Penguin Random House UK is the world's leading trade publisher, championing brilliant voices from across the globe, bringing their stories, ideas and writing to audiences everywhere. We have a great opportunity for a Complex e Book Producer to join our e Book Operations team, based in London, on an initial 12-month FTC.


Our e Book Operations team form a critical part of our Group Publishing Operations division. You’ll be joining a dynamic, creative and technical team of 2, working within the larger e Books Team of 5 and communicating directly with key stakeholders both internally and externally.


We’re looking for someone who is creative, with the ability to think outside-the-box. You’ll be detailed-oriented, with strong problem-solving technical and analytical skills. You’ll be a good collaborator that’s equally comfortable working with others as you are working independently.


Your responsibilities:

• Develop detailed conversion guidelines for external suppliers, customising our modular code when necessary to adapt our diverse publication layouts for digital presentation.
• Craft tailored markup for more complex layouts when required.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to address production concerns, including font selection and licensing, optimal conversion formats, cost management, and budget adherence.
• Adhere to strict e Book publication deadlines.
• Conduct thorough technical checks and corrections for all pre-publication Complex e Books.
• Continuously monitor code performance, reporting any platform behaviour changes to the Technical & Design Manager.
• Provide support to e Book Coordinators and Editorial or Production teams on technical and creative issues related to complex conversions.
• Assist with research and development.
• Review error reports from e Book Coordinators, deliver biweekly analyses to suppliers, provide quarterly summaries to e Book Operations, and escalate critical errors to the Technical & Design Manager.
• Manage the Error Log, ensuring data accuracy for reporting and updating the Quality Dashboard as necessary.
• Generate weekly reports on Biblio to ensure all Complex titles are accurately reflected in the schedule, updating any changes in publication dates, titles, and authors.
• Monitor the production of current and upcoming Complex titles.
• Assess titles and proactively engage with Production Controllers about potential conversions for the Complex Schedule.
• Coordinate, assign, and track Complex conversion quality control with the e Book Coordinator, ensuring timely completion of quality checks.

You will:

• Have experience with EPUB and other digital formats and reading system technologies.
• Have strong working knowledge of XHTML5 and CSS, related technologies being a plus.
• Be comfortable hand-coding markup.
• Have a good understanding of core visual design principles and have a strong eye for detail.
• Be familiar with web content accessibility guidelines and related technologies.
• Have relevant experience with Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Photoshop, In Design, and Illustrator.
• Have practical experience working with Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel; experience with data visualisations being a plus, though not essential.
• Be a self-starter that can effectively manage your time and workload.
• Be a creative problem solver with an ability to learn and adapt quickly to new technologies.
• Possess strong communication skills, able to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Be passionate about both books and technology, especially the intersection between both.
• Have some practical front-end web design experience, though not essential.

Our approach to hybrid working:


We’re experimenting with a hybrid way of working that suits the needs of each team. While our offices across the UK are places to connect, collaborate and celebrate with colleagues, we recognise that flexibility around where you work is just as important. For this role we expect that you’ll be in the office twice a week in London.


About Penguin:


We’re the UK’s largest publisher; made up of some 2,000 people and publishing over 1,500 books each year. Our doors are open to all kinds of talent. In a constantly evolving industry, we work hard to stretch the definition of the word publisher. Here, you’ll work with a breadth of talent who all play their part to make each of our books a success. Together, we make books for everyone because a book can change anyone.


Application deadline: Please apply with your CV and cover letter by Thursday 3rd October.


What you can expect from us:


Salary: £30,500 - £35,000 dependent on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus bonus and benefits.

Our people are the heart of our business, and we work hard to support a culture of responsibility and recognition. Our benefits include:

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  Financial – income protection, life assurance, childcare allowance
  
• Wellbeing – healthcare cash plan, critical illness cover, health checks
  
• Lifestyle – enhanced parental leave, tech scheme, free and discounted books
  

For our full benefits list please visit: https://www.penguinrandomhousecareers.co.uk/what-we-offer/


You can read about our recruitment process at https://www.penguinrandomhousecareers.co.uk/how-we-hire/


As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we're part of the offer an interview scheme. This is where disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role can opt in to get to the next recruitment stage. There may be some situations where volume of applicants means we can't take all eligible candidates to interview.


We encourage you to tell us about any reasonable adjustments you may need by emailing PRHCareers UK@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk. Remember, you only need to share what you are comfortable to for us to support your request.


Please note, we are not able to accept agency CVs for this role. Any CVs sent speculatively will not be eligible for a fee.


Company: Penguin Books Limited
Country: United Kingdom
State/Region: London
City: London
Postal Code: SW11 7BW
Job ID: 274074