Collins is one of the most well-known and trusted names in publishing, delivering a diverse range of titles across adult reference, children’s reference, cartographic and language lists. We are looking for an enthusiastic and detail-oriented Assistant Editor to join our busy and collaborative team on a 12-month contract, providing vital support to our Editorial Project Managers. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone early in their editorial career to gain hands-on experience across a variety of publishing tasks, working within a warm and dedicated team that is passionate about creating books that inform, inspire and delight readers of all ages.
Please note, this role will initially require 5 days per week in the Glasgow office, then move to a phased hybrid structure.
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Provide day-to-day support to Editorial Project Managers in delivering reference titles across the Collins list, including Adult General Reference, Children’s Reference, Cartography and Language titles
- Assist in the research and planning of upcoming projects
- Proofread, edit and review content to ensure accuracy, consistency and adherence to style guides
- Assist with briefing editorial and design freelancers
- Assist with picture research and rights clearance
- Use InDesign to update files and create print-ready PDFs
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, sharing relevant project documentation and files
- Provide general administrative support to the editorial team
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Some experience in an editorial or publishing environment
- Ability to multitask and prioritise own workload based on deadlines
- Confident decision maker
- Positive, can-do attitude with a willingness to learn
- Able to receive and action feedback
- Calm under pressure and comfortable working to tight deadlines
- Comfortable communicating clearly and professionally with a range of internal and external stakeholders
- Proficient in MS Word and Adobe Acrobat
- Experience using Adobe InDesign would be advantageous
With a history stretching back over 200 years, HarperCollins is the second largest consumer book publisher in the world. Here at HarperCollins UK, we publish around 1,500 books a year for readers of all ages and interests.
Our bestsellers include Bernard Cornwell, Adele Parks, Jonathan Franzen, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Memoirs of British prime ministers. Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall trilogy. George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series. And legendary titles by legacy authors J.R.R. Tolkien, Agatha Christie and C.S. Lewis.
We’re home to the most iconic bears, Paddington, Rupert and Winnie-the-Pooh, and Judith Kerr, Rob Biddulph and Michael Morpurgo, Mr Men & Little Miss, Thomas & Friends and Minecraft for our younger readers.
We have offices in London, Honley, Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dublin. In London, we’re in The News Building with News UK. Keeping our historic connection to Glasgow, we’re also based in the Robroyson district where each week, our distribution centre sends up to 3 million books around the world.
