Project Editor

HAY HOUSE UK LIMITED; London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

HAY HOUSE UK LIMITED is seeking a Project Editor to collaborate with authors on innovative publications in personal development and holistic health. The successful candidate will have at least five years of editorial experience, strong project management skills, and a passion for empowering content. This full-time role offers a hybrid working environment, requiring in-office work three days a week.

Qualifications

• Experience managing projects through all stages of the editorial workflow.
• Passionate about producing empowering content.
• Exceptional eye for detail and layout.

Responsibilities

• Project managing titles through editorial workflow from manuscript to print.
• Copy-editing, proofreading, and sense-checking content.
• Writing engaging copy for various platforms.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Project management skills

Copy-editing

Proofreading

Creative thinking skills

Education

Minimum of five years’ experience in an editorial role

Tools

InDesign

Asana

MS Office

Job description

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Hay House is the UK’s leading publisher of non-fiction books, digital products and online courses in the personal development, holistic health and spirituality space. We’re looking for an experienced project editor to work closely with authors on a range of exciting and innovative books and gift products. This is a key role within the editorial team and would suit someone with a minimum of five years’ experience in an editorial role, ideally in a trade publishing environment and with project management experience, who is passionate about producing great content that supports and empowers our readers.

We offer a hybrid working environment and expect that you will work from our central London office three days a week: on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

The role involves:

• Project managing titles and associated materials through all stages of the editorial workflow, from manuscript to final print files, using tracking and content management systems as appropriate.
• Copy-editing, proofreading and sense-checking content.
• Commissioning, briefing and liaising with freelance editors, typesetters, proofreaders and indexers.
• Managing schedules and budgets.
• Working in InDesign on interior layout templates, making text revisions and finalizing files for print.
• Writing engaging, relevant and informative copy for a variety of platforms.
• Building/maintaining excellent relationships with authors and colleagues.

What we’re looking for:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• You will be highly organized and able to demonstrate strong editorial and project management skills, including copywriting, copy-editing and proofreading.
• Experience of managing projects through all stages of the editorial workflow, ideally in a trade publishing environment.
• An exceptional eye for detail and layout.
• Creative thinking skills – from sourcing ideas to day-to-day problem-solving.
• The ability to work in a hybrid team environment in a collaborative and flexible way.
• Knowledge of the mind, body, spirit field and proficiency in InDesign, Asana, Biblio and MS Office will be advantageous.

To apply, please send your CV and a cover letter explaining your interest in the post and relevant experience to [e-mail]

Hay House employs people based on their abilities, and we welcome applications from any individual, regardless of ethnicity, gender, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation or age.

Closing date for applications: 4 July 2025

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing

• Industries

  Book and Periodical Publishing

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