Description:

Your role:

You will join the team but work most closely with the Publishing Director to bring our Children’s publishing programme to life, championing efficiency and driving progress of the critical path.

Your will also manage a highly motivated team of three creative editors. Each editor has a different skillset and background experience. Your team will require leadership, guidance and regular communication to ensure the highest levels of quality output.

Working with our exceptional brands such as Bluey, Peppa Pig, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Roald Dahl, and Disney, as well as the original books that we create ourselves, you will become a key and senior member of the Rily team with a focus on delivering the very best children’s books.

The ideal candidate will have the following skills and knowledge:

An excellent knowledge of the colour editorial and design process from start to finish
* A fluent Welsh speaker with first-rate written skills in Welsh language

* Substantial experience in a similar project-management role / managerial capacity
* An impeccable eye for detail 
* A team-player, but also someone who can work independently, with formidable people skills
* An excellent track record of managing the coordination of text and images through the pre-press processes, and the ability to draw up, manage and re-negotiate schedules in line with critical path
* Be self-motivated and highly flexible – happy to move between projects as priorities dictate and manage multiple projects effectively
* A sound knowledge of the relevant software in order to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously.