Cosimo is seeking a Publishing Assistant!
JOB TITLE: PUBLISHING ASSISTANT
COMPANY: COSIMO
JOB DURATION: 2-3 DAYS PER WEEK
JOB LOCATION: NEW YORK, NY
COSIMO, a book publisher in Chelsea (NYC), is looking for a temporary publishing assistant to help with office management, book production, sales outreach, and marketing. There is potential for a longer-term arrangement.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Assist with a wide variety of projects related to publishing, production, sales, marketing, and office matters
- Performs office tasks. Including: archival of physical files to digital, answering phones, handling customer service requests, and general office administration
- Assist with incoming sales orders, outreach to and monitoring of special sales clients
- Assist with public relations and book promotion, including mailings, social networking, online promotion, and conducting market research
- Assist production with all stages of book production, from acquisition to print, through our online database
- Handle projects on a case by case as determined by the Publisher
Experience:
- Strong interest in book publishing is required
- Office experience
- Must be well-organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage several diverse projects at once, plus follow-up in a timely and efficient manner
- Solid working knowledge of PC platform—MS Word/Excel skills required
- Knowledge of online marketing and social media
- Excellent proofreading skills
- Experience with book production and/or dealing with publishing vendors, including Ingram, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Google, etc., a plus
- Design and/or Copyediting experience a plus
- College degree
Please email your resume, and cover letter to adake@cosimobooks.com