Editorial Assistant, Children's

Chronicle Books•New York, NY

just now•$25 - $28•Hybrid

About The Position

Chronicle Books is searching for an Editorial Assistant to support the administrative and editorial needs of the Children’s Editorial department and Princeton Architectural Press Editorial department. Key Responsibilities: Guiding and anticipating next steps for Editors by project deadlines, creating task lists, drafting frontmatter, copyediting/factchecking, and working on marketing copy, top sheets, tipsheets, and PowerPoint presentations. Conducting research, maintaining title information, attending Status, Editorial, and Pub Group meetings and reviewing manuscripts and galleys will also be part of this position. The Editorial Assistant will also submit projects for feedback, draft letters and communicate sub rights deals, respond to book projects under consideration, assist with word-processing, and manage advance copy mailings. Lastly, they will maintain address databases, review unsolicited manuscripts, and organize and prepare editorial materials for internal presentations. Hiring Salary Range: $24.52/hr - $28.25/hr. This range represents the anticipated low and high end of the expected salary for this position and will be determined by factors including, but not limited to, an applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. This position is eligible for our profit share plan. Benefits: Chronicle Books offers a full suite of benefits, including, but not limited to, medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401k, a profit share plan, three weeks of paid vacation to start, two weeks of sick time per year, and 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, and more. Schedule: Employees at Chronicle Books will follow a regular hybrid schedule in our New York office of at least three (3) in-office days per week and up to five (5) in-office days per week, depending on project and business needs. Please note that this job description is not designed to cover all the activities required of the employee.

Requirements

Candidates should have proven editorial experience with keen writing abilities, copyediting skills, proofreading skills, and an eye for detail.
Competency in Excel, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and E-mail will be helpful.
They should have strong organizational, administrative, and time management skills, and possess an ability to work well with a wide variety of people.
They will need a knowledge of the publishing industry, and an interest of in-house product development while being customer and author oriented.

Responsibilities

Guiding and anticipating next steps for Editors by project deadlines
Creating task lists
Drafting frontmatter
Copyediting/factchecking
Working on marketing copy, top sheets, tipsheets, and PowerPoint presentations
Conducting research
Maintaining title information
Attending Status, Editorial, and Pub Group meetings
Reviewing manuscripts and galleys
Submitting projects for feedback
Drafting letters and communicate sub rights deals
Responding to book projects under consideration
Assisting with word-processing
Managing advance copy mailings
Maintaining address databases
Reviewing unsolicited manuscripts
Organizing and preparing editorial materials for internal presentations

Benefits

medical, dental, and vision insurance
401k
a 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