Editorial Director, Pavilion

Join HarperCollins Publishers as the Editorial Director for Pavilion, an imprint specialising in illustrated full‑colour non‑fiction across food & drink, craft & lifestyle, gift and popular culture.

Responsibilities

• Commission, edit and publish titles profitably for the Pavilion list
• Read agent submissions promptly and maintain strong relationships with agents and authors
• Own a stable of authors, providing regular updates on publishing strategy, campaign, sell‑in and sell‑out
• Work closely with the production team and desk editors to keep titles on critical path
• Brief jackets and liaise with designers, seeing covers through from start to finish
• Copywrite and check sales/marketing material (catalogues, presenters, etc.)
• Direct metadata and AI content for individual authors, ensuring alignment with emerging market trends and critical path timelines
• Create deal memos and ensure contracts are completed for each acquisition
• Delegate effectively when required, supporting junior staff growth and development

Publicity & Marketing

• Work closely with Publicity & Marketing teams to maximise exposure for authors and titles, according to an agreed priority list
• Coordinate author events and launches when necessary
• Attend launches and festivals as required

Skills Required

• Entrepreneurial publishing talent and commercial awareness
• Excellent author/agent/talent manager relationships
• Strategic list building skills
• Strong people management and team‑player capabilities
• Global thinker, able to extend beyond the book to digital, international and audio sales
• Excellent communication and writing skills (presentations, catalogue, cover copy)
• Proven editorial skills, including four‑colour illustrated publishing
• Detail‑orientated and cost‑aware
• Computer skills: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, InDesign

Benefits

• Hybrid working model (3 days in the office)
• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays (option to buy and sell holiday days)
• Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
• Private healthcare cover and life assurance
• Summer Hours
• Free access to HeadSpace, employee assistance programme, mental health first aiders and a wellbeing portal
• Season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme and relocation support loan
• Employee networks and unlimited training on our Learning and Development portal
• Virtual GP, eyecare vouchers, gym membership discount and onsite physiotherapy (London only)
• Charitable donation matching and 2 volunteering days
• Certified Carbon Neutral company and Green Electric/Hybrid Car Benefit Scheme (salary sacrifice)
• With Trees for Life plant a tree in the Highlands of Scotland for every permanent hire
• Free e‑books, audiobooks and digital newspaper subscriptions; subsidised canteen and retail discounts; onsite prayer room

To apply, submit your application via Applied. We do not accept email applications. For queries, email tarni.crossley-lees@harpercollins.co.uk.