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Project Editor (6 month FTC)

SPCK, The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge www.spck.org.uk

Location: London, UK (currently home working)

Contract: 6 month FTC

Salary: Depending on experience.

It’s a great time to join SPCK. We’re the UK’s leading Christian publisher and mission agency. We won the IPG Specialist Consumer Publisher of the Year award in 2017, 2018 and 2019. We are vibrant, energetic and growing, with a happy, motivated team working in a comfortable office at the leafy end of Westminster.

About the Role

This is a full-time role overseeing the production of titles from typescripts to passing those titles for press; providing editorial support to other SPCK teams & departments as and when required. The successful applicant will have undertaken a similar role previously and have a knowledge of and interest in Christianity.

About You

You must be literate and numerate, able to communicate with a variety of people internally and externally by a range of channels and methods. The successful applicant will be proficient with Microsoft Office and have substantial experience of project editing in a similar role.

In addition to the above the successful applicant must evidence strong written and oral communication skills, the ability to recognise clear, concise, and grammatically correct written material; applicants must have the ability to work methodically to tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment and to work independently managing editorial stages and overseeing schedules.

For a copy of the job description please see link https://spckpublishing.co.uk/pub/media/PDFs/jd_2021.pdf

Deadline for CV applications and supporting statement of not more than two sides 5pm, 6th February 2021 to recruitment@spck.org.uk

IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to the large number of applications SPCK receive, we will only contact successful candidates. If you haven’t been contacted by 10th February 2021 your application has not been taken forward and your details will not be held further. We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest. To see our privacy policy visit https://spckpublishing.co.uk/privacy-and-cookies-policy

SPCK, founded in 1698, is the oldest Anglican mission agency and the UK’s largest independent Christian publisher. Our vision is a world where everyone is transformed by Christian knowledge. Our mission is to lead the way in creating books and resources that help everyone to make sense of faith. Find out more at www.spck.org.uk/about-us This is a full-time role overseeing the production of titles from typescripts to passing those titles for press; providing editorial support to other SPCK teams & departments as and when required. The successful applicant will have undertaken a similar role previously and have a knowledge of and interest in Christianity.

Project Editor (6 month FTC)

SPCK, London
Contract, Full-time
Publisher
Editor, Publishing Support, Other Publishing, Project Management, Editorial
Reference: 
Project Editor
Salary description: 
Depending on experience.

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