A Bit About Wonderbly
Wonderbly is the world’s leading personalised publishing company. We conceive, design, promote, sell and make wonderful books for wonderful customers all over the world. We have created over 70 new stories in 12 different languages, and sold them to over 150 countries worldwide. We won Children’s Publisher of the Year 2021. And now we’re on a mission to bring the amazing power of personalised stories to readers of all ages. Our books have celebrated hundreds of birthdays, welcomed thousands of new babies and showed millions of mums just how appreciated they are. We believe everyone deserves to feel incredibly special – and that’s the real magic of personalisation.
The role:
- Weekly staff canteen and team lunch ordering
- General consumables such as stationary, office furniture and fixtures
- IT procurement, general tech and software management (alongside our external IT support!)
- Welcoming visitors and signing for deliveries
- Meeting room management
- Organising fun internal team events, lunch & learn speakers, and office parties!
- Celebrating team birthdays and work anniversaries
- General building repairs and management
- Managing office supplier contracts (cleaners, printer maintenance)
- Project managing ad hoc culture initiatives and bringing the good vibes on the daily!
- Onboarding all new employees and freelance contractors
- Wonderbly Crown Awards - nominations and award designing
- Supplier gifting for Christmas
- Work anniversary gifting
Requirements
You'll have
- Previous experience as an Office Manager or in an Administrative role
- A can-do, positive attitude
- Confidence in dealing with external vendors and cost negotiations
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to prioritise and multi-task effectively
- The ability to think creatively to problem solve and look for efficiencies
- A keen interest in supporting on events and other ad hoc projects
- Excellent time management and the ability to take your own initiative.
Benefits
Our values
Wonderbly’s values were born from the three qualities at the heart of ‘Lost My Name’ - our original and best-selling personalised children’s book. These values are Courage, Curiosity and Kindness. And although they naturally have a child-friendly ring to them, these are deeply human values that we believe everyone should live by.
Courage means taking calculated risks and trying things that no one else would. It means setting audacious goals, seeing them through, and being willing to be wrong.
Curiosity means investing in learning, never losing sight of the ‘WHY’. Curiosity allows us to ask silly questions, explore our blind spots, and dip into other disciplines for inspiration.
Kindness is at the heart of our culture: it’s no coincidence that deep friendships form here every day. Kindness means making space for one another, inclusivity as standard, and clear, direct communication. It does not mean “good vibes only”: the kindest conversations are often the hardest.
Benefits at Wonderbly
- Private Healthcare cover
- £500 budget for training on
- Learnably
- Mental Health support with Spill
- Discounted gym membership with Nuffield Health
- Free breakfast daily (and a very well stocked fridge)
- One fully paid charity day per month
- Regular socials and 'pot luck' lunches
- Monthly lunch and learns
