Farshore is looking for an enthusiastic administrator with some previous experience to join its market leading licensed publishing division. This is a role for a proactive individual to support the team with key admin tasks across both print and digital books and a great way to get into publishing. The Publishing Assistant will handle a busy and varied workload and be a pivotal role for the team. Farshore’s mission is to make every child a proud reader through a broad and diverse portfolio of books that offers multiple ways into the joy of reading.

Key tasks and accountabilities

• Supply contractual paperwork to external parties and arrange timely payments using the required templates and systems.

• Manage reprints for the brands team, updating imprint details or making corrections in the InDesign files if needed.

• Check and approve e-Books against the print edition.

• Answer customer enquiries for our books and manage fan mail, as required.

• Arrange contractual author, contributor and licensor copies.

• Compile sales reports for the Publishers.

• Assist with metadata updates so titles are search engine optimised for best sales potential.

• Minute team meetings

• Collate sales catalogue and rights guide copy for the creative team.

• Ensure all the relevant HC systems and processes are used and understood to meet the wider business goals.

Your first six months

We hope you can hit the ground running navigating the HC systems and processes, administratively assisting with the workload of the Farshore licensing team. 

Experience required

• Demonstrable administrative experience in a similar role

• Confident using MS Word, Excel and Acrobat

Skills required

• Strong organisational skills

• Strong time management and troubleshooting skills

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

• Adaptability to new systems

• Accuracy

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 internships or entry level positions. For more information visit http://www.booktradecharity.org/

The Farshore Division Values

Colourful – We believe in the power of reading – the ability to make the fantastical real, and the real, really fascinating. With creative flair, we bring together the hottest authors and biggest brands to create a never-ending catalogue of incredible characters and exciting stories – to inspire young minds and spark a lifelong love of reading.

Open – We are dedicated to publishing books which celebrate the diverse lives found in classrooms and communities across the UK. We engage directly with our consumers to discover their wants and needs, and invite opinion – so that we can support parents, carers, educators and gift-givers in choosing the right books for children.

Dynamic – We pride ourselves in leading the way forward in children’s publishing. Drawing on long held knowledge and expertise, we operate with passion and optimism. We are energetic. We never stand still. We are committed to spotting the latest trends and embracing innovation, in order to grow reading and secure the future of our industry.

Empowering – We understand how reading can have a positive impact on every area of a child’s life – improving wellbeing, building communities and enriching lives far beyond the pages of our books. We work hard to break down the barriers to reading and make resources available for free for families, teachers and anyone