Careers

We work really closely with all our authors, from the start of their story to the end – the publication. We’re right at the heart of the whole process, reading, editing and advising. It can take years for ideas to come to life, but we’re always there with an attention to detail and a love of writing.

We have a specialist Marketing team in each of our divisions where we work with authors, agents, editors and partners to promote our titles and initiatives with creative and strategic campaigns across a range of media channels. We’ve won a number of British Marketing Society and British Book Awards, including the coveted Nibbie for Marketing Strategy of the Year in 2019 and 2021.

We’re responsible for our relationships with our customers – the people who buy our books for their shops, online shops, supermarkets, schools and museums. We tell them all about our new titles, arrange orders and track sales. And we work with our Editorial, Marketing, Publicity, Production, Supply Chain & Distribution teams to understand what works for different divisions, genres and markets.

We create covers, layouts, illustrations and branding for all our books. We work with our Editorial and Marketing teams from brief to publication so everything we do works for the author, title, genre and reader. Sometimes we use software like Photoshop or InDesign. And other times we commission other creatives to work with us, like illustrators or picture researchers.

We tell the stories about the stories, so we work with the media on campaigns to promote our emerging and bestselling authors, and sell their books. We set up interviews and reviews in the press and on TV and radio. And we arrange public appearances at events and book-signings.

We work with all our teams to share business information with everyone in our company. We also advise on PR strategies and media relationships, and arrange internal events like book promotions, and external opportunities like going to international book fairs.

We look after lots of different areas in our Technology team. Systems development, operations and services. And our Information Technology team creates and maintains our processes, systems and solutions for all of us across HarperCollins UK.

Our Finance department is made up of two teams. Our Group Finance team covers management accounting, financial reporting, sales analytics, royalty, treasury, accounts payable and procurement. And our Commercial Finance team sits in our publishing divisions and covers book budgets, forecasts, acquisitions and strategies.

We look after all the different licensing opportunities for our books. From selling rights to other publishers to turning books into a TV series or film, or translating them into other languages. We make sure our authors always reach new readers, and help build our business.

As lawyers we advise and support on all legal matters. We manage policy updates, acquisitions and mergers, and draft contracts. As a Contracts team, we work with our Editorial and Rights teams to negotiate and draft contracts for book acquisitions and licensing.

We’re committed to telling more stories in more places, so we’re responsible for our e-books, website and online shop, and we run our Facebook and Instagram accounts. We also focus on innovation in digital products and look for new and existing global digital retailers so everyone everywhere can read more with us.

We create audiobook editions of our titles. We work with our authors and Publishing teams to cast narrators, making sure they have the right voice for the story. And we work with studios to record and produce our audio books in the right formats for platforms like Audible and Apple.

Our focus is on growth across all our divisions. And our team acts like a start-up. We analyse data for digital marketing and revenue forecasting, and define and drive strategies for our e-books and audio books, which is a very competitive market here in the UK.

We work on various projects across our company. Valuing businesses, running acquisition processes, and setting organic growth strategies in our divisions. We’re highly connected with HarperCollins around the world, and with our sister companies News UK, Dow Jones and Wireless.