Company:           Harlequin Enterprises ULC

Date:                   August 1, 2025

Job Title:             Editorial Assistant, Love Inspired

Department:       Editorial – Harlequin Brand Group

Reporting To:      Executive Editor, Love Inspired

Status:                 Regular full-time

Location:             195 Broadway, New York, NY (hybrid model)

                            OR 22 Adelaide Street West, Toronto (hybrid model)

Job Summary:  

The Editorial Assistant is responsible for obtaining an understanding of the publishing business and providing administrative assistance for the Love Inspired inspirational romance publishing programs.  A front-line contact for the Editorial team and assists in positively portraying the company to external sources.

• Provides administrative support to the editorial team by updating and maintaining internal Editorial systems; generating reports; requesting materials from contracted authors such as title suggestions, art fact sheet information, and social media content; coordinating deadlines for the team, scheduling meetings as required.
• Provides editorial assistance to the editorial team by preparing reader reports and revision letters, writing and revising back cover copy, and with direction, reviewing copy editing and author approval/alterations.
• Completes first screen for all “slush” manuscripts and query letters submitted, identifies and forwards any worth further consideration, and composes rejection letters as required.
• Acts as front-line contact for the editorial team by screening requests or messages from external parties such as answering queries from authors/agents, unsolicited authors/agent calls, providing information when known or referring to the proper source and participating in pitching events.
• Provides assistance to the team as needed to support imprint strategy and growth.

Specific training or job experience required includes:

• Undergraduate degree in English
• Previous administrative experience
• Post-secondary publishing Diploma is an asset
• One-year experience in the publishing industry is an asset

Competencies/Skills:

• The ability to prioritize, pay close attention to detail, and to multi-task
• Strong communication, planning, organizational, teamwork, and problem-solving skills
• Creativity, decisiveness, functional/technical knowledge, adept with Word, Excel and PowerPoint, adaptability/flexibility, and a drive for results.
• Candidates commutable to both the Toronto office and New York office will also be considered for the role.

Harlequin 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.