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Assistant Project Editor, William Collins & 4th Estate

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Assistant Project Editor, William Collins & 4th Estate HarperCollins Publishers

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.

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Our values shape everything we do: 

Be Ambitious to succeed   

Be Imaginative to push the boundaries of what’s possible   

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Be always learning and listening to understand   

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OLIVER,a part of the Brandtech Group, is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, neurodivergence, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws.   

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When you apply to a job on this site, the personal data contained in your application will be collected by OLIVER (“Controller”) which is located at 151 Rosebery Avenue, EC1R 4 AB and can be contacted by emailing [email protected] or Adjust Your Set (“Controller”)  which is located at 151 Rosebery Avenue, EC1R 4 AB and can be contacted by emailing [email protected] or DARE(“Controller”)  which is located at 151 Rosebery Avenue, EC1R 4 AB and can be contacted by emailing [email protected] or Aylesworth Fleming (“Controller”)  which is located at 151 Rosebery Avenue, EC1R 4 AB and can be contacted by emailing [email protected] (“Controller”). Your personal data will be processed for the purposes of managing Controller’s recruitment related activities, which include setting up and conducting interviews and tests for applicants, evaluating and assessing the results thereto, and as is otherwise needed in the recruitment and hiring processes. Such processing is legally permissible under Art. 6(1)(f) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation) as necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Controller, which are the solicitation, evaluation, and selection of applicants for employment.

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Your personal data will be retained by Controller as long as Controller determines it is necessary to evaluate your application for employment.  Under the GDPR, you have the right to request access to your personal data, to request that your personal data be rectified or erased, and to request that processing of your personal data be restricted. You also have to right to data portability. In addition, you may lodge a complaint with an EU supervisory authority.

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Our values shape everything we do: 

Be Ambitious to succeed   

Be Imaginative to push the boundaries of what’s possible   

Be Inspirational to do groundbreaking work   

Be always learning and listening to understand   

Be Results-focused to exceed expectations   

Be actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist across our community, clients and creations 
 

OLIVER,a part of the Brandtech Group, is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, neurodivergence, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws.   

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When you apply to a job on this site, the personal data contained in your application will be collected by OLIVER (“Controller”) which is located at 151 Rosebery Avenue, EC1R 4 AB and can be contacted by emailing [email protected] or Adjust Your Set (“Controller”)  which is located at 151 Rosebery Avenue, EC1R 4 AB and can be contacted by emailing [email protected] or DARE(“Controller”)  which is located at 151 Rosebery Avenue, EC1R 4 AB and can be contacted by emailing [email protected] or Aylesworth Fleming (“Controller”)  which is located at 151 Rosebery Avenue, EC1R 4 AB and can be contacted by emailing [email protected] (“Controller”). Your personal data will be processed for the purposes of managing Controller’s recruitment related activities, which include setting up and conducting interviews and tests for applicants, evaluating and assessing the results thereto, and as is otherwise needed in the recruitment and hiring processes. Such processing is legally permissible under Art. 6(1)(f) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation) as necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Controller, which are the solicitation, evaluation, and selection of applicants for employment.

Your personal data will be shared with Greenhouse Software, Inc., a cloud services provider located in the United States of America and engaged by Controller to help manage its recruitment and hiring process on Controller’s behalf. Accordingly, if you are located outside of the United States, your personal data will be transferred to the United States once you submit it through this site.

Your personal data will be retained by Controller as long as Controller determines it is necessary to evaluate your application for employment.  Under the GDPR, you have the right to request access to your personal data, to request that your personal data be rectified or erased, and to request that processing of your personal data be restricted. You also have to right to data portability. In addition, you may lodge a complaint with an EU supervisory authority.

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