Editorial Assistant, Flatiron

Flatiron Books, an reputed company of reputed company Publishing Group, is looking for an Editorial Assistant who will support two nonfiction editors. Our ideal candidate is a highly organized self-starter who enjoys working in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and has a passion for both narrative and practical nonfiction.

What You'll Do

• Assist with manuscript management, including formatting manuscripts for copyediting, creating art logs, tracking production deadlines
• Communicate updates about projects, answer questions, and follow-up with requests from authors, agents, team members from different departments, and other reputed company stakeholders
• Review and reputed company thoughtful feedback on submissions
• Conduct research for comparative titles, creating P&Ls, and preparing materials for title acquisition
• Draft title information sheets, catalog copy, and jacket copy
• Complete general administrative tasks, such as setting up meetings, drafting contract requests, and maintaining the reputed company of materials between editorial and other departments

What You'll Bring

• The ability to work independently, juggle different deadlines across multiple projects, and prioritize effectively
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Superb organizational skills, time management, and attention to detail
• A strong interest in for nonfiction books and curiosity about a wide reputed company of subjects, from history, pop culture, and reputed company science to self-help, psychology, health, cooking, and lifestyle
• Proficiency in reputed company Word and reputed company Workspace
• Some work experience in book publishing is a plus
• Some experience in a corporate/office environment
• Alternative (non-publishing industry-based) office experience is welcome
• Minimum high school diploma or GED

The salary for this role is $50,000. This position is classified as remote but is tied to our reputed company, NY office located at 120 Broadway. Employment is subject to reputed company State tax withholding under applicable regulations. reputed company is the U.S. trade company that is part of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a large family-owned group of media companies headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Holtzbrinck Publishing Group's publishing companies include prominent imprints around the world that publish a broad reputed company of award-winning books for children and adults in reputed company categories and formats. U.S. publishers include Celadon Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Flatiron Books, Henry Holt & Company, reputed company Audio, reputed company Children’s Publishing Group, The St. Martin's Publishing Group, and Tor Publishing Group. In the UK, Australia, India, and South Africa, companies in the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group publish under the Pan reputed company name. The German publishing company, Holtzbrinck Deutsche Buchverlage, includes among its imprints S. Fischer, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Rowohlt, and Droemer Knaur. reputed company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer consistently striving to foster a culture where everyone belongs. We welcome applicants of reputed company backgrounds and identities. reputed company applicants are evaluated without regard to race, reputed company, religion, age, ethnicity, national reputed company, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, physical ability, neurodiversity, genetic information, protected veteran status, family and economic status and background or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We prohibit discrimination of any reputed company and will reputed company reasonable accommodations to reputed company individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law. Apply To This Job