Production manager (12 month FTC)

Hachette UK; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Hachette UK is seeking a Production Manager to join their team in London. This role involves overseeing the production of award-winning non-fiction titles and requires strong organizational and communication skills. The successful candidate will manage complex projects, provide support to team members, and enjoy a range of employee benefits reflective of company values.

Benefits

28 annual leave days (+ bank holidays)

Generous pension schemes

Cycle to Work scheme

Development programmes including mentoring

Up to 70% off book purchases

Qualifications

• Proven track record on colour and mono books.
• Experience in managing complex projects.
• Comfortable with coordinating multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day running of a busy list.
• Support and train your direct line report.
• Coordinate the production process from concept to delivery.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Organization

Attention to Detail

Project Management

Job description

Closing date: 2nd June 2025

Salary: £40,000 (+bonus +benefits)

Location: The role will be based at our London office, Carmelite House,with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week.

Join the production team at one of the UK's largest children's publishers!

Hachette Children's Group is one of the UK's largest children's publishers, our mission is to make it easy for children and young people everywhere to access books and see themselves reflected. We aim to maximise our readers' life chances by inspiring a lifelong love of reading, publishing books for every stage of their journey to adulthood from Enid Blyton to Alice Oseman's Heartstopper. Hachette Children's Group is a division of Hachette, one of the largest publishing groups in the UK, with 11 publishing divisions and over 60 imprints. Everyone here is proud to be in the business of opening doors and minds.

We have a fantastic opportunity to join our Production team in a varied and creative role, offering an opportunity to work across a range of titles from initial concept to delivery on our award-winning Non-Fiction lists.

Who we are looking for

• The ideal candidate will be a Production Manager or experienced Senior Production Controller with strong communication and negotiation skills.
• You’ll be highly organised, work well under pressure and able to demonstrate great attention to detail.
• You’ll have a proven track record of working on colour and mono books, as well as handling complex projects.
• You’ll be comfortable in managing multiple tasks, meeting deadlines and coordinating the day-to-day running of a busy list.
• You will be a proactive, solutions-focused team player who can build positive working relationships with colleagues and suppliers alike.
• As well as managing a busy list, you will provide support and training to your direct line report

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)
• 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
• 12 Staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, includingGender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeingand religious networks
• Season ticket loans
• And much more!

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.

If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend for interview, please let us know.

Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.