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About the Role
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins, is seeking an Editorial Assistant to provide administrative and editorial support to two executive editors acquiring books across various fiction and non-fiction categories. Ecco is a progressive, author-centric imprint dedicated to publishing diverse and forward-thinking books, with a history of publishing award-winning authors.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate prep for seasonal launch meetings.
- Manage title data set-up and maintenance.
- Handle reprint corrections.
- Schedule meetings.
- Process expense reports.
- Manage deadlines and schedules for supervisors.
- Read and evaluate manuscripts and proposals.
- Draft rejection letters.
- Prepare acquisition materials.
- Conduct sales research.
- Create P&Ls.
- Generate Acquisition Memos.
- Draft contract paperwork.
- Maintain and update author files, review quotes, and records.
- Assist with contractual payments.
- Draft copy for individual titles, including title sheets, flap copy, and selling copy.
- Update backlist copy.
- Generate and maintain metadata.
- Conduct positioning research.
- Review production stages of books.
- Maintain intra-departmental communication and deadlines.
- Attend departmental and small-group meetings.
- Contribute ideas and research to development efforts.
- Take notes and maintain records of projects and status.
Requirements
- College degree or 1+ year equivalent work experience.
- Prior relevant work experience (including bookselling, internships, and/or coursework).
- Passion for fiction and non-fiction.
- Knowledge of the marketplace.
- Keen interest in learning about the business of publishing.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a small editorial team and across departments.
- Proven ability to set priorities under pressure and multi-task.
- Highly organized, resilient, flexible, patient, and detail-oriented.
- Efficient, self-motivated problem-solver.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Cover letters are strongly preferred.
Skills
- Administrative support
- Editorial support
- Manuscript evaluation
- Sales research
- P&L creation
- Contract paperwork drafting
- Copywriting
- Metadata generation
- Positioning research
- Production review
- Note-taking
- Record maintenance
- Communication skills
Location
- New York, NY
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Entry-level
Education Level
- College degree
Salary/Compensations
- $52,500
Benefits
- Comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package
- Variety of physical health benefits
- Retirement and savings benefits
- Caregiving benefits
- Emotional wellbeing benefits
- Transportation benefits
- Other benefits
- Elective benefits
About the Company
- Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins, is a small, author-centric imprint with a progressive spirit.
- Ecco's mission is to publish a select list of eclectic, diverse, and forward-thinking books.
- Ecco is home to both legendary authors and new talents.
- Ecco publishes top literary and commercial fiction, science and nature, biography, politics, poetry, cookbooks, memoir, literature in translation, and rediscovered classics.
- Ecco authors have won numerous prizes and awards, including the Nobel Prize, the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and many others.
- For over 50 years, Ecco books have forged lasting relationships with readers.
- HarperCollins Publishers is a company full of people who are passionate about books.
Equal Opportunity
- 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.