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Assistant Editor
HarperCollins
New York, NY, United States
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Overview
We are currently seeking an Assistant Editor to provide administrative and editorial support to an Editorial Director and an Executive Editor within the HarperWave and Harper Imprints.
Responsibilities
• Performs, under minimal supervision, administrative and editorial duties including correspondence with authors and agents, setting up appointments, and managing supervisors’ calendars.
• Logs, tracks, and reads submissions and assists in returning rejected manuscripts.
• Drafts contract requests, p&ls, and researches competitive titles.
• Monitors production schedules for supervisors’ books, maintains communication between production, design and managing editorial to keep books on schedule.
• Acts as a liaison with publicity, marketing, legal, and finance departments.
• Drafts jacket copy, flap copy, catalog copy, fact sheets, and other materials as needed.
• Prepares manuscripts for transmittal (including creating art logs for 4-color books) inputs text corrections, transcribes edits, proofreads passes.
Qualifications
• 4 year college degree
• Minimum of one year relevant experience
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task and manage time effectively
• Excellent communication skills
• Exceptional writing skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Must have a strong appreciation for health & wellness, food, sports, pop culture and current affairs
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.
HarperCollins is an equal opportunity employer.