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Operations Executive

Location: Somerset House, London. 2 days per week in the office required.
Salary Range: £26,000 – £28,000 per annum
Full time 1 year contract
Closing Date: 8 May

Pluto Press is a radical, independent publisher with a long, impressive history. We are majority owned by a charity and 10% staff owned. We operate a transparent, open, and collaborative working environment with cutting-edge books by fantastic authors.

We are looking for an Operations Executive to support the accuracy, organisation, and flow of data across our systems as our list and operations continue to expand.

The Operations Executive is a new role at Pluto, reporting to the Head of IT and working closely with the Data Analyst. You’ll be working across departments – bringing data together, working with systems and helping to establish new processes.

Perfect for someone who will flourish in a busy environment and enjoys variety in their job, the role will give you broad experience across our publishing. You’ll be working with production on print and ebook files, finance and editorial on author contracts, sales and marketing on catalogue data and the website. You will play a central role in maintaining the accuracy of our publishing data, ensuring that title information, digital files and contract data are correctly managed across our internal systems and external platforms. We’re looking for someone who is comfortable with technology and willing to learn.

Essential Criteria

• Experience with MS Office
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, sorting, filtering, and data cleaning
• Experience working with databases, ideally book databases
• Organised and proactive with excellent time management skills
• Clear communicator, friendly, and helpful
• Attentive to detail and able to balance urgent priorities with regular tasks
• Successful at managing deadlines
• Ability to work with a range of colleagues

The benefits of working for Pluto

Pluto Press is a fully unionised workplace, with a chapel in the National Union of Journalists (NUJ).

Staff can join the Collective of Pluto Employees through which they collectively own 10% of shares and have representation and voting rights on the company’s board.

We offer a range of benefits, including a 4.5 day working week, a competitive parental care policy, and flexible working arrangements.

Pluto is a Living Wage employer. All our staff, including interns, are paid at least the London Living Wage.

Holidays start at 21 days, increasing with service, with offices closing over the December holidays. We offer generous sick leave provisions, a contributory pension scheme and an Employee Assistance Programme.

Internships

There are currently no internship programs running. Please check back later.

Our work culture

We are a small, ambitious team with a passion for political education. We put people first and profit second – working within the social enterprise framework and majority owned by a charity. Our staff foster an open and collaborative working environment, internally at our offices in London and Las Vegas, and with our authors worldwide. We place our books at the centre of our mission, seeing them as tools to create a better world.

Equal opportunities

Pluto Press is a place where anyone of any background, race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, gender identity, age, ability, or socio-economic status can thrive, feel comfortable, and be heard and accepted. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.