Editorial Manager

Games Workshop Limited; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday

Pension scheme

Profit share

Share Save scheme

Staff discount

Job summary

Games Workshop Limited is seeking an Editorial Manager to lead the Warhammer 40,000 writing and editing teams on site at our Nottingham headquarters. You will drive research, IP ideation, and mainline production, shaping tone and atmosphere across Codexes, Battletomes, core books, and expansions.

You will coach and inspire writers and editors, set clear goals, allocate resources, and schedule work while managing budgets.

Qualifications

• Experience leading editorial teams.
• Strong organisational and planning skills.
• Ability to manage budgets and multiple workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor the writing and editing teams across all Warhammer 40,000 outputs.
• Allocate resources and schedule work for writers and editors.
• Collaborate with IP, product, and creative leads to ensure on-brand tone and accuracy.

Skills

People leadership

Editorial management

Budget management

IP/product knowledge

Job description

Games Workshop has an exciting opportunity for an Editorial Manager to join our studio and manage the Warhammer 40,000 writing and editing teams.

We need an experienced manager who is both driven and passionate about people to guide the teams’ activities from research and development to IP ideation and mainline production. Through setting clear goals and monitoring individual progress on projects, you’ll coach, lead and inspire the background writing and editorial teams to continuously improve the quality and efficiency of their writing and editing, across all modes of writing and product types, from Codexes and Battletomes to core books, narrative expansions, boxed games and more.

You’ll work closely with key contacts in the studio, particularly our creative leads, to gain key information and ensure the correct IP, tone and atmosphere are being delivered and presented in our products. You’ll build a network of strong relationships with wider business teams, including Product Developers and Planners, as you allocate appropriate resources for projects and schedule all work for the writers and editors.

Highly organised and with an attention to detail, you’ll manage multiple workstreams, people and budgets to deliver across multiple projects simultaneously. We’ll look to you to analyse and interrogate our processes to ensure our words are being written and edited in the most efficient way possible, and plugging seamlessly into our wider processes around book production.

We are looking for someone who thrives in managing and developing creative teams, in order to deliver world-class copy for the Warhammer 40,000 game and brand.

Working at Games Workshop

At Games Workshop we are looking for people who will do their best to understand the needs of the company and to put those needs first when they are at work. Because of this we believe that what you are like, hence the attitude you show to work and the way you choose to behave is even more important than your skills and experience.

The Warhammer World site is based just outside of Nottingham city centre and benefits from a nearby tram stop and free onsite car parking.

In return for your hard work, you will receive

• 33 days holiday per year (including public holidays)
• matching contributory pension scheme up to 7.5%
• profit share bonus (subject to GW meeting profit targets)
• option to join our Share Save scheme
• a staff discount of between 25% and 50% on our products!

Other Essential Information

Location: This role is based full time onsite at our UK headquarters in Nottingham.

Closing date: The closing date for applications is midnight, UK time, on Sunday 22nd November 2026.