Publishing / Editorial Assistant

Job Description

DESCRIPTION:

The Publishing/Editorial Assistant will support both the Publisher and VP Editorial Director with key editorial and administrative tasks. This role will provide an opportunity to learn extensive editorial and publishing skills.

Responsibilities include: scheduling meetings, answering heavy call volume, routing covers, invoices, and contracts, preparing materials for marketing and editorial meetings, providing reader's notes on manuscripts, drafting letters and cover copy, and acting as a proactive point person for authors, agents, and other in-house departments on everyday requests.

QUALIFICATIONS:

The Ideal candidate should have: bachelor's degree, demonstrated writing ability, knowledge of MS Office Suite (Word and Excel) and Adobe Acrobat Professional, strong organizational skills, ability to communicate clearly, analytical thinking ability, interest and enthusiasm for commercial and bestselling fiction and non-fiction, focusing on (but not limited to) upmarket commercial women's fiction, thrillers, memoirs, pop-culture, and romance. Key personality traits are: attention to detail, punctuality, and emotional intelligence.

FUNCTION: Editorial/Publishing/Content

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g45857-3-145-206-169-42 in your application.