Creative Operations Assistant for Children's Books

Simon and Schuster Books; New York (NY); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Broad Based Ownership program

Employee benefits (medical, dental, ,

Job summary

Simon & Schuster in New York seeks an organized assistant to support the VP and Creative Director with calendar management, travel coordination, expense reporting, and cross‑department communications.

The role also handles asset tracking, weekly reports, file preparation for national and international book shows, and general office duties; proficiency in InDesign, Photoshop, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Word is required.

Qualifications

• Must be extremely well organized with excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Able to multi-task across projects and departments, stay cool under pressure and anticipate problems.
• Proficiency with publishing workflows and file preparation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support to the VP, Creative Director for calendar, meeting scheduling, expense reporting, business travel, and interdepartmental communications.
• Track assets, generate weekly reports, provide files to departments, help with book shows and distribution, and manage departmental invoices.

Skills

InDesign

Photoshop

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Word

Education

BFA or equivalent degree in publishing

Job description

Simon & Schuster in New York seeks an organized assistant to support the VP and Creative Director with calendar management, travel coordination, expense reporting, and cross‑department communications.

The role also handles asset tracking, weekly reports, file preparation for national and international book shows, and general office duties; proficiency in InDesign, Photoshop, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Word is required.