Children Book Editor Project Manager

Ignite Hubs; London; Remote; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Part time

Job summary

Ignite Hubs, an education charity, seeks a Book Editor Project Manager to lead its publishing initiatives for children. The role involves managing editorial processes for series on STEM careers and improving children's literacy through engaging storytelling and educational programs, with flexible remote working options.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in editorial project management, children’s publishing, or literary development.
• Passion for storytelling and improving literacy among young people.
• Strong editorial skills, particularly in children's or young adult fiction.

Responsibilities

• Lead the editorial and production process for the STEM Career Book Series.
• Manage relationships with writers, illustrators, and corporate sponsors.
• Support the Creative Writing Programme and develop resources for education.

Skills

Editorial project management

Passion for storytelling

Editorial skills

Communication skills

Project management skills

Job description

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Hours: 3 to 4 hours a week, with the potential to increase as the initiative grows

Term: 6 to 12 months, with possibility to extend

Location: remote working, with occasional travel to London

Salary: up to £25 per hour depending on experience (PAYE or freelance)

About Ignite Hubs

Ignite Hubs is an education charity for children and young people aged 7 to 18 years old. Our mission is to ignite the potential of young minds by widening their horizons and providing them with the skills, connections and experiences to access and pursue meaningful careers and lead fulfilling lives.

We aim to provide the best learning environment for children and young people from all backgrounds and abilities. We place a special emphasis on engaging underrepresented groups, including girls, ethnic minorities, and those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

We currently teach coding, STEM and creative writing teaching over 200 students each week and have positively impacted more than 1,000 children and young people since we started. Our educational offerings include five weekly virtual classes and four weekly in-person classes during term time at various libraries throughout Southwark, SE London.

Our long-term ambition is to offer nationwide classes, workshops and events to children and young people on a wide variety of subjects under our five educational Hubs: Code, STEM, Innovation & Enterprise, Creativity and Health & Wellbeing.

Role & Responsibilities

We are looking for an experienced Book Editor Project Manager with publishing experience to lead and grow our publishing and literacy initiatives for children and young people.

Our STEM Career Book Series introduces children aged 9 to 12 to roles in STEM through exciting and engaging stories. Our third title, Virtual Combat, which focuses on cybersecurity, is scheduled for publication in July 2025 and is being funded by a corporate partner. We plan to publish further titles in the series through additional corporate sponsorships.

You will also play a key role in launching and growing our STEM Reading Challenge, supporting our Creative Writing Programme, and developing resources for our Online Learning Platform.

This is an exciting and multi-dimensional role that will help transform lives through education.

Key Responsibilities

1. Publishing: STEM Career Book Series

• Lead the end-to-end editorial and production process for each title
• Manage relationships with writers, illustrators and designers
• Collaborate with the CEO to identify and secure corporate sponsors for future books
• Co-design and launch the STEM Reading Challenge in partnership with libraries.
• Curate age-appropriate book lists with input from subject matter experts and corporate partners.
• Develop engaging reading activities for students, teachers, and parents
• Help identify and secure funding, and sponsorship to support the challenge

3. Creative Writing Programme

• Collaborate with our Creative Writinginstructors to develop our literacy strategy and impact.
• Support the creation of learning pathways to help connect our classes to future career roles.

About You

• Proven experience in editorial project management, children’s publishing, or literary development
• A passion for storytelling and improving literacy among young people
• Strong editorial skills, particularly in children's or young adult fiction
• Experience developing or supporting educational/literacy programmes or reading initiatives
• Confidence in working with external partners and corporate sponsors
• Excellent communication, project management, and collaboration skills
• Skills in writing or developing complementary learning materials

How to Apply

To apply, please send your CV and a cover letter. Please include the answer to the below question:

• What do you bring to this role that would make it a success?

Send your application to [e-mail] with “Book Editor Project Manager” as the email subject line.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

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  Education Administration Programs

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