Editorial Assistant - Penguin Press

Job description

Editorial Assistant – Penguin Press A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a creative, curious and highly organised individual to join the Penguin Press team as an Editorial Assistant on a permanent basis. About the team: Penguin Press publishes ground-breaking non-fiction across our Allen Lane, Pelican and Particular Books imprints, with bestselling and award-winning authors such as Ha-Joon Chang, Emma Dabiri, Jonathan Haidt, Malcolm Gladwell, Thomas Halliday, Naomi Klein, Karen Hao, James Rebanks, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Matthew Walker and Lea Ypi. Press is also home to the world-famous Penguin Classics library. The role: As Editorial Assistant, you will provide editorial and administrative support to two Publishing Directors who publish an eclectic range of non-fiction titles in subjects including psychology, current affairs, visual culture, politics, science, technology and economics, as well as classic fiction. You will have a wide range of duties such as: Key responsibilities: - Reading and reporting on submissions - Assisting the Publishing Directors with the editorial and production process - Drafting and proofreading catalogue and cover copy - Drafting marketing crib s...