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About the Role
Henry Holt, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group, is seeking an Editorial Assistant to support two VP Executive Editors. This role focuses on history, politics, memoir, current events, social issues, general narrative nonfiction, and select fiction projects.
Responsibilities
- Communicate project updates, answer questions, and follow up with requests from authors, agents, internal/external stakeholders.
- Review and provide feedback on submissions.
- Conduct research for comparative titles, create P&Ls, and prepare acquisition materials.
- Draft title information sheets, catalog copy, and jacket copy.
- Complete administrative tasks including scheduling meetings, drafting contract requests, and managing interdepartmental material flow.
- Assist with manuscript management, including formatting for copyediting, creating art logs, and tracking production deadlines.
- Organize presentation materials for internal and external meetings.
- Maintain professional and responsive communication with authors and agents.
Requirements
- BA required.
- Ability to work independently, manage multiple project deadlines, and prioritize effectively.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Superb organizational skills, time management, and attention to detail.
- Strong interest in nonfiction and curiosity about a wide range of subjects.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Google Workspace.
Skills
- Microsoft Word
- Excel
- Google Workspace
Location
- New York, NY
Work Type
- Remote
- Non-exempt
Experience Level
- Some work experience in book publishing is a plus
Education Level
- BA
Salary/Compensations
- $50,000
About the Company
- Macmillan Publishers is the U.S. trade company that is part of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a large family-owned group of media companies headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.
- Holtzbrinck Publishing Group's publishing companies include prominent imprints around the world that publish a broad range of award-winning books for children and adults in all categories and formats.
- U.S. publishers include Celadon Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Flatiron Books, Henry Holt & Company, Macmillan Audio, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, The St. Martin's Publishing Group, and Tor Publishing Group.
- In the UK, Australia, India, and South Africa, companies in the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group publish under the Pan Macmillan name.
- The German publishing company, Holtzbrinck Deutsche Buchverlage, includes among its imprints S. Fischer, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Rowohlt, and Droemer Knaur.
Equal Opportunity
- Macmillan is proud to be an equal opportunity employer consistently striving to foster a culture where everyone belongs.
- We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and identities.
- Qualified applicants are evaluated without regard to race, color, religion, age, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, physical ability, neurodiversity, genetic information, protected veteran status, family and economic status and background or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
- We prohibit discrimination of any kind and will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law.