The Zaffre Publishing Group – Bonnier Books UK's largest publishing division – is looking for an intern to join its dynamic and fast-paced commercial non-fiction team on a six-month, fixed-term basis.
The Zaffre Publishing Group comprises British Book Awards Imprint of the Year 2023 nominee Blink Publishing, a publisher of commercial, high-profile non-fiction from some of the UK’s biggest names; Lagom, a fast-growing health and well-being list; John Blake, the UK’s No.1 publisher of true crime.
The ideal candidate is an open, detail-oriented team-player with a passion for books and an enthusiasm for popular culture, including film, television, podcasts, comedy, music, sport, celebrity, true-crime, social media and more.
The role
This is a fantastic opportunity to become a valued member of a collaborative publishing team, where you’ll find out first-hand how the book-making process works and have the opportunity to work with big-name and brand authors. Key responsibilities are to support the allocated team with administrative, research and file-maintenance tasks, with special responsibility for scheduling, minute-taking, reprints, and Biblio data.
Key responsibilities
- Oversee the scheduling and editorial critical paths of Blink, Lagom and John Blake titles.
- Manage freelance copyeditors and proof-readers, taking in corrections and working with the editorial team to manage changes and update manuscripts.
- Assist with setting titles up in Biblio and ensuring all metadata is complete at key milestones and is regularly updated.
- Report on submissions and contribute to acquisitions discussions.
- Minuting team meetings and divisional meetings.
- Attend editorial and wider divisional meetings.
- Invoice processing.
- Assist in securing endorsements for all titles.
- Send out proof and finished copies to authors, agents and media contacts.
- Send title information to literary festivals.
- Update reviews on Biblio for titles both pre-and post-publication.
- Contribute to social media updates for all imprints.
- Clear permissions for images and quotes.
- Assist with scheduling book fair appointments.
- Additional administrative duties, as required.
- Implement and utilise all relevant editorial checklists.
- Act as the main point of contact for author queries, resolving problems and answering questions promptly and accurately.
- Liaise with other members of the Non-Fiction team as well as colleagues from other departments such as production, design, marketing, and sales.
- Write and edit marketing and back cover copy, where appropriate.
- Assisting with the development of new book projects by conducting market research.
- Liaise and help to coordinate 3rd-party contributors and freelancers.
Qualifications and Experience
- An ambitious and creative self-starter with a passion for books.
- Highly engaged in the outside world and an avid consumer of popular culture including film, tv, podcasts, music, comedy, sport, social media and true-crime.
- A proactive, energetic and enthusiastic person who is diligent and full of creative ideas.
- An interest in learning and developing editorial skills within a fast-paced, energetic and outward-looking department.
- Ability to manage jobs from inception to completion to the highest standard.
- A literate communicator - both verbally and in written correspondence.
- Able to work across function with the ability to pivot tasks dependent on direction and priority at any given time.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Proficient in using Microsoft and/or Apple office packages
- Experience of working across teams and a variety of functions is essential.
- Previous editorial publishing experience is preferable but not essential.
- Previous experience of Biblio management is preferable but not essential.