The Editorial Intern will provide administrative and editorial support for the Modern Romance series and will report to a Senior Editor.  

Mills & Boon Modern/Harlequin Presents stories are all about passion and escape—glamorous international settings, captivating women and the seductive, tempting men who want them! The home of the Alpha male, this series features heroes who will command and seduce, heroines who will stand up to the hero in their own way, and stories that will whisk you away on a rollercoaster journey of intense emotion and heart-pounding high sensuality!  

The ideal candidate for this vacancy will have an interest in the romance genre and be looking to build a career in publishing. This is a 6 month internship.

Responsibilities:

The primary job responsibilities of the Editorial Intern 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

• Cover for Admin Assistant to prepare Acquisition Report/Log slush

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

Skills & Experience: 

• The preferred Editorial Intern 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 and a strong multi-tasker

• Eye for detail              

• Proactive

• Team player               

• Reliable and professional               

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