Publicity Assistant, Tor - New York, United States - Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC

Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC

Verified Company

New York, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

The Publicity Assistant will report to a Senior Publicity Manager in the Tor Publishing Group publicity department. In addition to departmental administrative duties, this position will provide support for other members of the publicity department, and work on a variety of books and authors across all of the TPG imprints, including Tor, Tor Teen, Tordotcom Publishing, Nightfire,
Bramble, and Forge.

What you'll do:

Assist publicity manager in her duties, as well as working to assist the department with administrative tasks
Coordinate author events and bookstore signings, create author tour schedules (both inperson and virtual), and book author travel for book tours and events
Handle book mailings and review copy requests, as well as manage monthly and seasonal catalog digital mailings
Monitor and share reviews from various trade publications
Track media coverage and maintain internal publicity database
Write press materials and pitches

What you'll bring:

Excellent organization skills and detailoriented
Ability to manage and assist on multiple projects in a fastpaced, deadline driven environment
Ability to work independently and remotely, as well as collaboratively and as part of a team
Strong work ethic and critical thinking skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong interest in book publishing and publicity, with a focus on SFF and romance genres
Proficiency with Google Workplace, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Ideal Experience:

Prior experience in a fastpaced environment; book publishing, publicity, or bookselling
A knowledge of the current romance, science fiction, fantasy, and horror media landscape

Please submit a cover letter to be considered for this role.
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.