Senior Producer – 3 month FTC
Born Social
Junior Story Producer, Translation – Kids & Family Publishing
Wonderbly
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: London • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Visit company websiteSalary
💰 £30,000 per year
Job Level
Junior
About the role
- We have a rare opening for a Junior Story Producer, Translation to join our Story Studio team – the group of producers, project managers, editors, writers, artists and designers at the heart of the company that create our very special personalised products.
- Production work in the Story Studio is very multi-disciplinary.
- You’ll oversee these projects – from assisting with initial market research, product internationalisation and website launch – ensuring that the highest standards are met, on schedule and within budget.
- Alongside this, you will also coordinate our team of freelance translators and editors.
- You’ll also be integral to our Story Studio team – supporting editorial tasks such as research for new book concepts, formatting manuscripts and cross checking proofs.
- You’ll participate in creative workshops and develop ideas for new products. This will be a varied and exciting role!
Requirements
- A clear passion for storytelling and children’s products that inspire and entertain
- Demonstrable ability to work autonomously to brief
- At least one year’s experience in a professional working environment – ideally in publishing, product design, or other creative industries
- Experience taking a project from initial concept through to delivery, and an understanding of what it takes to bring creative ideas to life
- An interest other cultures, languages and the nuances of translation work (the ability to speak another language is a bonus, but not required)
- Strong communication skills and a demonstrable ability to work collaboratively and influence people across a business
- Strong project management skills, including excellent attention to detail
- A knack for problem-solving and a proactive approach to finding ways to improve our daily processes and workflow
- A good working knowledge of Google Workspace applications (Docs, Sheets, Slides) – knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and basic artworking skills would be a big plus
- Some editorial experience and interest in developing your editorial skills.
Benefits
- A salary of up to £30,000 per annum. We are open to this role being full time or 4 days a week (pro rata)
- 28 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays
- Up to 5 weeks fully remote working per year
- Hybrid working (3 days per week in office, 2 days remote)
- Regular Yoga classes and mental health support with Spill
- 1 fully paid volunteering day a month
- Personal training allowance
- Monthly lunch and learn sessions with guest speakers and regular team socials
- Health insurance
- Subsidised gym membership
- Cycle To Work scheme
- Pension scheme with matched contributions
- Heaps of snacks, drinks, and comforts in our fully-stocked kitchen
- Clubs for bookworms, runners, gardeners, aspiring poets and much more
- We love having dogs in the office (well-behaved ones anyway)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
project managementmarket researchproduct internationalisationeditorial skillscreative developmentproblem-solvingattention to detailartworking skills
Soft skills
communicationcollaborationinfluenceautonomycreativityproactivity
