Job Description

Contractual hours: 36
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Location: St Pancras
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time (36 hours)
Grade: D
Salary: 25,928 per annum
About the role
British Library Publishing has transformed in the last decade into one of the foremost institutional publishers of exciting, innovative and beautifully produced trade books for the mainstream book market and heritage/gift sector.
We're now looking for an inspired Publishing Assistant to provide administrative support for the Publishing business, with specific focus on systems, digital, marketing, royalties and metadata within our sales team.
This role also provides publicity support across the list and provides a wealth of opportunities to contribute to the growth of our programme in the UK and internationally.
Demonstrable experience in a similar sales support, systems and metadata role in the book publishing industry is a preferred requirement for this position.
For further information, please refer to the Job Profile.
About us
We are the national library of the UK and we are here for everyone. Our shelves hold over 170 million items in a living collection that gets bigger every day. Although our roots extend back centuries, we aim to collect everything published in the UK today, tomorrow and far into the future. Our trusted experts care for this collection and open it up for everyone to spark new discoveries, ideas and to help people do incredible things.
What we can offer you

• A competitive salary.

• A fantastic pension scheme with minimum employer contributions of 28.97% (this may be higher dependent on grade).

• Flexible working hours, with the ability to take up to 5 days' flexi leave in a 3-month period.

• 25 days' holiday

• Full details of employee benefits can be found on our

page.
Closing date: 28 November 2025
If you have any questions, please contact:
We are unable to provide sponsorship under the UK Skilled Worker visa for this role.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, Mixed Race and other ethnically diverse candidates and disabled candidates. We would like to increase the representation of these groups within The British Library to ensure our workforce is as diverse as the public that we serve. Creating an inclusive workplace is the core of our business and a way to engage the diversity of thought that is essential to achieve our aims.

Skills Required