Do you have top-notch organisation skills and attention to detail? Do you enjoy a busy role with no two days the same?

About Cornerstone

Cornerstone is made up of books published by Century, Cornerstone Press, Hutchinson Heinemann, #Merky Books and Del Rey. This means we publish an excellent range of fiction and non-fiction authors including Lisa Jewell, Taylor Jenkins-Reid, Chigozie Obioma, Malorie Blackman, Chris van Tulleken and Keanu Reeves & China Mieville.

The Opportunity

We’re looking for a new publicity and administrative Assistant to provide organisational support to a team of 10 busy publicists.

The role involves:

• Booking author travel and accommodation

• Dealing with enquiries from media, influencers, bookshops and members of the public

• Organisation of book mailings

• Research tasks

• Diary management

• Arranging meetings and taking minutes

• Media monitoring and circulation of coverage

• Invoice processing

• Organisation of team folders and systems

As part of working in PR, this role requires regular evening and weekend work assisting at various events.

What you’ll bring

We need someone who is proactive, shows meticulous attention to detail and can prioritise a busy workload under pressure. You will enjoy talking to people, because you will be communicating regularly with teams across the business and with external stakeholdes – over the phone, on email and in person. You don’t need previous experience in publishing but we’d love someone who has an interest in the media and the books we publish.  Experience working in an office environment, using the Microsoft Suite including Outlook, Excel and Word is necessary. You’ll be surrounded by books and be expected to get involved in conversations on them so an eagerness to read our new books is important, too. Above all, you’ll love the idea of a busy role keeping the team on track and organised!

How to apply

If this sounds like you, please apply with a CV and covering letter by 23:59 Wednesday 21st February

As part of your cover letter, tell us about how you like to organise yourself and why you would be an asset to our team.

About Penguin:

We’re the UK’s largest publisher; made up of some 2,000 people and publishing over 1,500 books each year. Our doors are open to all kinds of talent. In a constantly evolving industry, we work hard to stretch the definition of the word publisher. Here, you’ll work with a breadth of talent who all play their part to make each of our books a success. Together, we make books for everyone because a book can change anyone.

Salary: You'll start on £27,500 plus bonus and benefits. 

Competitive benefits package: Our people are the heart of our business, and we work hard to support a culture of responsibility and recognition.

Our benefits include:

• Financial – discounted shopping, season ticket loan, rental deposit loan

• Wellbeing - healthcare cash plan, employee assistance, gym loan

• Lifestyle – taste card, tech scheme, free and discounted books

For our full benefits list please visit: https://www.penguinrandomhousecareers.co.uk/what-we-offer/

Hybrid working: We’re experimenting with a hybrid way of working that suits the needs of each team. While our offices across the UK are places to connect, collaborate and celebrate with colleagues, we recognise that flexibility around where you work is just as important. For this role, some meetings will need to be attended in person at our offices in Pimlico on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.  As said above too, regular out of hours evening and weekend work is a requirement for this role, too.

The recruitment process: You can read about our recruitment process at https://www.penguinrandomhousecareers.co.uk/how-we-hire/

As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we're part of the offer an interview scheme. This is where disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role can opt in to get to the next recruitment stage. There may be some situations where volume of applicants means we can't take all eligible candidates to interview. We encourage you to tell us about any reasonable adjustments you may need by emailing PRHCareersUK@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk. Remember, you only need to share what you are comfortable to for us to support your request.

Please note, we are not able to accept agency CVs for this role. Any CVs sent speculatively will not be eligible for a fee.

Company: Penguin Books Limited 

Country: United Kingdom 

State/Region: London 

City: London 

Postal Code: SW11 7BW 

Job ID: 268270