• Job Description

  Req#: 263724
  Employer is seeking a highly motivated and organized candidate to join their team as a Managing Editorial Assistant/Assistant Managing Editor. This role offers the opportunity to learn about the overall managing editorial process and gain insight into the inner workings of a publishing office. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, have strong analytical skills, and be able to effectively manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment. This is a great opportunity for someone who is enthusiastic about publishing and interested in bringing commercial fiction and nonfiction to a wide readership.
  
  Responsibilities:
  
  Managing Editorial Assistant:
  
  - Provide administrative and managing editorial support for the creation of the Riverhead and Portfolio list, or the Dutton/Plume/Tiny Reparations list
  - Track schedules for manuscripts, cover design, and marketing materials to ensure timely completion of each book
  - Act as a point of contact with various departments across the organization, including editorial, production, design, and marketing
  - Assist in tracking Netgalley epub schedules
  - Update data in SAP and the FileMaker Pro database as needed
  
  Assistant Managing Editor:
  
  - Manage metadata, title schedule management, and/or reprint corrections in trade or academic publishing
  - Review titles up for reprint and compile lists of cover and text corrections needed
  - Watermark files for editorial, marketing, publicity, and others as requested
  - Assist in tracking Netgalley epub schedules
  - Provide general administrative support to the Managing Editorial department and assist with special projects as needed
  
  Essentials:
  
  - Exceptional attention to detail and proofreading skills
  - Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  - Ability to work independently and collaboratively, meet deadlines, and problem-solve creatively
  - Superb organizational and time management skills
  - Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
  - Familiarity with the Chicago Manual of Style
  - Familiarity with FileMaker Pro, InMotion, Adobe Acrobat Pro, and/or SAP a plus
  
  Additional Information:
  
  - The salary for the Managing Editorial Assistant is $48,000 and for the Assistant Managing Editor is $53,000
  - Full-time employees are eligible for comprehensive benefits program
  - Penguin Random House is committed to diversity and equal opportunity in employment

• About the company

  Bertelsmann is a media, services and education company that operates in about 50 countries around the world. It includes the broadcaster RTL Group, the trade book publisher Penguin Random House, the magazine publisher Gruner + Jahr, the music company BMG, the service provider Arvato, the Bertelsmann Printing Group, the Bertelsmann Education Group and Bertelsmann Investments, an international network of funds.

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