Assistant Editor, Ebury (12-month FTC)

Do you enjoy being a team player and getting stuck into admin? Do you have an appetite to work across a range of books published by the Food and Lifestyle Hubs?

We are recruiting an Assistant Editor to join a dynamic, high performing team in Ebury, the UK’s largest non-fiction publisher, as soon as possible on a 12-month fixed term basis.

About the Hubs

Ebury’s hub model blends editorial, publicity and marketing, and feeds on idea flow from every area of the team. It’s a thriving and ultra creative team and space.

In the Ebury Food Hub, our mission is to make life tastier and easier, to introduce more readers to new and established food voices, to shine a light on overlooked cuisines and expand culinary horizons. To make connections in the most joyful way possible: through cooking and eating. As the No.1 cookbook publisher in the UK, the list is simply unrivalled. From Yotam Ottolenghi, Ixta Belfrage and Julius Roberts to Mary Berry, Rick Stein, MOB, Jane’s Patisserie and the Bored of Lunch phenomenon, the depth of talent is exceptional.

In the Ebury Lifestyle Hub, our mission is to create beautiful solutions for everyday needs. From Charlie Mackesy, Stacey Solomon and Will Kirk, Tim Minchin, Mackenzie Crook and Frances Tophill – you’ll be working with a broad range of authors whose work spans the lifestyle genre, covering home and garden, fashion, self-expression and giftable humour books.

The role

Ebury Food and Lifestyle are looking for someone to creatively and proactively support the team to see books through the publication cycle. You will be responsible for administrative duties, as well as project management across a number of titles alongside the team’s commissioners, and the smooth running of the central illustrated editorial team. You’ll be working across two really exciting parts of the business and gaining great insight and experience in both.

Key responsibilities:

• Drafting cover copy, briefing jackets, and collating proofs
•  Attending new project meetings, working with editors in reading proposals and actively engaging in conversations about new book ideas
• Proactively liaising and networking with authors and agents
• Liaising with teams across the business to support the critical path of the books, including Production and Design
• Supporting with ad-hoc administrative tasks including taking minutes, organising diaries and scheduling meetings
• Updating systems (including Biblio) with things like title and author information

What you’ll bring

We’re looking for someone who has a genuine passion to work on food and lifestyle titles, and who is excited to support across a range of books, from cookery, to sports, to business.

Essential criteria:

• Experience working in non-fiction publishing
• Demonstrable awareness of and engagement with the food and lifestyle markets
• An eye for detail, with proofreading skills
• Demonstrable administrative skills

Preferred criteria:

• Experience supporting on full colour non-fiction books
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to deliver exceptional author care
• Ability to multitask and stay calm under pressure
• Team player approach

Application instructions

Please apply with your CV and cover letter outlining why you are the right candidate for the role by 11:59pm on Sunday 20th April.

Please ensure you include a cover letter, as it is a crucial part of our assessment process. The cover letter offers an opportunity to show how your experience and interests align with the role requirements. Typically, we expect the cover letter to be no more than one or two pages in length.

Please note we are looking for someone to join the team as soon as possible but we are happy to accommodate a reasonable notice period for the right candidate.

Salary

Circa £30,000 dependent on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus bonus and benefits.

What you can expect from us

Our people are the heart of our business, and we work hard to support a culture of responsibility and recognition.

Our benefits include:

• Financial – discounted shopping, season ticket loan, rental deposit loan
• Wellbeing – healthcare cash plan, employee assistance, gym loan
• Lifestyle – taste card, tech scheme, free and discounted books

For our full benefits list please visit: https://www.penguinrandomhousecareers.co.uk/what-we-offer/

Hybrid working

While our offices across the UK are places to connect, collaborate and celebrate with colleagues, we recognise that flexibility around where you work is just as important. For this role we expect that you will work from the office twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

About Penguin

We’re the UK’s largest publisher; made up of some 2,000 people and publishing over 1,500 books each year. Our doors are open to all kinds of talent. In a constantly evolving industry, we work hard to stretch the definition of the word publisher. Here, you’ll work with a breadth of talent who all play their part to make each of our books a success. Together, we make books for everyone because a book can change anyone.

The recruitment process

You can read about our recruitment process at https://www.penguinrandomhousecareers.co.uk/how-we-hire/

As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we offer interviews to candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role, and opt-in on their application form. The essential criteria for this role are listed as part of the ‘What you’ll bring’ section. There may be times when the volume of applications means we cannot take all eligible candidates to interview.

We encourage you to tell us about any reasonable adjustments you may need by emailing PRHCareersUK@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk. Remember, you only need to share what you are comfortable to for us to support your request.

Please note, we are not able to accept agency CVs for this role. Any CVs sent speculatively will not be eligible for a fee.

Company: The Random House Group Limited 

Country: United Kingdom 

State/Region: London 

City: London 

Postal Code: SW11 7BW 

Job ID: 278967