PCCS Books is a small, independent mental health publisher, founded in 1993. We publish around 12 new titles a year on a wide range of topics from introductory level for trainees, through to academic and professional texts for counsellors, psychotherapists and other mental health professionals.
This will be a very interesting and stimulating role, being part of the management team that helps to steer the future course of this small, successful business.
Role:
- Working together with the business director and our sales and marketing lead, you will help to steer the future direction of the company.
- You will filter submissions from authors and proactively commission new books in line with our agreed publishing goals.
- You will present and provide feedback to the management team for book proposals.You will help shape books from initial proposal to completed manuscript.
– Working with the authors/editors to guide and fine-tune book proposals.
– Reviewing all submitted manuscripts for sensitivities and quality.
– Editing/copyediting submitted manuscripts.
- You will coordinate, and agree with colleagues, the company’s publication schedule.
- The role will require you to liaise with freelancers, proofreaders.
- You will also write advance information and promotional text for each of the books. Working with the marketing manager to define cover briefs for our regular freelance designer.
- You will be a face of the company. Having the chance to plan/design conferences and training days that we run to support the topic areas we publish. These are almost exclusively online events.
- You will seek ways to develop new lists, to include new topics and the latest developments in the field.
The successful candidate will have the following skills and qualities:
- You will have previous editorial experience.
- Experience as a copyeditor.
- You should be a skilled communicator with an eye for good writing and clarity of argument.
- You will have an in-depth knowledge of, and connections within, the world of counselling and psychotherapy.
- You should be excited by the chance to publish books that can help change the counselling profession and broader mental healthcare system for the better.
Benefits:
You will be able to work flexibly from home. (Must live in and have the right to work in the UK.)
You will join a friendly team of people who are enthusiastic about the work they do.
How to apply:
Please send your CV and a covering letter to Sam Taylor at recruitment@pccs-books.co.uk
The closing date for application is the 3rd of March, 2024.
