Editorial Assistant, Business & Economics

Supporting the Commissioning Editor and Publisher, the Editorial Assistant will have the opportunity to work on a variety of textbooks, scholarly publications and digital learning resources, supporting on all aspects of the publishing process from new proposals through to publication. This is an ideal role for a talented individual who is keen to develop their career in academic publishing.,

• Supporting the team to meet annual commissioning, publishing and profitability targets
• Helping to coordinate and academic books and digital resources through all stages of the publishing process
• Managing the peer review process for proposals and draft manuscripts
• Conducting course, competitor and other market research
• Liaising with authors, and colleagues across editorial, production, marketing, sales and digital
• Using publishing systems to set up titles and manage editorial processes
• Assessing and preparing manuscripts for handover to production
• Checking content for third party material and arranging copyright permissions
• Assisting in the editorial workflow for digital content, including using content management systems
• Briefing cover designs and writing cover copy
• Dealing with queries and checking proofs for titles in production
  
  Organised with excellent prioritisation skills: is able to balance a varied workload effectively
• An excellent communicator (written and verbal)
• Able to build effective working relationships with colleagues and external contacts
• Meticulous in their attention to detail and accuracy
• Self-motivated with a positive, can-do attitude
• Able to work well as part of a team and independently
• Good at finding solutions to problems and using their initiative
• Numerate, with experience of using Microsoft Office applications such as Outlook, Word and Excel
  
  Salary: £27,000 Annually
Hybrid Working, 25 Days Paid Holiday + 3.5 Company Christmas Paid Leave, 2 Paid Wellness Days
• Publishing
• Entry
• Administration & Operations, The role is a full-time (35 hours per week) and permanent.
The salary is £27,000 per annum 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: Wednesdays and Thursdays As an Assistant role, 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., For best results, please use a desktop to apply as some mobile browsers may not fully support the application portal. Bloomsbury reserve the right to close the role early if we exceed the required number of applications Bloomsbury Benefits As well as a fantastic opportunity to join a global award-winning organisation, Bloomsbury offers the following competitive benefits package: 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 additional 3 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
• Share Save Scheme
• AXA Healthcare Plan (Private Medical Insurance)
• Peppy Health App
• In-house Doctor
• Eye Care Voucher Scheme
Company culture - Employee Voice Meetings, Staff Networks (Bloom, Accessibility, Mental Health, Pride, and Parents, Guardians and Carers, Multi-Faith) and 21 Mental Health First Aiders trained across the UK offices, Publishing Events and access to free Publishing Resources