We are looking for a full-time editorial assistant to support the co-publishers of Balzer + Bray, a new children's book imprint. The ideal candidate is passionate about children's and YA literature and is able to efficiently manage a diverse set of responsibilities. Main responsibilities will be to manage administrative tasks and provide editorial support.

What you'll do:

• Maintain publication schedules and departmental databases, and otherwise track the publication process for approximately 24-28 titles per year
• Communicate with authors and agents throughout the publication process, as well as act as an interdepartmental liaison
• Log agented submissions for the department, evaluate manuscripts, write reader reports, and send rejection letters
• Draft contract and check requests, generate sales reports and editorial P&Ls, and track payments and invoices
• Write flap copy, title information sheets, and catalog copy
• Basic administrative support, including coordinating meeting schedules, keeping track of upcoming deadlines, processing expenses, shipping packages, making travel arrangements, etc.

What you'll bring:

• Excellent organizational skills, strong attention to detail, and exceptional time management
• A genuine interest in children's and YA publishing across a range of genres, formats, and age categories, including picture books, fiction, and graphic novels.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to prioritize, set and meet deadlines, and work independently
• Proven ability to adapt to an increasingly digital work environment

Ideal Experience:

• Entry level role. Previous book publishing or bookselling experience/internships a plus but not required.
• Bachelor's Degree or equal experience

This role will have an annual salary of $47.5k.

Macmillan Publishers is the U.S. trade division of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a large family-owned media company headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Its publishing companies include prominent imprints around the world that publish a broad range of award-winning books for children and adults in all categories and formats.

U.S. publishers include Celadon Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Flatiron Books, Henry Holt & Company, Macmillan Audio, Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, The St. Martin's Publishing Group, and Tor Publishing Group. In the UK, Australia, India, and South Africa, Macmillan publishes under the Pan Macmillan name. The German company, Holtzbrinck Deutsche Buchverlage, includes among its imprints S. Fischer, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Rowohlt, and Droemer Knaur.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are actively seeking job applicants who reflect a broad representation of differences, including race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, physical ability, neurodiversity, age, family status, economic background and status, geographical background and status, and perspective. We believe that the best companies reflect the incredible diversity in viewpoints, backgrounds, and identities of the world in their staffs, and are committed to inclusive hiring across departments and levels. The successful candidate for this position will be an employee of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC.