Graduate Publishing Coordinator, Bath Spa University Press (Fixed Term - 18 Months)
Fixed Term - Full Time £26,707 - £28,778 / yearJob Overview
Please note that Bath Spa Graduate Scheme roles are only open to former Bath Spa students who graduated in 2025 or who will be graduating in 2026.
This information will be checked in every application. Please do not apply if you do not meet this condition, as your application will be rejected. Bath Spa have many other roles available that are open to all see here for BSU job board.
If you are a graduate of Bath Spa who does not meet the criteria for these roles, and would like support with your career please email [email protected]
Please read the provided attachment “Bath Spa Graduate Scheme 2026 Information Sheet” for further information about the scheme'.
Please note that as of April 2024, there has been a change in the UK’s sponsorship threshold. Regrettably as the salary for this role falls beneath this, you will not be eligible for sponsorship therefore your application will automatically be rejected.
This information will be checked in every application. Please do not apply if you do not meet this condition, as your application will be rejected. Bath Spa have many other roles available that are open to all see here for BSU job board.
If you are a graduate of Bath Spa who does not meet the criteria for these roles, and would like support with your career please email [email protected]
Please read the provided attachment “Bath Spa Graduate Scheme 2026 Information Sheet” for further information about the scheme'.
Please note that as of April 2024, there has been a change in the UK’s sponsorship threshold. Regrettably as the salary for this role falls beneath this, you will not be eligible for sponsorship therefore your application will automatically be rejected.
About the Role
Are you someone who enjoys bringing clarity, structure and momentum to creative projects — ensuring that talented people can deliver their best work because the systems behind them are strong?
Bath Spa University Press is seeking a Graduate Publishing Coordinator who is as comfortable working with data, documentation and contracts as they are engaging with writers, editors and designers. This is a role for a graduate who understands creative practice but takes satisfaction in coordinating people, processes and expectations so that ambitious publishing projects are delivered professionally, efficiently and with integrity. Working across Bath Spa University Press and the EMBLAZE Inprint, you will help ensure that commissioning, production and reporting processes are robust, transparent and well-managed, enabling creative work to flourish within clear and sustainable frameworks.
The Graduate Publishing Coordinator will support Bath Spa University Press and the EMBLAZE Imprint by ensuring that ideas, talent and creative work move efficiently and professionally through the commissioning and production process. While grounded in an understanding of publishing and creative practice, the role is primarily co-ordinational: and service orientated: stewarding data, documentation and contracts; maintaining accurate records and audit trails; and ensuring that authors, editors, designers and printers are clear about expectations, deliverables, timelines and compliance requirements. On a day-to-day basis, the successful graduate will coordinate submission and commissioning processes, prepare and track contributor agreements (SEEDs) and supplier contracts, monitor project milestones, manage peer review workflows, and maintain structured databases of talent and suppliers.
They will liaise regularly with contributors and partners using professional communication channels, draft clear briefs and process documentation, track audience and financial data, and contribute to formal reporting and public-facing updates. Working closely with Steering Groups, Editorial Boards and colleagues across the University, the post-holder will help scaffold creative ambition with robust systems, ensuring that publications are delivered to a high professional standard and in line with agreed budgets, governance and quality expectations.
(This is a 18 Month Full Time Fixed Term Role)
About You
We are looking for a graduate who combines creative fluency with exceptional organisational capability and professional confidence. The ideal candidate will understand how publishing and creative projects develop from concept to dissemination, but will be equally motivated by building the structures that allow others to do their best work. They will be methodical, detail-oriented and comfortable working with data, contracts and financial information, maintaining accurate records and progressing multiple live projects simultaneously. Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential, particularly in drafting briefs, clarifying expectations and managing relationships diplomatically and assertively.
The successful candidate will be calm under pressure, solutions-focused and able to balance collaboration with accountability, ensuring that timelines are met and standards upheld. Above all, they will take satisfaction in coordinating people, processes and information in a way that supports inclusive creative practice while maintaining professional integrity.
The successful candidate will be calm under pressure, solutions-focused and able to balance collaboration with accountability, ensuring that timelines are met and standards upheld. Above all, they will take satisfaction in coordinating people, processes and information in a way that supports inclusive creative practice while maintaining professional integrity.
- Evidence of understanding publishing or creative production processes, including how projects move from concept through commissioning and delivery, as demonstrated through study, employment or extracurricular activity.
- Demonstrable experience of coordinating projects, processes or activities involving multiple stakeholders, including maintaining timelines and clarifying expectations.
- Evidence of strong organisational skills, including experience of managing data, documentation, records or project tracking systems (e.g. spreadsheets, databases or shared digital platforms).
- Evidence of clear and professional written communication, including drafting formal documentation, reports, briefs or structured correspondence.
- Demonstrable ability to manage competing priorities with accuracy and attention to detail.
- Experience of working with external contributors, freelance talent or suppliers in a professional or administrative capacity.
- Experience of handling contractual documentation, financial tracking or compliance-related processes.
- Experience of supporting submission, review or commissioning processes in an academic, publishing or creative context.
- Experience of contributing to audience engagement tracking, reporting or structured evaluation of projects.
- Evidence of working within a role that required balancing collaborative working with accountability for progressing defined workflows.
For further information on the essential and desirable skills we’re looking for, please refer to the attached Job Description.