DK Children's - Editor

Are you passionate and eager to learn about the children’s book market? Are you looking to be part of a team that brings stories to life for children around the world? As an Editor at DK Children's Books, you'll help create amazing books that inspire, educate, and entertain. If this sounds like you, keep reading…

We are looking for a highly motivated and organised editor, who has an excellent attention to detail and is able to work under pressure. You will play a crucial role in shaping high-quality, engaging books that inspire young minds. You will work closely with authors, designers, and production teams to bring exciting projects to life.

Our ideal candidate will be confident in managing multiple projects simultaneously, meeting tight deadlines. They will be resourceful and solution-focused, being able identify potential issues in projects before they occur. They will be a strong communicator with great interpersonal skills, who is confident in their abilities, but eager to learn and develop.

Other day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Copyediting, proofreading, and fact-checking commissioned text
• Review and edit manuscripts, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and age-appropriateness
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders to facilitate smooth project execution, providing constructive feedback when necessary.
• Nurture existing relationships with external suppliers, including authors, contributors, consultants, freelance contacts, custom and special sales clients, and with DK overseas teams

As an Editor at DK, you will be someone who thrives in a collaborative environment and enjoys working with others to achieve shared goals. You will have a clear understanding of the book’s vision and an awareness of the commercial opportunity it presents. 

Everyday in the Children’s team is new and exciting, you will have an amazing opportunity to contribute to the children’s book market and to work in a team that encourages creativity and nurtures new editorial talent. If you are interested, please apply with your most recent CV and a cover letter describing a children’s book published in the last year that you wish you could have worked on. 

The deadline for applications is 5 January 2025.

Salary: Starting at £31,000 depending on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus bonus and benefits.

We have a range of benefits to reflect our commitment to our people, some of which are:

• 25 days paid holiday entitlement in year one, plus bank holidays
• Generous pension scheme
• Volunteering policy and charity matching
• Employee assistance programme
• 60% discount on company books
• Cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership
• Flex Fridays (1pm Finish*)
• Shopping discounts 
• Up to 30 days remote working from abroad

And we plant a tree for every new employee to our business

DK is committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects the varied communities that read our books across the world. We encourage applications from all individuals, regardless of age, religion, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexuality or social background. DK is proud to announce that we have adopted The Halo Code.

DK is a member of the disability confident scheme. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies.

DK supports flexible working and has introduced a new ‘smart-working’ policy with a hybrid approach of working weekly from home and in DK’s office. All DK employees are expected to work from the office three days per week.

The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade, but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews or undertaking internships. For more information, visit www.booktradeentrysupport.org

*Subject to certain criteria being met.

About our Company: 

We believe in the power of discovery. That's why we create books for everyone that explore ideas and nurture curiosity about the world we live in. From first words to the Big Bang, from the wonders of nature to city adventures, you will find expert knowledge, hours of fun and endless inspiration in the pages of our books. 

We are the world's leading illustrated publisher and a member of the Penguin Random House division of Bertelsmann, creating cutting-edge design and stunning visual books for the whole family. We are passionate about inspiring curiosity and bring people to books through their thirst for knowledge. With a global book loving community of over 800 colleagues in the UK, US, Germany, India, China, Spain and Australia, we produce books in over 100 countries and over 60 languages. Find out more on dk.com.

Company: Dorling Kindersley Limited 

Country: United Kingdom 

State/Region: London 

City: London 

Postal Code: SW1V 2SA 

Job ID: 276054