport and pop culture, then we may have the perfect role for you.

EBURY’S entertainment team, who are behind authors such as PETER CROUCH, MINDY KALING, GUY MARTIN, TAN FRANCE and KNEE DEEP IN LIFE, are looking for an experienced and confident Editor to help make our next bestsellers a reality. Someone both adept at overseeing big projects and itching for the creative opportunity to commission.

You will have excellent editing and proofreading skills, and experience in overseeing titles through the whole publishing process.  Project managing some of our most important books and high-profile authors, you will also be skilled in effectively liaising with in-house teams, authors, agents, designers, photographers, freelancers.

And, when it comes to bringing new talent to the book world, the brief is open and diverse. That’s why we’re looking for someone with their finger on the pulse, who can spot a breakthrough before anyone else, and is able to transform their ideas into standout books. 

If you would like to make your mark in our dynamic team and publish the best in entertainment and sport, then we’d love to hear from you. Please apply by 31 January with a CV and cover letter – we’d like to know why this job opportunity excites you, what recent entertainment books you’ve worked on, and which ones you’d wished you’d worked on and why.

We are currently working remotely and interviews will be conducted via video call.  

What you can expect from us:
Our employees are the heart of our business. We have a range of benefits to reflect our commitment to our employees, some of which are:

•    25 days paid holiday entitlement in year one, plus bank holidays
•    Medical cover
•    Life assurance
•    Cycle to Work scheme
•    Discounted gym membership
•    Personal Learning Allowance
•    Generous pension scheme
•    Summer working hours (role dependent) 
•    Volunteering policy and charity matching
•    Employee Assistance programme
•    Mentoring programme
•    Extended Parental Leave policy 
•    60% Discount on Company books
•    Each site has trained mental health first aiders 
•    We plant a tree for every new employee to our business 

Our creativity is inspired by different perspectives, so we want our culture to be one of belonging, where everyone feels welcome and where differences are celebrated. 

We partner with The Book Trade Charity, who provide financial assistance for people looking to get into the publishing industry; you can find more information and talk directly here: http://booktradeentrysupport.org/

Please note, we are not able to accept agency CVs for this role. Any CVs sent speculatively will not be eligible for a fee.