Jobs of the Week

Bonnier Publishing – Marketing and Publicity Assistant/Coordinator

Location: New York, NY
Position: Full-time
Experience: Entry Level

Bonnier Publishing is one of the largest publishing companies in the United Kingdom, with divisions in Australia and the United States. They have many imprints across the world, but the US division includes Little Bee Books (children’s literature), Weldon Owen (adult nonfiction), and Sizzle Press (media and licensing). While Weldon Owen operates out of San Fransisco, CA, Little Bee Books and Sizzle Press operate out of New York, NY.

On Startwire, the job post states:

“Bonnier Publishing USA is currently recruiting for an enthusiastic, organized and flexible Marketing and Publicity Assistant/Coordinator to join our team! In this role you will be responsible for providing day-to-day support for our marketing and publicity departments. The Marketing and Publicity Assistant/Coordinator will help to ensure that the Marketing and Publicity department runs smoothly by assisting senior marketing and publicity staff with campaigns from inspection through execution and providing general administrative support for the Director of Marketing and Publicity.”

What You’ll Be Doing:

Marketing:

• Coordinating and managing social media calendar, and assisting with blogger outreach, partnerships, and giveaways
• Acting as a department liaison between publisher and distribution partner
• Coordinating information for, and in some cases uploading information to, Title Information sheets for all books
• Coordinating and executing marketing mailings
• Coding all marketing invoices, receiving approvals, submitting to AP, and tracking spending
• Uploading content including excerpts, reviews, videos, book descriptions, bios, and endorsements to in-house and external systems and websites
• Representing publisher at select trade shows and assisting with booth set-up and break-down
• Other marketing or general duties as requested or assigned

Publicity:

• Helping to create publicity materials such as press releases, author bios, Q&A’s
• Preparing mailings of publicity/press materials and books to reviewers and other media contact.
• Responding to incoming press queries in a timely manner, pulling artwork and excerpts for journalists
• Internal reporting – clip, quantify and help track and log press coverage across print, online and broadcast
• Developing, compiling and maintaining accurate and current information for media contact database and local and national media lists
• Assisting with event preparations and talent care including travel and accommodation arrangements
• Other publicity or general duties as requested or assigned

For more information and to apply, go to Startwire.

The Creative Group: Publishing Assistant

Location: New York, NY
Position: Full-time
Experience: Entry Level

The Creative Group is a marketing agency dedicated to “connecting talented, creative professionals with companies looking to hire interactive, design, marketing, advertising and public relations talent on a project, contract-to-hire or full-time basis” (Glassdoor).

Accoring to Robert Half:

“The Creative Group is looking for an innovative and talented publishing assistant who is comfortable with graphic design and production work. If you’re an innovative thinker who enjoys working independently as well as collaborating with colleagues, apply today.”

Oxford University Press: Development Editor

Location: New York, NY
Position: Full-time
Experience: 3–5 years

Oxford University Press works out of the University of Oxford. They are committed to “excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide” (OUP).

According to Oxford University Press’s site:

“Our publishing program is growing rapidly, and we are looking for a Development Editor to continue developing our portfolio of interactive online courses aimed at researchers, teachers and students in Higher Education. In this newly created role, you will oversee the development of content and pedagogy across new and flagship courses. Reporting jointly to the Commissioning Editor in New York and the Head of Publishing in London, responsibilities will include:

• Market research into instructor and user challenges, decision drivers, use of teaching and learning materials, and future needs
• Input into course outlines, working alongside the commissioning team
• Plan and develop the pedagogical approach to be used in each course
• Identify key subject experts to join programs as Authors and Reviewers, working alongside the commissioning team
• Attend launch workshops with collaborating universities and facilitate workshop discussion to achieve feedback on program content and pedagogy
• Manage the Advisor, Author and Reviewer teams to achieve delivery on schedule and to plan, working alongside the editorial team
• Carry out in-depth assessments of draft content from authors to ensure it meets market needs, paying particular attention to the strategic vision, learning outcomes, pedagogy and user experience
• Work with authors to develop content as necessary, in particular leading on the creation and refinement of interactive elements and activities to convey information or test knowledge
• Create review panels of subject experts, assess feedback on draft material and provide guidance to authors in line with the strategic vision for the program
• Input into design, animations and illustrations, working alongside commissioning, editorial and design teams
• Ensure the final published program achieves its strategic aim and meets the needs of the market
• Work closely with the international sales and marketing teams to share product info and positioning, and collaborate on key customer leads and opportunities
• Be a champion for the programs, internally and externally (at launch workshops with customers, at conferences etc.)

Requirements:

• Experience developing content
• Experience publishing digital courses or online resources
• Awareness of trends and developments in e-learning
• Understanding of trends in Higher Education
• 3–5 years of experience in the publishing industry preferred

For more information and to apply, visit Oxford University Press.