Senior Production Controller (1 year FTC)

Hachette UK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Generous pension

Rent deposit loans

Cycle to Work

Eye care vouchers

Job summary

Hachette Children's Group in London or Sheffield is seeking a production professional to manage titles from concept to delivery, including mono, colour, ebooks and co-editions.

You will handle frontlist projects, coordinate with editors, designers and suppliers, and ensure deadlines are met in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. The role requires hands-on experience in production, strong attention to detail and proficiency with Biblio.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in a similar production role.
• Highly organised with ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Strong team collaboration and relationship-building.
• Attention to detail and quick learning of new systems.

Responsibilities

• Oversee production from concept to delivery.
• Work on frontlist titles, ebooks and special editions.
• Coordinate with suppliers and internal teams to meet deadlines.
• Manage multiple titles across formats.

Skills

Organised

Multitasking

Team player

Problem solving

Fast learner

Negotiation

Proactive

Biblio

Job description

Who we are and what we do

Hachette Children's Group 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 12 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

We have a fantastic opportunity to join our busy and friendly team, in a varied and creative role. You will work across a range of mono and colour titles from our prestigious and award-winning YA and middle grade lists, as well our heritage brand Enid Blyton. You will be responsible for all aspects of production, from initial concept through to delivery. You will predominantly work on frontlist titles including highly specced special editions as well as ebooks and some foreign language co‑editions.

Who we are looking for

The ideal candidate will have hands on experience and a proven track record in a similar role.

• You will be highly organised and comfortable in managing multiple tasks and meeting deadlines.
• You'll thrive in a fast-paced environment, be resilient and work well under pressure.
• You'll enjoy working as part of a team and building relationships with colleagues and suppliers alike.
• You'll enjoy problem solving and be able to demonstrate great attention to detail.
• You're quick to learn new systems and processes.
• You'll be a strong negotiator with good numeracy and administration skills.
• You will be dynamic, proactive, positive and solutions focused.
• You will be proficient in Biblio.

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!

The role will be based at our London or Sheffield office, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (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.

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

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