Assistant Editor

Description:

We are seeking an Assistant Editor to join our fiction team, working across both lists.

This role is ideal for someone with at least one year’s paid editorial experience at a UK trade publisher, who is looking to deepen their editorial skills in a dynamic, independent publishing environment.

The role

Reporting to the Fiction Publisher, you will support editors across the full publishing process, from submission to finished book. Responsibilities include:

• Reviewing manuscript submissions and preparing reader reports

• Monitoring schedules and deadlines with the production team

• Reviewing edited manuscripts

• Writing draft cover briefs and researching competing titles

• Drafting marketing and promotional copy

• Performing pre-print checks and proofreading

• Soliciting endorsements

• Drafting book club guides

• Liaising with authors and agents

• Maintaining the title database

• Collaborating across editorial, design, production, sales, marketing and publicity

About you

You will have:

• First-class knowledge of language and grammar

• Excellent attention to detail

• A strong interest in literary fiction

• At least one year’s experience in an editorial role within trade publishing

Job details

• Start date: Mid-January 2026 / flexible

• Contract: Permanent, full-time

• Location: London