Finance:
Do you have a feel for figures? If you like working to deadlines, have a good attention to detail and are also a good team player, Finance could be for you!
Warehouse Operations:
Do you have a logical mind? If you are organised and like being able to see a process from start to finish, then Warehouse Operations could be for you. Operations is a key stage in the book process, dispatching books to customers in a timely and accurate way and helping us to maintain our excellent customer relationships.
Credit Services:
If you can operate in a structured way, whilst adopting a sensitive manner in a client facing industry, you may be suited to a career in Credit Services.
Agent:
The agent works on behalf of the author and it is their job to sell the authors' manuscripts to a publishing house. If an author sends an unsolicited manuscript (ie not through an agent or at the publishers' request), this goes onto the 'slush pile' and it may be a long time before the manuscript is looked at.
The agent works on behalf of the author and it is their job to sell the authors' manuscripts to a publishing house. If an author sends an unsolicited manuscript (ie not through an agent or at the publishers' request), this goes onto the 'slush pile' and it may be a long time before the manuscript is looked at.
Editorial:
Do you have an obvious love of books and writing? Do you have excellent attention to detail and are confident enough to able to communicate with a wide range of departments? If so editorial may be the right path for you. Your time management, Initiative and adaptability will be key skills here to be able to accommodate the demands that will be thrown at you. However, although Editorial may be your primary interest, do have a look at other departments as it may be that your skills are better matched elsewhere. And remember that Editorial jobs are the most competitively sought-after.
Do you have an obvious love of books and writing? Do you have excellent attention to detail and are confident enough to able to communicate with a wide range of departments? If so editorial may be the right path for you. Your time management, Initiative and adaptability will be key skills here to be able to accommodate the demands that will be thrown at you. However, although Editorial may be your primary interest, do have a look at other departments as it may be that your skills are better matched elsewhere. And remember that Editorial jobs are the most competitively sought-after.
Rights:
If you have excellent communication skills and enjoy using your negotiation and influencing skills to get the best deal for the author and the company then working in Rights may interest you. Rights may also involve some travel to book fairs around the world to ensure that our titles are availiable to the widest audience.
If you have excellent communication skills and enjoy using your negotiation and influencing skills to get the best deal for the author and the company then working in Rights may interest you. Rights may also involve some travel to book fairs around the world to ensure that our titles are availiable to the widest audience.
Legal:
To work in the legal department you will need to be a qualified soliciter with experience in commercial law.
To work in the legal department you will need to be a qualified soliciter with experience in commercial law.
Human Resources:
Are you good with people, organised and can help to support managers based on your knowledge? To work in HR you must be discreet and tactful when necessary as you will be dealing with a lot of confidential information.
Are you good with people, organised and can help to support managers based on your knowledge? To work in HR you must be discreet and tactful when necessary as you will be dealing with a lot of confidential information.
Design:
Are you creative with a flair for design? Designers need imagination to inspire a reader to pick up a book from the shelf. You will usually need a recognised design qualification and will be asked to send in some samples of your work.
Are you creative with a flair for design? Designers need imagination to inspire a reader to pick up a book from the shelf. You will usually need a recognised design qualification and will be asked to send in some samples of your work.
Marketing:
Are you imaginative, creative and a great communicator? Marketing may be the department for you.
Are you imaginative, creative and a great communicator? Marketing may be the department for you.
Publicity:
Are you confident, imaginative and have a great awareness of the media and popular culture? Then you may enjoy working in Publicity. You will be an outgoing, confident person who is keen to promote books through all types of media.
Are you confident, imaginative and have a great awareness of the media and popular culture? Then you may enjoy working in Publicity. You will be an outgoing, confident person who is keen to promote books through all types of media.
IT:
Do you love working with technology? IT requires technical skills but also the ability to relate to others in the business and provide a service to all users. You will enjoy working in a team and have a logical analytical mind.
Do you love working with technology? IT requires technical skills but also the ability to relate to others in the business and provide a service to all users. You will enjoy working in a team and have a logical analytical mind.
Digital:
Are you keen to be involved with the ever changing world of digital publishing? Digital is an innovative area which requires keen, enthusiastic and creative individuals who want to expand our growing digital presence.
Are you keen to be involved with the ever changing world of digital publishing? Digital is an innovative area which requires keen, enthusiastic and creative individuals who want to expand our growing digital presence.
Contracts:
Do you have excellent attention to detail? Working in Contracts may be the career path for you. You will be a confident negotiator and be able to influence decisions that will affect the author and the company.
Do you have excellent attention to detail? Working in Contracts may be the career path for you. You will be a confident negotiator and be able to influence decisions that will affect the author and the company.
Customer Services:
If you enjoy dealing with the public, both individual customers and large accounts, then a career in Customer Services might be for you. You will be able to stay calm under pressure and have an excellent telephone manner.
If you enjoy dealing with the public, both individual customers and large accounts, then a career in Customer Services might be for you. You will be able to stay calm under pressure and have an excellent telephone manner.
Production:
Are you interested in the technical side of the publishing process? Production deadlines are very tight so you will be excellent at time management and planning to ensure these deadlines are met. You will be a confident communicator, liaising with the other departments to get books through the process.
Are you interested in the technical side of the publishing process? Production deadlines are very tight so you will be excellent at time management and planning to ensure these deadlines are met. You will be a confident communicator, liaising with the other departments to get books through the process.
Print/Digitise:
All of our printing is outsourced to printers around the UK and abroad. The printers work with us to ensure that the books are produced according to our specifications.
All of our printing is outsourced to printers around the UK and abroad. The printers work with us to ensure that the books are produced according to our specifications.
Sales:
Are you keen to work in a dynamic fast-paced environment? Would you like dealing with retailers who are getting our books to as many readers as possible? Sales may be the career to go for. You will be confident and proactive and will also work closely with the Marketing team to ensure our books are in the best position at the point of sale to ensure maximum sales.
Are you keen to work in a dynamic fast-paced environment? Would you like dealing with retailers who are getting our books to as many readers as possible? Sales may be the career to go for. You will be confident and proactive and will also work closely with the Marketing team to ensure our books are in the best position at the point of sale to ensure maximum sales.
Retail:
All of our suppliers place orders with us to position our titles in their stores. Our retailers are changing from the traditional bookseller to the supermarket chains who are now some of our main customers. The increase in internet shopping means that many of our retailers choose to trade online.
All of our suppliers place orders with us to position our titles in their stores. Our retailers are changing from the traditional bookseller to the supermarket chains who are now some of our main customers. The increase in internet shopping means that many of our retailers choose to trade online.
Reader:
The reader is the final part of the chain. Changing retailers mean that a wider audience can and are enjoying books. All of the departments you can read about are there to make sure our titles reach as many readers as possible. The readers will decide what are our best sellers will be so it's important to encourage as many people as possible to pick our title off the shelf.
The reader is the final part of the chain. Changing retailers mean that a wider audience can and are enjoying books. All of the departments you can read about are there to make sure our titles reach as many readers as possible. The readers will decide what are our best sellers will be so it's important to encourage as many people as possible to pick our title off the shelf.
