Niche Media Holdings
Type: Full Time
Position: Editorial Assistant
Location: NYC
Responsibilities:
- Organizes and maintains Editorial Director’s schedule
- Arranges travel schedules and itineraries for Editorial Director and, when needed, Creative Director
- Provides administrative support for Editorial Director – organizing office, filing, preparing documents, expense reports
- Organizes and maintains file system for editorial department, and files correspondence and other records
- Coordinates and arranges meetings, prepares agendas, reserves and prepares facilities, and records and transcribes minutes of meetings
- Makes copies of correspondence or other printed materials
- Prepares outgoing mail and correspondence, including e-mail and faxes
- Greets scheduled visitors and conducts to appropriate area or person
- Builds strong work relationships with other departments within the organization (art, photo, copy, fact, events, finance, etc)
- Maintains the editorial schedule for all magazines
- Run errands such as deliveries or pickups as needed
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
- One year of administrative experience required
- Prior editorial experience preferred, ideally in a magazine publishing environment
- Proficiency in all MS Office programs and MAC platform
- Familiarity with InCopy and/or InDesign programs preferred but not required
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Harlequin Books
Type: Full Time
Position: Assistant Editor
Location: NYC
Responsibilities:
Editorial
- Reads and evaluates solicited and unsolicited manuscripts and recommends titles for publishing to the Executive Editor.
- Performs all editorial functions including providing revisions to author and line editing. Oversees copy editing and author approval/alterations.
- Provides editorial input into packaging design in order to ensure key selling features are reflected in the product package.
- Develops art recommendations for the vision team meeting with Art and Marketing, recommend titles and writes back cover copy and back page ads.
- Contributes to the development and execution of innovative editorial ideas and concepts, and contributes to new company initiatives.
Administrative
- Screening and handling telephone calls from employees, authors, and other third parties.
- Sorting, opening and screening of daily department mail.
- Accurately incorporating author changes/corrections into manuscript database.
- Maintaining information in different editorial and production databases.
Qualifications:
- Undergraduate Degree.
- 2+ years progressive experience in publishing, including editorial focus.
- 2+ years of administrative experience.
- Experience working with authors. – Excellent customer service skills.
- Able to prioritize and remain focused.
- Ability to pay close attention to detail.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Strong communication, planning and teamwork skills.
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