Academic Editorial Publishing Apprentice

Summary

Bloomsbury Academic History Philosophy and Linguistics (HSS) are now looking for their next publishing professional apprentice! You will provide general administrative support for various elements of the editorial process, assisting the Bloomsbury History, Philosophy and Linguistics Academic editorial team on book and digital products.

Annual wage: £22,500 a year
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Training course: Publishing professional (level 4)
Hours: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Friday 31 January
Duration: 1 Year 3 Months
Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Preparing and administering the sending/signing of non-royalty bearing contracts for book and digital products (contributor etc)
Commissioning peer reviews (proposals, manuscripts, articles) and soliciting pre-publication endorsements for projects as requested by their manager; ensuring these are delivered in a timely way; recording the progress of all projects under review/out for endorsement; ensuring payment as necessary
Taking responsibility for monthly pub procedure
Arranging the ordering of copies of published books
Maintaining physical and electronic book files and records
Supporting editorial staff in managing data on internal databases (Biblio and BCM)
Responding promptly and appropriately to external and internal inquiries
Checking and, if necessary, clearing copyright permissions under guidance from manager
Carrying out research into new projects on request of manager
Sending emails/letters of acknowledgment and rejection
Undertaking administrative tasks such as filing and archiving paperwork
Setting up new titles on Biblio (our bibliographic database), and ensuring that any changes to projects are updated promptly and in line with key dates
Setting up and managing proposal review feedback for new projects
Preparing monthly title reports for author-chasing

Where you’ll work

50 BEDFORD SQUARE

LONDON

WC1B 3DP

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

LDN APPRENTICESHIPS LTD

Your training course

Publishing professional (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents

Input and maintain data to produce products or publications that meet company, sales channel and audience requirements.

Continually improve the quality of information or data in line with best practice.

Maintain data and records in line with relevant data protection guidelines.

Follow publishing guidelines relevant to their role to produce products or publications that meet budgets, are on schedule and meet company and industry standards.

Ensure appropriate changes are highlighted and agreed with stakeholders

Apply rigour and attention to detail

Escalate issues and concerns, in line with company process.

Identify stakeholders, build relationships and manage expectations

Present appropriate information clearly and concisely, whether internal or external.

Ensure that products or publications meet contractual structures agreed with authors or other content providers.

Think laterally and provide sensible solutions to problems.

Demonstrate a strong ability to work as part of a team, taking on tasks confidently and resourcefully, working cooperatively with others, and supporting the team and line manager as required.

Communicate clearly with relevant stakeholders, showing confidence, inclusiveness and flexibility, and ensuring an appropriate use of language and terminology.

Present and communicate ideas to colleagues internally and externally as needed.

Manage own workload and operate both individually and as part of a wider team and seek support when needed.

Demonstrate good time-management – prioritise effectively, with the ability to manage multiple demands and deadlines.

Demonstrate the ability to communicate and collaborate effectively during remote or hybrid working, where required by their company.

Your training plan

LDN Publishing Apprentices provide support at every stage of the publishing process. The course covers the entire publishing journey, from the conception of a book, digital product, journal or other product, through to production, sales, marketing and publicity processes.

Publishing Professional Apprentices provide support for specific areas across all key parts of the publishing process from the conception of book, digital product, journal or other product (such as educational resources), through to the production, in a variety of paper and digital formats, and then to support the sales, marketing and publicity processes.

Publishing Professionals will usually be involved with aspects of publishing which include editorial, marketing, sales, publicity, production, rights or digital. They will have an awareness or skills which stretch across the publishing process, particularly in smaller organisations.

They will typically report to an Editorial Manager and are involved with editing, proofreading and briefing external stakeholders about their work and the work of colleagues.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4)
Maths (grade 4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Team working

About this company

Bloomsbury Publishing is a leading independent publishing house, established in 1986, with authors who have won the Nobel, Pulitzer and Booker Prizes, and is the originating publisher and custodian of the Harry Potter series. Bloomsbury has offices in London, New York, New Delhi, Oxford and Sydney. Within Bloomsbury’s Academic division, it publishes under Bloomsbury, as well as under a number of prestigious and historic imprint names.

http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

A full time position

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LDN APPRENTICESHIPS LTD

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000280716.

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Closes in 12 days (Tuesday 22 October)

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