Production Assistant, Adult, (Trade & Special Interest)Division

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT, Adult (Trade and Special Interest) Division

This is an excellent opportunity for a graduate interested in a career in trade production.

Bloomsbury publishes a prestigious award-winning list of literary fiction and non-fiction titles including such authors as Reni Eddo-Lodge, William Dalrymple, Stuart Turton and Samantha Shannon. We are looking for a highly motivated hard-working individual with a particular interest in print production to join our busy Adult Production team.

Reporting to the Mono Production Manager, key tasks will include costing and processing reprints, handling backlist e-book creation, some POD and providing administrative support to the team.

Knowledge, skills and experience

The ideal candidate will have:

• excellent organisational and time-management skills
• proven IT skills (knowledge of Word and Excel essential)
• a keen eye for detail
• completed a publishing course which included an element of print production training

Some production experience would be an advantage, but is not essential.

Additional information

The role is a full-time permanent position with an annual salary of £25,000

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 Mondays and Tuesdays.

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.

Please apply with a CV and covering 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.

The closing date for this role is 14/05/2023. 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:

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 45 minutes earlier in the week
• Season Ticket Loan
• Sharesave Scheme
• In-house Doctor
• Eyecare Voucher Scheme
• Company culture – Employee Voice Meetings, Staff Networks (Bloom (BAME), Accessibility, Mental Health, Pride, and Parents, Guardians and Carers), 9 Mental Health First Aiders trained across the UK offices, Publishing Events and access to free Publishing Resources

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 Book Trade Charity provide financial assistance for people looking to get into the publishing industry; you can find more information and talk directly here: http://booktradeentrysupport.org