Editorial jobs
Your search generated 12 Editorial jobs
Publishing Director/ Editorial Director, Bluebird
Are you an editorial director ready for the next step, or a talented editor with acquisition experience and a passion for the health, wellness, self-development and lifestyle market? We are looking for either a Publishing Director or Editor...
London Pan Macmillan ref: (Ref_28346) 26 days ago
| Job Sector | Publisher |
| Job Type |
Editorial
Management |
| Employment Type |
Full-time
Permanent |
| Salary and Benefits | Competitive salary and benefits package |
| Skills | Experience in acquiring and publishing successful and profitable non-fiction titles; A creative mindset in pursuing hot acquisitions and bringing new authors to the list; A genuine passion for the self-help and lifestyle genres and for seeking out new ideas, challenging assumptions, and embracing market innovations to ensure the list remains forward-focused and responsive to reader trends; A reputation for honesty, transparency, and accountability in all dealings with authors, agents, and colleagues, building trust across the publishing process; Demonstrated ability in leading, developing, and inspiring a small team, including experience with performance management and fostering a collaborative, high-performing environment; A proactive and results-oriented approach to driving the ambitious commercial growth of the list; Demonstrated experience in effective collaboration across multiple departments and with diverse external partners, fostering a supportive environment both internally and externally. |
Senior Commissioning Editor, Fiction
We have an exciting opportunity for a creative, enthusiastic and highly organised Senior Commissioning Editor to join the Nosy Crow fiction editorial team. Reporting to the Publishing Director, you’ll be joining a close-knit, vibrant team w...
London Nosy Crow ref: (Ref_28433) 2 days ago
| Job Sector | Children’s Publishing |
| Job Type | Editorial |
| Employment Type |
Full-time
Hybrid |
| Salary and Benefits | No less than £45,000 per annum |
| Skills | • Proven commercial commissioning experience in a children’s books editorial department, ideally fiction and/or IP creation. • Proven experience managing multiple book projects independently and working closely with authors and illustrators. • Excellent hands-on editorial skills including storyboarding, structural editing, copy-editing, proofreading and copy writing • Excellent author care and communication skills • Passion and enthusiasm for creating books that make readers for life, as well as strong knowledge and commercial awareness of the children’s fiction market in the UK and internationally (including the US) • Effortless organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to meet deadlines while maintaining the highest standards of quality, take initiative and prioritise your own workload in a busy and sometimes high-pressure environment • A meticulous eye for detail and creative flair • A proactive team player, able to galvanise cross-departmental support for your own titles while being a champion of the fiction list as a whole |
Project Manager, Education - 12 Month FTC
If you have solid editorial project management experience within educational publishing, and are looking for a varied and exciting new role, then get in touch! We have an opportunity for a Project Manager to work across an expanding list of...
Greater London Inspired Selection ref: (JO0000015650) 3 days ago
| Job Sector | Educational |
| Job Type |
Editorial
Project Management |
| Employment Type |
Contract
Full-time |
| Salary and Benefits | Market related |
Senior Commissioning Editor
Senior Commissioning Editor (Co-edition) - Illustrated Non-Fiction We are delighted to be working with a leading illustrated non-fiction publisher who is seeking an experienced, imaginative and commercially minded Senior Commissioning Edi...
Brighton, East Sussex Inspired Selection ref: (JO0000015649) 3 days ago
| Job Sector | Trade |
| Job Type |
Acquisitions
B2B Editorial Project Management Trade |
| Employment Type |
Full-time
Hybrid Permanent |
| Salary and Benefits | Market related |
Managing Editor
We are working with a prestigious London based membership organization to recruit an experienced Managing Editor within their Journal Development Team. The Managing Editor will play an important role in contributing to the strategic growth ...
London Redwood Publishing Recruitment ref: (ME080925) 4 days ago
| Job Sector | Academic |
| Job Type | Editorial |
| Employment Type |
Full-time
Hybrid Permanent |
| Salary and Benefits | Attractive salary and company benefits |
Head of Content Development Commissioning and Editorial
Head of Content Development (Commissioning and Editorial) Salary: Up to £50K per annum dependent on experience, plus company benefits Location: 18 Central Avenue, St Andrews Business Park, Norwich NR7 OHR Contract: Permanent, full time Shif...
Norwich, Norfolk Williams Lea ref: (R251002594) 5 days ago
| Job Sector | Publisher |
| Job Type |
Content Manager
Editorial Management Product Management |
| Employment Type |
Full-time
Hybrid Permanent |
| Salary and Benefits | Up to £50K dependent on experience |
Commissioning Editor - Education
Due to growth, a leading Dublin based educational publishing company is looking to recruit an experienced Commissioning Editor to work within their growing Primary editorial team. Reporting to the Publisher, the Commissioning Editor will be...
Dublin Redwood Publishing Recruitment ref: (CE241025) 9 days ago
| Job Sector | Educational |
| Job Type | Editorial |
| Employment Type |
Full-time
Hybrid Permanent |
| Salary and Benefits | Generous salary and excellent company benefits |
Project Editor, Non-commissioning (12 month FTC)
Who we are and what we do With over 150 years of ground-breaking publishing from book lovers, original thinkers and market leaders, our unwavering mission has been to publish the most compelling voices in every genre. We continue to find ne...
Sheffield or London Hodder & Stoughton Publishers ref: (Ref_28405) 10 days ago
| Job Sector | Publisher |
| Job Type | Editorial |
| Employment Type |
Contract
Full-time Hybrid |
| Salary and Benefits | £30,000+, dependent on experience and location (+bonus +benefits) |
| Skills | experience project managing mono books – an understanding of the colour-book process is preferable but not essential excellent organisational and project management skills the ability to prioritise a high workload, manage conflicting deadlines and keep a cool head under pressure a meticulous eye for detail, preferably trained in proofreading and copyediting a good eye for layout and design, and the ability to think creatively a good communicator – diplomatic and confident in chasing other departments, freelancers and authors as necessary enthusiasm and a ‘can-do’ attitude an in-depth knowledge of Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Office; knowledge of Biblio would be an advantage understanding of copyright issues. |
Editor / Assistant Editor
Think Selection is delighted to be recruiting an Assistant Editor or an Editor (depending on experience), on behalf of an award-winning independent trade publisher, to provide editorial support to their fiction imprints. Reporting to the Pu...
London, Greater London Think Selection ref: (Ref_28402) 11 days ago
| Job Sector | Publisher |
| Job Type | Editorial |
| Employment Type |
Full-time
Permanent |
| Salary and Benefits | Very competitive |
Commissioning Editor, Cornerstone
About Penguin We’re the UK’s largest publisher; made up of some 2,000 people and publishing over 1,500 books each year. Our doors are open to all kinds of talent. In a constantly evolving industry, we work hard to stretch the definition of ...
London Penguin Random House ref: (Ref_28391) 16 days ago
| Job Sector | Publisher |
| Job Type | Editorial |
| Employment Type |
Full-time
Hybrid Permanent |
| Salary and Benefits | Circa £35,000 dependent on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus bonus and benefits. |
| Skills | Some prior experience in acquiring literary fiction, whether you are just starting to acquire as an Assistant Editor or are currently working as an Editor or Commissioning Editor; The ability to publish literary campaigns with confidence, and to create noise both internally and externally for your books and list; Having a strong vision for the publication of your titles and the ability to translate that across all aspects of your work; A literary sensibility backed by a commercial mindset to ensure your titles are profitable; Strong internal and external relationship management skills, with the ability to communicate effectively to a wide range of people and influence others; A strong team player with interpersonal strength. |
Executive Editor
Think Selection is delighted to be recruiting an Executive Editor within a successful lifestyle division of a leading international publishing company . This senior role offers the opportunity to oversee a wide-ranging publishing programme ...
London, Greater London Think Selection ref: (Ref_28212) 26 days ago
| Job Sector | Publisher |
| Job Type |
Editorial
Management Project Management |
| Employment Type |
Full-time
Permanent |
| Salary and Benefits | Competitive |
