Publishing assistant
Creative and design
Level 3 -
Supporting key parts of the publishing process from the conception to production.
Reference: OCC0532
Status:
SOC 2020 sub unit groups:
- 3554/01 Advertising and marketing executives
- 3412/04 Literary editors
Technical Education Products
Employers involved in creating the standard:
Cambridge University Press, Faber & Faber, Walker Books, Penguin Random House, Hachette, Pearson, Sage Publishing, Simon & Schuster, Harper Collins, Wiley, Bloomsbury, Scholastic, Sweet Cherry, Jessica Kingsley, KoganPage
Summary
Publishing Assistants provide support for specific areas across all key parts of the publishing process from the conception of book, digital product, journal or other product (such as educational resources), through to the production, in a variety of paper and digital formats, and then to support the sales, marketing and publicity processes. Publishing Assistants will usually be involved with aspects of publishing which include editorial, marketing, sales, publicity, production, rights or digital. They will have an awareness or skills which stretch across the publishing process particularly in smaller organisations. They will typically report to an Editorial Manager and are involved with editing, proof reading and briefing external stakeholders about their work and the work of colleagues.
Employers involved in creating the standard:
Cambridge University Press, Faber & Faber, Walker Books, Penguin Random House, Hachette, Pearson, Sage Publishing, Simon & Schuster, Harper Collins, Wiley, Bloomsbury, Scholastic, Sweet Cherry, Jessica Kingsley, KoganPage