Closing date for applications: Sunday 23rd February 2025
Salary: £34,000 per annum, pro-rated
Contract: Part-time - 28 hours (Monday-Thursday)
We are looking for a project editor to work across the Children’s list.
Faber is a leading independent literary publisher. We publish a diverse range of high-profile authors such as Kacen Callender, Emma Carroll, Akwaeke Emezi, Swapna Haddow, and Marissa Meyer, and we have a backlist containing the works of T. S. Eliot, William Golding, Seamus Heaney, and Sylvia Plath, among many others. The Faber Children's list spans picture books to YA crossover, through gift, graphic novels and non-fiction. We give teachers and educators the books they need to nurture, support and inspire children to become the great minds of the future. Faber is also a supplier of sales and distribution services to independent publishers and has a market-leading creative writing school.
The successful candidate will have a meticulous approach to work, and will be deadline-focused, with a keen eye for detail and great communication skills. They will need experience in proofreading, copyediting and advanced knowledge of typesetting in InDesign. The ideal candidate will have experience working on a children’s list or excellent knowledge of the project-editing demands for children’s titles from picture books up to YA. This is a fantastic role for someone who is keen to work independently from within a close-knit team.
Key tasks
* Project editing 25–30 titles and managing the critical path for the full list of 43–50 titles a year, including full colour, black and white illustrated and full-length fiction.
* Liaising with freelancers and internal teams as well as authors.
* Writing copy, presenting titles at internal meetings and being the first port of call for author care as required.
Beginning in April 2025, it will be a part-time (Monday–Thursday) position for a fixed-term contract of up to 12 months. We accommodate hybrid working, and this role requires a minimum of two days in our London office.
To apply, please send your CV and covering letter by clicking the 'Apply' button quoting reference CA.
Faber has a staff of just over 150, based across our offices in Hatton Garden (London) and Harlow. We want all our staff to have the best possible, most positive and enjoyable experience while working at Faber.
Our benefits include:
* Access to Faber titles (including regular staff book clubs), discounted Independent Alliance titles, discounted Faber Academy courses
* Minimum of 28 days’ holiday per year
* Five days per year for volunteering work of your choice
* Full subscription to the Headspace meditation app
* Season-ticket loans
* Cycle-to-work vouchers
* Subsidised eye tests
* Generous pension scheme
* Life assurance and income protection insurance
* Access to online GP and advisory services
* Cash plan for healthcare costs
We welcome applications from any individual regardless of ethnic origin, gender, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation or age. All applications will be considered on merit.
Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.
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