Editorial Assistant, Gallery Books
About The Position
Gallery Books seeks an energetic and enthusiastic Editorial Assistant to support an Executive and Senior Editor, one focused on nonfiction (humor, memoir, and pop culture) and fiction (including character-driven suspense and upmarket commercial fiction), and the other focused on nonfiction (humor, cookbooks, celebrity memoir and essay collections, and pop culture) and commercial fiction (including rom-coms, women's fiction, and book club). The ideal candidate will be a voracious reader with a deep love of and interest in pop culture, and will have an interest in working on celebrity nonfiction in addition to and commercial fiction.
Requirements
- Familiarity with the book production process and publishing
- Meticulous attention to detail and top-notch organizational and prioritizing skills
- Ability to anticipate needs and take initiative to solve problems
- Capacity to manage multiple (and often competing) deadlines
- Calm under pressure
Nice To Haves
- Voracious reader with a deep love of and interest in pop culture
- Interest in working on celebrity nonfiction in addition to and commercial fiction
Responsibilities
- Reviewing and evaluating manuscripts for acquisition
- General administrative duties
- Organizing and scheduling meetings in MS Outlook
- Close and frequent communication with authors and agents by phone and email
- Expense tracking
- Handling all aspects of the production process
- Project research and fact-finding
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
