Editorial Assistant, Random House Children's Books

Job Description

Editorial Assistant, Random House Children's Books (Hybrid)

Random House Children's Books seeks an Editorial Assistant to provide administrative and editorial support to a Senior Executive Editor and Executive Editor. This is a unique opportunity to gain experience in both the world of commercial middle-grade & YA fiction​ and the world of platform-driven celebrity publishing. As Editorial Assistant, you will support on a wide range of projects encompassing picture books to middle-grade and YA fiction and non-fiction. You will work closely with book designers, managing editorial, copyediting, and production, as well as the larger editorial team, to ensure that books are high-quality and delivered on schedule. A passion for children's books is a must, and an interest in pop culture and genre fiction are highly preferred.

We are looking for a highly motivated self-starter who loves books of all types and is invested in the process of bringing them to a wide readership, has strong writing and analytical skills, communicates clearly, and will be an active participant on a collaborative team. 

Please apply using our ATS system by September 16, 2024 and include your resume and cover letter for consideration. Before applying for any role at Penguin Random House, we recommend you review our applicant resources page and look over our open-to-remote guidelines on our FAQs page.

Responsibilities include: 
• Providing administrative and editorial support throughout the publishing process, from conception to publication to backlist management 
• Performing administrative tasks such as maintaining schedules, spreadsheets, and internal data systems; mailing packages as needed; completing forms; ordering books for the editors and authors; scheduling meetings; preparing copyright notices, and drafting contracts and payment requests
• Assisting with the project acquisition process: request pricing from Production, run profit & loss statements, research competitive titles, generate acquisitions paperwork
• Reviewing and tracking manuscript submissions from literary agents, including evaluating manuscripts and drafting readers reports and rejection letters as requested 
• Corresponding with authors, illustrators, agents, and other industry colleagues and acting as a proactive point person on everyday requests
• Writing cover copy, catalog copy, web copy, publisher positioning sheets, and title information sheets
• Tagging and formatting manuscripts and assisting in reviewing books at different stages of production
• Helping to ensure that books remain on schedule and traffic materials to other departments as needed 

Please apply if you have the following qualifications:
• Passion for children's books
• Strong interpersonal/communication skills and strong interest in working and learning collaboratively 
• Highly organized with an aptitude for learning systems 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Consistent follow-up and follow-through, and the ability to multi-task and prioritize multiple deadlines
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Adobe, PowerPoint 

This is a hybrid position with in-office responsibilities, which will include but not be limited to attending in-person meetings and preparing mailings for authors and out-of-house editors.  We will consider candidates who can work from a commutable distance to our offices at 1745 Broadway, which includes the tri-state area (NJ, CT, & PA).   

The salary for this position is $48,000. All positions are currently eligible for annual profit award or bonus, subject to Company results.

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Full-time employees are eligible for our comprehensive benefits program. Our range of benefits include, but are not limited to, Medical/Prescription drug insurance, Dental, Vision, Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Pre-Tax and Roth 401(k), Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance, Life/AD&D Insurance, Commuter Benefits, Student Loan Repayment Program, Educational Assistance & generous paid time off.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d8kz0k-18-119-103-200-42 in your application.