Jobs
Working at Imagine That Publishing is an opportunity to be part of an innovative, creative and energetic company, with a success story that continues to grow.
We publish over 300 children’s titles a year across our multiple imprints in both the UK and international markets. Inspiring children to read, learn, play and create lies at the heart of everything we do.
Working at Imagine That comes with great benefits. Our picturesque riverside location is the base for plenty of social and wellbeing activities, including our weekly ‘Flying Elephants’ running club and Cycle to Work scheme, plus a company pension programme and 23 to 25 days holiday.
To join the Imagine That family and start making a difference to the next generation of readers, see our current vacancies below.

Current Vacancies:
Foreign Rights Sales Manager
We are recruiting for an experienced Rights Manager to join our sales team, reporting to the Head of Foreign Rights. This role is ideally suited for someone looking to further their already successful career in Publishing. This is an opportunity to join a company that is on a clear path of growth and play a leading role in developing the existing customer database alongside nurturing new markets.
Key responsibilities:
- Sell co-edition and translation rights across our three children’s imprints to existing accounts.
- Identify and research new business opportunities for sales growth.
- Maximise rights sales turnover and profit for agreed territories.
- Negotiate on price, costs, delivery and specifications with buyers.
- Liaise with internal customers to satisfy the business and customer needs.
- Manage annual trip budget and forecasting.
- Attend book fairs and undertake regular sales trips to allocated territories.
Key skills:
- Established rights sales experience within publishing.
- Experience in selling co-editions.
- Strong and highly developed leadership skills.
- Proven track record in exceeding sales target.
- Strong sense of ownership and accountability.
- Fluency in a second language is desirable.
- Financially and commercially astute.
- Proven organizational, time management and strategic planning skills.
- Ambitious, self-motivated and ability to use initiative.
- A professional attitude towards business practise.
Could this be you or someone you know? If you are interested in the position above, please send a CV and covering letter to Amy Goulding at amy@imaginethat.com
Web Developer
We’re looking to recruit a Web Developer to expand our technical team. The job is working closely with the Head of IT and you will form part of a small team involved in implementing the company’s strategy.
Key responsibilities:
- Support the design and development of in house created IT systems, databases and online web-based products
- Communicating / interacting with members of the wider team, to understand their requirements
- Proactively offer solutions to complex technical problems
- Meet project goals and specifications in terms of time, cost and performance
- Process and respond to IT requests within defined timeframes
- Provide hands-on training and problem solving for users as required
Key skills:
- Knowledge of Object Oriented Programming and its associate languages
- Previous experience in a LAMP stack environment
- An understanding of front end development using JavaScript and its associated libraries; HTML 5, JQuery, Bootstrap
- Be able to configure and maintain web hosting environments
- Experience with version control techniques
- Experience working with pro tracking tools such as Jira
- Understand the difference between working software and good software
- Ability to take requirements documents and translate them into working systems
- Experience of the full development cycle on multiple projects
- Excellent team working and communication skills
- Experience of working within a technical role within a busy office based environment
- Flexible and adaptable with a proactive and positive attitude
- Professional, courteous manner
- Ability to remain calm, polite and patient in high-pressure situations
- Highly analytical, adaptable and flexible
- Self-motivated, ability to use initiative and provide pro-active support to users
- Ambitious and keen to learn
- Positive, enthusiastic and eager for success
- A professional attitude towards business practise
Could this be you or someone you know? If you are interested in the position above, please send a CV and covering letter to Amy Goulding at amy@imaginethat.com
Speculative Applications
Are you a sensational sales person? Marvellous marketer? Dazzling designer? Excellent editor?
We are always interested in hearing from creative, passionate and driven individuals who want to work in the world of children’s books.
If you would like to make a speculative application for any of the departments listed below, please send a CV and covering letter to Amy Goulding at amy@imaginethat.com
Sales
Sales Administration
Editorial
Design
Marketing
Production
Finance
Business Operations
We will hold your information on file and contact you if a suitable role comes up. If you would prefer that your details are not kept on file or circulated across departments, please let us know and we will remove your information from our database.
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