Academic Editorial (Humanities & Social Sciences) Publishing Apprentice

Summary

Provide general administrative support for various elements of the editorial process, assisting the Bloomsbury History, Philosophy, Education and Linguistics Academic editorial team on book and digital products. Support colleagues within the department and liaise with authors, customers and other departments.

Wage: £22,500 a year
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Training course: Publishing professional (level 4)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm.
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 30 June
Duration: 1 year 3 months
Positions available: 1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

Tasks will be varied but will broadly include those to assist in the smooth-running of the editorial department, including:

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 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 the manager
Carrying out research into new projects on request of manager
Sending emails/letters of acknowledgement and rejection
Undertaking administrative tasks such as filing and archiving of 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

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

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.
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

This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 9 - 4 or A* - C)
Maths (grade 9 - 4 or A* - C)

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
Problem solving skills
Administrative skills
Team working
Initiative

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

Full-time employment upon successful completion of the apprenticeship

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LDN APPRENTICESHIPS LTD

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000310515.

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