News Corp

Employment Type Full time

Location Hybrid · London, UK

Salary £30,500 – £32,000 (GBP) Depending on skills and experience

Seniority Mid-level

+ Closing:11:59pm, 2nd Dec 2025 GMT

Perks and benefits

Work from home option

Healthcare

Retirement benefits

Wellness programs

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Extra holiday

Professional development

Mentoring/coaching

Paid volunteer days

Flexible benefits scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Candidate happiness

8.66 (32805)

Job Description

Introduction to the Role

Reporting to the Publishing Director, Operations & Editorial, the Assistant Project Editor will oversee the publishing process for selected titles across the William Collins and 4th Estate lists (including new editions, digital products, paperbacks and reprints) and assist the Publishing Director in tasks required to keep the publishing programme up to date. This is not a commissioning role.

Key Tasks and Accountabilities:

• Project managing titles from handover of manuscript through to production
• Ensuring there is good communication between all design, production and editorial teams
• Assisting with various aspects to ensure that the publishing programme is kept up to date

Skills Required

• Excellent editing, proofreading and communication skills
• Some desk-editing/project-managing experience. Experience working on illustrated titles is desirable but not essential
• A strong sense of strategic planning with excellent prioritisation/time-management skills
• The ability to work flexibly and calmly under pressure to meet tight deadlines
• An interest in literary publishing

Benefits

• Hybrid working model (3 days in the office)
• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays (option to buy and sell holiday days)
• Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
• Private healthcare cover and life assurance
• Summer Hours
• Free access to HeadSpace, employee assistance programme (24 hour helpline),mental health first aiders, and a wellbeing portal
• Season ticket loans (from day 1 for entry level) and cycle to work scheme
• Relocation Rent Support Loan
• Employee networks: HC All In (open forum),Elevate (for ethnic minority colleagues),HarperParents, Menopause at Work, Pride at HC, Social Mobility Network and Neurodiversity at Work
• Unlimited training on our Learning and Development portal, management courses (up to MA level) and mentoring programmes
• Virtual GP and eyecare vouchers
• Gym membership discount
• Onsite physiotherapy (London only)
• Charitable donation matching and 2 volunteering days
• We’re a certified Carbon Neutral company
• Green Electric/Hybrid Car Benefit Scheme (salary sacrifice)
• With Trees for Life we plant a tree in the Highlands of Scotland for every permanent hire
• Free e-books and audiobooks, digital newspaper subscriptions and discounts on books
• Subsidised canteen and retail discounts
• Onsite prayer room

At HarperCollins, we value authenticity and integrity in our recruitment process. To ensure a fair and accurate evaluation of all applications, we ask that all responses to assessment questions reflect your own thoughts, experiences, and capabilities. This allows us to fairly assess your knowledge, skills, and experience to determine how they align with the role. We value diverse perspectives and genuine contributions, even if answers are not perfect. The use of AI tools or external assistance to generate responses is discouraged unless explicitly permitted for specific tasks.

If you wish to discuss anything regarding this position and/or your application to this role, please reach out directly [email protected] subject heading ‘Vacancy Query’ plus the job title and we will aim to get back to you within 5 working days.

Please note, if you are interested in the role you would need to submit your application via Applied. We do not accept email applications.

Avon is currently seeking a Developmental Editor to develop commercial ideas and edit manuscripts for the Avon A imprint. For this role, the emphasis is on developing original content and editing manuscripts rather than seeking agent submissions.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates, edits, and develops commercial projects for the Avon A imprint.
• Brainstorms ideas for new projects and reaches out to authors to write them.
• Negotiates contracts.
• Contributes to and participates in short and long term development and growth of thepublishing program.
• Manages and coordinates editorial production and publication schedules.
• Oversees fact sheet, jacket and catalog copy; reviews marketing and publicity materials.
• Conducts and analyzes sales research.
• Develops and maintains strong and extensive agent and author relationships.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5-6 years of relevant editorial or comparable industry experience.
• Established agency contacts
• Strong, succinct presentation skills
• Ability to effectively communicate with all levels across the organization
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and set priorities under pressure
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office

HarperCollins Publishers is a company full of people who are passionate about books. When you apply for a position, we want to know why you want to work here, and why you are interested in the job. That’s why cover letters are strongly preferred.

The salary range for this position is $65,000-$80,000. We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate’s experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

In addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including “elective” benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce.

_HarperCollins Publishers is an equal opportunity employer._

HarperCollins Publishers is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at [email protected] . Note: we will only respond to accommodation requests.

Job Locations _US-NY-New York_

Category _Editorial_

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets

Employment Type Full time

Location Hybrid · London, UK

Salary £30,500 – £32,000 (GBP) Depending on skills and experience

Seniority Mid-level

+ Closing:11:59pm, 2nd Dec 2025 GMT

Perks and benefits

Work from home option

Healthcare

Retirement benefits

Wellness programs

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Extra holiday

Professional development

Mentoring/coaching

Paid volunteer days

Flexible benefits scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Candidate happiness

8.66 (32805)

Job Description

Introduction to the Role

Reporting to the Publishing Director, Operations & Editorial, the Assistant Project Editor will oversee the publishing process for selected titles across the William Collins and 4th Estate lists (including new editions, digital products, paperbacks and reprints) and assist the Publishing Director in tasks required to keep the publishing programme up to date. This is not a commissioning role.

Key Tasks and Accountabilities:

+ Project managing titles from handover of manuscript through to production

+ Ensuring there is good communication between all design, production and editorial teams

+ Assisting with various aspects to ensure that the publishing programme is kept up to date

Skills Required

+ Excellent editing, proofreading and communication skills

+ Some desk-editing/project-managing experience. Experience working on illustrated titles is desirable but not essential

+ A strong sense of strategic planning with excellent prioritisation/time-management skills

+ The ability to work flexibly and calmly under pressure to meet tight deadlines

+ An interest in literary publishing

Benefits

+ Hybrid working model (3 days in the office)

+ 28 days holiday plus bank holidays (option to buy and sell holiday days)

+ Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave

+ Private healthcare cover and life assurance

+ Summer Hours

+ Free access to HeadSpace, employee assistance programme (24 hour helpline),mental health first aiders, and a wellbeing portal

+ Season ticket loans (from day 1 for entry level) and cycle to work scheme

+ Relocation Rent Support Loan

+ Employee networks: HC All In (open forum),Elevate (for ethnic minority colleagues),HarperParents, Menopause at Work, Pride at HC, Social Mobility Network and Neurodiversity at Work

+ Unlimited training on our Learning and Development portal, management courses (up to MA level) and mentoring programmes

+ Virtual GP and eyecare vouchers

+ Gym membership discount

+ Onsite physiotherapy (London only)

+ Charitable donation matching and 2 volunteering days

+ We’re a certified Carbon Neutral company

+ Green Electric/Hybrid Car Benefit Scheme (salary sacrifice)

+ With Trees for Life we plant a tree in the Highlands of Scotland for every permanent hire

+ Free e-books and audiobooks, digital newspaper subscriptions and discounts on books

+ Subsidised canteen and retail discounts

+ Onsite prayer room

At HarperCollins, we value authenticity and integrity in our recruitment process. To ensure a fair and accurate evaluation of all applications, we ask that all responses to assessment questions reflect your own thoughts, experiences, and capabilities. This allows us to fairly assess your knowledge, skills, and experience to determine how they align with the role. We value diverse perspectives and genuine contributions, even if answers are not perfect. The use of AI tools or external assistance to generate responses is discouraged unless explicitly permitted for specific tasks.

If you wish to discuss anything regarding this position and/or your application to this role, please reach out directly [email protected] subject heading ‘Vacancy Query’ plus the job title and we will aim to get back to you within 5 working days.

Please note, if you are interested in the role you would need to submit your application via Applied. We do not accept email applications.