Editorial Assistant, Flatiron

The Editorial and Publishing Assistant will provide a high level of administrative and editorial support for the Associate Publisher and Publishing Director of Flatiron Books, including assistance with a nonfiction list as well as overall departmental support.

What you'll do:

• Support for the Publishing Director's list of books, which spans a variety of categories including issue-driven nonfiction, wellbeing, science, psychology, personal narrative food, and lifestyle.
• Editorial project management, including monitoring deadlines, production schedules, and calendars; handling correspondence with authors and agents; and coordinating internally across departments (legal, art, marketing, publicity, etc).
• Managing internal processes and workflows, including: drafting tip sheets and copy, metadata input, generating contract requests, and overseeing all aspects of the production process.
• Participation and support in the acquisition process, including: logging and reading submissions, drafting rejection letters, generating p&ls, participating in editorial meetings, conducting market research.
• Assistance with seasonal planning for Flatiron books, including and communicating editorial and sales deadlines to the staff.
• Monitoring internal systems to ensure title information is correct and current.
• Organizing and participating in publishing and channel strategy meetings, and assisting with meeting prep and follow-up.
• Departmental assistance with sales reporting and research
• Ad-hoc support functions for publishers, marketers, editors, and operations staff as required.

What you'll bring:

• Ability to prioritize and respond to a shifting and fast-paced environment
• Ability to work both independently and in project-based settings, with attention to deadlines and shared responsibility
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as writing and critical reading skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs and ability to learn new systems
• Interest in a broad range of nonfiction and attention to cultural trends and news

Ideal Expereince:

• Some publishing experience preferred (administrative or editorial positions, internships)
• Demonstrated interest in books and the book publishing industry

This role will have an annual salary of $47,500.

Macmillan Publishers is the U.S. trade division of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a large family-owned media company headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Its 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, Macmillan publishes under the Pan Macmillan name. The German company, Holtzbrinck Deutsche Buchverlage, includes among its imprints S. Fischer, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Rowohlt, and Droemer Knaur.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are actively seeking job applicants who reflect a broad representation of differences, including race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, physical ability, neurodiversity, age, family status, economic background and status, geographical background and status, and perspective. We believe that the best companies reflect the incredible diversity in viewpoints, backgrounds, and identities of the world in their staffs, and are committed to inclusive hiring across departments and levels. The successful candidate for this position will be an employee of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC.