What are the responsibilities and job description for the Editorial Assistant position at Bloomsbury Publishing?
Job Type
Full-time
Description
- Supporting multiple in-house editors in achieving the agreed revenue and profitability targets for their publisher / list
- Managing and delivering the agreed handover targets for the imprints
- Liaising with key stakeholders, both internal and external
- Supporting colleagues within own department
- Developing and maintaining strong working relationships with authors, editors, and series editors to ensure a high standard of author care throughout the publishing process
- Keeping the publishing program on schedule through regular liaison with authors, and by maintaining and updating the frontlist plan for any given year
- Preparing manuscripts for handover to production to agreed standards and on schedule
- Setting up new titles on Biblio, and ensuring that any changes to projects are updated promptly and in line with key dates
- Commissioning peer reviews for projects as requested by their manager; ensure reviews are delivered in a timely way; records the progress of all projects under review
- Preparing and coordinating contributor contracts for new projects; ensure signed contracts are returned in a timely way and liaises with royalty and accounts payable teams as appropriate
- Putting together cover briefs, cover copy and briefs cover designs, where required
- Responding promptly and appropriately to external and internal inquiries
- Liaises closely with production and marketing to ensure they have the information they need, when they need it, in line with key dates
- Responsible for the provision of basic reports and sales information
- Completing author payments, contributor payments, and book orders
- Provides administrative support for manager (filing, photocopying, etc.)
Requirements
Will have knowledge and / or experience of :
Skills and Behaviors
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
Medical insurance
Vision insurance
Dental insurance
401(k)
Paid parental leave
Hybrid Work Schedule
Salary Description
47,500
Salary : $47,500
