Sector overview
- UK Media Sector (Prospects)
- Guidance for Neurodivergent Creatives - Whether you’re just starting your journey, or are already carving out your own independent career path, this resource provides guidance and support on working in the creative industries for neurodivergent creatives
Typical job profiles
Useful resources
- Prospects - How to get into publishing
- Inside Book Publishing
- The Bookseller Tips and Advice offers useful career insights and articles
- TARGETjobs - creative arts, media, and design
- A Guide to Publishing - what is publishing and what do publishers actually do?
- The Publishing Training Centre (PTC) - training courses and careers information
Virtual work experience opportunities
- Penguin Random House UK's virtual experience programme gives you a behind-the-scenes look at Penguin's publishing operations, and explores the kinds of skills they look for in entry-level talent.
- Usborne Publishing's Introduction to Publishing page includes videos on how their books are made, their teams and roles, and a tour of the HQ with the founder of the company.
- Hachette UK's virtual work experience programme covers topics including commercial awareness, digital publishing, and different career opportunities.
- Taylor & Francis Group's virtual Academic Publishing experience course will teach you about the different stages involved in academic publishing, in both print and digital formats.
- Creative Careers Club GETTING STARTED IN PUBLISHING course which now includes new content with advice on making your publishing applications stand out!
Job sites and specialist recruiters
- Creative Scotland Opportunities
- Jobs in Books - discover vacancies across the book trade and publishing industry via The Bookseller jobs platform. The Employer Directory is also a useful resource
- Penguin Books UK Training Programmes
- The Publishers Association
- Publishing Scotland
Professional bodies
- Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP)
- Booksellers Association
- Independent Publishers Guild
- Music Publishers Association
- News Media Association
- Professional Publishers Association (PPA)
- Publishers Association
- Publishing Scotland
- Society of Young Publishers
- Association of Online Publishers (AOP)