Academic Editorial Publishing Apprentice

Preparing and administering the sending/signing of non-royalty bearing contracts for book and digital products (contributor etc)  Commissioning peer reviews (proposals, manuscripts, articles) and soliciting pre-publication endorsements for projects as requested by their manager; ensuring these are delivered in a timely way; recording the progress of all projects under review/out for endorsement; ensuring payment as necessary Taking responsibility for monthly pub procedure Arranging the ordering of copies of published books Maintaining physical and electronic book files and records Supporting editorial staff in managing data on internal databases (Biblio and BCM) Responding promptly and appropriately to external and internal inquiries Checking and, if necessary, clearing copyright permissions under guidance from manager Carrying out research into new projects on request of manager Sending emails/letters of acknowledgment and rejection Undertaking administrative tasks such as filing and archiving paperwork Setting up new titles on Biblio (our bibliographic database), and ensuring that any changes to projects are updated promptly and in line with key dates Setting up and managing proposal review feedback for new projects Preparing monthly title reports for author-chasing

Training:

LDN Publishing Apprentices provide support at every stage of the publishing process. The course covers the entire publishing journey, from the conception of a book, digital product, journal or other product, through to production, sales, marketing and publicity processes.

 

Publishing Professional Apprentices provide support for specific areas across all key parts of the publishing process from the conception of book, digital product, journal or other product (such as educational resources), through to the production, in a variety of paper and digital formats, and then to support the sales, marketing and publicity processes.

 

Publishing Professionals will usually be involved with aspects of publishing which include editorial, marketing, sales, publicity, production, rights or digital. They will have an awareness or skills which stretch across the publishing process, particularly in smaller organisations.

 

They will typically report to an Editorial Manager and are involved with editing, proofreading and briefing external stakeholders about their work and the work of colleagues.

Training Outcome:

A full time position

Employer Description:
Bloomsbury Publishing is a leading independent publishing house, established in 1986, with authors who have won the Nobel, Pulitzer and Booker Prizes, and is the originating publisher and custodian of the Harry Potter series. Bloomsbury has offices in London, New York, New Delhi, Oxford and Sydney. Within Bloomsbury’s Academic division, it publishes under Bloomsbury, as well as under a number of prestigious and historic imprint names.

Working Hours :
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm

Skills:
Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Team working