Editor - Penguin Michael Joseph

A unique and exciting opportunity has arisen for an Editor to join Penguin Michael Joseph’s non-fiction team, reporting to the Publishing Director.

The Opportunity

In this role you will be responsible for making sure a range of titles are published to the highest standard. In this non-commissioning role, you’ll be project managing our titles post-acquisition. Day-to-day you can expect to be:

• Mapping out a realistic schedule both for the book’s production and its publishing life cycle.

• Keeping all key stakeholders, across rights, PR, marketing and sales teams, regularly informed and supporting on developing publishing plans with them.

• Maintaining and developed relationships with authors and agents.

• Gathering sufficient market knowledge and data to comment on audiences, market opportunities and publishing strategies.

• Adhoc administration support where required.

Above all, you’ll be an ambassador for our books, championing our books and fulfilling the publishing vision for all aspects of the title’s package.

What you’ll bring

You’ll have solid experience in running the editorial process whether that be from working with fiction or non-fiction books at Assistant Editor level.  You’ll also need to be highly organised and able to coordinate multiple stakeholders in order to manage the publishing process for your titles, and to meet strict deadlines.  Alongside this, you’ll:

• Have experience project managing titles throughout the publishing process

• Have an eagle-eye for detail, with excellent copyediting skills.

• Have excellent communication skills, able to build rapport quickly and deliver stand out author care.

• Have a strong understanding of the audience needs and trends within non-fiction genres and able to craft creative copy and clear design briefs that demonstrate this.

• Be a confident partner for Marketing, Publicity, and other internal teams to develop each book’s strategy, positioning, copy and design

About Michael Joseph

Michael Joseph specialises in commercial fiction and non-fiction, publishing best-selling titles in the genres of women’s fiction, crime, thriller, cookery, memoir, and lifestyle. We are home to authors including Stephen Fry, Raynor Winn, Mrs Hinch, Nadiya Hussain, Jeremy Clarkson, Dawn French, Dr Julie Smith, James Norbury and Eckhart Tolle to name but a few.

How to apply

If this sounds like you, please apply with your CV and cover letter telling us why you’re right for the role, by midnight on Sunday 10th December.

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 the word publisher. Here, you’ll work with a breadth of talent who all play their part to make each of our books a success. Together, we make books for everyone because a book can change anyone.

Salary: Up to £32,000 depending on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus bonus and benefits.  

Competitive benefits package: Our people are the heart of our business, and we work hard to support a culture of responsibility and recognition.

Our benefits include:

• Financial – income protection, life assurance, childcare allowance

• Wellbeing - healthcare cash plan, critical illness cover, health checks

• Lifestyle – enhanced parental leave, tech scheme,

For our full benefits list please visit: https://www.penguinrandomhousecareers.co.uk/what-we-offer/

Hybrid working: We’re experimenting with a hybrid way of working that suits the needs of each team. While our offices across the UK are places to connect, collaborate and celebrate with colleagues, we recognise that flexibility around where you work is just as important. For this role the department aims to be in the office three days a week, with Monday as a core day. We’ll be happy to discuss this in more detail as part of the interview process. 

The recruitment process: You can read about our recruitment process at https://www.penguinrandomhousecareers.co.uk/how-we-hire/

As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we're part of the offer an interview scheme. This is where disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role can opt in to get to the next recruitment stage. There may be some situations where volume of applicants means we can't take all eligible candidates to interview. We encourage you to tell us about any reasonable adjustments you may need by emailing PRHCareersUK@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk. Remember, you only need to share what you are comfortable to for us to support your request.

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