Editorial Assistant - Somerville, United States - Candlewick Press

Candlewick Press

Verified Company

Somerville, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Candlewick Press, a leading publisher of books for children, located in Somerville, MA, seeks a motivated Editorial Assistant.

The Editorial Assistant will provide variable levels of administrative and editorial support to an Editorial Director and an Editorial Senior Vice President & Associate Publisher with duties and responsibilities to include:

Attending and taking minutes at weekly publishing/production meetings and book development meetings
Reviewing various stages of circulating books on behalf of Supervisors
Overseeing and managing the schedules of Supervisors' editorial projects
Reading and preparing reader's reports for submissions and active projects and drafting jacket copy
Attending and presenting at triyearly sales conferences, launch meetings, and biyearly foreign rights conferences
Liaising with the Design department, authors, and agents
Preparing packages for mailing to authors, agents, and others
Setting up projects in our system, assigning comp titles and other metadata
Other administrative tasks as needed

Required Skills and Experience:

This is a fulltime position based in Somerville, MA, with the option for hybrid work. The annual salary for this role is $41k. A comprehensive benefits package is offered, including medical, dental, life, and disability insurance; flex spending and 401k plans; voluntary benefits; generous paid time off and much more_