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Michael O’Mara Books are a well established independent publisher who are now looking for a publishing assistant apprentice to work in Buster Books, the children’s division of Michael O’Mara Books, to work with the editorial team.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintaining Biblio (daily) including maintaining contracts and launching titles (training will be given)
- Maintaining spreadsheets, such as reprint corrections, author information, and payments (daily)
- Assisting the department (daily)
- Updating sales material weekly and liaising with the sales teams
- Proofreading and checking details and corrections
- Responding to submissions
- Liaising with all other departments
- Taking minutes for meetings and assisting the department with book fair preparation
- Adding content for conferences and presentations
Entry requirements
- You’ll need to pass a face to face screening interview with our Talent Team (don’t worry, we’re a friendly bunch) and sit initial assessments in Maths and English. - Graduate preferred - Must be commutable to Clapham
Skills Required
- Experience of Biblio if possible – although training will be given
- Interpersonal skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively to a wide range of people
- Enthusiasm and adaptability
- Calm and resilient under pressure
- Proficiency with IT packages, such as Microsoft Office and Excel
- Attention to detail
- Initiative and the ability to work independently, asking for feedback and acting upon it
- Organizational skills, multitasking, and handling competing priorities
