Team Assistant, Bloomsbury Audio


Company: Bloomsbury
Location: Bloomsbury, London
Is the role full time? Yes
Is the role permanent? Yes
Salary: £27,000 per annum
Contact: [email protected] (general enquiries only)
Closing date: 29 June 2026

Job description

The opportunity

Bloomsbury’s award-winning audio team are looking for a new Team Assistant, passionate about the audio format, to help support the next phase of our growth.

The role will provide support for various elements of the audio publishing process for our energetic team working across Bloomsbury’s full catalogue of titles.

This is a great opportunity to gain experience in audio publishing in a busy publishing environment, liaising with external stakeholders and in-house colleagues across the business.

Please note this is not a technical, sound design or studio-based role.

The role

The Team Assistant will support the smooth running of the Audio team through excellent administration, coordination and organisation across all areas of the list. This role will act as a central point of support for team-wide operations, including contracts, invoicing, rights coordination and internal processes, ensuring projects and workflows run efficiently.

The role also offers exposure to audio production, with opportunities to support across casting, studio bookings and recordings where appropriate.

Knowledge, skills and experience

We’re looking for a highly organised, proactive individual who thrives on keeping multiple moving parts aligned and running smoothly. This role suits someone who combines strong administrative rigour with a collaborative, team-focused mindset.

Essential:

  • Excellent organisational and administrative skills with strong attention to detail
  • Ability to manage multiple workflows and prioritise effectively
  • Proactive, solutions-focused approach with strong communication skills
  • Confidence working both independently and as part of a team
  • Strong Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Desirable:

Interest in audio and/or publishing

Experience managing contracts, invoicing or rights-related processes

Exposure to production workflows

Additional information

The role is a full-time, permanent position.

Salary per annum: £27,000 depending on skills and experience

The role is based at our London office (50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP) on a hybrid-working pattern of 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred). Allocated office days for this role are: Tuesday and Thursday.

Please apply with a CV (Word or PDF format only) and answer the application questions via our website detailing how you meet the requirements outlined above for this role by 23:59 on 29th of June 2026.

Apply via this link here

For best results, please use a desktop to apply as some mobile browsers may not fully support the application portal.

This position is eligible for Bloomsbury’s Rental Deposit Loan Scheme. To assist candidates who want to start and to establish a career in publishing, Bloomsbury offers an interest-free rental deposit to support securing somewhere to live. The rental deposit loan can be up to £3,000 and will be paid back over 2 years.

Bloomsbury reserve the right to close the role early if we exceed the required number of applications

Bloomsbury Benefits

As well as a fantastic opportunity to join a global award-winning organisation, Bloomsbury offers the following competitive benefits package:

Working Pattern 

  • Hybrid working pattern of: 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred)

Holidays

  • 25 days holiday
  • 3.5 days Christmas company holiday

Other Benefits

  • Two paid Personal Wellness Days
  • Flexible Fridays – take Friday afternoon off by working an additional 3 hours and 30 minutes earlier in the week
  • Work Anywhere Fortnight - For two weeks of any calendar year. The minimum period for Working Anywhere is one week, the maximum period is two weeks.
  • Season Ticket Loan
  • Learning & Development - Free access to LinkedIn Learning, BookMachine Campus, InRehearsal & IPG Skills Hub
  • Share Save Scheme
  • AXA Healthcare Plan (Private Medical Insurance)
  • Ride to Work Scheme
  • Peppy Health App
  • In-house Doctor
  • Eye Care Voucher Scheme
  • EAP Advice and Counselling

Company culture – Employee Voice Meetings, Staff Networks (Bloom, Accessibility, Mental Health, Pride, and Parents, Guardians and Carers, Multi-Faith) and Mental Health First Aiders trained across the UK offices, Publishing Events and access to free Publishing Resources

Bloomsbury is a place where anyone of any background, race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, gender identity, age, ability, or socio-economic status can thrive, feel comfortable, and be heard and accepted. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We are willing to make any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please flag to the recruitment team if required

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.

The Book Trade Charity provide financial assistance for people looking to get into the publishing industry; you can find more information and talk directly here.