Responsibilities

• Assisting our Editors in overseeing the production process, making sure our books are produced on time, on budget and to a high standard across ebook, POD and audio formats.
• eBook conversion – converting final manuscripts into eBook format, including creation of front- and end-pages; adding buy-links; reviewing files and liaising with the author.
• Updating existing files – updating eBook files as required, correcting errors, adding buy-links.
• Fielding any post-publication amends necessary – updating eBook and typeset files and uploading again to key retailers.
• Assigning ISBNs and updating databases.
• Liaising with design partners to adapt ebook covers with translated titles, subtitles and taglines.
• Generating barcodes, calculating spine widths and working with editors to create final paperback copy. Supplying specifications to freelance designers and working with them on the final paperback cover.
• Obtaining final layered artwork files for ebook, paperback and audio (where relevant) editions from designers.
• Clearing image rights where necessary and supplying high resolution images to designers.
• DISTRIBUTION – Assisting editors to ensure that our books are distributed to as broad an audience as possible with accurate pricing and metadata.

Requirements

• Fluency in German, English to C2 level required. French C1, Italian, Dutch and Spanish B2 very helpful
• Practical experience of juggling and prioritsing a large workload
• Knowledge of Asana, Slack, Airtable, Adobe, InDesign, Vellum, Word, Outlook highly advantageous
• Understanding of how to build communities on social media platforms such as Instagram and TikTok
• Ease and confidence communicating with key stakeholders internally and externally to the business
• Knowledge of publishing helpful, but not essential
• Able to competently juggle a large workload across several areas and efficiently prioritise tasks
• A confident self-starter with lots of initiative who’s able to work collaboratively in a team
• An excellent communicator in English both verbally and in writing
• Quick to learn, with a facility for numbers and data

Benefits

• 28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years' service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' (+ bank holidays)
• Private medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Generous pension schemes
• Rent deposit loans
• 2 community days per year
• Summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months)
• Retail discounts through Hachette rewards
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Eye care vouchers