Job Description

Are you interested in bibliographic metadata and the systems that support digital publishing?

DK is looking for a Bibliographic Metadata and ONIX Feeds Manager to join our global publishing operations team. This role ensures accurate bibliographic metadata reaches retailers, libraries and data aggregators worldwide. Our ONIX feeds communicate information about DK’s books and support their sale and distribution.

You’ll manage DK’s ONIX feeds, monitor their performance, investigate issues and ensure they meet industry standards, legal requirements and business needs. You’ll create new feeds, update existing ones and work with internal teams and external data recipients to ensure metadata is delivered accurately.

You’ll also advise and train colleagues on metadata standards and best practice, lead work to improve data quality, particularly subject classification, and contribute to projects that improve our systems, data flows and processes.

We’re looking for someone with experience working with ONIX and bibliographic metadata, ideally within publishing or the wider book industry. You’ll have experience using Biblio or an equivalent bibliographic database, strong Excel skills and a methodical approach to problem-solving. Attention to detail is essential, as is an interest in improving quality, accuracy and efficiency.

Knowledge of BISAC and/or Thema subject classification schemes would be useful. Experience delivering training, writing documentation, or specifying and testing database functionality would also be an advantage.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor DK’s ONIX feeds, ensuring they run reliably and metadata is delivered accurately to external partners
• Investigate and resolve feed issues, making adjustments to meet internal requirements, external specifications and industry standards
• Create new feeds and update existing feeds as systems, partners and business needs change
• Improve the quality of DK’s bibliographic metadata, advising and training colleagues on standards and best practice
• Work on projects to improve data flows, bibliographic systems and processes
• Work with colleagues in Audio, Sales, publishing divisions, Digital and Sales Operations in Delhi, and PRH UK and US
• Communicate with external data recipients and take part in industry working groups

Essential skills

• Experience working with ONIX feeds and bibliographic metadata, preferably within publishing, bookselling, libraries, wholesaling, distribution or a related organisation.
• Experience monitoring, investigating and resolving data or feed errors, including identifying causes and taking action to resolve or prevent recurrence.
• Experience creating, updating or testing data feeds, feed configurations or similar system outputs to meet changing business, system or partner requirements.
• Experience using a bibliographic database or product information system, with an understanding of how metadata flows between internal systems and external recipients, and the ability to use Excel to review and analyse data.
• Knowledge of bibliographic metadata standards, together with the ability to improve data quality and explain technical processes or requirements clearly through advice, training or documentation.

At DK, you’ll join a small team supporting a complex publishing operation. The role covers a wide range of work, giving you the opportunity to influence how our digital supply chain operates. You’ll use specialist systems and processes and develop an understanding of how bibliographic data is created, managed and distributed across the book industry.

This role could suit someone with experience in publishing, bookselling, libraries, wholesaling or distribution who wants to improve the data that helps DK’s books reach readers.

Working from the office a minimum of three days a week, you’ll join a supportive team. If you’re interested in metadata quality, problem-solving and improving processes, we encourage you to apply.

To apply, please submit your most recent CV and cover letter by midnight on 18 October 2026.

Salary: starting at £38,000 depending on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus bonus and benefits.

Additional Information

We have a range of benefits to reflect our commitment to our people, some of which are:

• 25 days paid holiday entitlement in year one, plus bank holidays
• Generous pension scheme
• Volunteering policy and charity matching
• Employee assistance programme
• 70% discount on company books
• Cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership
• Shopping discounts
• Flex Fridays (1pm Finish*)
• Up to 30 days remote working from abroad*

*Subject to certain criteria being met.

And we plant a tree for every new employee to our business

DK is committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects the varied communities that read our books across the world. We encourage applications from all individuals, regardless of age, religion, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexuality or social background. DK is proud to announce that we have adopted The Halo Code.

DK is a member of the disability confident scheme. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies.

DK supports flexible working and has introduced a new ‘smart-working’ policy with a hybrid approach of working weekly from home and in DK’s office. This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of 3 days per week in our Pimlico office. As this is non-negotiable, please ensure you are within a reasonable commuting distance of London before applying.

The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade, but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews or undertaking internships. For more information, visit www.booktradeentrysupport.org

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