HarperCollins is today the second-largest consumer book publisher in the world. 

HarperCollins Publishers is the second-largest consumer book publisher in the world.

Headquartered in New York, HarperCollins has publishing operations in 15 countries. With two hundred years of history and more than 120 branded imprints around the world, HarperCollins publishes approximately 10,000 new books every year in 16 languages, and has a print and digital catalog of more than 250,000 titles. Writing across dozens of genres, HarperCollins authors include winners of the Nobel Prize, the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the Newbery and Caldecott Medals, and the Man Booker Prize. HarperCollins is a subsidiary of News Corp.

The house of Mark Twain, the Brontë sisters, Thackeray, Dickens, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., Maurice Sendak, Shel Silverstein, and Margaret Wise Brown, HarperCollins has a long and rich history that reaches back to the early nineteenth century and offers our publishing team a depth of experience that few others can rival—from the modest print shop that James and John Harper opened in 1817 to the global house we are today.

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At HarperCollins UK, we want our teams to reflect the diversity of our readers and the communities we serve. <div><br></div><div>Our Traineeship Programme, now in its tenth year, is one of the ways we're working to address barriers to entering publishing and create opportunities for talented people from backgrounds that remain underrepresented in our industry. </div><div><br></div><div>The HarperCollins Traineeship is a 12‑month, paid training contract for two trainees who will gain hands-on experience across the business starting in February 2027. You’ll rotate through different teams, build a broad understanding of how books are acquired, created and marketed, and develop the skills and confidence you need to start your publishing career.</div><div><br></div><div>As well as on-the-job experience, you’ll take part in tailored training, have a dedicated buddy and mentor, and access our Author Academy Masterclasses taught by HarperCollins experts and partners from across the wider publishing industry. You’ll also have the chance to attend book launches, the London Book Fair, author talks and events in our London Bridge office – plus enjoy early book proofs, free audio/e‑books and generous discounts on HarperCollins titles.</div><div><br></div><div>Candidates who score highly at our in-person assessment day but are not selected for the traineeship will be added to our talent pipeline and prioritised for consideration for entry-level roles across the business. In previous years, we have gone on to recruit a number of pipeline candidates into roles at HarperCollins.</div><div><br></div><div>If you are selected, you will be based in our London Bridge office at least three days a week, starting in February 2027. You will be paid a training bursary of £29,500 per annum and access lots of great perks and benefits.</div>

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