Please note: this vacancy will close once 200 applications have been received. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
The Product Development team work across a range of subjects and levels, from advanced maths and science to primary reading, for UK and international markets, in both print and digital formats. This role will give you the opportunity to gain insight of the publishing process across different markets and through different mediums. Please note, this is a 6-month internship.
In the role, you will support the team by taking on a wide variety of admin and editorial tasks as required, ensuring the team is always fully up to date with the status of tasks taken on. These will include tasks such as database creation, book page checking, picture research, author and illustrator research and checking, formatting and organising files. Tasks will come to you from a variety of sources and you will be expected to manage your own workload (with support from your line manager). Therefore, it is key to have clear communication and organisation skills as well as the ability to think clearly and manage varied schedules.
If you wish to discuss anything regarding this position and/or your application to this role, please reach out directly to [email protected] with subject heading ‘Vacancy Query’ plus the job title and we will aim to get back to you within 5 working days.
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General administrative and editorial tasks involved with the setup and management of projects, as well as tasks post-publication
- Support the team with ongoing project efficiencies and streamlining
- Proofread and collate comments on book layouts in print and digital products
- Maintain image licensing records and conducting picture research
- Research potential authors and illustrators
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Clear, effective and engaging communication skills
- Unswerving attention to detail
- Excellent organisation, time and resource management with realistic goals
- Proactive in trouble-shooting and solving problems – knows when to seek guidance
- Flexibility – ability to juggle a varied workload and prioritise
- Confident with MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Interest in education and working with educational resources such as Maths, Science, Geography resources and more
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.
