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About the Role
This assistant Production Editor role supports digital publishing, Spanish publishing, and 0-8 novelty and book publishing. The role assists with ebook work and administration for backlist conversion projects and reprint corrections, and handles the print and digital production of Spanish translations, novelty titles, and picture books.
Responsibilities
- Support the Associate Production Director’s oversight of ebooks by creating reports, assisting other team members with troubleshooting, documenting ebook file updates, and maintaining equipment.
- Serve as production contact for ebook backlist conversion and update projects as directed, with scope and schedule of projects defined by manager.
- Route and review copy and files for Outside Publisher novelty and picture books titles, including sales materials and ebooks.
- Track workflow and follow up on scheduling.
- Assist with production of select Spanish-translated titles by working with manager to monitor schedules, traffic files, and liaise with typesetters and designers.
- Assist with creation of sales materials for print titles.
- Develop production skills by joining team meetings, covering for colleagues on vacation, and learning on the job about other areas of production.
Requirements
- Competent copyediting and proofreading skills
- Ability to meet deadlines while maintaining high standards of quality
- Ability to communicate clearly, effectively, and professionally with multiple project stakeholders
- Strong knowledge of grammar, spelling, and punctuation
- General computer skills – MAC preferred – such as basic editing functions of Word, Excel, and Acrobat
Location
- New York City
Work Type
- Full time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 2-3 years’ experience as a production editor at a trade publisher or equivalent
- Children’s book experience a plus
Salary/Compensations
- 52,000.00
Benefits
- Full suite of health and wellness benefits (including a $0 deductible Medical Plan)
- Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) with options for both Roth and Traditional Contributions
- Tuition-Free programs for undergraduate and graduate degrees
- Generous Parental Leave Program
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with opportunity for discounted stock at a 15% discount
About the Company
- For more than 100 years, Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) has been meeting children where they are – at school, at home and in their communities – by creating quality content and experiences, all beginning with literacy.
- Scholastic delivers stories, characters, and learning moments that empower all kids to become lifelong readers and learners through bestselling children’s books, literacy- and knowledge-building resources for schools including classroom magazines, and award-winning, entertaining children's media.
- As the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books through school-based book clubs and book fairs, classroom libraries, school and public libraries, retail, and online, and with a global reach into more than 135 countries, Scholastic encourages the personal and intellectual growth of all children, while nurturing a lifelong relationship with reading, themselves, and the world around them.
- Learn more at www.scholastic.com.
Equal Opportunity
- Scholastic is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- Our policy is clear: there shall be no discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam veteran.
- Those factors shall not influence the determination of qualifications for a job or other opportunity within the company.
- Further, all personnel actions (such as compensation, tuition aid, benefits, transfers, promotions, and dismissals, company-sponsored training, social and recreational programs) shall be administered without discrimination.
- EEO is the Law Poster
- EEO Scholastic Policy Statement
- Pay Transparency Provision