Our company is a part of Forlagshuset Vigmostad & Bjørke AS publishing group. We are located in Sopot and currently employ over 100 people. Our beginnings date back to the 90s when two fellow students decided to start a publishing house. Forlagshuset Vigmostad & Bjørke is currently the fourth biggest publishing house in Norway, and the owner of Haugenbok.no – the biggest Norwegian internet bookstore. The publishing house comprises of Vigmostad & Bjørke, Fagbokforlaget, Bladkompaniet, Pedlex, Cantando Musikkforlag, a network of Norwegian bookstores, Akademika, and Haugenbok.no. Headquartered in Bergen, the company also has divisions in Oslo, Vold, Trondheim, Stavanger, Sopot, and Kochi in India.
Drawing from our Scandinavian roots, we encourage a healthy work–life balance for our employees. We believe that a friendly and respectful work environment has a great impact on their career path development, and boosts their creativity and ability to work in a team. Our employment profile is diverse. We hire editorial assistants, project coordinators, graphic designers, programmers, UX designers, accountants, import and purchase specialists. When recruiting for such a variety of positions, we pay attention not only to competences and educational background, but also to personal etiquette, professional ethics and respect for others.
Having stemmed from Scandinavian work culture, we value open-mindedness, a friendly work environment and typical Scandinavian flexibility. Close cooperation with the Company’s foreign branches helps us work across cultural divisions and invest in creative solutions. We support our employees by providing them with a wide range of internal training courses, including Norwegian language courses and access to free books. We also offer co-financing of external courses that are necessary for professional development. Our social package includes, among others, medical care, subsidized meals and sport/holiday activities.