Editor

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

England

Hybrid

GBP 29,000 - 34,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working pattern: 2 days office based / 3 days home based

25 days holiday

3.5 days Christmas company holiday

Two paid Personal Wellness Days

Flexible Fridays

Work Anywhere Fortnight

Season Ticket Loan

Share save Scheme

AXA Healthcare Plan (Private Medical Insurance)

Peppy Health App

In‑house Doctor

Eye care Voucher Scheme

Job summary

A leading publishing company in the UK is seeking a dynamic Editor to join the Fiction team at Aries. This mid-senior level role involves managing existing publications, considering new acquisitions, and fostering strong relationships with authors and stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have notable editorial experience in crime and thriller publishing and demonstrate market awareness. The position offers a salary between £29,000 and £34,000, with benefits including hybrid working, 25 days holiday, and wellness programs.

Qualifications

Experience with horror genre desirable.
A avid consumer of crime and thriller fiction.

Responsibilities

Manage ongoing existing publishing for current Aries authors.
Consider submissions with scope for acquisition.
Build strong relationships with production, sales, marketing, and publicity teams.
Manage relationships with authors and agents.
Demonstrate market awareness for informed publishing decisions.
Collaborate with the Editorial Director and team to develop growth opportunities.

Skills

Demonstrated editorial experience in crime and thriller publishing

Proactive publishing vision

Passionate about crime and thriller fiction

Excellent proofreading and copy-editing skills

Job description

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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc provided pay range

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Base pay range

Bloomsbury Publishing’s Head of Zeus are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic and collaborative editor to join the Fiction team to help grow the publishing on Aries, our crime and thriller list. Are you an editor with a background in crime, thriller and horror publishing? Or an Assistant Editor looking for your next step? We’re looking for someone with a passion for the Head of Zeus ethos and either a track record in editing and publishing commercial crime and thriller fiction, either in print or digital, or an assistant editor with extensive experience working in this field.

This is an opportunity for an ambitious and creative individual to help publish, and commission as necessary, within a respected imprint, home to multiple award‑winners and Sunday Times bestsellers. Reporting to the Head of Zeus Editorial Director for Aries, Fiction, the successful applicant will be a voracious reader, have strong relationships within the industry, show demonstrable market awareness, and will be keen to seek out new publishing opportunities.

The Role

Managing ongoing existing publishing for a range of current Aries authors, shaping and strategizing their publishing going forward
Considering submissions with scope for acquisition going forward
Building strong relationships internally with the wider stakeholders in Production, Sales, Marketing and Publicity
Managing relationships with new and existing authors and agents with diplomacy and excellent author care
Demonstrating strong market awareness of the current market and using this to inform your publishing, both inherited and newly acquired.
Working collaboratively with the Editorial Director, Aries, and the Publishing Director and the wider editorial team to develop new ideas and opportunities for growth

Skills, knowledge, experience

Demonstrated editorial experience in crime and thriller publishing; experience with horror genre desirable
Publishing vision: A proactive publisher and acquirer; interested in developing IP
Passionate: An avid consumer of crime and thriller fiction
Excellent proofreading and copy‑editing skills

Bloomsbury Benefits

Hybrid working pattern of: 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred)
25 days holiday
3.5 days Christmas company holiday
Two paid Personal Wellness Days
Flexible Fridays
Work Anywhere Fortnight
Season Ticket Loan
Share save Scheme
AXA Healthcare Plan (Private Medical Insurance)
Peppy Health App
In‑house Doctor
Eye care Voucher Scheme