Editorial Assistant; Pan Fiction Job London England UK,Creative Arts/Media

Position: Editorial Assistant (Pan Fiction)
Location: Greater London

Pan Macmillan UK is one of the largest general book publishers in the UK, with imprints including Macmillan, Mantle, Pan, Picador, Boxtree, Sidgwick & Jackson, Bello, Tor, Kingfisher, Macmillan Children's Books, Two Hoots, Bluebird, Campbell Books, Macmillan New Writing and Macmillan Digital Audio. Pan Macmillan is part of Macmillan Publishers International Limited.

Administration

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Editorial Assistant to join the Pan Fiction team, supporting the publishing process across an industry-leading list of commercial fiction, with a primary focus on crime and thriller titles.

Your team:

Pan Fiction is home to the biggest and best commercial brands, including Peter James, Ann Cleeves, David Baldacci, Stuart Mac Bride, Kristin Hannah, Danielle Steel and Lucinda Riley. We publish critically acclaimed and award‑winning commercial fiction from Jane Harper, Alice Feeney, Alexandra Potter, Rosie Walsh and Lucy Jane Wood, as well as exciting debuts including Jo Murray, Steph McGovern, Robert Hutton and Jeffrey Boakye.

We relentlessly drive creativity and innovation whilst supporting each other to deliver the very best work for our authors and to define the future of commercial fiction.

Your role :

As the Editorial Assistant, you will play a crucial role in supporting the editorial process and be responsible for the smooth running of our administrative processes. You will have the opportunity to assist in the development and production of a wide range of commercial fiction, with a focus on crime and thriller titles, and be a key support in keeping books on track from the moment of submission all the way through to publication and beyond.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about commercial fiction and can multitask and meet deadlines.

Your key responsibilities:

Metadata & systems administration: Keeping our bibliographic database (Biblio) and book metadata accurate and up to date.

Acquisition support: Assisting the Publishing Director with acquiring books by creating costings and researching market competition.

Departmental coordination: Writing agendas and taking minutes for departmental meetings, and acting as the main point of call for internal publishing schedule queries and external enquiries.

Production liaison: Preparing texts for handover to the production team and keeping the production process on track in line with the critical path.

Author & agent care: Coding invoices, obtaining approval for author payments, and sending author copies of finished books.

Permissions & research: Helping with picture research and clearing permissions as required.

Desirable skills we’d love you to have:

Industry experience: Previous experience working in the publishing industry or related creative fields.

Creative input: A proactive desire to contribute editorial ideas and feedback during list meetings.

What you’ll get in return:

In return we can offer you a range of great projects, a supportive and collaborative working environment as well as a competitive salary and benefits package.

Some of the benefits we offer:

28 days’ annual leave increasing with years of service + bank holidays
Discounted private medical insurance
Enhanced family pay and leave
Flexible working hours and summer hours (early finish on a Friday during summer months)
2 Volunteer Days per year
75% off all Pan Macmillan books and regular staff book sales (highly reduced rates)
Season ticket loan/advance
Cycle to work scheme
Discounts on shopping, Tastecard+ and gym memberships;
Christmas club savings
Daily free breakfast and monthly company lunch

This is a full time, permanent role, and will be based in our offices in Farringdon, London, with some flexibility to work from home each week.

All applicants must be able to…