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About the Role

Reporting to the Publishing Director, you will support the Century fiction team across a diverse and bestselling list. You will be the organizational backbone of the team, managing diaries, coordinating meetings, keeping projects on track, and ensuring publishing schedules run smoothly. You will gain hands-on editorial experience, from reading and feeding back on submissions to researching cover concepts and working on backlist titles. You will collaborate with colleagues across departments, help send out book proofs, and contribute ideas to publishing discussions.

Responsibilities

Manage diaries
Coordinate meetings
Keep projects on track
Ensure publishing schedules run smoothly
Support the Publishing Director and Senior Commissioning Editor on their publishing
Read and provide feedback on submissions
Research cover concepts
Work on backlist titles
Collaborate with colleagues across departments
Send out book proofs
Contribute ideas to publishing discussions

Requirements

Organized and detail-driven, able to juggle a busy workload with confidence and care
Attention to detail is a must
Confident communicator, happy to share opinions and ideas in meetings and contribute to lively editorial discussions
Engaging and collaborative, with a positive, can-do attitude and enthusiasm for working closely with colleagues and authors
Passionate reader and eager to champion new stories and voices
Curious and proactive, keen to learn, take initiative, and make a real impact in the team
Proven written ability, showcased through your application and cover letter
Experience/ Knowledge of MS Office Excel/Word/ Outlook
Previous publishing experience isn’t essential

Skills

MS Office Excel
MS Office Word
MS Office Outlook

Location

London

Work Type

Hybrid working
Full-time

Experience Level

Entry level

Salary/Compensations

£29,000

Benefits

Benefits

About the Company

Century is one of the most successful and well-regarded commercial imprints in the UK.
On the fiction side, we publish some of the biggest brand authors in the UK.
We’re honoured to include James Patterson, Harlan Coben, Lisa Jewell, Anthony Horowitz, Paige Toon, Philippa Ashley, LJ Ross and Tom Hindle on our list.
Cornerstone is a goal-orientated division with a clear commitment to high performance at every level.
We embrace bold curiosity, question the status quo and take smart, commercially driven risks.
We deliver with pace, resilience and a growth mindset, while collaborating to achieve high impact.
We build strong, inclusive relationships with authors, agents and colleagues, and contribute to a culture of openness and belonging.

Equal Opportunity

As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we offer interviews to candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role and opt in on their application form.