Job Description
The Tor Publishing Group is seeking an Editorial Assistant to support two executive editors from acquisition to publication and beyond. In addition to coordinating all aspects of a fast-paced, high volume editorial desk, the successful candidate will have strong organizational skills, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively. The Editorial Assistant can expect to work with speculative genre fiction, science fiction, fantasy, upmarket commercial fiction and romance.
What You'll Do: - Prepare publication materials, including contract requests, title information sheets, jacket copy, and cover concept memos
- Transmit and traffic manuscripts through production, liaising with authors to meet publishing deadlines
- Evaluate manuscript submissions, prepare reader reports, and draft rejection letters
- Act as liaison to various departments including marketing, publicity, and operations
- Support editors in the maintenance and growth of titles and authors across imprints
- Provide administrative duties as they arise, including author book mailings, processing invoices and expense reports.
What You'll Bring: - Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks to stay on top of deadlines
- Keen attention to details and the ability to prioritize and
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Exhibits sense of urgency & follow through in assigned tasks; proactively communicates status updates of tasks
- Passion for speculative genre fiction, with an interest in science fiction, fantasy, upmarket commercial fiction and romance a plus
This role will have an annual salary of $50,000.
Macmillan Publishers is the U.S. trade company that is part of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a large family-owned group of media companies headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Holtzbrinck Publishing Group's publishing companies include prominent imprints around the world that publish a broad range of award-winning books for children and adults in all categories and formats.
U.S. publishers include Celadon Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Flatiron Books, Henry Holt & Company, Macmillan Audio, Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, The St. Martin's Publishing Group, and Tor Publishing Group. In the UK, Australia, India, and South Africa, companies in the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group publish under the Pan Macmillan name. The German publishing company, Holtzbrinck Deutsche Buchverlage, includes among its imprints S. Fischer, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Rowohlt, and Droemer Knaur.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are actively seeking job applicants who reflect a broad representation of differences, including race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, physical ability, neurodiversity, age, family status, economic background and status, geographical background and status, and perspective. We believe that the best companies reflect the incredible diversity in viewpoints, backgrounds, and identities of the world in their staffs, and are committed to inclusive hiring across departments and levels. The successful candidate for this position will be an employee of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC. Macmillan
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