Job Description
Job Description
Are you detail-oriented, organized, and passionate about academic publishing? We're looking for an Editorial Assistant (Books) to join our Editorial team and help bring high-quality academic content to life.
As Editorial Assistant, you'll support authors, editors, and publishers across a portfolio of academic book titles, helping to keep publishing schedules on track and ensuring a smooth, professional experience for everyone involved in the process. You'll be a key point of contact for authors and internal stakeholders, balancing workload across the team and helping to resolve bottlenecks as they arise.
What You'll Be Doing
Please note that this role is largely administrative in nature and will not involve copy editing or proof reading. Depending on the role you are offered, you may be involved in creating copy for book covers and promotional materials.
Qualifications
What We're Looking For
Additional Information
Closing date: Wednesday 11th November 2026
Please include a personal statement within your CV explaining why you are interested in this role and in working for Taylor & Francis. The maximum word count is 300 words. Please note that we will not progress applications submitted without a personal statement.
Applications are shortlisted on a rolling basis. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity.
This role is based in India and you must have the right to live and work in India to be considered.
Location: We believe that great things happen when people connect face-to-face. That's why we work in-person with each other, or with customers and partners, three days a week or more. When you’re not spending time together in one of our offices or other workplaces – like at conference – you get the flexibility and support to work from home or remotely. The successful candidate will be able to utilise our balanced working model. We ask that candidates live within a commutable distance of the New Delhi office to ensure that as a balanced worker they can make it to our office location 3 days per week.
What we offer in return:
If you’re excited about working with Taylor & Francis to foster human progress through knowledge, we invite you to apply even if your existing skills and experience don’t fit every item listed above. At Taylor & Francis, we are at our best and most successful when colleagues can be themselves and make a contribution regardless of their identity or background. As a colleague, you will have the opportunity to further innovate and develop in areas that you are passionate about. Our goal is to empower you with the resources, incentives, and flexibility you need to enjoy success at work and to live a healthy, balanced life.