Description
Penguin Press is hiring an Editorial Director to cover approximately 12 months of parental leave at its Embassy Gardens offices. The role acquires new Penguin Classics titles, oversees the Editorial Director’s existing list, manages key estates, and leads books from acquisition through publication, including commissioning and editing translations, coordinating positioning, copy, design, publicity, and marketing, and building relationships with authors, translators, agents, and estates. The position requires an experienced editor with strong editorial judgement, project-management skills, and collaboration abilities, and offers a salary of approximately £50,000 plus bonus and benefits. Applicants must submit a CV and cover letter by 11:59pm on 30 September 2026, and the role requires office attendance at least three days per week.
