0-1 years this is an entry-level position.Proven ability to adapt to an increasingly digital work environment.Proven ability to prioritize, set and meet deadlines, and work independently.Excellent written and verbal communication skills.A genuine interest in book publishing and knowledge of the current reading audience over a broad range of fiction and nonfiction.Excellent organizational skills, strong attention to detail, and exceptional time management.

Basic administrative support, including schedule coordination and travel.Writing flap copy, title information sheets, and catalog copy.Drafting contract and check requests, generating sales reports and editorial P&Ls, and tracking payments and invoices.

Logging agented submissions, evaluating manuscripts, writing reader reports, and sending rejection letters.

Communicating with authors and agents throughout the publication process, as well as acting as an interdepartmental liaison.

Maintaining publication schedules and departmental databases, and otherwise tracking the publication process for approximately 35 titles per year.

The ideal candidate will be able to efficiently manage a diverse set of responsibilities, and has an active interest in a variety of adult commercial fiction, crime fiction and thrillers, biography and narrative non-fiction. Pandora's Books Ltd.We are looking for a full-time editorial assistant to support an Executive Editor, working across the SMP, Minotaur, and Griffin imprints. Other Change of Hobbit (Berkeley, California) Mysterious Galaxy (San Diego, California) Hard-To-Find Needlework Books (Newton, Massachusetts) cgi-bin/a/searchjobs_quick.cgiĪ really good explanation of the concept of book publishers' 'imprints,' as well as some insight into the business concerns that shape the structure of a book publishing companyĪ Book Collector's Bookstore (Novato, California)Ī Clean Well-Lighted Place for Books (San Francisco)īook Passage, Inc.

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