Peirene Press
Job Summary
Job Description
Job Type: Part-time/Freelance (three days (8-hour days) a week)
Location: Bath, Somerset
Pay: £132 – £150 per day (dependent on experience)
Deadline: Tuesday 26th May, 9am
Interviews (if possible, in person or virtual): Wednesday 27th to Friday 29th May
Start date: mid-June (as soon as possible after 11 June)
Peirene Press is seeking a creative and hard-working publishing assistant to support our co-publishers. The primary responsibilities include ensuring the smooth day-to-day operation of our office, collaborating with the co-publishers to devise and deliver marketing and publicity campaigns for our titles, organizing and promoting author and translator events, and helping to manage our e-commerce and website.
The successful candidate will primarily work alongside our co-publisher in our office in Bath.
Job Requirements
Strong interest in literature and publishing.
Previous experience in marketing or administrative roles; experience in publishing is preferable but not essential.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Confident in using social media platforms and marketing tools, with strong visual sense and ideas for content; experience using Adobe or Canva to design content is preferable but not essential.
Good organizational skills and attention to detail.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
Language skills are a plus, but not essential.
Job Overview
- Job Title: Publishing Assistant
- Salary: £20k-£25k
- Hours:
Part time - Artform: Literature
- Role: Admin, Secretarial & PA
- Contract: Permanent
- Closing date: Tue, 26 May 2026
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Location:
South West
Job: Publishing Assistant
Job: Publishing Assistant
Organisation: Peirene Press
Postcode: BA1 2NH
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