Author Liaison, Practical Inspiration Publishing

Working pattern: Part-time, fully remote

Salary: £26,750 per annum (pro-rated)

Application deadline: Friday 20th November 2026

Practical Inspiration Publishing, the home of books that mean business, is recruiting for a new role to support our continued growth. We’re looking for a conscientious self-starter able to work effectively and happily in a remote team and an excellent communicator with strong attention to detail.

Reporting to the Director, you’ll be responsible for supporting authors throughout the publishing process and beyond, including:

• Meeting authors shortly after signature of contract to welcome them and talk them through our publishing processes, timelines and systems;
• Ensuring that onboarding progresses smoothly, for example following up author forms and responding to queries;
• Answering day-to-day author questions promptly and clearly, in liaison with the rest of the team.
• Managing our FAQs and author-facing systems such as the author’s website area, Slack, LinkedIn group and WhatsApp community;
• Managing the scheduling and running of our weekly author ‘PIP pod’ call and helping to plan author events such as our annual Author Day in the UK;
• Creating training materials for authors on our elearning platform as required;
• Ensuring that authors’ news such as awards and press coverage is passed on to the marketing team to be shared with sales reps and added to our website/newsletters;
• Coordinating with editorial, design, production and marketing teams to keep authors informed of progress and ensure their feedback is timely and clear;
• Coordinating with printers and warehouses as necessary to ensure authors are kept up to date with tracking details of bulk orders;
• Collecting and organize author assets, including bios, headshots, and back-cover copy inputs;
• Ensuring authors’ details are kept up to date on our systems;
• Following up at regular touchpoints with authors post-publication;
• Preparing quarterly author newsletter and royalty statement emails.

Required Skills & Experience

• Minimum 1–2 years of experience in a book publishing environment (eg editorial, production, marketing or author relations);
• Proven ability to work autonomously and stay organized using remote collaboration tools (eg, Slack, Teams, Sharepoint);
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills;
• Unflappable, with a natural ability to remain calm, focused and reassuring even when deadlines are tight, with meticulous attention to detail.

This is a part-time (25-30 hours per week over five days, flexible around core hours) work-from-home role within a fully remote team. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds who have the right to live and work in the UK.

How to apply

Apply with CV and covering letter to info@practicalinspiration.com by 20 November 2026.