Villanova English alum Jackie Douglass ('19) recently contacted us with information about an exciting job opportunity with her employer, Sourcebooks, an independent publishing company. The opening is for an editorial assistant in their New York office.
Responsibilities include:
- Oversee the project management, workflow, and planning of new and existing children’s and young adult titles, including setting schedules and meeting aggressive deadlines
- Ensure timely completion of series and solo projects developed and produced by New York children’s and young adult acquiring editors
- Research prepublication project and category competitive sets for sales, positioning, price, package, etc.
- Copywriting for launch, catalog pages, ARCs, other metadata maintenance
- Read, log and review incoming manuscripts and prepare them for submission
- Prepare materials for launches, presales, and sales conference
- Maintain a good relationship with agents and authors by being responsive, professional, and helpful
- Daily maintenance of NY office, including organization of materials, ordering office supplies, books
- Travel to Naperville, Illinois for quarterly sales meeting.
Qualifications:
- Excellent written and verbal skills
- Proficient in Excel and Power Point
- Good working knowledge on all children’s book categories from board book to young adult
For more information and to apply for the job, visit here.
