Editorial Assistant

Penguin⠀Press is⠀seeking an⠀Editorial⠀Assistant⠀to read⠀and⠀evaluate⠀submissions,⠀provide⠀administrative⠀support,⠀and⠀oversee⠀aspects of⠀the⠀editorial⠀process⠀for three⠀editors.⠀The⠀Editorial⠀Assistant⠀will work⠀on a⠀distinguished⠀list of⠀narrative⠀nonfiction,⠀history,⠀politics,⠀science,⠀and⠀literary⠀fiction.⠀The⠀imprint’s⠀award-winning⠀and New⠀York Times⠀bestselling⠀authors⠀include⠀Michael⠀Pollan,⠀Thomas⠀Pynchon,⠀Zadie⠀Smith,⠀Nate⠀Silver,⠀Celeste⠀Ng, Ocean⠀Vuong, Ron⠀Chernow,⠀Carolyn⠀Forché,⠀Gayle⠀Tzemach⠀Lemmon,⠀Steve⠀Coll, Elif⠀Batuman,⠀Ottessa⠀Moshfegh,⠀and Mary⠀Oliver⠀among⠀others.⠀Penguin⠀Press is⠀devoted to⠀ideas that⠀matter and⠀storytelling⠀that⠀lasts.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Working⠀with⠀supervisors⠀on the⠀progress⠀of book⠀projects⠀from⠀acquisition⠀to⠀publication⠀by⠀arranging⠀schedules⠀with the⠀Editorial,⠀Managing⠀Editorial,⠀and⠀Production⠀departments.
• Preparing⠀paperwork,⠀including⠀contract⠀requests,⠀profit and⠀loss⠀statements,⠀estimate⠀requests,⠀and check⠀requests.
• Acting⠀as the⠀in-house⠀liaison⠀between⠀Editorial,⠀Production,⠀Design,⠀and⠀Managing⠀Editorial⠀departments,⠀as well as⠀the Sales,⠀Marketing⠀and⠀Publicity⠀teams.
• Assisting⠀supervisors⠀in the⠀acquisitions⠀process by⠀reading⠀and⠀evaluating⠀manuscripts⠀and⠀proposals,⠀writing⠀rejection⠀letters,⠀and⠀researching⠀and⠀developing⠀ideas.
• Liaising⠀with⠀authors⠀and agents⠀in all⠀phases of⠀process⠀from⠀acquisition⠀to⠀publication.
• Collaborating⠀with⠀supervisors⠀on⠀drafting⠀catalog⠀and cover⠀copy for⠀hardcovers⠀and⠀paperbacks.
• Providing⠀administrative⠀support by⠀scheduling,⠀managing⠀mailings,⠀etc.

Please apply if you meet the following minimum requirements:

• Prior⠀office⠀experience
• Genuine⠀interest⠀in serious⠀nonfiction⠀and⠀literary⠀fiction
• Strong⠀follow-up⠀and⠀organizational⠀skills
• Excellent⠀written⠀and verbal⠀communication⠀skills
• Ability⠀to⠀prioritize⠀and excel⠀in a⠀deadline-driven⠀and⠀detail-oriented⠀environment
• Excellent⠀attention⠀to⠀detail
• Proficiency⠀with⠀Microsoft⠀Word,⠀Excel, and⠀Outlook