Editorial Operations Executive

You will be creating, maintaining and cleansing title and contract data in our publishing system, Biblio 3, as well as providing administrative support to the Operations and Editorial teams. Many of these tasks involve frequent communication and collaboration across multiple teams, including the Production, Contracts, Rights, Royalties and Inventory teams.

You will act as the main point of contact for system and process queries from the Editorial team, and the role will involve some training responsibility as an owner of editorial operations processes and the use of Biblio 3.

You will also work on company wide projects and initiatives with the rest of the editorial operations team, and will be involved in continual process improvement as the team reviews its process workflows and metadata guidance.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about detail, accuracy and systems, and who enjoys data input. Our ideal candidate will have experience of using Biblio 3 (or similar title data management systems) as well as experience in an operational role - in publishing or another industry.

The role requires attention to detail, good organisation, an ability to prioritise a busy workload and a sound knowledge of computer packages, particularly Excel.

An interest and knowledge of SEO and optimising metadata would be an advantage as well as experience in an administrative role. If you enjoy working across a range of tasks, each supported by clearly defined process workflows which you would enjoy helping to continue to optimise, we'd love to hear from you.

We publish books of excellence and lasting value written by authors with passion and expertise. We're home to popular fiction and non-fiction writers alongside some of the most progressive new voices in publishing. Established in 1768 and with a rich and illustrious history, we are the oldest imprint in the business and oldest surviving trade list in British publishing.

John Murray Press is a division of Hachette, one of the largest publishing groups in the UK, with 12 publishing divisions and over 60 imprints. Everyone here is proud to be in the business of opening doors and minds., 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 junior roles. For more information visit www.booktradeentrysupport.org

£28,000 (+bonus +benefits),

• 28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years' service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' (+ bank holidays)


• Private medical insurance


• Generous pension schemes


• Rent deposit loans


• 2 community days per year


• Summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months)


• Retail discounts through Hachette rewards


• Cycle to Work scheme


• Eye care vouchers


• Wide-ranging training library


• Development programmes (including mentoring)


• Up to 70% off book purchases


• A charity bookshelf


• 12 Staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing and religious networks


• Season ticket loans


• And much more!


The role will be based at our London office, Carmelite House, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week.

Our commitment

Hachette employs people on the basis of their abilities. We aim to attract and develop talent from a base as broad as the world of readers we want to reach, with a wide and representative range of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality and socio-economic, regional and cultural backgrounds.

If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend for interview, please let us know.