Editorial Assistant, Adult Trade

Job Type

Full-time

Description

This entry-level role reports to the Publisher and Nonfiction Editorial Director of the Adult Trade group and supports editorial and administrative department needs. In addition to possessing strong reading and writing skills, this individual must be detail-oriented, organized, efficient, a skilled communicator with various people and departments, and comfortable / skilled / a quick learner with systems and various database programs. The individual must also have specific interest in nonfiction publishing and developing knowledge of the current market.

Responsibilities

Administrative Responsibilities

• Organize and schedule department meetings
• Send production materials, ARCs, finished copies, etc., and other clerical duties
• Create Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, and Powerpoint presentations
• Add / update titles in Biblio Data System
• Commission and track payments
• Prepare and enter expense reports and Focal Point invoices
• Look up / update sales figures (Cognos, Decision Key, Royalty Share) in tip sheets
• Draft deal memos, review contracts, upload to Biblio
• Create editorial schedules
• Maintain title lists, publication grids, and department grids

Editorial Responsibilities

Requirements

Location

All candidates must reside in the NY tri-state area and be able to commute to our NY headquarters on a hybrid-remote schedule.

Equal Opportunity Employment

Bloomsbury Publishing USA is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. Our company has always followed and will continue to follow, a policy of providing equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, sex, ethnicity, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

We welcome and celebrate talent from all backgrounds and believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are crucial elements to our success. We are dedicated to actively and continuously improving our practices to better support all of our employees. For more information about Bloomsbury's diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, please see our Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan.

Benefits

Salary Description

47,500 / yr ($26.10 / hour)

Salary : $47,500