HarperCollins Publishers
Employment Type: Full time
Location: Hybrid · London, UK (3+ days office based)
Seniority: Mid-level
* Closing: 11:55pm, 8th 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
Editorial Responsibilities:
* Ownership of and main point of contact for own stable of authors, working across women’s fiction, historical and crime/thriller, seeing them through from acquisition to publication for both physical and digital editions.
* Work on all edits for authors, taking books through from delivery to publication.
* Working on desk edits, liaising closely with the production team and pub ops director to keep them in line with the critical path.
* Understanding and wider reading of UK commercial women’s fiction and crime/thriller market, resulting in strong market knowledge and market-focused publishing strategies across the board.
* Briefing jackets and liaising with designers, seeing covers through from start to finish based on thorough market interrogation.
* Commissioning, overseeing and checking sales/marketing material as necessary.
* Building and fostering relationships with agents, acting as an ambassador for Avon within the industry.
* Acquiring titles in line with Avon’s acquisition strategy.
* Negotiating deal memos and progressing contracts for all acquisitions.
* Writing cover/catalogue copy as required.
Digital Responsibilities:
* Overseeing metadata/AIs for authors/titles, ensuring readiness in line with critical path.
* Liaising with the pricing/analytics team to optimize titles.
* Regularly checking Amazon feeds for glitches/problems.
* Working on backlist reissues and agreeing on strategy with the digital team.
* Supporting the Marketing Manager to create innovative digital campaigns.
* Attending weekly pricing and metadata sessions.
* Highlighting key titles needing focus in digital.
* Liaising with teams regarding HC sales events.
* Creating content for customer presentations.
* Ensuring Sales, International Sales, Audio, Digital Sales, and Rights teams have all advance sales information.
* Working closely with Avon publicists for maximum exposure for authors.
* Attending launches, industry events, and festivals.
Experience:
* Experience working at editor level or above.
* Demonstrable sound market knowledge of commercial fiction.
* Experience of desk editing processes.
* Full knowledge of publishing processes.
* Experience of working directly with authors.
* A range of industry contacts, including agents.
* Demonstrable commissioning experience (desirable).
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
* Strong awareness of market trends and digital innovations.
Disposition:
* Passionate, energetic, and enthusiastic.
* Enjoys a challenge and remains calm under pressure.
* Dynamic team member, flexible to work evenings and weekends as required.
* Passionate about books and commercial fiction.
Additional Information:
* 28 days holiday plus bank holidays (option to buy and sell holiday days).
* Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave.
* Private healthcare cover and life assurance.
* Unlimited training on our Learning and Development portal.
* Charitable donation matching and volunteering days.
* Free e-books and audiobooks, digital newspaper subscriptions, and discounts on books.
If you wish to discuss anything regarding this position and/or your application, please reach out directly to stephanie.jemmett@harpercollins.co.uk with subject heading ‘Vacancy Query’ plus the job title. Please note, applications must be submitted via Applied; email applications are not accepted.
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