HarperCollins Children’s Books is seeking an Editorial Assistant to provide administrative and editorial support to Curiosity Studio, a collaborative, fun, mission-driven team within the Clarion Books imprint. The Editorial Assistant will support an editorial director, executive editor, and senior editor. This group is dedicated to creating books around house brands and licenses, backlist care, and developing original IP for babies through middle grade readers including inventive novelty formats. Come work with us on exciting and beloved properties like Little Blue Truck, Curious George, The Polar Express, Mary Poppins, Kayla Miller’s Click graphic novel series, and more!

• Provide administrative and editorial support, including coordinating prep for seasonal launch meetings, title data set-up and maintenance, reprint corrections, scheduling meetings, and processing expense reports.

•  Manage deadlines and schedules for the team, completing assigned tasks on time and anticipating routine needs.

• Offer feedback on projects in development and assist with preparation of acquisitions materials, including conducting sales research, creating P&Ls, Acquisitions Memos, and drafting contract paperwork.

• Maintain and update author files, review quotes, and records, and assist with contractual payments. 

• Draft copy for individual titles, including title sheets, flap copy, and selling copy; update backlist copy; generate and maintain metadata; conduct positioning research.

• Review production stages of books, maintaining intra-departmental communication and deadlines.

• Attend meetings, including departmental and small-group meetings. Contribute ideas and research to list development efforts. Take notes and maintain records of projects and status.

• College degree or equivalent work experience
• Prior relevant work experience (including but not limited to bookselling, internships, and/or coursework)
• Must have a passion for children’s books, knowledge of the marketplace, and keen interest in learning about the business of publishing
• Must enjoy working collaboratively, both in a small editorial team and across departments
• Proven ability to set priorities under pressure and multi-task; must be highly organized, resilient, flexible, patient, and detail-oriented
• Must be an efficient, self-motivated problem-solver with excellent oral and written communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Excel, and Power Point.

HarperCollins Publishers is a company full of people who are passionate about books.  When you apply for a position, we want to know why you want to work here, and why you are interested in the job. That’s why cover letters are strongly preferred.

The salary for this position is $50,000. We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.  

In addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce.     

HarperCollins Publishers is an equal opportunity employer.