Job Description

Sourcebooks is seeking a Temporary Associate Managing Editor to support the successful execution of publishing schedules for board books, picture books, novelty, and young reader children's titles. In this role, you will coordinate timelines, track project milestones, and provide reporting that keeps cross-functional teams informed and aligned. This role works closely with Editorial, Manufacturing, Production, and other stakeholders to ensure projects stay on schedule while contributing to process improvements that enhance operational efficiency. The ideal candidate is highly organized, collaborative, data-driven, and eager to grow their expertise in managing editorial and production workflows.

This is a full-time temporary position (up to 5 months) with a pay rate of $35.00 - $40.00/hour.

The location for this position can be fully remote ONLY in the following states: Arizona, Connecticut, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington D.C. and Wisconsin.

What you’ll do:

Create and maintain project schedules for assigned imprints, ensuring timelines support publishing goals and deliverables.
Track key milestones and deadlines using project management tools such as Smartsheet and Basecamp.
Support seasonal publishing schedules by monitoring manuscript, ARC, and production milestones.
Partner with Manufacturing to monitor production timelines and help ensure on-sale dates are achieved.
Coordinate cross-functional meetings and communicate schedule updates, risks, and potential delays to key stakeholders.
Attend project launch meetings to understand project scope, workflow, and scheduling requirements.
Collaborate with Editorial Production and other teams to identify and resolve scheduling challenges.
Generate regular project status reports and provide visibility into editorial, design, and manufacturing workflows.
Analyze scheduling data to identify trends, bottlenecks, and opportunities for process improvement.
Perform quality control checks of covers and interiors
Assist with workflow documentation, process enhancements, and implementation of new project management tools.

What you bring:

5+ years of experience in editorial production, managing editorial, project coordination, or a related publishing role.
Experience using project management platforms such as Smartsheet, Basecamp, Monday.com, or similar tools.
Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and competing deadlines.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with a collaborative, team-oriented approach.
Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and identify workflow improvements.
Working knowledge of the publishing process from manuscript through finished product.
Experience with full-color, highly illustrated books on overseas printing timelines.
High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
Proactive, adaptable, and eager to learn new processes and technologies.
Ability to build effective working relationships across cross-functional teams and contribute to continuous process improvement.

Why Sourcebooks?
Sourcebooks is a thriving entrepreneurial publisher driven by our mission to change lives through books. The fifth-largest publisher in the U.S. by print units sold, we bring extraordinary authors to readers in dynamic, data-driven ways, leading to hundreds of national and international bestsellers. Our insight-driven approach has earned us recognition from Fast Company as a Most Innovative Company, a Best Workplace for Innovators, a Most Loved Workplace by Newsweek, a Best Workplace by Inc., and Publishers Weekly’s nod as “the most successful self-made publisher operating in the 21st century.”. Story by story, book by book, we have changed more than 300 million lives. Join us as we change 300 million more!

Ready to Apply:

Please submit your resume, salary requirements, and cover letter detailing your relevant experience and interest in this role. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered. Show us your passion and creativity — we’re looking for someone who’s as enthusiastic about this opportunity as we are!

About Sourcebooks

📚 Books change lives. That belief powers everything we do at Sourcebooks, driving innovation and impact for over 500 million readers (and counting!).

✨ We’re deeply author-centric, blending creativity, deep insights, and cutting-edge data to elevate author voices and create extraordinary bestsellers across genres—from mysteries and romance, YA and middle grade, to children’s and nonfiction, and more.

🏆 Named #2 Most Loved Workplace by Newsweek, a Best Workplace by Inc., and a two-time innovation leader by Fast Company, we embrace a culture rooted in community and collaboration. Our entrepreneurial approach was celebrated by Publishers Weekly as "by far the most successful self-made publisher of the 21st century," and recognized by BISG for redefining what it means to publish books today.

🚀 Recognition:

💡 Fast Company Most Innovative Companies 2024 (#6 Media)

🧡 Best Practice Institute Certified Most Loved Workplace 2024 (#2 in Newsweek)

🚀 INC Female Founders 2024 & 2025

💡 Fast Company Best Workplaces for Innovators 2023 (#31 of Top 100)

🔑 We're committed to expanding readership, amplifying author voices, and pioneering new paths in publishing. Our mission is bold: to create a vibrant future for books by nurturing authors' careers, celebrating libraries and bookstores as essential cultural spaces, and fostering passionate, inclusive reader communities.

🌟 Thanks for being part of our story. Let’s discover what’s next together.

👉 sourcebooks.com

Industry

Unknown

Company Size

201-500 employees

Headquarters

Naperville, IL

Year Founded

1987

Website

sourcebooks.com

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