Project Editor, Children’s Publishing

Salary £32,300 p.a.

We offer a supportive, creative working environment, alongside a range of benefits including:

• 28 days' holiday, plus bank holidays
• Profit share
• Interest-free season ticket loan
• Book and co-edition discounts
• Generous pension scheme
• Employee assistance programme and retail discounts
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Free museum entry
• Hybrid working: once eligible, a minimum of three days per week in the office, where the role allows

We are looking for a Project Editor to join our Children's Publishing team on a fixed-term basis, covering a maternity leave. You will take editorial ownership of a range of children's books and products, from proposal through to delivery, working with authors, illustrators, designers, freelancers and museum and gallery partners to bring them in on time, within agreed budgets and to a high editorial standard. You will also contribute ideas to new projects and series, alongside the Head of Children's Publishing.

• Managing several illustrated picture books, non-fiction books, activity books, and novelty and gift products at once, independently, from proposal stage through to delivery
• Copyediting texts in close collaboration with authors, editors, consultants and publishing partners, making sure they are engaging and accessible for the target age range
• Working with authors, illustrators, designers, freelancers, and museum and gallery partners, chasing material and giving clear, timely feedback
• Helping to develop new projects and series from concept stage, and briefing editorial freelancers and contributors, in consultation with the Head of Children's Publishing
• Working closely with Design, Production, Picture Research, Pre-Press, International Rights and our New York colleagues, so that projects respond to book fair feedback and meet the needs of international co-publishers
• Reporting on progress, raising issues and schedule changes openly and early, and talking through solutions with colleagues, while keeping project administration accurate and up to date
• Presenting new titles at internal book fair meetings and sales conferences

Location Britannia Street, London WC1X. Hybrid: min three days per week in the office after probation

Contract Fixed-term maternity cover, full-time

• Books and products are delivered on time, within agreed budgets and to a high editorial standard, with texts that are accurate, engaging and accessible for their target age range
• Authors, illustrators, freelancers and partners receive clear direction, timely feedback and professional communication
• Issues, schedule changes and risks are raised early, and solutions are discussed collaboratively
• New projects and series are developed with the Head of Children's Publishing and respond to book fair and international co-publisher feedback
• Colleagues across Design, Production, Picture Research, Pre-Press, Rights and New York have the information they need
• New titles are presented clearly and confidently at book fair meetings and sales conferences

This role is based at our Britannia Street office in London. We work on a hybrid basis, with a minimum of three days per week in the office.

We want Thames & Hudson to be a place where people can do thoughtful, creative and high-quality work, while feeling respected, supported and able to contribute.

Our values are creativity · integrity · respect · communication · excellence.

They shape how we work with each other, our authors, our partners and our readers.