Publishing Assistant Apprentice - London, United Kingdom - LDN Apprenticeships

LDN Apprenticeships

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London, United Kingdom

6 days ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Opportunity information

Salary £21749 per year
Duration 15 months
Advert closing date 09/03/2023

Description

Simon & Schuster are looking for an enthusiastic apprentice with a keen interest in starting a career in the publishing industry to join their thriving Adult Fiction team.

This is an exciting opportunity to get your first taste of the Publishing Industry and a chance to learn about how an independent publishing house operates.

General admin tasks including using systems, printing, photocopying and mailings
Providing editorial and administrative support and overseeing the smooth and timely publication of the titles on the list
Assisting with organisation of book launches
Attending meetings
Overall support for the smooth running of the Fiction team
Author support such as gifts and contractual copies
Providing administrative support including diary management
Generating and maintaining editorial data on our internal systems
Ensuring books get to copyeditors, proofreaders, typesetters and authors on time
Being a key point of contact between sales, marketing, publicity, art and editorial
Processing and managing invoices
Liaising with freelancers, generating and processing related paperwork
Assisting with writing copy and briefing covers
Creating/updating/checking our AIs
Preparing prelims, endmatter and corrections for paperbacks/reprints/new editions
Collating proofreaders' and authors' proof corrections when required
General editorial research (looking up Nielsen Bookscan figures etc)
Reading and reporting on submissions
Regularly communicating with authors and their agents
Contributing ideas for backlist reinvigoration
Monitoring titles online and updating metadata

Entry requirements

You'll need to attend an online Zoom screening interview with our Talent Team (don't worry, we're a friendly bunch) and pass initial assessments in Maths and English.
You will need to be within a commutable distance to the office location listed.

Training to be provided

To meet the requirements of the Level 3 Publishing Assistant apprenticeship programme you will need to spend 6 hours a week of your time undertaking off-the-job learning, which will include:

Formal training, including online learning and internal learning events
121s with your coach and line manager
Observing and shadowing colleagues
Writing up learning reflections for your portfolio

Things to consider

Skills required

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Future prospects

Full-time employment within the Simon & Schuster team.

London, Greater London, England, WC1X 8HB