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Our offices are located in the vibrant, historic town of Tunbridge Wells just 45 minutes from London’s Charing Cross and with easily accessible routes to the coast and the rest of the South East.
Tunbridge Wells (not many people retain the ‘Royal’ prefix) is the only spa town in the South East of England and enjoys excellent amenities including extensive shopping parades, gorgeous Georgian and Victorian architecture and the unique 200-acre Common located in the town centre which make it one of the most desirable places to live in the UK.
Working at TICKTOCK
TickTock Books is the publisher of a dynamic and exciting range of illustrated non-fiction, pre-school and fiction titles for children and young adults worldwide.
All of our books are produced in-house by our talented team of editors and designers in partnership with top children’s authors and expert consultants.
TickTock offers a vibrant, exciting and creative environment where you are encouraged to share your ideas and to take part in the development of new concepts. We are an ambitious company where fantastic opportunities for development and advancement are readily available to the right people, something rare in the publishing industry.
What we're looking for
We are looking for creative, intelligent and dedicated people to join our team. If this sounds like you then check out the opportunities below and we look forward to hearing from you. (Sorry, but due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to individual queries and only successful applicants will be contacted.)
Current job opportunities with TickTock
Senior editor -– US imprints
We are looking for a creative and experienced Senior Editor with outstanding administrative and project management skills (including the supervision of freelance staff) to take responsibility for the editorial workflow of our two North American imprints, ensuring that publication and sales material schedules are met and to carry out the Americanization of all titles.
You will have a least six years’ previous editorial experience in children’s publishing, possess excellent copy-editing and proof-reading skills with the confidence to make your own decisions and ultimately the skills to develop new projects tailored for the North American market. Ideally you will be a US citizen or have lived and worked in the US for an extended period.
This is a rare opportunity to make a significant contribution to the growth of our presence in North America. If you feel that you are ready for this challenge, we would very much like to meet you.
Please email your CV with a covering note to: Tim Cook at tim_cook@ticktock.co.uk
Term-time school sales representative
We are looking for Representatives in the following areas: South East (Surrey, Sussex, Kent, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire); East Midlands (Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire); East Anglia (Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Norfolk); West Midlands (Warwickshire, Birmingham, Staffordshire and Shropshire); North West (Lancashire and Cumbria); North East (Northumberland); Wales; and Scotland.
This varied and interesting position offers the unique opportunity to build up your own business with the full support of a company.
You will benefit from a daily salary, an unlimited commission, bonuses and control of your own day-to-day workload, plus you will have the flexibility to earn during terms and relax during the holidays.
Full training will be given, along with on-hand support and advice.
You will need to be enthusiastic, self-motivated and committed. Good organisation and communication skills, an outgoing personality and the ability to work independently as well as part of a team are also important. Sales experience and knowledge of the education sector are desireable but not essential.
This position requires access to your own vehicle.
Interested? Send your CV and a contact number to holly_fordham@ticktock.co.uk
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