Job Description

Overview

Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins, is seeking an Editorial Assistant to provide administrative and editorial support to two executive editors who acquire books across a wide range of fiction and non-fiction categories, including literary fiction and upmarket commercial fiction, memoir, science, nature, and social and cultural trends.

Ecco is a small, author-centric imprint with a progressive spirit, and our mission is to publish a select list of eclectic, diverse, and forward-thinking books. Ecco is home to both legendary authors and new talents, and our titles include top literary and commercial fiction, science and nature, biography, politics, poetry, cookbooks, memoir, literature in translation, and rediscovered classics. Our authors have won numerous prizes and awards, including the Nobel Prize, the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and many others. For over 50 years, Ecco books have forged lasting relationships with readers.

Responsibilities

• 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 both supervisors, completing assigned tasks on time and anticipating routine needs.
• Assist supervisors in the acquisition process by reading and evaluating manuscripts and proposals, drafting rejection letters, preparing acquisition materials, as well as conducting sales research, creating P&Ls, Acquisition Memos, and drafting contract paperwork.
• Maintain and update author files, review quotes, and records, and assist with contractual payments. 
• Under close supervision, 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 development efforts. Take notes and maintain records of projects and status.

Qualifications

• College degree or 1+ year equivalent work experience
• Prior relevant work experience (including but not limited to bookselling, internships, and/or coursework)
• Must have a passion for fiction and non-fiction, 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

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 $52,500. 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.

HarperCollins Publishers is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at TalentManagement@harpercollins.com. Note: we will only respond to accommodation requests.