Desk Editor
£23,000 per annum, pro rata, full-time (some flexible working hours possible)
Fixed term position until 31 December 2024
Hybrid – majority working from Bridgend will be required
Deadline: 10am on Monday 17 June 2024
Seren Books is at a moment of change. We are developing a new strategic framework and business plan to diversify and redistribute decision-making, framed by a clear set of priorities and values. We are aiming at a stronger company identity, and a more diverse readership and writer community.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are looking to appoint an individual to work with us as a 6-month fixed-term Desk Editor, learning the book trade in Wales from us and upskilling in proof-reading and copy-editing via a dedicated and relevant mentor and a short training course.
The Desk Editor will contribute to the new fiction and non-fiction commissioning processes, drawing on their knowledge and research of industry and market trends, and Seren’s target reader and writer profiles to co-curate the 2025/2026 Publications List. They will also support Seren in developing its internal practices with equality, diversity and inclusivity in mind.
With their mentor’s guidance, the Desk Editor will lead on a budget for 4 fiction and non-fiction titles by writers who have lived experience of racism, ableism and/or poverty to develop new, culturally diverse content. Commissioned via a well-crafted open call-out, the 4 successful writers will be supported to develop their pitches into publication proposals, to be tabled at Seren’s December 2024 Publications Sub-committee meeting.
If you have any questions about the role or the process, don’t hesitate to get in touch at seren@serenbooks.com