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About the Role

The Editorial Assistant will play a key role in supporting the Century fiction team across a diverse and bestselling list, acting as the organizational backbone by managing diaries, coordinating meetings, and ensuring publishing schedules run smoothly. This role offers hands-on editorial experience, from reviewing submissions to researching cover concepts and collaborating with colleagues across departments.

Responsibilities

Manage diaries, coordinate meetings, and keep projects on track.
Ensure publishing schedules run smoothly.
Support the Publishing Director and Senior Commissioning Editor on their publishing.
Gain hands-on editorial experience, including reading and providing feedback on submissions.
Research cover concepts.
Work on backlist titles.
Collaborate with colleagues across departments.
Help 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.
Century publishes some of the biggest brand authors in the UK, including James Patterson, Harlan Coben, Lisa Jewell, Anthony Horowitz, Paige Toon, Philippa Ashley, LJ Ross and Tom Hindle.
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.