Publishing Assistant (Maternity Cover)

LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university

Salary from £32,890 to £36,052 per annum inclusive with potential to progress to £38,422 pa inclusive of London allowance

This is a full-time, fixed-term maternity cover appointment for 6 to 12 months starting in November 2026

LSE Press, based within LSE Library, is an open access publisher of social science books and journals. The Press plays a key role in the School’s wider commitment to open research, which is part of LSE’s Research for the World 2030 Strategy.  Established in 2018, the Press is undergoing a period of growth, with ambitions to establish itself as a publisher of choice in the social sciences and a champion of equitable open access publishing practices.

To cover a period of maternity leave, we are now recruiting a Publishing Assistant who can provide administrative support to ensure the smooth day to day running of Press activities and help us provide outstanding customer service to our authors. Reporting to the Head of Publishing, the role will provide support across our books and journals programmes and over the whole publication lifecycle, including commissioning, marketing and production.

The role would ideally suit an early career publishing professional who is keen to develop a broad knowledge across publishing functions and gain a strong understanding of the vibrant non-profit open access publishing sector. The postholder will need to be flexible and possess a positive, proactive attitude and approach to working in a busy team.

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working, and excellent training and development opportunities.

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.

To apply for this post, please go to www.jobs.lse.ac.uk.

If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page.

Should you have any queries about the role, please email Philippa Grand, Head of Publishing, at p.j.grand@lse.ac.uk.  

The closing date for receipt of applications is 24 September 2026 (23.59 UK time).

Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.

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