Editorial Assistant, Children's
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.
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
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
