We are looking for an experienced Managing Editor to join a growing editorial team at a leading publisher of tax and legal information based in Central London. This is an excellent chance for an Editor or Project Manager with substantial experience in legal or tax publishing to manage a team, and to be involved in the strategic expansion of the company’s content output.

Key duties:

• As a product owner, lead a small team to achieve editorial targets according to schedules and quality standards
• Commission authors and network with tax practitioners to build up the external writers pool
• Work closely with Senior Management to commission market research, refine workflows and concepts, and to prepare business cases and development    proposals
• Track emerging and key trends to ensure that products are relevant and meet subscriber needs
• Project manage workflows to increase efficiency and accuracy

Experience / skills required:

• Strong editorial and project management experience with a proven track record of working on major tax/legal publications
• Excellent project management skills with experience in handling high volume workloads, managing multiple projects and delivering under pressure.
• Very good interpersonal skills, including demonstrable ability to communicate, negotiate and advise diplomatically and effectively across all levels
• Able to work independently and as part of a close-knit team
• Law degree/tax qualification or equivalent

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

Contact:             Christina Dimitriadi

Tel:                    020 3574 4422

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.

An exciting opportunity as arisen. Ebury Press are looking for a new editor to join their narrative non-fiction imprint. We’d love someone who is experienced, unflappable, passionate and motivated who can hit the ground running as part of a creative and commercial team.

Ebury Press publish a wide variety of bestselling and inspiring voice-driven books on subjects including autobiography and memoir, politics and current affairs, sport, true crime, travel, history and pop culture with authors ranging from Caitlin Moran to Chris Packham.

You will have strong editorial and organisational skills and be experienced at independently managing books through every stage of their life from acquisition to publication. You’ll be great at communicating effectively and confidently manage relationships with in-house teams as well as authors and freelancers. You’ll have an eye for detail, a flair for stand-out copy and design and be well practiced in prioritising, multitasking and working to deadline.

If joining us sounds like the next step for you and a chance to gain incredible experience, please apply with a CV and covering letter by 25th June.

We have a super London-based role for a motivated Graduate looking to kick-start their career in publishing. Working for this highly successful, global publisher of Healthcare and Medical books and journals, the Editorial Coordinator will provide administrative support for the commissioning, submission and review of manuscripts for publication, across a range of research and review journals.

Responsibilities include:

• Acting as the go-between for the Editors, reviewers and authors - following up with their requests and queries
• Commissioning content for journals and ensuring the efficient and timely publication of issues
• Processing new and revised manuscript submissions - checking content is correctly formatted in their house style.
• Maintaining accurate records for each journal, keeping the Publisher and Managing Editor informed of any problems or potential delays to publication
• Maintaining and expanding reviewer databases
• Maintaining journal websites, ensuring content is up-to-date and journal information kept current
• Managing the coordination and processing of supplements
• Ensuring copyright rules and procedures are adhered to
• Processing payments for permission requests, section editors and reviewers
• Compiling citation reports and other data as and when required

Experience:

This is an entry level position. Experience of working in publishing or a similar environment would be an advantage, but is not essential.         

• Computer literacy is essential – you must have excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office products – Word, Excel and PPT
• Educated to degree level or equivalent - essential
• The ability to communicate effectively, and appropriately, with colleagues and customers at all levels in the organisation
• Strong organisational skills – able to work under pressure and work to tight deadlines
• Strong attention to detail is a must, as is the desire to learn
• Positive, proactive, can-do attitude and able to adapt easily to change

This is a fabulous entry-level role for a graduate with a passion for publishing.  If you are looking for a role where you can build your publishing career, please send your CV and a covering letter outlining your interest and salary expectations, and we will send you further information.

An established healthcare publishing company is looking for a Production Coordinator. This is a great opportunity for an experienced administrator who can work with external people in a confident manner. Experience in a production process within publishing would be advantageous but is not essential. This role is based in their Buckinghamshire offices and is commutable from London.

Key duties:

• Manage production process of monthly publication including leading on the flat-plan
• Process all print and digital advertising bookings, ensuring database are kept up-to-date
• Manage ratio advertising/editorial in publication, working with account managers to ensure all bookings are invoiced
• Liaise with editorial team on content and media buyers/clients on position proposals
• Liaise with printers and creative agencies manage any potential issues

Experience / skills required:

• Solid administrative experience within a publishing environment is essential
• Experience in a production process within publishing would be an advantage but is not required
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to liaise with different stakeholders
• Strong organisation skills and the ability to hit deadlines and solve problems
• Excellent attention to detail

Applications ASAP, please

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

Contact:             Karine Nicpon    

Tel:                    020 3574 4426

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.

We are looking for a Project Editor to join the growing content department of a dynamic professional organisation in the field of best practice management based in Central London. Working as part of a small and friendly team, this is an excellent opportunity to manage the editorial publication process of a high quality portfolio. 

Key duties:

• Ensure all print and digital publications are published on time and to budget
• Oversee, edit and proof read all content to maintain high quality editorials standards
• Work with the content team to produce high quality content across portfolios
• Collaborate closely with authors aiming for the timely delivery of products while maintaining successful working relationships

Experience / skills required:

• Solid experience in an editorial or production editorial role within professional/educational publishing
• Strong copyediting, proofreading skills and a keen eye for detail
• Excellent organizational, multitasking skills and ability to keep calm under pressure
• Confident communication skills and ability to manage author relationships
• Sound knowledge of InDesign

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

Contact:             Christina Dimitriadi

Tel:                    020 3574 4422

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.

BBC Books, an imprint of Ebury Publishing, publishes bestsellers in cookery and lifestyle, memoir, natural history, pop culture, humour/gift and more. Our list is home to some of the UK’s biggest brands, including Doctor Who, Good Food, Strictly Come Dancing, Eat Well for Less and Match of the Day, and our authors include Mary Berry, Rick Stein, Adam Henson, Jon Sopel, Stacey Dooley and David Attenborough.

We are looking for a talented and confident editor to join our team and manage some of our most important books and brands. You will be responsible for a number of illustrated, complex titles, seeing them through copyediting and proofreading, interior and cover design, and liaising with authors, agents, designers, photographers, television producers and executives across the BBC to make our next bestsellers a reality.

If you have worked in a similar publishing environment, ideally with some cookery and lifestyle experience in the mix, and are looking for a chance to take your already-excellent editing and project management skills to the next level, we’d like to hear from you.

Self-motivated and adaptable, you should have a feel for quality design, and be equally at home working on a high-profile natural history title or a quirky gift book. And you should be as passionate about television and radio as you are about books.

Please apply with your CV and cover letter by 24th June.

Do you have experience working within an editorial team and managing different projects? Are you looking for that next step?

Our client, a leading publisher of healthcare books and journals based in Central London are looking for a Senior Editorial Assistant to join them on a 12 month fixed term contract, with the possibility to be a permanent role.

Joining at a key time for the organisation, you will be working closely with the Managing Director on their programme of books, (both print and online), as well as supporting with the development of online training courses.

Key features of this role include:

• Managing relationships with authors and suppliers to manage schedules
• Supporting with the commissioning and development and review of new title ideas and content for online courses
• Working with editors to develop high quality manuscripts and managing the final review process

The ideal candidate will have experience working within an editorial team, demonstrable experience managing multiple projects and building author relationships.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with experience or an interest in science publishing and looking for their next step and take on further responsibility.

A children's publisher based in London is looking for an Assistant Production controller to join them in a temp role starting immediately until Christmas 2018. You will work on trade reprints and co-edition printings across their trade imprints. This is a part time role, 4 days per week. 

 Key duties:

• Work across mono and colour books working with UK suppliers and Far Eastern suppliers
• Process co-editions reprints
• Raise costings and print orders
• Admin assistance as required

Experience / skills required:

• Biblio is essential
• Experienced in production of Mono and colour book publishing 
• Experience raising costings and print orders
• Experience liaising with UK and Far east suppliers 

   

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

Contact:             Alison Redfearn

Tel:                    020 3574 4421

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.

Atwood Tate acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent and contract vacancies and an Employment Business for interim and temporary recruitment.

Pharmaceutical Journal Publications (PJP), owned by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, is a leading publisher for journals and magazines in pharmaceutical science and pharmacy practice.  We are looking for a talented Content Editor to join us at an exciting time as we develop our new digital platform and transform the way we work and look.

As Content Editor, you will be responsible for product development which will involve researching and commissioning new print editions and new online content, as well as leading the product development team.  You will undertake the day-to-day project management of our print and electronic products in development – from initial commissioning through to the final production stage, always with reference to our publication standards, styles and formats.

Possessing a relevant degree, you will be able to demonstrate sound editorial experience in an academic scientific publishing environment, together with experience in commissioning and having acquired excellent project management and administrative skills.  Good IT skills are assumed with an excellent knowledge of Word and Excel.

How to apply and further details:

A full job description and further information on how to apply can be found on our website: https://www.rpharms.com/about-us/work-with-us

Application is by CV and covering letter / supporting statement.  Please note we will not accept CV’s without a covering letter.

Closing date for applications: 27th June 2018.

Interview date:  TBC

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society is an equal opportunities employer

The Hodder Education Group is a vibrant and growing business within Hachette UK. Over the past few years it has succeeded in winning market share through curriculum change in the UK and has significantly grown its international business in a wide range of markets. In addition, Hodder Education has made a string of successful acquisitions, building its primary strength with the addition of Rising Stars and Galore Park, and growing through targeted list acquisition in the Caribbean and Singapore.

The company is the two-time winner of the British Book Industry Awards sponsored by The Bookseller (2015 and 2016); on both occasions, the judges commented on the energy and dynamism evident within Hodder Education, making it “obviously a great place to work”.

We are looking for someone with strong administrative skills to become a key member of our busy production department. This is an ideal job for someone wanting to demonstrate those skills, their ability to liaise at director level and to provide support for the Group Business Operations Director.

The ideal candidate will have a good knowledge of Microsoft Office, including an excellent understanding of Excel. They should be highly organised, quick to learn, numerate and able to multitask and communicate clearly. An eye for detail, teamwork skills and a ‘can do’ attitude are all essential.

This varied and challenging role will require you to regularly rely on your initiative and ability to problem solve. You will also be responsible for maintaining systems and data and for producing business critical reports.

Candidates will be educated to at least GCSE Level.

To apply, please email your CV, and a covering letter to recruitment@hachette.co.uk

Alternatively, send to: HR Department, Hachette UK, Carmelite House, 50 Victoria Embankment, London, EC4Y 0DZ.

Closing date: 29th June 2018

Salary: £23,000-£23,929 dependant on experience

Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are only able to get in touch directly with shortlisted candidates. If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend for interview, please do let us know.

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.

Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford, which furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide.

The Secondary Science team in the Oxford Education Division produces a range of print and digital resources for teachers and learners of Science in UK secondary schools.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This is an exciting opportunity for a Development Editor to contribute to the development of market-leading resources for teachers and learners of Science in secondary schools.

The successful applicant will shape manuscripts and briefs so that they are right for their intended users, and will work with authors and other editors, and design and production teams, to ensure that high-quality, market-appropriate products publish on time and within budget.

Responsibilities include:

• Editing content
• Managing schedules and monitoring budgets
• Briefing and working with authors
• Briefing and working with freelance editors
• Project management of aspects of the content creation process
• Contributing to marketing material, supporting the sales team   

ABOUT YOU

Essential:

• Strong scientific knowledge, ideally educated to degree level or equivalent in a Science subject
• A commitment to producing content to the highest standards
• A rigorous approach to editing content for both print and digital products
• Experience of working with authors and freelance editors
• Experience of educational publishing         
• High levels of literacy and numeracy
• Strong ICT skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills
• Excellent project-management skill

Desirable: 

• Experience of teaching in the school types for which we produce resources
• Experience of creating materials for students of different levels of ability

Please contact vicky.hedger@oup.com for any queries.

Closing date: 24 June 2018

To apply please visit:

https://jobs.oup.com/uk/jobs/vacancy/science-development-editor-0546-oup...

Our client, a leading educational publisher is looking for an Assessment Expert to join their publishing team in Essex. The successful candidate will be responsible for the creation and delivery of assessment frameworks, generating new ideas and prototypes for the delivery of innovative content for a range of ELT products.

Key duties:

• Create concepts and develop assessment plans in line with the product requirements
• Work closely with the portfolio manager and digital product management team to integrate customer data and assessment design into the prototype and product development
• Develop and maintain a growing networking of writers and assessment professionals, create briefing documents ensuring the delivery of high quality assessment content
• Keep up to date with current technology developments and assessment methodologies

Experience / skills required:

• Proven editorial/product development experience within ELT/educational publishing
• Experience in conceptualizing, planning and developing assessments
• Excellent project management skills
• Strong communication skills and ability to work well as part of a team
• ELT teaching experience
• An ELT qualification would  be an advantage

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

Contact:             Christina Dimitriadi

Tel:                    020 3574 4422

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.

At Penguin Random House we are hugely ambitious and passionate about the role we play in connecting people to the stories, ideas and writing that matter.

We are now looking for a Senior Audience Development Executive to join our Penguin Audiences team. Your role will be to help create and write our Penguin newsletter; helping to shape and deliver our future strategy and building an increasingly rich and meaningful relationship with our audience.

You will take full ownership of the newsletter and will be responsible for sourcing and creating content, scheduling, writing and commissioning the design and delivery. You’ll also take charge of managing the annual budget and guaranteeing a strong return on investment.

Ensuring that communication is engaging, tailored to the appropriate audience and upholds our excellent standards is crucial here, alongside the ability to communicate across all levels of the business and manage important partnerships with key stakeholders.

This will be a varied role and would best suit a candidate with demonstrable experience in a similar position. Ultimately, you will be an engaging and highly skilled copywriter who is naturally able to adopt a tone of voice and understand brand guidelines. You will possess 2+ years of relevant experience and will be able to apply your creativity to the Penguin brand with confidence and conviction.

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, please apply with your CV and Covering Letter by 2nd July.

We are looking for two Junior Production Controllers, with at least one year's proven experience working in four-colour production environment, to join our busy department.   The right candidates will have a chance to work on the front list titles, reprints and co-editions.

This is an amazing opportunity to build skills and gain experience working on high spec four-colour books. The role demands a keen eye for detail, a good sense of colour, strong organisational skills and the ability to work well as part of a team.

Duties include:

• General support and administration within the department
• Day to day tracking of titles and schedules
• Liaising with repro houses and overseas printers
• In house communication
• Reviewing work at all stages from colour proofs and print trials, to running sheets and finished books.

Knowledge of InDesign, colour proofing and or correction is essential.

Please send a full CV and a covering letter to Adela Cory, Phaidon Press Limited, Regent's Wharf, All Saints Street, London N1 9PA, or email acory@phaidon.com by 9th July 2018.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to the high volume of applications we receive we are unable to respond to everyone. If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date then unfortunately you have not been shortlisted for the position.

A forward-thinking B2B digital company specialising in finance and tech publishing is looking for an Associate Editor to join their modern and vibrant offices in London. This is a great opportunity for a driven and creative candidate with editorial experience ideally in digital publishing to support the Editor and work in a dynamic environment rewarding initiative and innovation.

Key duties:

• Proof and edit online content, across different formats (video, webinar, infographics, etc.)
• Ensure all content is edited to house-style and meets high quality standards
• Disseminate content in a timely manner on the website and via key social media
• Write own copy as and when required (flexible)
• Provide administrative support to Editor

Experience / skills required:

• Some experience in an editorial role working on online content/publication is required
• Experience working in business/professional publishing ideally
• Good copywriting and proofreading experience
• Proven experience of production and dissemination of engaging content
• Excellent attention to detail
• Self-motivated and flexible attitude with a hands-on and passionate approach to work
• A pragmatic and innovative team-player

Applications ASAP, please

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

Contact: Karine Nicpon    

Tel:  020 3574 4426

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.

We are looking for an SEO savvy Content Executive, who’s not afraid of data, to play a key role in delivering digital content across multiple channels.

Based within the content and communications team in our journals division, and reporting into the Content Manager, the Content Executive will be responsible for driving brand awareness and discoverability through online content marketing.

On a daily basis you will analyse and optimise digital content, implementing an SEO strategy across channels and suggesting innovative ways to drive inbound traffic using digital storytelling tools. You will be able to spot and tell a story with your excellent creative, copywriting and campaign development skills, and plan this to increase reach, engagement and conversion.

You will be working with multiple stakeholders and across teams, so the ability to be proactive, gather information, drive through best practice, and assess actions to be taken from different channel analytics is vital. We’re also looking for someone who is up-to-date on trends in digital storytelling and able to apply that knowledge to the stories we want to tell.

To apply for this role, it is essential you have demonstrable and recent experience in the following areas:

• Experience in a similar content marketing or digital content role, working across web, email, social and multimedia.
• Demonstrable experience of planning, executing and analysing successful multi-channel marketing campaigns.
• Experience gathering, interrogating and using data to inform future campaigns and iterative improvements to existing online content with the aim of increasing web traffic and conversion.
• Ability to define, track and report on keywords.
• A detailed thinker with excellent copywriting skills and an eye for digital design.
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail, the ability to juggle multiple deadlines, and work with multiple stakeholders.

Experience required:

• Experience of Salesforce Marketing Cloud and how to utilise functionality and design to best effect.
• Experience and/or an interest in building automated, personalised email journeys.
• Experience of WordPress.

This is a fixed term contract and early applications may be given priority.

We have a new exciting opportunity for a Marketing & Web Analyst to join a high-performing, dynamic and close-knit Research & Analytics Department of a highly successful global academic publishing organisation.  Based in the Oxford area this role will support the business in answering a wide range of complex business questions, covering areas such as marketing effectiveness and traffic and content usage drivers.

Some key responsibilities include:

• Providing data, reports and analytics to feed into evidence-based decision-making, especially the Global Marketing Department
• Support the tracking and analysis of the impact of the company’s various social media channels in collaboration with stakeholders
• Working with the technology team and other departments to define measurable hypotheses and test results
• Advising on best practice for creating and analysing split tests and other experiments around increasing ROE from campaigns
• Ensuring that Google Analytics implementations are working correctly, using Google Tag Manager to track site activities effectively and supporting the business in extracting and utilising data to drive new insights

The ideal candidate will have:

• A logical, methodical and curious approach to analytics and problem-solving
• A sound knowledge of statistical techniques and a keen head for figures
• A meticulous attention to detail
• The ability to influence effectively
• Strong IT and relevant software skills, including advanced Excel, Marketing Cloud (or similar mailing client and Google Analytics

Experience with Microsoft Access, Power BI, Excel, VBA, SQL, Python would be desirable.

For further information please send your CV outlining your salary expectations and availability.

We have a great role for a motivated Corporate Sales Executive who will influence, negotiate and deliver sales within the global sales team of this highly successful academic publisher.  Based in the Oxford area, the Corporate Sales Executive will be responsible for selling the organisation’s books and online content to the UK and international market.  The focus will be to develop new, repeat and on-account business, with professional and corporate customers to achieve and exceed revenue targets.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Developing and executing a strategy to sell appropriate content in specific subject areas to authors, enterprises, government and non-profit organisations to achieve sales targets and maintain profitability.
• Work closely with editorial and marketing to proactively deliver leads into the sales team
• Managing and growing existing specialist accounts, ensuring customers are fully engaged with the company’s products
• Working with the production team to create and sell customized versions of existing products, either in response to or anticipation of customer demand
• Proactively find new customers through sales prospecting, developing contacts at companies and professional bodies, making full use of both traditional and new sales techniques

The Ideal candidate will have:

• A proven track record of meeting and exceeding sales targets
• The ability to negotiate and close a deal, using your exceptional problem solving skills, attention to detail and the ability to drive internal and external stakeholders to complete a task
• Knowledge of publishing or selling to the corporate market would be beneficial
• Will be proactive and can demonstrate lead generation

This is a super role where you will be selling to an editorial base of customers and will work with authors using your soft selling techniques.

The role carries a generous salary and bonus scheme, plus a good range of company benefits.  For further information please send your CV and your salary expectations.

We have a wonderful opening with a major global academic publishing company for an enthusiastic individual with some relevant work experience looking to make a career in publishing.

Based in Oxford, this role will support the replenishment programmes team which is responsible for the Print on Demand and Auto Stock Replenishment programmes. These programmes ensure that the company can make the largest number of titles available to customers globally, without a huge expansion of stock and expenditure in sending books overseas, and will allow books to be printed quickly in response to demand, and as such are critical to the ongoing success of the business.

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Identifying the best solutions to individual titles
• Sourcing files
• Updating metadata
• Setting titles up with Printers
• Managing queries
• Monitoring the performance of suppliers

Experience required:

• A demonstrable interest in the publishing industry, ideally with a basic knowledge of book publishing
• The ability to multi-task and work well under pressure
• Strong IT skills including MS Office
• Good administrative skills and experience
• Strong eye for detail

The ability to show initiative and adapt to changing processes and technologies would be a distinct advantage.

For further information, please send your CV outlining your salary details and availability.

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An exciting new role has arisen for a Book Designer at our client, a global publisher of fiction, magazines and comics, based in Central London.

This position is responsible for taking briefs from clients and designing highly illustrated books to exceptional quality, including covers and interiors. You will also be offering guidance in meetings on design improvements, ensuring files are print ready and checking for quality and consistency.

This is a fast-paced and varied role, in which the ideal candidate will have previous experience in a book design role, creative and able to follow design direction and have a passion for fiction and illustrated books and marketing materials.

To be considered for this role, you must have proven experience in the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign) is essential. You must be organised, with high attention to detail and excellent communication skills.

To apply for this position, please contact Helen Harradine at Inspired Selection publishing recruitment agency (email: h.harradine@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.