Job Opportunities

By Ellie Slaney and Joanne Fu

Systems Administrator at Extraordinary Books

Closing Date: 7 November 2025

Salary: £30,000–£35,000

Location: London

Do you possess strong administrative skills, a passion for books and a desire to join the publishing industry? If so, Extraordinary Books, a not-for-profit publisher based in London, is looking for a Systems Administrator to help shape Editorial Collective, its new publishing initiative. If you have a love for books, publishing and working with authors and readers, this role could be perfect for you.

Driven by ideas, creativity and courage, Extraordinary Books prioritises passion over profit to champion great writing and voices that would otherwise go unheard. Its new initiative, Editorial Collective, is a collaborative scheme in which readers help assess book proposals and manuscripts, giving all authors a chance for their voice to be heard and their work to be seen in a busy, profit-driven industry.

The Systems Administrator will be a key part of this initiative, ensuring the new platform runs smoothly and submissions are overseen, distributed and monitored effectively. Main responsibilities include but are not limited to managing member applications, maintaining data, overseeing proposals and submissions, drafting resources, liaising with developers, authors and readers and coordinating manuscripts, deadlines and performance.

This role is perfect for those with strong technical and administrative skills and a keen eye for detail. The successful candidate will be organised, proactive, collaborative and a confident communicator with some knowledge of GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and data protection. Of course, a passion for books, publishing and innovation are also key!

If you think you would be a good fit for this opportunity, click here to find out more.

Marketing and Administrative Assistant at Writing East Midlands

Closing Date: 22 October 2025

Salary: £22,500

Location: Nottingham

Do you want to help build the East Midland’s reputation for diverse writers and excellence in writing? If you have a passion for helping to connect writers with various unique communities, Writing East Midlands (WEM) has a new role for a Marketing and Admin Assistant.

This important role will have you working primarily under the Senior Marketing Executive where tasks will be divided between supporting marketing functions and performing admin for their projects and programmes. 

Marketing tasks include supporting senior peers on addressing marketing, press and social media to further WEM’s engagement, managing the organisation’s mail, updating website copy and events and being the first point of contact for partners from all lines of communication.

Administrative tasks include supporting the Head of Programmes with data and evaluation reports, assisting with the arrangement and running of workshops, events and courses, assisting the CEO with presentation and research prep and overseeing WEM competition entries.

The ideal candidate will have previous experience in an administrative role and have an interest in digital marketing and campaigns. You will be comfortable in IT and using various social handles. You will be a confident communicator and be able to handle the pressure of completing multiple tasks concurrently. You must also be willing to work through evening and weekend events as outlined in the job listing.

The office is based in Nottingham, with events covering the entire East Midlands. Hybrid work is offered with the expectation of one in-office day per week.

If you are interested, you can read more here.