We are hiring an HR Advisor for Illumicrate!
We’re looking for a HR Advisor to support the business with general HR activities including employee relations, recruitment & onboarding, learning & development, and performance management. This is a varied and autonomous role that will allow you to be involved across the organisation whilst ensuring the company policies are consistent and in line with current legislation.
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Key details:
- 35 hours a week, Monday - Friday, flexible on daily working hours
- This role is open to UK residents or those with the right to work in the UK only
- Annual salary of £40,000 - £50,000 dependent on experience
- You must be 18+ to apply
- The role is fully remote, and we encourage applications from people historically excluded from the publishing industry
- Applications close on: Tuesday 23 June 2026 at 11AM BST (UK Time)
Roles & responsibilities:
- Be the first point of contact for all staff members for HR issues
- Develop strong working relationships with managers and understand their team members and team dynamics in order to provide appropriate HR support
- Support managers in the recruitment process and take the lead with the onboarding process
- Provide team members and managers with advice on facilitating the resolution of difficult, complex or sensitive employee relations issues and support with ongoing cases where needed
- Develop and maintain all HR policies, processes and initiatives ensuring compliance with relevant legislation
- Support probation and annual performance review process
- Manage accurate HR data in company systems
- Deliver and assist with company training requirements and learning
- Take point on maintaining and updating company intranet and liaise with department heads and executive suite on internal communications
- Act as HR Lead where needed
Required skills & attributes:
- CIPD Level 5
- Bachelor's Degree in Business or Human Resources Management preferred but not required
- 2+ years working in a HR Advisor role or similar
- Strong understanding of employment law and practices
- Good technical skills and the ability to utilise various IT systems
- Comfortable with multi-tasking, intense work pace and tight deadlines
- Good communication skills with the ability to communicate complex issues effectively in sensitive ways
- Willing to show initiative and take independent responsibility
- Previous experience in the publishing industry is desirable
Salary & benefits:
- Salary range of £40-50k + any required study support, dependant on experience
- Generous holiday allowance (+ public holidays)
- Flexible working hours
- Work equipment, if required
- Support with ongoing training and professional development
- Private healthcare plan
- Company pension
- Complimentary Illumicrate, Afterlight, Evernight, Starbright and Mindsight products
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About Illumicrate:
Illumicrate is the original UK book box subscription. Founded in 2015 as a quarterly subscription, Illumicrate has grown beyond a monthly fantasy box and book-only options to include:
- a romance subscription
- a horror subscription
- a science fiction subscription
- a crime and mystery subscription
- special edition boxes
- exclusive editions of books
The books we feature and sell are unique to us and we include a range of genres within both Adult and Young Adult. We work closely with publishers on creating exclusive editions specifically for our monthly boxes. We are also the pioneers of aligning special edition boxes with highly anticipated releases, with The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo being the first of these in 2017. As a whole business and team, our core values are quality and inclusivity. Our book choices reflect the world we live in and our customer base; we support marginalised authors where possible and strive to feature UK-based authors as much as possible. We know our customers appreciate our diverse choices. We
are interested in hiring someone who aligns with our brand and values.
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To apply, please send a CV and Cover Letter to jobs@illumicrate.com with the subject line: HR ADVISOR APPLICATION.
We can only accept applications sent to the email address with the relevant subject line. Applications sent via any other medium will be discounted. Due to the expected high volume of applications, we may not be able to respond to all candidates.
