The opportunity

We are looking for an Editorial Assistant to join the Special Interest Team at Bloomsbury as a fixed term maternity cover. In this division we create original and high quality content to support hobbies, enthusiasms and interests in a number of subject areas including sports, health and wellness, sailing, camping and walking, military history, wildlife and creative writing. We also publish serious and rigorous non-fiction, aimed at a wider educated readership in the fields of politics, philosophy, history, religion and popular science.

This role will specifically support Sport and Green Tree (3 days p/w) and Nautical and Conway (2 days p/w).

We are looking for someone with exceptional organisation skills, who has a good eye for detail and who is used to juggling a variety of tasks. A passion for books is a must and previous experience of working in an office environment would be an advantage.

The role

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