Location Hybrid · London, UK 3+ days office based
Team HQ, Mills & Boon
Seniority Junior
* Closing: 12:55am, 30th Jan 2025 GMT
Perks and benefits
* Work from home option
* Wellness programs
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
* Mentoring/coaching
* Cycle to work scheme
Job Description
Introduction to the role
We have an exciting opportunity for someone looking for a Publishing Assistant role with a passion for romantic fiction. Mills & Boon is a heritage brand, established in 1908, and is the UK’s #1 publisher of romantic fiction. This role will manage Mills & Boon’s new trope-led imprint, Afterglow Books, which publishes two books per month, as well as ad hoc Mills & Boon Trade titles.
The role is an integral part of the Mills & Boon team, providing publishing and administrative support, reporting into the Marketing & Operations Director. As Publishing Assistant, you will ensure the smooth running of the department, working in conjunction with other members of the division. Your responsibilities will include ensuring the books across our different series and imprints are kept to critical path for timely publication.
This role will create new opportunities to sell backlist content through our anthologies programme and strategic backlist repackaging. You will drive digital sales of all our titles, focusing on best-in-class metadata to ensure greater visibility on digital retailers. Understanding the market and key trends is critical, so the successful candidate should be fully immersed in romantic fiction and have an understanding of popular themes.
Additionally, there will be opportunities to develop editorial skills, assisting with cover briefs for books, writing cover copy, and creating printed marketing materials for our direct-to-consumer subscription parcels.
Key tasks and accountabilities
Publishing
* Responsible for the full publishing process for Mills & Boon, including series, anthologies, Afterglow, and Mills & Boon Trade
* Ensure all titles are delivered to their critical paths
* Use analysis to identify key trends for backlist titles with wider commercial opportunities
* Create our anthology programme (4 books per month), following market trends to identify key themes
* Manage the publishing of our Afterglow imprint across all formats
* Create cover briefs for Modern, True Love, and Anthologies
* Proof-read and sign off jacket and cover copy
* Schedule titles across all formats
* General ad hoc administrative duties to support Editorial and Marketing Teams
Marketing
* Write and brief DTC flyer and proof materials
* Title selection for sales catalogues and monitoring stock levels
Skills required
* A passion for romantic fiction and an avid reader
* Some administrative and organisation experience
* Excellent attention to detail
* Advanced MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
* Excellent organisation skills and the ability to meet strict deadlines
* Ability to manage workload and multiple work streams
* Ability to work as part of a team and use your own initiative
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
For more information about our benefits and application process, please refer to our official website.
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