At Ebury Spotlight, we turn pop culture moments into must-read books — from sport and comedy to music and TV. Join a small, dynamic team where ideas move fast and creativity rules.
Ebury Spotlight is the home of our entertainment publishing. Our focus is to find the brightest talent and create standout, must-have books of the moment. From autobiography and memoir to television, sport, music and comedy, we are proud to be one of the UK’s most successful teams dedicated to publishing pop culture books for everyone. We’re a small team with an entrepreneurial and start-up mentality who are in a period of consistent growth and are at the forefront of entertainment publishing in the UK trade market. Our authors include the Ted the Dog, Greg James, Tom Felton, Molly-Mae Hague, Paloma Faith, Jess and Norma and Sir Geoff Hurst.
As an editorial trainee working with Spotlight in Ebury, you’ll work in a varied and interesting role across multiple projects at different stages of the publishing process – from idea to acquisition to editing to publishing – ultimately giving you experience of the entire life cycle of a non-fiction title. You’ll have the opportunity to contribute to ideas for new titles and give feedback on proposals. You’ll contribute creatively by writing cover copy, brainstorming title ideas and setting up cover shoots. You’ll also support on a range of administrative tasks including conducting competitor sales research, collating proofs and answering copyeditor queries.
Knowledge and skills you’ll gain: an understanding of the full life cycle of a book and the publishing industry in general; editorial skills including copyediting, proofreading and writing copy; market awareness; organisational skills; time management skills; IT proficiency across Microsoft Office, Biblio and Power BI.
If you’re interested in storytelling and music, film, sport or general pop culture, this could be the role for you.
How to Apply
No need to spend ages crafting the perfect CV and cover letter – to apply to The Scheme, you will answer three short questions on an inclusive hiring platform called Applied. We’ll ask you about three of the core qualities or universal skills that we’re looking for in all of our trainees. In this application form, we’ll also ask you to tell us your top 3 preferences of the roles available on this year’s programme. We will anonymously score answers to determine the highest scoring applicants.
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