Editorial Assistant – Closing Date: 15th February 2026
Job Title: Editorial Assistant
Department: LTP Bespoke
Location: SW6 London – Hybrid
Salary: Competitive
Contract Type: Permanent, full-time
Reporting to: Managing Editor
www.littletiger.co.uk
About Us
Little Tiger is a children’s book publisher committed to producing beautiful, engaging books to foster a life-long love of reading. We publish a huge range of formats and genres, including board books, picture books, activity books, fiction and non-fiction. Little Tiger’s Bespoke team is responsible for managing secondary editions, custom packages for publishing partners, as well as some frontlist publishing for UK and US markets. We focus primarily on preschool formats which include commercial board and novelty books, picture books, activity books, book sets and box sets.
The Role
We are looking for an Editorial Assistant who shares our passion for children’s books and particularly board and novelty books. You will be extremely organised, meticulous and creative. You will need an exceptional eye for detail, brilliant communication skills, plus the ability to manage a busy workload and to work well within a team. It’s important that you are methodical, able to learn quickly and show good initiative.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage reprints, including liaising with artworkers and ensuring schedules are met
- Write lively, engaging copy for book covers, as well as sales and marketing material
- Liaise with designers, editors, authors, illustrators and external clients to develop re-use projects, including seeking relevant approvals from contributors and ensuring the necessary contractual agreements are in place
- Proofread material at all stages, ensuring total accuracy
- Contribute to and minute editorial and production meetings
- Maintain archive library and issue contributor advance copies
- Conduct market research and provide feedback on trends to help keep the list fresh and dynamic
- Maintain key departmental systems, including Biblio, plus miscellaneous administrative tasks to ensure the smooth running of the department
Our Commitment
Little Tiger is committed to employing individuals from varied and diverse backgrounds to build a team which reflects the different communities of our readers. We employ people based on their abilities, regardless of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality or socio-economic background.
Application Process
Please submit your application, including your CV and cover letter, by 15th February 2026. Applications should be sent to Dani McLean (dmclean@littletiger.co.uk) with the subject line ‘Editorial Assistant – LTP Bespoke’.
We are fortunate enough to receive a high volume of applicants for our roles. In such events, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
If you are invited to an interview and you need any assistance, please inform us ahead of your interview. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and supportive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to participate fully, please let us know.
Data Retention Policy
The company will retain the personal information provided in your application for up to six months after the recruitment process concludes. Depending on the role, in some cases, we may retain the personal information of unsuccessful candidates for an additional six months to consider them for future opportunities. We will inform you if this applies. If you do not wish for your data to be retained beyond the current process, please state this in your application.
Senior Editor/Editor – Fiction – Closing Date: 12th February 2026
Job Title: Senior Editor/Editor
Department: Little Tiger Fiction
Location: Fulham, London – Hybrid
Salary: Competitive
Contract Type: Permanent – Full-time
Reporting to: Editorial Director
About Us
Little Tiger is a children’s book publisher committed to producing beautiful, engaging books to foster a life-long love of reading. We publish a huge range of formats and genres, including board books, picture books, activity books, fiction and non-fiction. Little Tiger’s Fiction team works across highly-illustrated chapter books, graphic novels, middle grade and young adult books. Although mostly focused on fiction, we also publish some non-fiction titles too.
The Role
We are looking for an experienced editor with a passion for children’s books and a desire to discover and nurture talent. You will be brimming with creative ideas, with the communications skills necessary to pitch these to the publishing team and follow-through on the development of your projects. You will need to be extremely organised, with the ability to manage a busy workload and work collaboratively as part of a team.
Key Responsibilities
- Managing projects through from manuscript to publication
- Assessing submissions
- Building strong working relationships with authors and agents
- Developing in-house IP projects in collaboration with the rest of the creative team
- Writing copy for book covers and for sales and marketing material
- Working closely with other departments to support the sales and promotion of your books
- Managing administrative tasks related to your books and authors
Key Requirements
- At least three years’ experience editing independently
- Meticulous copy-editing and proofreading skills
- Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)
- A keen eye for detail and superb organisational skills
- A passion for children’s books and a demonstrable knowledge of the market
- Working knowledge of InDesign and Word
Our Commitment
Little Tiger is committed to employing individuals from varied and diverse backgrounds to build a team which reflects the different communities of our readers. We employ people based on their abilities, regardless of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality or socio-economic background.
Application Process
Please submit your application, including your CV and cover letter, by 12th February. Applications should be sent to lace@littletiger.co.uk with the Subject header ‘Senior Editor/Editor application’.
We are fortunate enough to receive a high volume of applicants for our roles. In such events, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
If you are invited to an interview and you need any assistance, please inform us ahead of your interview. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and supportive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to participate fully, please let us know.
Data Retention Policy
The company will retain the personal information provided in your application for up to six months after the recruitment process concludes. Depending on the role, in some cases, we may retain the personal information of unsuccessful candidates for an additional six months to consider them for future opportunities. We will inform you if this applies. If you do not wish for your data to be retained beyond the current process, please state this in your application.