Editor (12 month FTC)

Who we are and what we do Weidenfeld and Nicolson is one of the most prestigious and long-standing imprints in the history of British publishing. Our books are agenda-setting, award-winning, best-selling and genre-defining. Since its inception in 1949, WandN has been widely recognised for its commitment to and track record of excellence in fiction and non-fiction publishing. In recent years, the imprint''s illustrious history has been reanimated by a new commissioning team, who have delivered multiple unmissable publications, and become known for their agility, ambition and dynamism. Authors we have published include Antony Beevor, Sybille Bedford, Isaiah Berlin, Sarah Brooks, Oliver Bullough, Ed Caesar, Clare Chambers, Elinor Cleghorn, Richard Coles, Naoise Dolan, Ian Dunt, Gillian Flynn, Antonia Fraser, Helen Garner, Georgi Gospodinov, Madeleine Gray, John Higgs, Andrew Holgate, Bettany Hughes, Greg Jenner, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Vladimir Nabokov, Hettie O''Brien, Téa Obreht, Michael Palin, Adam Rutherford, Philippe Sands, Bernhard Schlink, Quentin Tarantino, Petroc Trelawny, Alice Walker and Malala Yousafzai. What you''ll be doing As a 77-year-old imprint, the backlist at WandN is our most treasured possession and home to some of the most important authors of the last century, including Sybille Bedford, Isiah Berlin, J. G. Farrell, Gillian Flynn, Antonia Fraser, Adrian Goldsworthy, Adam Grant, Patricia Highsmith, John Irving, Henry Marsh, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Vladimir ..... full job details .....