Editorial Assistant 9 month fixed-term contract

Are you detail-oriented organized and passionate about academic publishing Were looking for an Editorial Assistant (Books) to join our Editorial team and help bring high-quality academic content to life.

As Editorial Assistant youll 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. Youll 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 Youll Be Doing

• Building strong working relationships with authors editors and series editors acting as a first point of contact and ensuring excellent author care throughout the publishing journey
• Managing manuscript deadlines and keeping publishing programmes on schedule through regular liaison and planning
• Preparing manuscripts for handover to production and coordinating peer reviews of book proposals
• Collaborating closely with production marketing and the wider editorial team to keep projects moving smoothly
• Maintaining accurate records across internal systems and databases

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 Were Looking For

• Experience with editorial processes systems and academic publishing workflows
• Strong project management and self-organization skills with the ability to prioritize effectively
• Meticulous attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A collaborative can-do attitude and the ability to stay calm under pressure
• Confident use of MS Office applications and the willingness to learn other systems where needed 
• A demonstrable interest in working in academic publishing. No experience is necessary but please tell us in your covering statement why you are interested in working in publishing

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. Thats why we work in-person with each other or with customers and partners three days a week or more. When youre 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: 

• A competitive salary 
• 30 days annual leave
• 4 volunteering days annually
• Day off for your birthday
• Pension contributions
• Medical insurance for self and dependents; life cover and personal accident cover for self
• Seasonal social and charitable events
• Training and development

If youre excited about working with Taylor & Francis to foster human progress through knowledge we invite you to apply even if your existing skills and experience dont 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. 

Taylor & Francis is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe in and value diversity of people and thought fostering a supportive and inclusive environment where all colleagues can learn and succeed as their true selves. Taylor & Francis recruits develops and retains colleagues without regard to any protected personal characteristics or other non-merit based factor. 

We want all our candidates to shine in our recruitment process. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to ensure you are able to show us your best self. This could include having the application form in a different format more time for questions or anything else please ask us we are happy to be flexible! Please contact 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time