Editorial Director

Are you a dynamic and experienced children's Editorial Director eager to bring fresh ideas to the market? If so, we have the perfect role for you: leading a program of innovative novelty and book products.

Contract

Permanent, full time

From £45,500 per annum

4 October 2024

Working hours

35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9.30am - 5.30pm. We currently operate a discretionary hybrid model, with three days in our London office and two working from home.

About the role

This is an opportunity to help shape a successful and growing children's co-edition list, working with market-leading publishers in the UK and US.

The main tasks will be:

• managing our in-house editorial team
• overseeing our frontlist programme of illustrated novelty, book plus and box kit titles
• ensuring that all titles are delivered on time, on budget and to the highest standards
• ensuring that we meet and exceed the expectations and requirements of our co-edition partners
• contributing to the creative direction of the list

About you

You'll be a creative and proactive leader with at least three years' experience in a management role in which you have responsibility for managing an editorial team and driving a publishing programme of. Knowledge of co-edition publishing is beneficial.

You will be able to show that you can:

• co-ordinate, support and motivate an editorial team
• facilitate and strengthen relationships with business partners
• enhance a publishing programme creatively and commercially
• focus on details while also seeing the bigger picture
• take responsibility and deliver results
• manage tight deadlines and juggle multiple urgent tasks
• negotiate with and provide guidance to authors, designers and illustrators
• create and oversee budgets and schedules

What we can offer

A supportive, open environment with development opportunities, as well as the following benefits:

• 25 days paid holiday per year (increasing up to 30 days per year), plus bank holidays
• Cultural appreciation day (to honour a cultural holiday which is significant to you, separate to your holiday entitlement)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Staff discounts on selected shops, retailers, and restaurants
• Health Cash Plan
• Pension
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Summer hours
• Active social and diversity committees

How to apply

Please send a CV, cover letter and portfolio (pdf or link) to by the closing date and state the vacancy name in the email subject title.

Ensure you cover the following:

• Your motivation and match with the role requirements
• What appeals to you about this particular role
• What key skills, experience and achievements do you have that you think are relevant to this role, and why. Please provide examples of how you have used or demonstrated those.
• Where you saw the vacancy advertised

All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to live and work in the UK in order to be considered for the vacancy.

We employ individuals based on their abilities and welcome applicants from all backgrounds regardless of disability, ethnic origin, gender, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, belief, age, or sexual orientation.

As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we aim to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible for disabled people. Therefore, we encourage you to inform us of any reasonable adjustments you may require during your interview process. Please note, you only need to disclose information that you are comfortable sharing in order for us to accommodate your request.

Please note that due to the high volume of applications we receive, we will only be able to respond to candidates selected for interview.