Editorial Assistant, Mills & Boon/Harlequin Historical Romance

Do you love Romance?
Do you love Mills & Boon series fiction?

Mills & Boon publishes high quality, branded romance fiction, available in print in WHSmith and Tesco or as ebook. This includes Mills & Boon Modern, True Love, Medical and Historical. Harlequin is a division of HarperCollins Publishers New York and is published under the Mills & Boon brand in the UK. More information is available at www.millsandboon.co.uk

The Role:

The Editorial Assistant will provide administrative and editorial support for the Historical Romance series and will report to the Senior Editor. 

This is a full time role with at least 2 days a week required (specifically Wednesdays and Thursdays) in the London office in the News Building, London Bridge.

Mills & Boon/Harlequin Historical is where you’ll find romances set against a wide variety of richly textured historical backdrops.  From Regency dukes, Viking warriors to Victorian governesses and 1920s blues singers, this series will transport you to another time, whilst also delivering a unique love story that is relevant to today’s readers. 

The ideal candidate for this vacancy will have a passion for the romance genre and be looking to build a career in publishing. 

Responsibilities:

The primary job responsibilities of the Editorial Assistant are, but are not limited to:

• Co-ordinating deadlines, collating and preparing material

• Creating/amending prelim pages

• Updating monthly schedules, data inputting

• Writing end page and writing/reviewing back cover copy

• Preparing artwork details

• Maintaining filing systems and updating databases

• Responding to correspondence and answering author queries, dealing with telephone calls

• Liaising with Marketing and Production departments

• Assessing unsolicited submissions and drafting reports/replies

• Preparing Acquisition Report/Log slush and other team admin duties

• Other general administration as required in support of the Historical team, along with the wider Acquisition team

Skills & Qualifications:

The preferred Editorial Assistant will possess the following knowledge, education, skills and experience: 

• A genuine interest in a publishing career, particularly in women's popular fiction

• Strong ability to work to and juggle multi-deadlines

• Highly organised                 

• Strong multi-tasker

• Excellent grammar and spelling

• Eye for detail             

• Proactive

• Team player              

• Reliable

• Professional              

• Confident Communicator

• Creative                     

• Enthusiastic     

Please note: We may close the vacancy early if we're overwhelmed by responses and we encourage you to get your application in early.

The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews and undertaking internships or entry level positions. For more information visit  https://www.btbs.org/

Benefits 

Hybrid working model (2+ 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 and Pride at HC 

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 

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

Subsidised canteen and retail discounts 

Onsite prayer room 

If you wish to discuss anything regarding this position and/or your application to this role, please reach out directly to our Talent Acquisition Manager at [email removed - click apply for more details] with the 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.