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The Audio team is a small and friendly group who are passionate about creating high-quality audiobooks. We are the champions of the spoken word at Pan Macmillan and work closely with the Editorial, Communications and Sales teams to publish award-winning audiobooks.
The Audio Editorial Assistant is an essential part of the team. You will work closely with your colleagues and navigate all areas of the publishing process from acquisition to the planning, creation and distribution of our audiobooks.
Your key responsibilities
- Creating and checking metadata on in-house systems
- Checking audiobook files before delivery to retailers
- Checking and updating schedules for the team
- Responding to queries from retailers and colleagues
- Sending scripts to actors, producers and studios and arranging paperwork for recordings
- Supporting the Audio team with casting audiobooks and visiting the studios during the audiobook recordings
- Creating audio assets for social media and marketing
About you
- An interest in audiobooks.
- Excellent administration skills with the ability to multi-task and work on several projects at the same time
- The ability to work in a small group as well as engaging with a wider team
- Be organised and able to work to a deadline
- Familiarity with Gmail and Google applications
- A willingness to learn in-house database systems
Desirable skills we’d love you to have:
Knowledge of audio editing systems
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.
Some 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 Friday during 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
