Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Editorial Assistant (New York City, NY)

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Job Responsibilities and Requirements:
This employee will interact with many internal departments, including sales and Marketing, Publicity, ad/promo, and Production, and will be heavily involved in author and Agent correspondence. Duties would include Clerical tasks such as photocopying, filing, handling mailings, preparing books for Production, and Data Entry, as well as keeping track of deadlines and reading and evaluating submissions. Candidates will also write copy, prepare presentation materials, deal memos, and acquisition materials, and act as the Consulting Editor s Representative within the Office. Candidates should be familiar with genre literature of all kinds. She or he should also be highly organized, detail-oriented, deadline-sensitive, and able to multi-task. Good computer skills, especially knowledge of Word and Excel, a must. Knowledge of Title Management a plus. Major Responsibilities: Meet deadlines and maintain schedules for works in progress Act as in-house Representative for an out-of-house Editor Prepare mss. and books for transmittal to Production and oversee Production steps for 60 books/year Fill out forms, including financials; maintain workflow documentation Required Skills / Knowledge: Familiarity with a wide variety of genres, including thriller, urban fantasy, science fiction, and nonfiction is helpful ; candidate should understand that this position is equally devoted to sf/f projects and projects in other categories Excellent Writing skills a must; good sense of grammar and punctuation essential.

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