Design Assistant – Grosset & Dunlap (PRH)
Type: Full-time
Location: New York, NY
Description:
The Design Assistant will work with the Art Director and the design staff with all design and administrative duties necessary in supporting the art department.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities include:
-Provide administrative support to the Senior Art Director including processing invoices, scanning art, archiving files and scheduling meeting
-Work closely with the Senior Art Director to ensure efficient and productive staff workflow
-Assist design staff with cover/interior design changes and artist searches
-Design 15-20 books of varying format a year
-Traffic materials for catalog, the cover library, and all other internal requests
-Liaise with artist and artist representatives
Requirements:
-4 year college degree in graphic design or illustration
-Strong knowledge of Mac platform and Adobe Create Suite
-Proactive and able to provide timely follow-through on projects
-Excellent organization skills and ability to manage competing priorities
-Strong verbal and written communication skills
-Proficient with Microsoft Word and ExcelEducation: 4 Year Degree
-Experience: 0-2 Years
-Travel: Little to None
-Skills: not specified
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Editorial Assistant – Penguin Press
Type: Full-time
Location: New York, NY
Description:
We have an exciting job opening as an Editorial Assistant at Penguin Random House! Reporting directly to the President and Editor and Chief, the Assistant will have the opportunity to learn about the inner workings of Penguin Press Editorial.
Specific responsibilities include:
1. Provides administrative support to the supervisor, such as answering the phone, scheduling appointments, filing, handling mail, making copies, etc.
2. Assists in writing promotional copy, including flap copy.
3. Works with an Associate Editor to track book projects, from acquisition to publication, by coordinating schedules with Editorial, Managing Editorial, and Production.
4. Prepares paperwork for the team, including contract information sheets, profit and loss statements, estimate requests, manuscript acceptances, and transmittal memos.
5. Acts as an in-house liaison amongst the Editorial, Production, Design, Managing Editorial, Sales, Marketing, and Publicity departments.
6. Assists the supervisor in the acquisitions process, which includes logging submissions, reading and evaluating manuscripts and proposals, writing rejection letters, and researching for ideas.
7. Liaises with authors and agents in all phases of process, from acquisition to the publication date.
Requirements:
Please apply if you meet the following minimum requirements:
• 4 year college degree or equivalent work experience
• Prior office experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to prioritize and excel in a deadline-driven and detail-oriented environment
• Excellent attention to detail
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Interest in fiction and nonfiction books and current events
• Previous publishing experience preferred
• Previous experience as an Editorial Assistant a plus
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Marketing Assistant – Simon & Schuster
Type: Full-time
Location: New York, NY
Description:
Simon & Schuster’s Marketing Assistant serves as a key liaison between publishing, sales and marketing in the adult trade group. The position reports to the Vice President, Director of Marketing, Adult Trade Group.
Responsibilities include:
Coordinating and executing galley mailings, providing outreach to accounts, assisting with electronic newsletters, producing sell-sheets, handling administrative responsibility for eGalley program, supporting book club initiatives, providing blogger outreach, supporting social media efforts, working on backlist blog, outside partner liaison, and working with marketing department in support capacity.
Requirements:
Qualified candidates will have an interest in marketing and publishing and bookstore experience is a plus. Candidate must be highly organized, detail-oriented, able to multi-task, and possess strong written and communication skills, knowledge of MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint. Experience with Word Press a plus.
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