Assistant Editor – Children’s Education in London

The Vacancy

Bloomsbury Education is looking for an enthusiastic, well-organised Assistant Editor with at least two years’ editorial experience to join our small dynamic team publishing exciting books for teachers, parents and children. The list includes teaching resources, professional development titles and home learning.

Reporting to the Head of Education and working closely with the editorial team this role offers the opportunity to progress your editorial skills and manage individual book projects from commission to publication, as well as assisting and supporting the commissioning team and senior editors as required.

The role

• Working with the commissioning team and senior editors to project manage titles across a broad range of educational products, from teaching resources and professional development books to children’s fiction and poetry, managing the editorial budget for individual titles to ensure profitability
• Working with authors to ensure timely delivery of manuscripts and liaising with production staff to maintain publishing schedules and data in Biblio (our publishing database)
• Development editing and copyediting new manuscripts independently, as well as alongside senior editor/commissioning editor
• Proofreading and liaising with authors at proof stage, collating comments and corrections, feeding back to production and then checking off changes on revised proofs
• Liaising with external and internal designers on page layouts, covers and artwork briefs, including storyboarding and illustrator selection
• Supporting senior editors and commissioning editors with administrative and editorial tasks where needed
• Assisting with the writing of AIs (advance information sheets), catalogue copy and book fair materials, as well as cover copy
• Liaising with sales, production, design, marketing and editors to ensure that sales materials are produced on time
• Presenting titles to sales and marketing teams at launch meetings and representing the education list at sales conferences and events as required

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Organised, confident and a good communicator
• Excellent knowledge of the English language, high standards of accuracy and a keen eye for detail
• Strong organisational skills and a rigorous, self-motivated approach to briefing, meeting deadlines and managing schedules and budgets
• Able to prioritise and manage time effectively
• Awareness of print procedures and printing needs
• Awareness of cost limitations and profitability of a project
• Demonstrable experience/knowledge of education publishing

Additional information

The role is a full-time, permanent position

Salary: £28,000 – £30,300 pa

The role is based at our London office 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP on a hybrid-working pattern of 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred). Allocated office days for this role are: Monday & Tuesday

This position is eligible for Bloomsbury’s Rental Deposit Loan Scheme. To assist candidates who want to start and to establish a career in publishing, Bloomsbury offers an interest‑free rental deposit to support securing somewhere to live. The rental deposit loan can be up to £3,000 and will be paid back over 2 years.

Bloomsbury reserve the right to close the role early if we exceed the required number of applications

Bloomsbury Benefits

Working Pattern

• Hybrid working pattern of: 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred)

Holidays

• 25 days holiday
• 3.5 days Christmas company holiday

Other Benefits

• Two paid Personal Wellness Days
• Flexible Fridays – take Friday afternoon off by working an additional3 hours and 30 minutes earlier in the week
• Work Anywhere Fortnight – For two weeks of any calendar year. The minimum period for Working Anywhere is one week, the maximum period is two weeks.
• Season Ticket Loan
• Learning & Development – Free access to LinkedIn Learning, BookMachine Campus, InRehearsal & IPG Skills Hub
• Share Save Scheme
• AXA Healthcare Plan (Private Medical Insurance)
• Ride to Work Scheme
• Peppy Health App
• In-house Doctor
• Eye Care Voucher Scheme
• EAP Advice and Counselling

Company culture – Employee Voice Meetings, Staff Networks (Bloom, Accessibility, Mental Health, Pride, and Parents, Guardians and Carers, Multi-Faith) and Mental Health First Aiders trained across the UK offices, Publishing Events and access to free Publishing Resources

For additional benefits see below

Bloomsbury is a place where anyone of any background, race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, gender identity, age, ability, or socio-economic status can thrive, feel comfortable, and be heard and accepted. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We are willing to make any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please flag to the recruitment team if required

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.

The Company

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.

Bloomsbury Publishing is a leading independent publishing house, established in 1986, with authors who have won the Nobel, Pulitzer and Booker Prizes, and is the originating publisher and custodian of the Harry Potter series. Bloomsbury has offices in London, New York, New Delhi, Oxford and Sydney. Within Bloomsbury’s Academic division, it publishes under Bloomsbury, as well as under a number of prestigious and historic imprint names. Read Our Story for how it all began.

Bloomsbury is committed to creating a working environment that stimulates creativity and collaboration, is respectful of difference, is inclusive and ethical in its practice, and promotes well-being. We are determined to nurture and develop our employees to reach their highest potential, and we know that our success is down to the passion, commitment and hard work of our talented people. We recognise the urgent need to attract and support applicants from all backgrounds and identities to become part of the global publishing industry, allowing diverse voices to reflect and shape our culture and society.

Please read more on our Missions and Values here.

Please read our environmental policy here.

Our Benefits

• Pension
• Flexible Working
• Life Insurance
• Staff Discount on Books
• Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP)
• Bike to Work

Employee Testimonials

“It’s a friendly team, I feel part of a community and there’s such a breadth and variety of publishing”
Marketing Executive, Academic

“There is a passion for books and authors. People want to read and that comes from the top”
Commissioning Editor, Special Interest

“Bloomsbury has a strong International outlook, it’s good to be part of a global publishing team.”
Intern, Education

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