ASSISTANT EDITOR
About The Position
Chronicle Books is looking for a creative and savvy Assistant Editor to join the Art & Entertainment publishing group. From Grumpy Cat to Dolly Parton, the Art & Entertainment team acquires and publishes pop culture books, formats, and calendars across a wide range of non-fiction categories. Our titles are contagious, thoughtfully designed, funny, and commercial. We need a quick-thinking, pop-culture and trend-loving editor who has many creative ideas, an interest in growing publishing relationships, and a clear vision for what makes a book irresistible. Under supervision of the Publishing Director, this Assistant Editor will be responsible for providing editorial and project management support on a wide range of commercial books and formats, with a focus on key licensing relationships. In addition, they will independently acquire or be the project editor for 6-8 books, calendars, and formats a year. They will forward the goal of creating a distinctive, innovative, and profitable list by generating ideas, conducting consumer research, and adding value whenever possible, and will build industry relationships and cultivate authors and other makers. They will focus on key entertainment publishing categories like licensing, humor, brand- and trend-driven, pets, and more.
Requirements
- Minimum of three years’ publishing experience with proven project management skills.
- Interest in licensing.
- Demonstrated skill in copywriting/written communications.
- Skills to represent the publishing director and executive editor in meetings.
- Ability to successfully manage details and tasks simultaneously.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Self-motivation.
- Skills to work independently as well as in a collaborative group.
Nice To Haves
- Pop-culture and trend-loving editor who has many creative ideas.
- Interest in growing publishing relationships.
- Clear vision for what makes a book irresistible.
Responsibilities
- Providing editorial and project management support on a wide range of commercial books and formats, with a focus on key licensing relationships.
- Independently acquiring or being the project editor for 6-8 books, calendars, and formats a year.
- Generating ideas, conducting consumer research, and adding value whenever possible.
- Building industry relationships and cultivating authors and other makers.
- Focusing on key entertainment publishing categories like licensing, humor, brand- and trend-driven, pets, and more.
- Evaluating, tracking and inputting corrections to manuscripts.
- Maintaining title schedules.
- Generating title memo copy for tipsheets.
- Communicating with authors, artists, packagers, licensors, and literary agents.
- Researching, evaluating and responding to proposals.
- Tracking licensor approvals.
- Presenting proposals to publishing group meeting.
- Generating P&Ls and deal sheets.
- Leading creative meetings.
- Making offers.
- Monitoring marketplace trends.
- Working alongside department group members.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401k
- Profit share plan
- Three weeks of paid vacation to start
- Two weeks of sick time per year
- Company holidays, including a paid winter break between Christmas Day and New Year's Day
- Paid family, maternity, and paternity leave
- Commuter benefits
- Long-term disability insurance
- Annual tuition assistance
- Annual wellness stipend
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
