Editorial Assistant - Storytide (NYC Hybrid)

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for an Editorial Assistant to join the Storytide imprint of the HarperChildren’s editorial team! The Editorial Assistant will provide administrative and editorial support to an editorial director and an executive editor, as well as overall imprint support, with a focus on fiction for middle-grade and teen readers.

This role is based in New York City and will require someone in commutable distance to come into the office on a hybrid basis.

Responsibilities

• Works with supervisors on the progress of book projects from acquisition to publication and beyond by managing schedules, maintaining records, and acting as the in-house liaison between Editorial, other internal departments, and authors and agents.  
• Traffics manuscripts through production and maintains intra-departmental communication to meet publishing deadlines.
• Assists supervisors in the acquisitions process by reading and evaluating manuscripts and proposals, drafting rejection letters, evaluating market competition and trends, conducting sales research, creating P&Ls, and drafting contract paperwork.
• Under close supervision prepares publication materials including title information sheets, jacket and retailer copy; manuscript transmittals; updates backlist copy; generates and maintains metadata; conducts positioning research.
• Manages deadlines and schedules for the team, completing assigned tasks on time and anticipating routine needs.
• Provides administrative support by coordinating prep for seasonal launch meetings; scheduling meetings; title data set-up and maintenance; managing mailings, alerting authors of price promotions, preparing expense reports, processing invoices etc.

Qualifications

• College degree or 1+ year of relevant work experience
• Must have genuine interest in children’s and teen books for readers age 8 and older and knowledge of the marketplace
• Must enjoy working collaboratively
• Must be an efficient, self-motivated problem-solver with exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Strong communication, planning, organizational, teamwork, and problem-solving skills; must have the ability to set priorities under pressure and multi-task
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and social media platforms

HarperCollins Publishers is a company full of people who are passionate about books.  When you apply for a position, we want to know why you want to work here, and why you are interested in the job. That’s why cover letters are strongly preferred.

The salary for this position is $52,500. We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.  

In addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce.     

HarperCollins Publishers is an equal opportunity employer.

HarperCollins Publishers is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at TalentManagement@harpercollins.com. Note: we will only respond to accommodation requests.