Karnac Books celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2025. It is the world’s leading independent bookseller and publisher in mental health titles for professionals. In 2023, it merged with Phoenix Publishing House, joint winner of the 2023 IPG Newcomer Award. We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated person to work across all aspects of the publishing process. The job will be varied and will involve working closely with the publishing director and the rest of the Karnac team. Tasks include, but are not limited to, preparing and posting social media content, keeping our book systems up to date, email marketing, writing marketing copy, co-ordinating book reviews, author liaison, and bookselling. The perfect first job in publishing, it will provide excellent insight and experience into the publishing world. Full training will be provided and the ideal candidate will possess the following attributes:

• A degree

• Some experience in an office environment

• An excellent standard of written English with a close attention to detail

• Strong organisational and communication skills

• Good interpersonal skills

• Experience of using social media

• Strong IT skills to enable working with various systems and applications

• A self-starter attitude with the ability to meet deadlines and multi-task

• A passion for the publishing industry

• Previous experience in publishing and some knowledge of the mental health field is an advantage but not essential

Please send your CV and covering letter with the subject heading “Publishing Assistant” to hello@firingthemind.com.

Interviews will be held via Zoom on Tuesday 7 and Wednesday 8 January 2025 with a second, in-person interview on Friday 10 January 2025.

Job title: Publishing Assistant
Company: Karnac Books Limited
Location: Hybrid - working from home and at London office
Is the role full time? Yes
Is the role permanent? Yes
Salary: £25,500 pa
Contact: hello@firingthemind.com
Closing date: 27 December 2024