Closing date: 17th November 2024
Salary: £30,000 - £33,000 dependent on experience (+bonus +benefits)
Have you got editorial experience and a passion for crime and thriller novels?
Little, Brown's identity is personified by our innovative, dynamic and free-thinking people. Across our thirteen imprints, you won't find a wider range of titles anywhere in UK publishing. We pride ourselves on quality and diversity. A repeat recipient of the Publisher of the Year award, we're one of the most successful and dynamic publishers in the UK.
Little, Brown is a division of Hachette, one of the largest publishing groups in the UK, with 12 publishing divisions and over 60 imprints. Everyone here is proud to be in the business of opening doors and minds.
What you'll do
Constable Crime is a destination crime and thriller list, home to multiple bestselling and award-winning authors including M. W. Craven, M. C. Beaton, Katy Watson, Brian McGilloway and Ana Reyes. This position offers the opportunity to manage a selection of authors and support the Editorial Director with the day-to-day running of the imprint. The role is perfect for someone with editorial experience and a passion for crime and thriller, who is looking for their next step up.
The role will involve:
* Editing manuscripts
* Reading submissions
* Writing cover copy
* Proofreading covers
* Optimising metadata
* Project managing titles through the publication process
What you'll bring
The ideal candidate should be:
* Highly organised, efficient, proactive and creative, with excellent communication skills.
* Have a true passion for reading and publishing crime and thriller, and a meticulous eye for detail.
* Able to manage their time, prioritise and work well under pressure.
* We are looking for candidates with some editorial experience and a track record project managing multiple titles and working with authors.
What we offer
Our staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:
* 28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years' service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' (+ bank holidays)
* Private medical insurance
* Generous pension schemes
* Rent deposit loans
* 2 community days per year
* Summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months)
* Retail discounts through Hachette rewards
* Cycle to Work scheme
* Eye care vouchers
* Wide-ranging training library
* Development programmes (including mentoring)
* Up to 70% off book purchases
* A charity bookshelf
* 12 Staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing and religious networks
* Season ticket loans
* And much more!
The role will be based at our London office, Carmelite House, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week.
Our commitment
Hachette employs people on the basis of their abilities. We aim to attract and develop talent from a base as broad as the world of readers we want to reach, with a wide and representative range of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality and socio-economic, regional and cultural backgrounds.
If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend for interview, please let us know.
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