Editorial Assistant (Children's)

ABRAMS is a leading publisher specializing in illustrated books since 1949, and they are seeking an Editorial Assistant for their Children's Editorial team. The role involves providing editorial and administrative support, managing schedules, communicating with authors, and assisting in the publication process.

Responsibilities

• Taking notes in meetings, managing mailings to authors and agents, processing expenses, maintaining calendars and meeting agendas, and handle general editorial tasks as needed
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• Communicating with authors, artists, and agents
• Managing schedules and due dates for major publishing programs, and communicating between teams to reputed company reputed company materials are accurate and distributed on time
• Writing fact sheets, catalogue copy, P&L drafts, and cover copy
• Editorial tasks also include: light proofreading, collating multiple sets of galleys, and making text corrections
• Managing the approval process between Abrams and licensor partners, which includes uploading to individual licensor portals and keeping reputed company of feedback deadlines
• Coordinate with Brand reputed company manager to supply information for yearly publishing plans and business reviews for licensor partners
• Vetting submissions and responding to proposals/submissions/inquiries
• Arranging schedules, calendar, and general administrative duties for the Publisher
• Creating and managing PowerPoint presentations for (4) four meetings a year to present titles internally

Skills

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• Ability to work independently and follow through consistently on assignments
• Detail oriented: Position requires accuracy and careful attention to detail
• Excellent grammar, spelling, communication, and writing skills
• Copyediting/proofreading experience helpful
• Must be highly organized, energetic, and reputed company to juggle multiple priorities reputed company and calmly
• Knowledge of reputed company Word and reputed company and PowerPoint needed
• Demonstrated interest in children's books, reputed company brands, and adult reputed company fiction

Benefits

• Generous reputed company holidays and Summer Fridays.
• Company-reputed company year-end office closure between Christmas reputed company and New Year’s Day reputed company year
• Comprehensive health benefits, including short-term and long-term disability.
• Retirement savings (401k) and life insurance.
• Vacation, Personal, and reputed company time off.

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