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About the Role

Manage the flow of audio material to the audio team and supporting external vendors, collecting final print file availability to inform audio deadlines and ensuring timely delivery of all materials for recording. Maintain system updates ensuring accuracy of internal and external title data.

Responsibilities

Advise on script delivery dates.
Annotate audio scripts and coordinate approvals.
Generate audio credits.
Deliver all materials to the studio by the required deadline.
Coordinate creation, approval, and distribution of enhancement pdfs.
Maintain title data updates in local title management system (MDM) for audio product.
Perform weekly metadata checks to ensure ONIX metadata is complete and accurate for retailer distribution.
Coordinate backlist cover creation with design.
Manage timely availability and distribution of backlist covers in alignment with audio release date.

Requirements

2-3 years prior experience in publishing and preferably in publishing operations or managing editorial.
Clear understanding of publishing industry, editorial practices, and publishing operations preferred.
PC literacy, with proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Proven project management and organizational skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills.

Location

22 Adelaide Street West, Toronto

Work Type

Hybrid model
12 month contract

Experience Level

2-3 years

Education Level

A. or equivalent

Salary/Compensations

$60,000-$65,000

About the Company

Harlequin is a leading publisher of commercial fiction and narrative nonfiction, publishing more than 100 titles a month that reach audiences globally.
Encompassing highly recognizable imprints that span a broad number of genres, we are home to many award-winning New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling authors.
Harlequin is a division of HarperCollins Publishers, the second-largest consumer book publisher in the world.
Through HarperCollins’s global publishing program, Harlequin titles are published in 17 countries and 16 languages.
Known worldwide for the quality of its list, HarperCollins Canada is the proud home of many bestselling and award-winning authors, including Esi Edugyan, Heather O’Neill, and Lawrence Hill.
It is our vision to publish the best books of our generation and to work with authors over the length and breadth of their careers.
Our authors are at the centre of everything we do.
In addition to the Canadian publishing program, HarperCollins Canada is responsible for the sales, marketing, and publicity of HarperCollins titles from around the globe.

Equal Opportunity

HarperCollins Canada and Harlequin are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to equal employment opportunities.
Employment decisions are based on job requirements and the skills, knowledge, and experience of the candidate, regardless of any other factors unrelated to job performance.
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.