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EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
Octopus Publishing Group, part of Hachette Livre, the ’s largest publisher, requires a dynamic Editorial Assistant to offer administrative and editorial support to the non fiction popular culture imprint Cassell Illustrated.
Reporting to the Cassell Illustrated publisher and working as part of a small team, you will be responsible for overseeing the administration of a list of approximately 20 books a year. Dealing with authors, enquiries from the public, running our internal systems, payment of invoices and updating of schedules. Cassell publishes a wide range of books from the bestselling 1001 series to Tv tie-ins such as Property Ladder and biographies like Beg, Steal and Borrow – the officlal Babyshambles Story.
To be successful you will be:
· Highly organised, creative with a meticulous eye for detail.
· Motivated, enthusiastic with a can do attitude.
· Interested in all forms of popular culture. You will love books and reading.
Please apply in writing with full CV, covering letter and salary details to:
Katie Parsons
HR Administrator
Octopus Publishing Group
2-4 Heron Quays
or recruit@octopus-publishing.co.uk stating ‘Cassell Illustrated’ in the subject.
Closing date:
Karen.mole@octopus-publishing.co.uk
Sales and Publishing Assistant – Bounty
Bounty Books are looking for an energetic and organised administrator to join their successful team publishing a list of promotional books from the Octopus Publishing Group backlist and the bestselling original 501 titles.
You will be working at the heart of a small imprint and reporting to the Publishing and International Sales Director and working closely with the Key Accounts Manager, therefore giving an excellent opportunity for somebody keen to gain their first job in publishing and get an overview of the whole publishing process by working as a support to both Editorial and Sales.
The ideal candidate will be highly motivated, hardworking and outgoing with the ability to multi-task and communicate confidently with external clients. You will need to be a dependable and enthusiastic team player with a great deal of initiative, a keen eye for detail, an excellent command of the English language, the ability to work autonomously and strong IT skills.
If you have a keen interest in book publishing and fulfil the above requirements then you will be rewarded with a varied role in a friendly team that will give you the experience and skills needed to further your career in publishing.
You must have the right to work in the UK to apply for this position.
Please forward your CV and covering letter to Katie Parsons – HR Administrator clearly stating Sales and Publishing Assistant – Bounty in the subject.
Katie Parsons Octopus Publishing Group
2-4 Heron Quays
London
E14 4JP
For work experience opportunities
HR Administrator
Email: workexperience@octopus-publishing.co.uk
