[Hiring] Editorial Assistant @Macmillan

Role Description

Henry Holt, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group, is looking for an Editorial Assistant who will support two VP Executive Editors, focusing on history, politics, memoir, current events, social issues, general narrative nonfiction, and select fiction projects.

• Communicate updates about projects, answer questions, and follow-up with requests from authors, agents, team members from different departments, and other internal and external stakeholders.
• Review and provide thoughtful feedback on submissions.
• Conduct research for comparative titles, creating P&Ls, and preparing materials for title acquisition.
• Draft title information sheets, catalog copy, and jacket copy.
• Complete general administrative tasks, such as setting up meetings, drafting contract requests, and maintaining the flow of materials between editorial and other departments.
• Assist with manuscript management, including formatting manuscripts for copyediting, creating art logs, tracking production deadlines.
• Organize materials for presentations for internal and external meetings.
• Maintain professional and responsive communication with authors and agents.

Qualifications

• Some work experience in book publishing is a plus.
• BA required.
• The ability to work independently, juggle different deadlines across multiple projects, and prioritize effectively.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Superb organizational skills, time management, and attention to detail.
• A strong interest in nonfiction and curiosity about a wide range of subjects, from history, pop culture, and social science to self-help, psychology, health, cooking, and lifestyle.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Google Workspace.

Requirements

• Salary: $50,000.
• Overtime eligible: Non-exempt.
• This position is classified as remote but is tied to our New York, NY office located at 120 Broadway. Employment is subject to New York State tax withholding under applicable regulations.

Company Description

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.

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.