Established in 1986
Prize winning authors
Worldwide offices

Editorial Assistant, Lifestyle and Tonic

Salary £27,000
Location London
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This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

The Vacancy

This Vacancy has now closed for applications, as mentioned in our job advert we reserve the right to close a vacancy early if we exceed the number of required applications.

 

 

The opportunity 

At Bloomsbury Lifestyle we’re looking for an Editorial Assistant to join our team. The successful candidate will offer administrative support to the Lifestyle Publisher and the Editorial Director of Tonic, Bloomsbury’s wellbeing imprint, as well as the rest of the team.

You will be working on a Lifestyle list which publishes bestselling brands such as Tom Kerridge and Dishoom, cookery talent like Poppy Cooks and Georgina Hayden, and lifestyle and gift titles that look amazing and have wide appeal. For the Tonic list you will support on a range of titles across psychology, parenting, health/nutrition and inspirational thinking, from authors such as The ADHD Adults, Adam Lind and Toni Tone.

The role

This role will involve administrative and editorial support across the team, diary and meeting management, keeping on top of metadata and critical path, as well as creative tasks such as writing copy, reading submissions and contributing ideas. You will need to have very strong organisational skills including a strong eye for detail and an ability to prioritise a diverse workload. You will also need to be a good communicator and work well within a team.

  • General Administrative support
  • Meetings Admin
  • Scheduling, Biblio, Metadata
  • Proofreading and corrections
     

Knowledge, skills and experience 

  • Great organizational skills and time management
  • Ability to prioritize a complex workload 
  • Excellent verbal and written English  
  • Communication skills and strong author care
  • Strong eye for detail and high standards 
  • IT competency, particularly with Word, Outlook, Excel and databases
  • Proactive attitude and professional manner  
  • An interest and understanding of the lifestyle and wellbeing market

 

Additional information

The role is a full-time permanent position

Salary Pay Point: £27,000 per annum

Please note: Interviews will be taking place from 1st - 4th of August. 

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 and 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.

Please apply with a CV and Cover Letter addressed to Human Resources (Word or PDF format only) via the ‘APPLY NOW’ button detailing how you meet the requirements outlined above for this role.

Bloomsbury reserve the right to close the role early if we exceed the required number of applications. If the role is no longer showing on our website as open for applications, then we have reached the limit. 

 

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

Here’s what some of our employees had to say about joining Bloomsbury:

“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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