Editorial Assistant

Candlewick Press, a leading publisher of books for children, located in Somerville, MA, seeks a motivated Editorial Assistant. The Editorial Assistant will provide variable levels of administrative and editorial support to an Editorial Director and an Editorial Senior Vice President & Associate Publisher with duties and responsibilities to include:

- Attending and taking minutes at weekly publishing/production meetings and book development meetings
- Reviewing various stages of circulating books on behalf of Supervisors
- Overseeing and managing the schedules of Supervisors' editorial projects
- Reading and preparing reader's reports for submissions and active projects and drafting jacket copy
- Attending and presenting at tri-yearly sales conferences, launch meetings, and bi-yearly foreign rights conferences
- Liaising with the Design department, authors, and agents
- Preparing packages for mailing to authors, agents, and others
- Setting up projects in our system, assigning comp titles and other metadata
- Other administrative tasks as needed

**Required Skills and Experience**:

- This is a full-time position based in Somerville, MA, with the option for hybrid work. The annual salary for this role is $41k. A comprehensive benefits package is offered, including medical, dental, life, and disability insurance; flex spending and 401k plans; voluntary benefits; generous paid time off and much more_