Fiction Editorial Support Coordinator

Jobtailor; Greater London; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an Editorial Assistant to join the Fiction editorial department in Greater London. You will provide administrative and editorial support to the Publishing Directors, assist with desk editing, prelims, copyedits, and proofs, and read submissions with reader reports.

You will manage freelance editorial bookings, update meeting minutes, create metadata, organise proofs, and help with coordination across production teams.

Qualifications

• Some administrative and organisation experience.
• An effective multi-tasker, with experience of coping in a pressurised environment.
• Digitally savvy
• A passion for HQ titles and commercial fiction books, particularly romance
• Excellent command of the English language
• Effective communicator at all levels
• Excellent attention to detail
• Voracious reader of commercial fiction
• Advanced MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Some experience working with Adobe is desirable
• Excellent organisational skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Reliable, with the ability to use own initiative
• Flexible, proactive and a team player

Responsibilities

• Assist with editorial and administrative tasks to support the Fiction department.
• Provide admin and editorial support to the Publishing Director and Editorial Directors.
• Assist with desk editing, prelims, copyedits, proofreading, and proofreading changes.
• Read submissions and submit reader reports.
• Update weekly team editorial meeting minutes.
• Coordinate freelance editorial bookings and schedules.
• Proofread jacket, catalogue, AI and divisional copy.
• Organise back matter and endmatter.
• Write or adapt copy as required.
• Perform ebook editorial checks and voucher proof checking.
• Liaise with production teams to meet critical paths.
• Act as first point of contact for editorial queries.
• Create and update metadata.
• Create and circulate digital bound proofs.
• Raise purchase orders and send books to authors and agents.
• Organise author/publication gifts and day-to-day communications.

Skills

Administrative experience

Multi-tasking

Digital literacy

Excellent English

Effective communication

Attention to detail

Reliability

Team player

Flexibility

MS Office proficiency

Tools

Adobe

PowerPoint

Excel

Word

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking an Editorial Assistant to join the Fiction editorial department in Greater London. You will provide administrative and editorial support to the Publishing Directors, assist with desk editing, prelims, copyedits, and proofs, and read submissions with reader reports.

You will manage freelance editorial bookings, update meeting minutes, create metadata, organise proofs, and help with coordination across production teams.