Junior Desk Editor Managing Editorial · Farringdon, London

Your team:Pan has an exciting opportunity for a highly organized and enthusiastic Junior Desk Editor to join the Managing Editorial team. This role encompasses working across Pan’s varied Fiction and Non-Fiction publishing programme, including the Macmillan, Pan, Mantle, Tor and Macmillan Business imprints. This is a great opportunity for a candidate with some publishing experience to grow their desk-editorial skillset and put their skills to work, helping to create books of the highest quality.Your role: You will be working with the busy Managing Editorial team to bring our Pan publishing programme to life, ensuring pesky typos and misplaced commas are ironed out, and keeping our titles on track. The role includes managing your own titles through all aspects of the desk-editing and production process, as well as overseeing second formats, reissues and ebooks. It’ll suit someone with some experience of project management and excellent editing and proofreading skills, who can work flexibly and thrive in a fast-paced environment.A typical morning might see you responding to emails from commissioning editors and authors before moving on to artwork checks. You might then check some revised page proofs, marking up corrections for the typesetter. In the afternoon you may attend a progress meeting to discuss schedules with Editorial and Production, and following the meeting you now know when to book a proofreader for one of your titles so you’ll be in touch with our brilliant freelancers. You might then check an ebook file ahead of distribution, check captions and maps in a non-fiction title, or be called on to proofread a pitch document for an exciting new acquisition.Essential experience and knowledge you’ll need to succeed: Self-motivated and highly flexible – happy to move between projects as priorities dictate and manage multiple projects effectively An impeccable eye for detail and an excellent understanding of the English language (grammar, punctuation and semantics, and the application of style guides) Excellent copy-editing and proofreading skills
A confident communicator with the ability to build strong relationships with teams across the business An understanding of Microsoft Word (tracked changes) and Adobe (for digital mark-up) An excellent problem-solver. Desirable skills we’d love you to have: Experience of commissioning and managing editorial freelancers An understanding of the editorial and production process
A broad knowledge of, and interest in, commercial and cross-over fiction and non-fiction, and a love of reading Familiarity with Google for Work (Gmail/Google applications) Experience of working with Biblio would be an advantage. What you’ll get in return:In return we can offer you a range of great projects, a supportive and collaborative working environment, and a competitive salary and benefits package.Salary Starting From: £29,000Closing Date: 12 May 2024Some of the benefits we offer: 25 days annual leave increasing with years of service + bank holidays Generous pension scheme Discounted private medical insurance Group income protection scheme Enhanced family pay and leave Flexible working hours and summer hours (early finish on a Fridayduring summer months) 2 volunteer days per year 75% off all 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 At Pan Macmillan, we are highly committed to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion at every level of our organization. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. Our efforts to promote DE & I are ongoing, and we continually strive to learn and improve our policies and practices. You can read our full Diversity & Inclusion Pledge here note that all personal information which we process in connection with your application will be treated in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice available here: Please read our Recruitment Privacy Notice before submitting your application
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