Editorial Project Manager

Hachette UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Dental insurance

Generous pension

Cycle to Work

Eye care vouchers

Training library

Job summary

Hachette UK is seeking an Editorial Project Manager to oversee the delivery of digital and print resources from manuscript handover to publication. You will manage timelines, budgets and quality, and work with internal teams to ensure smooth progress of projects.

The role requires proactive problem-solving, a proven track record in delivering quality products, and experience writing briefs, managing third-party permissions and copyright.

Qualifications

• Proactive problem solver with track record delivering quality products.
• Experience writing briefs and managing third-party permissions and copyright.
• Attention to detail and commercial awareness.

Responsibilities

• Ensure projects stay on schedule, budget and quality, and update stakeholders.
• Advise managers on editorial budgeting needs for approvals.
• On-board, brief and monitor freelancers and packagers.
• Prepare editorial briefs for freelancers and manage digital content publishing and archiving.
• Coordinate with internal teams to ensure smooth project progress.
• Clear third-party permissions and rights management, and liaise with authors for corrections.

Skills

Project management

Budgeting

Freelancer management

Editorial briefs

Copyright knowledge

Content management

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Job description

Who we are and what we do

At Hachette Learning (formerly Hodder Education), there’s one thing we’re certain about. No two students learn the same way. That’s why our approach to teaching begins by recognising the needs of individuals first. Our mission is to enable every learner to fulfil their unique potential by empowering those who teach them. From our expert teaching and learning resources to our digital educational tools that make learning easier and more accessible for all, we provide solutions designed to maximise the impact of learning for every teacher, parent and student.

Aligned with our parent company, Hachette Livre, founded in 1826, we’re proud to deliver high-quality learning solutions on a global scale. We make it easier for everyone to unlock a new world of learning.

Hachette Learning is a division of Hachette, one of the largest publishing groups in the UK, with 10 publishing divisions and over 60 imprints. Everyone here is proud to be in the business of opening doors and minds.

What you’ll be doing

Hachette Learning’s mission is that ‘together we unlock every learner’s unique potential’ and we are looking for an Editorial Project Manager to help us deliver this with the highest quality products for learners of all ages & stages.

Core Duties:

• Ensure that projects keep to schedule, budget and quality standards and keep other business areas aware of progress
• Advise Product Managers of editorial budget needs for the Investment Approval meeting
• Select, on-board, brief and monitor performance of freelancers
• Prepare editorial project briefs for freelancers and packagers
• Create, edit and manage digital content including the publishing and archiving of this material
• Work closely with the Picture Research team to ensure briefings are correct, logged and collate re-use image files
• Clear third party permissions and ensure correct management of copy righted material
• Check and manage proofs, liaising with authors to collate their corrections
• Liaise with Product, Design, Development Editorial, Production and other internal teams to ensure smooth progress of projects

Who we are looking for

As part of a dynamic, quality driven Editorial team you will project manage the delivery of a wide range of digital and print resources, from handover of manuscript to publication, ensuring projects are managed on time, on budget and to high quality standards.

We are looking for a proactive problem solver with a proven track record in delivering quality products who can work across internal and external team managing print and digital products from manuscript to final publication. Writing briefs, managing third party permissions and copyright, with attention to detail and a commercial awareness.

What we offer

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
• Dental 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
• An active range of staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including AgeWise, Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing, Women in Techand religious networks
• Season ticket loans
• And much more!

The role will be based at our London or Bristol office, with a blend of 3 in-office days (Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays) and homeworking for the remaining 2 days per week.

Our commitment

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.

We want everyone to have the opportunity to perform at their best during our recruitment process. If you need any adjustments, you can let us know at the ‘Reasonable Adjustments’ section of your application. We’ll make sure you’re supported throughout the process.

The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews and undertaking junior roles. For more information visit www.booktradeentrysupport.org