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Editor
HarperCollins
New York, NY, United States
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HarperCollins Children’s Books is currently seeking an Editor to join a small, but dynamic team editing and occasionally acquiring a wide array of high-profile projects.
Responsibilities:
• Edits existing high-profile projects as assigned by Executive Editor
• Works closely with the Executive Editor to conceptualize and acquire new titles with a focus on highly commercial projects (often with an existing entertainment-related angle) across all age ranges
• Deals directly with authors, illustrators, and agents
• Participates in some contract negotiation
• Develops new, original in-house ideas and ushers them through all stages of the acquisitions and editorial process
• Tracks pop culture and social media trends
• Participates in all stages of book production from receipt of manuscript to actual publication; writes copy, marketing and launch notes
• Works with designers, copyeditors, sales, design, and subrights in the execution of tasks
• Presents projects at key editorial, acquisitions, launch, and sales meetings
• Drafts all relevant copy for projects
Qualifications:
• 4-year college degree or equivalent work experience
• A minimum of 4 years of editorial experience in children’s publishing required
• Thorough understanding of the children's market, as well as publishing process for children's books
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task, manage time effectively, and set priorities under pressure
• Self-starter with ideas to burn
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Proficiency with MS Office (Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point)
• Enjoys working in a fast-paced, idea-driven environment
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.