Editorial Manager – Museum Publishing Programme

Full-time, permanent

Salary: c £38,500

Hybrid working, based in central London, near King’s Cross

Closing date: Monday 15 June 2026

Thames & Hudson is a leading global publisher of illustrated books on visual culture. We work with museums, galleries and cultural institutions around the world to create ambitious, beautifully produced and authoritative publications.

Our museum and institutional publishing list includes partnerships with organisations such as the British Museum and the V&A in London, M+ in Hong Kong and the al-Sabah Collection in Kuwait.

We are looking for an experienced Editorial Manager to join our Museum Publishing Programme, reporting to the Editorial Director of Museum and Institutional Publishing.

The role

This is a varied and collaborative role for an experienced illustrated-book editor and project manager with a strong interest in art, design and museum publishing.

You will manage a range of complex illustrated titles through all stages of the editorial and production process, working closely with authors, curators, designers, production colleagues and freelance editorial staff to deliver books to a high editorial and visual standard.

Alongside managing your own projects, you will help oversee the wider museum publishing programme and line-manage a small editorial team.

This role would suit someone who enjoys balancing creative collaboration with detailed project management, and who is comfortable managing multiple schedules, stakeholders and priorities at once.

What you’ll be doing

Managing several complex illustrated books simultaneously from manuscript to publication

Working collaboratively with museum and institutional partners, authors, curators, designers and production teams

Scheduling projects and monitoring budgets and workflows

Managing freelance editors and other external contributors

Copy-editing and reviewing text to a high standard where required

Tracking progress across the wider museums publishing list

Line-managing Senior Project Editors and an Editorial Assistant

Supporting a positive, collaborative and inclusive team culture

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone with strong editorial judgement, excellent organisational skills and experience managing illustrated publishing projects.