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Editorial Assistant
HarperCollins
New York, NY, United States
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Are you passionate about middle-grade and teen fiction?
Are you comfortable talking about plot, character, and the craft of storytelling?
Do you love illustration and cutting edge picture and illustrated middle-grade books?
HarperCollins Publishers is seeking an Editorial Assistant to provide administrative and editorial support to one executive editor and one senior editor at a high-profile imprint in the Children's division - Katherine Tegen Books.
Responsibilities:
• Reads and evaluates manuscript submissions (picture books, middle grade, and young adult novels), provides feedback and readers reports.
• Drafts rejection letters and acquisitions memos.
• Conducts sales research, runs P&Ls; drafts contract requests and check requests for all projects.
• Helps in monitoring book production schedule for both editors’ titles at monthly production meetings – prepares and traffics transmittals, coordinates legal reviews (if necessary).
• Reviews layouts at various stages of book development.
• Drafts jacket copy and galley copy.
• Creates title information sheets and reviews marketing material.
• Reads behind managers and provides detailed feedback on select titles.
• Supports all information flow and communication with authors, agents, and inter-departmental team members.
• Maintains and updates files and records.
• Prepares expense reports and processes invoices.
• Work independently on select projects and correspondence with authors.
• Act as a liaison between departments in-house and with outside clients.
Qualifications:
• 4-year college degree or equivalent work experience
• Prior internship experience in children's editorial required at Editorial Assistant level
• Proven ability to set priorities under pressure and multi-task; must be highly organized and detail-oriented
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Must have interest in learning about general children’s book marketplace, publishing industry
• Must be highly creative; creative writing or related experience preferred
• Must communicate ideas and opinions clearly and effectively, both in person and in writing
• Interest in multimedia and popular culture for tweens and teens
HarperCollins Publishers is a company full of people who are passionate about books. When you apply for a position, we want to know why you want to work here, and why you are interested in the job. That’s why cover letters are strongly preferred.