Project Editor

This is an exciting opportunity to join PCR, a division of the Little, Brown Book Group, and work on a huge variety of non-fiction titles across the Piatkus and Robinson lists. The position is due to start in April.

Piatkus Non-fiction and Robinson are part of the PCR division within award-winning publisher Little, Brown Book Group. Piatkus Non-fiction and Robinson publish broadly within health and wellbeing, lifestyle, parenting, self-help, popular psychology, business, personal development, cookery and memoir.

Reporting to the Managing Editor of PCR, you will deliver a wide range of often complex non-fiction titles, from handover of manuscript to publication, with expertise and autonomy.

Tasks will include:

• managing authors through the editorial process
• commissioning freelance copy-editors, proofreaders, indexers and illustrators
• clearing permissions and working on legal reads
• collating and checking proofs at each stage
• checking covers

You will be working closely with many other in-house departments, particularly production and the wider editorial team. The position holder will ensure that allocated projects keep to schedule, budget and quality standards, and other business areas are aware of each book's progress.

Please note that this is a non-commissioning role.

We are looking for candidates with a proven track record of project editing and project managing trade non-fiction, who have excellent organisational skills and are great multi-taskers. Meticulous copy-editing and proofreading skills are essential. You must be proactive, a good communicator and show confidence dealing with colleagues both internally and externally.

Please also include specific comments on the following two points in your application:

• What it is that appeals to you about working on Robinson and Piatkus non-fiction titles?
• Briefly outline any experience you have that is relevant to this position.

Our staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:

• 28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years' service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' (+ bank holidays)
• Private medical insurance
• Generous pension schemes
• Rent deposit loans
• 2 community days per year
• Summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months)
• Retail discounts through Hachette rewards
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Eye care vouchers
• Wide-ranging training library
• Development programmes (including mentoring)
• Up to 70% off book purchases
• A charity bookshelf
• 12 Staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing and religious networks
• Season ticket loans
• And much more!

The role will be based at our London office, Carmelite House, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week.

Hachette employs people on the basis of their abilities. We aim to attract and develop talent from a base as broad as the world of readers we want to reach, with a wide and representative range of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality and socio-economic, regional and cultural backgrounds.

If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend for interview, please let us know.