Do you have a background in research?

Or are you looking for the next challenge in your publishing career?

Maybe we have the perfect role for you?

Our client is a world-leading society publisher based in Oxford. As a (Senior) Society Publishing Manager, you’ll manage and develop around 10-15 partnerships, helping a diverse group of societies to spread knowledge, advance their discipline, and expand their community.  Working collaboratively with smart, friendly and highly skilled colleagues across a global organisation, you will enjoy unrivalled scope to develop your skills in communication, presentation, negotiation and relationship building. Championing excellent service, you will proactively ensure that relationships with existing partners prosper. Crucially, you’ll also make an important contribution to the strategic development of the portfolio, working on new business opportunities, from community focussed events and initiatives, to signing new society partnerships.

You will have proven experience of working in publishing, in academic research, or within a society, with a flair for building productive relationships. Highly driven and well-organised, you will have a strong focus on achieving goals. You will bring excellent communication skills and a winning personality to the role. Core responsibilities include:

• Building and maintaining excellent relationships with external partners
• Taking responsibility for successful renewal or renegotiation of contracts
• Managing financial performance including budgeting and expenditure decisions
• Attending editorial board and society meetings, hosting strategy session and presenting formal publisher reports
• Assisting with commissioning and new business development, where appropriate.

Our client prides themselves on helping a diverse group of publishing partners to make a real difference in the world.  

For further information, please apply online or email a CV and salary expectations to lisasmars@atwoodtate.co.uk

Contact:            Lisa Smars

Tel:                   01865 339 529

Atwood Tate embraces diversity and seeks to promote the benefits of diversity in all of our business activities and to develop a business culture that reflects that belief.  We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief.

A global publisher of business information and research is looking to recruit an experienced Head of Subscriptions Sales to develop a subscriptions base and play a major role in determining revenue models and identifying gaps in the market for potential new products. 

This new London-based position will focus on seizing revenue opportunities in developed markets, particularly in Europe and North America and will have a key role in determining revenue models and product specification for these markets, will work closely with database managers and have a direct line to field experts.  The organisation is highly international, with a presence in over 30 countries, where the core product is information delivery.

The Head of Subscriptions Sales will build the subscriptions base with organisations such as banks, universities and corporate institutions and there are opportunities to develop premium services, including customisation packages.

This is fantastic new opportunity for an experienced subscriptions sales professional who sees this role as a huge growth opportunity for themselves as well as the organisation, as this role will bring bags of responsibility.

The successful person will have considerable experience in managing and growing a subscriber database, proven established subscriptions and business development experience from a business information/B2B publishing background and experience of promoting original content led solutions.

You will have experience of identifying relevant price-points and new business models, with some experience of managing a team.  Strong presentation skills and the ability to manage your own database are essential as are excellent communication and relationships building skills, as you will be dealing with senior decision-makers.

This position will be based in their London offices and carries an excellent package, including a superb basic salary, plus a tailored bonus scheme and benefits package.

For further information please forward your CV with a short covering letter outlining your salary expectations.

Redwood Publishing Recruitment have been retained by a leading charity who promote road safety and climate change to recruit an experienced Managing Editor to be responsible for delivering and developing the charity’s rolling programme of quality, research-led and public-facing publications and information. Their publications and information provision is diverse and mainly online, ranging from PDF reports to videos, for global, UK and other domestic audiences.

This is an exciting and interesting area to work in as the charity is communications and campaign-led and the role is central in the charity, as their reputation hangs on the accuracy and professional presentation of their publications and presentation tools.  The charity is poised to launch its global website which will provide an international gateway to their publications and information and is an exciting time to join them in a senior role.

Key duties of the role include:

• Managing a rolling plan of production and being responsive to emerging needs and opportunities.
• Brief, oversee and act as senior editor for the team members’ work
• Develop the charity’s quality processes for editorial production
• Develop the sustainability of their publications and information provision, through funding channels such as grants/sponsorship
• Develop their partnership approach, working with external academic and practitioner contributors
• Develop the accessibility of the publications and information tools, particularly online presentation
• Undertake writing projects
• Along with the line manager, take responsibility for developing the charity’s knowledge base and communication methodologies

The successful candidate will have a strong background at senior editorial level from a research-led/B2B or technical publishing and will be:

• Academically heavy-weight, with a strong background demonstrating a research publishing focus; experience and confidence in analysing information relating to science/social science and particularly statistical analysis
• Editorially strong, with proven editorial skills from commissioning, writing, copy-editing, proofing information that can be understood by anyone, but provides significant content
• Accuracy  and deadline driven and processed focused
• Experienced in online content writing and editing
• Commercially driven; comfortable liaising with funders (writing grant bids for publications/information provision and reporting to sponsors who have funded publications/information provision).

The organisation’s headquarters are located in Yorkshire, but this role also has the flexibility of working from home.  We will also consider candidates who meet all the requirements but who are looking for a part-time role.

For further information please forward your CV with a short cover letter outlining your salary expectations.

Quarto is looking for a dynamic, highly organized Foreign Rights Manager to join our Foreign Rights team.

The Quarto Group is the leading global illustrated book publisher and distribution group and is listed on the London Stock Exchange. Combining the might of a major and the creativity of an independent, Quarto creates more than 600 adult and children's books a year. These books are sold by the Quarto Foreign Rights team into more than 45 countries and in more than 35 languages.

You will be responsible for reaching and exceeding sales targets across a number of lists and territories by increasing business with existing customers as well as actively expanding the client base.  You will be based in London and will travel up to 10 weeks a year to your territories and have the ability to provide and share useful customer feedback and market feedback on trends that Quarto can publish into.

A determined, positive and efficient sales person, you will have foreign rights/international sales experience and have outstanding communication, sales and negotiating skills in both French and English.  You will know how to build and maintain superb customer relationships and have the commercial awareness to identify sales opportunities and close deals. You will need to be highly organized, work well autonomously but also as part of a team, and be able to collaborate effectively with internal colleagues to ensure that co-editions are contracted, delivered and paid-for according to agreed terms and conditions.

If you feel like you meet the above requirements, we would love to hear from you! Please send a full CV and letter of application including salary expectations to Anna Kovacs, Foreign Rights Director: anna.kovacs@quarto.com. Note that we will only contact candidates selected for interview.

Please apply direct to Anna Kovacs.  The Apply button will take you directly to the Company Website.  Thank you.

Could you re-design the crime and thriller market?

As the fastest growing fiction genre in the UK, there is more opportunity than ever to reach new audiences with our stellar list of crime and thriller authors - Tim Weaver, M.J. Arlidge, Nicci French, Julia Heaberlin, Claire Douglas and James Oswald are just some of our bestsellers.  

Engaging, creative, and commercially-focussed book design will be crucial to how we do that, with the chance to be creative with different styles and push boundaries from what’s been done before.

As Senior Designer, working across this genre for Michael Joseph and Penguin General, your mission will be to do just that, and take our crime and thriller publishing to new heights.

We need someone with a solid background designing within the crime and thriller genre. You’ll lend your knowledge of this market to the role as well as excellent design (InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator) and typographic skills.

You may be at Designer level looking for a step up, or at this level already looking for a new challenge. What’s important is that you have plenty of imagination and drive to do things differently. You’ll bring your new ideas to life and be creatively ambitious with each cover you create.

You’ll work closely with the publishing teams so being able to connect with people and communicate well is important. You’ll also be resilient, able to take feedback, but also influence where you need to.

Please apply with a CV, letter as well as 3 samples of your work in this genre by Friday 6th January.

Job Segment: Graphic Design, Book Publishing, Creative, Publishing

A leading independent publisher of high quality, frontline research in archaeology, is looking for a Senior Commissioning Editor to extend their extensive and prestigious titles list.

The Senior Commissioning Editor will devise a list strategy to include commissioning new titles, managing the backlist and developing a new digital publishing strategy. The main responsibilities will include:

• Conducting market and competitor research to inform market strategy
• Establishing a publishing strategy for short and long term development
• Proactively keeping abreast of subject activities/developments using desk research and meetings with researchers and librarians
• Scrutiny of sales performance of existing titles
• Working with Production, Publicity and Sales to drive and deliver agreed publishing targets
• Management of an extensive list of authors, editors and advisors.

To be considered for this position you must be able to demonstrate sound experience of researching markets and commissioning academic titles, and have list strategy expertise. You will be committed both to excellence in publishing and to meeting financial targets. Technical knowledge of digital publishing is desirable. Strong communication, organisational and planning skills are essential, as is a willingness to travel. An existing interest in the subject matter could be beneficial but by no means essential.

You will be rewarded with a competitive salary, incentive bonus scheme and benefits.

Telfer Partners are the retained consultancy for this opportunity.

To apply for this position click on the Apply Now button below or send your CV to enquiries@telferpartners.com quoting the reference TP 209. For an initial, confidential discussion please call on 01223632510.

Early applications are preferred.

Referral Scheme - Telfer Partners offer a referral reward if we fill this vacancy with someone you recommend. You can send contact details of anyone you want to recommend to enquiries@telferpartners.com .

Our client, a leading STM Publisher, requires a Journal Development Manager who will be responsible for the success of a defined set of journals including journals they directly manage and those managed by their direct reports. This involves conducting and overseeing the prioritisation of journals for development and the setting and implementation of journal plans accordingly.

Communication is a key part of this role, developing and maintaining excellent working relationships with our stakeholders (Editors, authors, reviewers, and societies) both directly and through management of (Senior) Journal Development Editors.

The role requires close liaison with other departments and also involves effective project management to achieve specific goals. The aims are to optimise the publishing service, optimise commercial opportunities and to increase market share of submissions and citations. The Journal Development Manager translates company strategy into journal development actions and provides experience and information to help shape the company strategy

Main Duties

• Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with Editors-in-Chief, society contacts Editorial Board Members and other stakeholders, as their point of contact for publishing matters.
• Resolving queries and corresponding with Editors by email, phone and in person, ensuring that communications are responded to within a timely fashion, and escalating when required.
• Translate company strategy into journal development actions.
• Oversee (Senior) Journal Development Editors to set plans accordingly. Oversee implementation of plans, amending as required..
• Proactively flag and implement improvements to journal development processes where required.
• Ascertain and understand the current, and trends in, market share of your portfolio and the field.
• Work with Acquisitions Editors to research and identify gaps in the portfolio where there are opportunities for a new journal.
• Represent the company at scientific conferences when required to improve market knowledge, to network within the community, receive feedback on the journals and to promote open access.
• Provide line-management and training for (Senior) Journal Development Editors working on their own journals.

Skills & Experience: 

• Educated to a degree level with a biomedical background
• Experience of working in an online environment
• Scientific editorial/publishing experience, including contact with editors, authors and reviewers
• Excellent communication and influencing skills
• Strong organisational skills with attention to detail
• A positive and proactive approach to problem solving both in daily tasks and more complex trouble-shooting.
• Able to respond to non-routine circumstances
• Good time management skills and the ability to drive a project through to completion
• Able to work cooperatively with colleagues at all levels
• Willing to travel

Apply online or send an up to date CV to:

James@morganhealey.com

+44 (0)1827 373750

http://www.morganhealey.com

Leading experts in STM Publishing & Digital Content Recruitment

Referrals: We will reward you with GBP500.00 if you know the perfect candidate for this position and our client hires them. You can send contact details of anyone you want to recommend to mail@morganhealey.com

Egmont UK is part of the Egmont Group; Europe’s largest children’s publisher telling stories through books, magazines, film, TV, music, games and mobile in 30 countries throughout the world.

The Egmont Group is also the proud publishing partner of some of the world’s leading children’s character brands including, Disney, Winnie-the-Pooh, Star Wars, Minecraft, Tintin, Mr Men, Barbie, Thomas & Friends, Lego and Teletubbies to name a few!

We now have an exciting opportunity for a PR Assistant to join the PR Department.

Reporting to the Head of PR, the main responsibility will be to support the team across a varied list of titles and to contribute to the efficient running of the PR Department.

In addition to being a fantastic communicator, you will have great organisational skills with the ability to multitask, excellent IT skills including Microsoft Office and have a good knowledge of the publishing industry. The ideal candidate will have high attention to detail, excellent written and verbal communication skills and a passion for children’s books.

If you would like to join the exciting world of children’s publishing at Egmont, please download an application cover sheet from our website www.egmont.co.uk and send with your CV, to recruitment@euk.egmont.com or write to Recruitment, Egmont UK Limited, The Yellow Building, 1 Nicholas Rd, London, W11 4AN.

Please ensure you state clearly which position you are applying for.

Strictly No Agencies

Closing date: Friday 16th December 2016

Egmont UK is part of the Egmont Group which was founded in 1878. It is Scandinavia’s leading media group and Europe’s largest children’s publisher telling stories through books, magazines, film, TV, music, games and mobile in 30 countries throughout the world.

www.egmont.co.uk

Our client, an independent marketing agency specialising in strategic consultancy and marketing services for publishing, is looking to recruit a Marketing Manager to work with its expanding client base.

The Marketing Manager will have responsibility for a variety of projects from domestic and global accounts.  The main responsibilities include:

• Managing and implementing marketing strategies and campaigns
• Client liaison and project management
• Effectively monitoring and reporting on campaigns
• Managing client relationships and ensuring strategies meet their needs
• Conducting market research and analysis
• Supporting the sales team
• Event planning
• Liaison with partners and suppliers
• Budgeting and financial management.

The ideal candidate will possess relevant marketing experience with project management experience being an advantage. A keen interest in the latest marketing techniques is required. Excellent planning, budget management and organisational skills are essential, as are strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a team. Some national and European travel may be required.

You will be rewarded with a competitive salary, bonus and benefits.

To apply for this position click on the Apply Now button below or send your CV to enquiries@telferpartners.com quoting the reference TP 210. For an initial, confidential discussion please call on 01223632510.

Early applications are preferred.

Referral Scheme - Telfer Partners offer a referral reward if we fill this vacancy with someone you recommend. You can send contact details of anyone you want to recommend to enquiries@telferpartners.com .

Are you an effective and confident project manager? Our client is a global leader in educational publishing and is looking to appoint a Senior Project Manager to manage a number of online and blended courses. Based in the South East, a commutable distance from London and Cambridge, you will be taking projects from handover to Operations, through to delivery and implementation.  You will have responsibility and accountability for your assigned projects and will manage project teams to ensure delivery on schedule and to budget.

You will need:

• A formal project management qualification
• A degree or equivalent
• Proficiency in MS Office and MS Project
• Experience working as a project manager in a publishing environment
• Experience creating and managing budgets

If you are a project manager who would love the opportunity to work within educational publishing, please get in touch asap.

To apply for this position, please contact Zoe Washford at Inspired Selection publishing recruitment agency (email:  z.washford@inspiredselection.com). Please provide a CV and your current salary details in your application. To view all current opportunities available via Inspired Selection, please visit our website at www.inspiredselection.com.

Salary: Competitive salary package

Inspired Selection operates an Equal Opportunities policy.  We treat all employees and job applicants fairly and equally regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age, disability or union membership status.

A rare and unique opportunity has arisen for an Acquisitions editor – digital archives, to join a global Academic publisher in their Humanities department to create new digital archive products and programmes.

You will be delving into the archives across History and other humanity subject areas and identifying new product ideas. You will be looking across a broad spectrum of content including; newspapers, manuscripts, printed books, correspondence, scrapbooks, ephemera, legal documents, maps, videos and more.  You will need excellent content partnership relationships along with the ability to cultivate new strategic partnerships.

The role calls for an innovative and inquisitive editor, who is enthusiastic about bring together content from a number of sources to create exciting, fresh, relevant and commercially viable products.

To apply for this position, please contact Donald Smithat Inspired Selection publishing recruitment agency (email: d.smith@inspiredselection.com). Please provide a CV and your current salary details in your application. To view all current opportunities available via Inspired Selection, please visit our website at www.inspiredselection.com.

Salary: Competitive salary package

Inspired Selection operates an Equal Opportunities policy.  We treat all employees and job applicants fairly and equally regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age, disability or union membership status.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about medical education and determined to create projects which truly benefit the profession and, in turn, improve patient results.

Our client is a leading scientific publisher and they are looking for a Project Manager to come on board and provide excellent support to a range of projects which could cover elearning programmes, publications and conferences.

We need someone who is highly organised, ensuring that all projects are produced on time, to budget and to spec. This starts with a good understanding at the beginning of what’s needed from the project and followed by outstanding communication skills with all stakeholders throughout.

There is an Editorial element to this role as you will work closely with the Editorial Team to ensure high scientific quality in the content and manage Editorial Boards. You’ll ensure that the work complies with the necessary permissions and you’ll be feeding into proposals and will be involved with proofreading medical education content.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys making this happen for the medical community!

To apply for this position, please contact Abigail Barclayat Inspired Selection publishing recruitment agency (email: a.barclay@inspiredselection.com). Please provide a CV and your current salary details in your application. To view all current opportunities available via Inspired Selection, please visit our website at www.inspiredselection.com.

To apply for this position, please contact Abigail Barclayat Inspired Selection publishing recruitment agency (email: a.barclay@inspiredselection.com). Please provide a CV and your current salary details in your application. To view all current opportunities available via Inspired Selection, please visit our website at www.inspiredselection.com.

Fantastic opportunity for an experienced Publishing PR person to join a leading publishing operation in central London.  You will be responsible for managing media relations strategies and will have expertise in media relations and book publishing, as well as leadership experience and an entrepreneurial approach.

Key duties:

• Act as PR business partner to the leadership teams of the organisation
• Drive proactive coverage for publishing programs for books and authors
• Prioritize and manage reactive responses for incoming media inquiries
• Work with international business and PR colleagues, helping to coordinate plans and launches
• Write press releases; pitch and secure top media, including print, broadcast and online outlets
• Build excellent relationships with key media and manage external PR firms  
• Collaborate closely with editorial, marketing, and promotional teams in order to drive successful title launches and build author brand awareness
• Build strong relationships with house and new authors in the UK
• Organize participation at international book festivals
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders in order to drive successful program launches

Experience / skills required:

• Solid book / digital publishing PR/publicity experience, including experience strategizing and executing highly successful title-based media campaigns
• Extensive experience in PR and a great list of contacts and media relationships
• Working knowledge of social media platforms for author promotion
• Interest, expertise, and engagement in the book publishing community
• Excellent communication and presentation skills and a positive, can-do attitude
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment
• This role is based in London and will require periodic travel

For further information, please apply online or email a CV and salary expectations to helenspeedy@atwoodtate.co.uk

Contact:            Helen Speedy

Tel:                   020 7034 7904

Atwood Tate embraces diversity and seeks to promote the benefits of diversity in all of our business activities and to develop a business culture that reflects that belief.  We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief.

Head of Progression, Assessment & Intervention |A global facing and market leading Educational Publisher is looking to appoint this new senior level position to lead the strategy on Progression and Intervention services within both Secondary and Primary services. You will lead the team working across these sectors as well as having substantial influence with the development of subject specific related services in collaboration with subject team members.

This hugely important role can be based either in central London or in Oxford.

As an area of real growth for the company, this position demands significant experience in both product development as well as team development and, importantly, requires an entrepreneurial approach and the ability for the successful candidate to champion their ‘customer first’ culture.

You will have experience of leading commercially successful strategic projects and experience of working in a matrix format across a range of sectors would be advantageous.

Your team building experience will be exceptional and your real interest in shaping the future of working with the latest national curriculum and the development of appropriate interventions will be something which is a major personal motivation and a significant career challenge.

With demonstrable leadership, strategy and market insight experience, you will also have the financial/commercial skills necessary for this leadership role.

If you would like further details and a job description, please contact Donald Smith at d.smith@inspiredselection.com or call me on tel. 01865 304029.

Are you working in direct marketing and looking for a new and exciting challenge? This highly successful contract publishing company based in Central London is looking for a Marketing & Customer Services Manager. They publish really clever and beautiful illustrated books across a huge range of different genres including military history, law, business, sports and museum. This role is leading on marketing and customer services working with new, potential and existing clients on marketing and sales opportunities.

Key tasks will involve working closely with the Publishing Director to assist with the planning and implementation of marketing campaigns using methods including direct mail and digital promotion; and managing the client accounts through regular contact by phone and email and occasional sales trips, where necessary developing a bespoke sales strategy for individual accounts. As it is a small team environment the job holder will also work collaboratively and have excellent liaison skills. The successful candidate will possess strong experience in direct marketing and strong communication skills, as well as the ability to strategise, while also showing strong attention to detail.

You will be creative, confident, ideas-driven individual who thrives on building and managing relationships. You will have one direct report and so management experience is necessary. It would be beneficial for you to have HTML and InDesign but not essential.

To apply for this position, please contact Helen Youngsat Inspired Selection publishing recruitment agency (email: h.youngs@inspiredselection.com). Please provide a CV and your current salary details in your application. To view all current opportunities available via Inspired Selection, please visit our website at www.inspiredselection.com.

Inspired Selection operates an Equal Opportunities policy.  We treat all employees and job applicants fairly and equally regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age, disability or union membership status.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen in a leading legal publisher in central London for a talented Commissioning Editor in the Product Management department. This role will be responsible for the commercial management of a portfolio of legal publications in terms of both product revenue and performance.

You will be accountable for the commissioning and delivery of content across a range of media from print to online. Relationship building will be absolutely key in this role as you will need to build and maintain high-quality relationships with authors who tend to be high profile within the legal arena, including members of the judiciary and partners in top law firms. You will also be expected to chair meetings, attend conferences and other networking opportunities.

As well as commissioning authors and content, you will be responsible for developing long-term plans for key titles and the portfolio as a whole as well as shorter term plans for individual titles. With this in mind, a knowledge of the publishing process will be crucial.

This role will suit someone with demonstrable experience in product development, ideally from a legal or information services background. You will be able to show strong commercial awareness and be highly competent as managing costs and maximising profitability. The successful candidate will be organised, self-motivated, persuasive and an excellent communicator.

To apply for this position, please contact Abigail Barclayat Inspired Selection publishing recruitment agency (email: a.barclay@inspiredselection.com). Please provide a CV and your current salary details in your application. To view all current opportunities available via Inspired Selection, please visit our website at www.inspiredselection.com.

Inspired Selection operates an Equal Opportunities policy.  We treat all employees and job applicants fairly and equally regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age, disability or union membership status.

A leading publisher of books and digital resources for the education market, based in Oxford, is looking to appoint an experienced Head of Stock Management to optimise the availability of product through responsible inventory management and the efficient movement of stock through the supply chain. As the expert for stock management in the department, you will advise on strategy and head up a team of supply planners to meet KPIs. You will:
• Manage global inventory and related costs
• Be aware of divisional sales forecasts and future publishing plans to ensure that stock levels and inventory policy are adhered to and stock depreciation is minimised
• Collaborate effectively with group supply chain teams
• Provide forecasts to inform resource planning for warehouse and freight providers
• Recruit, manage and mentor a team

With an excellent knowledge of SAP MRP forecasting principles, you will have strong leadership and line management experience and first class communication and influencing skills. You will have a high level of competence in Excel and should be able to create detailed process and workflow maps. This is a great opportunity for a stock management professional to lead a team in an educational publishing environment.

To apply for this position, please contact Zoe Washford at Inspired Selection publishing recruitment agency (email:  z.washford@inspiredselection.com). Please provide a CV and your current salary details in your application. To view all current opportunities available via Inspired Selection, please visit our website at www.inspiredselection.com.

**Inspired Selection operates an Equal Opportunities policy.  We treat all employees and job applicants fairly and equally regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age, disability or union membership status.

A leading publisher of books and digital resources for the education market, based in Oxfordshire, is looking to appoint an experienced Senior Publisher, Assessment to play a leading role in assessment strategy within Primary and Secondary to contribute to business strategy, demonstrate expert market knowledge and build and manage an assessment list that will support their school improvement mission.

Leading on managing the list and all sales and marketing plans in order to maximise the sales and life of products and brands, you will respond to changing curriculum needs and ensure teachers’ and learners’ needs
continue to be met.

By recruiting, managing, coaching and motivating the most talented assessment authors, experts, editors, publishers and freelances you will ensure that the right skill sets are found for each project and the balance of team members provides the flexibility required to adapt to new market needs.

With exceptional organisational and time management skills you will have a deep understanding of teachers’ and learners’ assessment needs and will have solid experience of primary and secondary school publishing.

A demonstrable track record of publishing successful assessment brands and teaching experience is highly desirable.

For further details and a job description please contact Donald Smith at d.smith@inspiredselection.com

Are you looking for the next step in your career in Sales Operations?

Following an in-house promotion, we have an exciting opportunity to take on the new role of Random House Sales Operations Manager.

Reporting to the UK Sales Director, this senior role, which works across all 4 adult Random House publishing divisions, you’ll be the link between UK Sales, Inventory Management, TBS and Finance. 

This is a highly customer-facing role as a key part of the Sales Operations team and your role will be an important interface in the supply chain getting our books to our customers in the right quantity and on time. You will also be the face and voice of Sales Operations to a select number of key customers for overarching Penguin Random House meetings and strategies.

That means that you’ll be immersed in the sales of all 4 adult Random House adult publishing divisions as an expert in your field and will share crucial insight around retailer forecasting. You’ll also get to know the publishing, the priorities and the sales strategies for each list in order to oversee key decision-making in the Sales Operations arena.

You’ll do this all in close partnership with Key Account Managers and other Sales colleagues and you’ll have a counter-part based at 80 Strand who you’ll partner closely with to create a consistent experience across the organisation.

You’ll also play an important role in leading your team of five Sales Operations Co-ordinators who have the dedicated responsibility for the UK key accounts in arranging the processing of orders, sorting invoice and retro claims as well as a number of other important administrative tasks.

You’ll create an environment where your team are motivated and skilled to do their best work and providing the best possible service to our customers and our business.

This role will suit someone with a relevant background in Sales Operations in a publishing, media or retail environment.

Being highly organised with strong people skills will come with the territory as well as excellent numeracy and data management skills. You’ll work with different systems in this role too, so being highly IT literate will also play an important part in your success. 

Finally, given your team responsibilities, you’ll have experience with people management, able to motivate and lead individuals to success.

If this sounds like your perfect next step, please apply with a CV and covering letter by Monday 19th December.

Job Segment: Operations Manager, Publishing Sales, Sales Management, Sales Operations, Sales, Operations

We are looking for an Editorial Manager to manage a key relationship with a partner at one of London’s leading B2B publishing houses.

Our client publishes professional education content on behalf of a prestigious professional membership body and the role of Editorial Manager to manage multiple projects for the publishing programme. You will be managing two people to ensure that the content is accurate, high quality and to print schedule. You will be working to tight schedules in a busy environment and so communication and organisation skills are an absolute must.

As well as first class project management skills and, ideally, management skills, we are looking for a highly skilled editor with experience of editing technical content. The subject matter is in the professional services and financial arena and while we don’t need subject knowledge, we do need someone who is willing and committed to get to know the subject area in order to maintain high quality products for the partner.

This is a unique role involving Partner Management, Project Management and Editorial and if this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

For a full description of the role, please send your CV with a brief paragraph outlining your relevant skills to Abigail Barclay, email: a.barclay@inspiredselection.com.  Closing Date:  Early applications may be prioritised.

**Inspired Selection operates an Equal Opportunities policy.  We treat all employees and job applicants fairly and equally regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age, disability or union membership status.