Editorial Assistant Rotational Program

Summary:

The Editorial Rotational Program mission is to accelerate the professional growth and development of Early Career Editorial professionals through exposure to a multitude of assignments, apprenticeship style learning, and accelerated responsibility. We are looking for driven, tenacious, and pragmatic team members who have the desire and potential to rise over time into a significant contributor within the Editorial team and our broader direct-to-consumer lifestyle business.

As a full time Editorial Assistant, this program will offer employees the opportunity to explore areas such as: Analytics & Reporting, Industry Relations, Operations, Licensing & Contracts, Cross-Functional Business Initiatives, and Book Selections. After approximately 2 years, team members will be placed in a more specialized role based on performance, strengths, and interests demonstrated over the previous years.

Success in this program will be achieved by approaching work with the following characteristics:

Making High Quality Work: Learning how to organize, prioritize, and check work for efficiency, accuracy, and proper formatting

Getting Things Done: Exhibits sense of urgency & follow through in assigned tasks; proactively communicates status updates of tasks

Possessing Good Judgment: Demonstrates upward trajectory in thinking through steps of work thoroughly and logically.

Being A Good Learner: Receives feedback well and incorporates it to improve

What You’ll Do…

Administrative: Perform administrative tasks such as building and maintaining various trackers and reports, and preparing/proofreading a variety of documents, including agendas, memos, contact directories, presentations, and documents for special projects

Analytics & Reporting: Organize and analyze data to find trends; input findings into spreadsheets and charts for stakeholder review

Industry Relations: Assist with maintaining & expanding contact databases, developing presentations for publishers, and communicating efficiently and professionally with industry partners

Turnover Operations: Coordinate and input Editorial content into internal company systems as part of the monthly book turnover process

Licensing & Contracts: Draft and execute licensing agreements, manage trackers, and update in a timely and accurate manner

Cross-Functional Initiatives: Support the coordination and execution of cross-functional business initiatives, including but not limited to: audio production & acquisition, sourcing foreign titles, literary magazine, etc.

Book Selections: Read and evaluate manuscripts, providing feedback on their potential for BOTM

What You Should Have…

Strong work ethic; ability to learn quickly, take on new challenges, and apply feedback

A desire to learn quickly and grow over time

Excellent time management and organizational skills

Strong prioritization skills that allow you to keep projects on track

Ability to do math and conduct data analysis

Strong writing and proofreading skills, as well as excellent attention to detail

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interface comfortably with people at all levels

Great judgment, with the ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and care

Fast and avid reader with a deep knowledge of contemporary commercial fiction

Base Salary Range: $65,000 - $70,000