Who we are and what we do
Hachette Children's Group of the UK's largest children's publishers, our mission is to make it easy for children and young people everywhere to access books and see themselves reflected. We aim to maximise our readers' life chances by inspiring a lifelong love of reading, publishing books for every stage of their journey to adulthood from Enid Blyton to Alice Oseman's Heartstopper.
Hachette Children's Group 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 be doing
Manage the day-to-day running of the Enid Blyton publishing programme
Project manage young fiction series
Input new ideas into creative meetings
Commission authors, edit manuscripts, input into illustration briefs, check illustrations and layouts
Work with the Assistant Editor to compile Enid Blyton story collections
Write TIs, cover copy, marketing copy as required
Manage schedules, liaising with design and production
Oversee sensitivity updates
Draft acquisitions documents, including costings
Write cover briefs
Draft contracts
Liaise with marketing, rights and publicity teams
Who we are looking for
Senior Editor with strong editorial and project-management skills
Versatile and flexible
Able to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Strong advocate
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Creative thinker
Meticulous and organised
Enthusiastic learner
What we offer
Our staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:
1. 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)
2. Private medical insurance
3. Generous pension schemes
4. Rent deposit loans
5. 2 community days per year
6. Summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months)
7. Retail discounts through Hachette rewards
8. Cycle to Work scheme
9. Eye care vouchers
10. Wide-ranging training library
11. Development programmes (including mentoring)
12. Up to 70% off book purchases
13. A charity bookshelf
14. 12 Staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing and religious networks
15. Season ticket loans
16. 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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