Publishing Operations Executive, Audio

Job description

This is an exciting time to join a fast-paced team as our new Publishing Operations Executive. You’ll play a key role in bringing our audio publishing to market. You will work in collaboration with our Audio Editorial teams across the Penguin Random House and BBC lists to ensure publications follow the key critical paths, are produced to the highest quality, meet retailer specifications, and are delivered on time for publication. You’ll also work closely with the Publishing Operations Assistant and Print divisions on title announcements across the list. You’ll also work with the Publishing Operations Manager and in house production team on maintaining quality and managing timelines.

Key responsibilities:
• Managing production schedules
• Coordinating editing and mastering of audiobooks on the BBC list
• Quality control and post-production
• Audiobook distribution
• Retailer Support

We’d love it if you had…

Whilst we don’t require existing experience in publishing or audio (although an interest in it is important), you will need to demonstrate professional experience that evidences the following skillset:
• You’ll have great attention to detail, and excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• You’ll be highly organised and efficient, with the ability to work autonomously using initiative as well as working effectively within a team
• You’ll have excellent prioritisation skills, being able to manage multiple work streams concurrently and keep on top of deadlines
• You will have a solution-orientated attitude to problem solving with a keen eye for spotting discrepancies

Employer details

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. 

At Penguin Audio, the UK’s leading audiobook publisher, we are dedicated to making the very best audiobooks. Working with exceptional authors, acting talent and producers, we publish award-winning and bestselling audiobooks such as Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club series, Lisa Jewell’s None of This is True, Stephen Fry’s Greek Myth’s series and Dr Julie Smith’s Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? We’re also very proud to publish the BBC Audio list where we commercialise curated collections of BBC Radio’s spoken word content. BBC Audio publishes a wide range of entertainment, with comedy series including Just a Minute and I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue; sci-fi and fantasy programmes such as Doctor Who, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and The Lord of the Rings, and radio drama based on the works of writers including Agatha Christie, Patricia Highsmith, Jane Austen, Terry Pratchett, and Arthur Conan Doyle.