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Young Talent: Editorial Luxury for Less (LfL)

Trainee, Full-time · Cologne HQ
28,000 - 30,000 € per year
Your tasks
  • Supporting the Editorial LfL (backlist) team with our projects on topics from the fields of art, architecture, design, film, photography, and pop culture.
  • Assisting in project management for multilingual book publications from budget and schedule preparation to printing.
  • Revision of titles for new editions.
  • Supporting the team with the coordination of reprints of our extensive backlist catalogue.
  • Clarification of image, text, and artist rights and procurement of image material.
  • Internal coordination with the graphics and production departments.
  • Close collaboration and communication with international authors, translators, freelancers, designers, museums, and picture agencies.
Application Deadline
30.06.2025
Your profile
  • Strong Interest in and knowledge in editorial tasks, as well as art, art history, photography, architecture, design, pop culture, travel, and fashion – the foundations of our publishing program.
  • Currently enrolled or recently graduated (MA) in Book Studies, Languages or Humanities
  • Confident with Microsoft Office, databases, Adobe Acrobat, and InDesign.
  • Organizational talent with an eye for detail and strong sense of precision.
  • Enjoy working with language and perfect knowledge of spelling and grammar.
  • Proficiency in written and spoken German and English, any other language is a plus.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Independent, structured and team-oriented way of working and strong interpersonal skills.
  • Open-mindedness and a passion for the range of our program.
We offer
  • 12 months full-time position (37.5 hours per week), flexible start date in summer 2025.
  • An inspiring and international atmosphere working with some of the world’s most important artists and pop-culture icons. 
  • Work alongside our dynamic, highly professional, and dedicated team. 
  • The opportunity to gain work experience in an international work environment.
  • Varied, exciting tasks and room for your own ideas and personal development.
  • Book discount of 40% and an annual allowance to spend on your favorite TASCHEN books.
  • Inexpensive, fresh, and varied lunch options in our in-house cafeteria.
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About us

We are looking for bright, driven and inspiring individuals to join our international team.

TASCHEN is the world’s leading art-book publisher, headquartered in Cologne with teams in Berlin, Brussels, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Miami, Milan, New York, Paris and Tokyo. For more than 40 years, we have been on a mission to publish innovative illustrated books on art, architecture, design, fashion, film, lifestyle, travel, photography and pop culture and to bring them to the world. We aspire to be inclusive, independent, inspirational.

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