Marketing Coordinator.12.16.15

The Penguin Press imprint of Penguin Random House is seeking an Associate Editor to evaluate proposals, develop relationships with agents, and oversee the book production process for assigned titles from start to finish.  This position also supports the Associate Publisher with editing.  Penguin Press publishes elite authors including: Michael Pollan, Thomas E. Ricks, Thomas Pynchon, Zadie Smith, Phil Jackson, Nate Silver, Niall Ferguson, John Berendt, Ron Chernow, Amy Chua, Daniel Yergin, Eric Schlosser, Steve Coll, Alan Greenspan, Leon Panetta, and Mary Oliver among others. 

The Associate Editor:

1. Oversees the entire production process from negotiating the contract to editing the manuscript to coordinating between the author and various internal departments.
2. Prepares documents including contract requests, profit and loss statements, production memos, book briefs, catalog copy, and jacket copy.
3. Acts as in-house liaison between editorial and production, design, and managing editorial departments, as well as sales, marketing and publicity for specific titles.
4. Evaluates book proposals and develops relationships with agents in order to attract new authors and acquire new projects.

Penguin Random House is the leading adult and children’s publishing house in North America, the United Kingdom and many other regions around the world.  In publishing the best books in every genre and subject for all ages, we are committed to quality, excellence in execution, and innovation throughout the entire publishing process: editorial, design, marketing, publicity, sales, production, and distribution.  Our vibrant and diverse international community of nearly 250 publishing brands and imprints include Ballantine Bantam Dell, Berkley, Clarkson Potter, Crown, DK, Doubleday, Dutton, Fodor’s, Grosset & Dunlap, Little Golden Books, Knopf, Modern Library, Pantheon, Penguin Books, Penguin Press, Penguin Random House Audio, Penguin Young Readers, Portfolio, Puffin, Putnam, Random House, Random House Children’s Books, Riverhead, Ten Speed Press, Viking, and Vintage, among others.  More information can be found at http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/.

Penguin Random House values the array of talents and perspectives that a diverse workforce brings. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.