Editorial Assistant (Children's)

SupportFinity™; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid holidays

Company-paid year-end office closure

Comprehensive health benefits

Retirement savings (401k)

Life insurance

Vacation, personal, and sick time off

Job summary

ABRAMS seeks an Editorial Assistant to join their Children’s Editorial team in New York, NY. You will provide editorial and administrative support, manage communications with authors and agents, and assist in the editorial process for children’s books.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree, strong organizational skills, and an interest in children’s literature. A hybrid work model is followed, requiring in-office presence three days per week.

ABRAMS offers competitive salaries, generous holiday policies, and comprehensive health benefits.

Qualifications

• Ability to work independently and follow through consistently on assignments.
• Must be highly organized, energetic, and able to juggle multiple priorities efficiently and calmly.
• Demonstrated interest in children’s books and popular brands.

Responsibilities

• Providing editorial and administrative assistance to the Children’s Publisher.
• Managing schedules and communicating with authors, artists, and agents.
• Writing fact sheets, catalogue copy, and cover copy.

Skills

Detail oriented

Excellent grammar skills

Copyediting/proofreading

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

This position is a union role represented by UAW Local 2110 and is subject to the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Overview

If you’re looking to grow your career at a company where creativity meets legacy, ABRAMS is the place for you. As a trailblazer in illustrated publishing since 1949, ABRAMS continues to set the standard for beautifully crafted books across art, design, culture, and children’s literature. We’re looking for an Editorial Assistant to join our Children’s Editorial team.

The Editorial Assistant provides editorial and administrative assistance to the Children’s Publisher, the Editorial Director for commercial fiction, and the Licensing Editor.

What You’d Be Doing

• Taking notes in meetings, managing mailings to authors and agents, processing expenses, maintaining calendars and meeting agendas, and handling general editorial tasks as needed.
• Trafficking and logging editorial materials on active projects, liaising with other departments (managing editorial, design, production, sales, marketing, publicity, contracts, and accounting).
• Communicating with authors, artists, and agents.
• Managing schedules and due dates for major publishing programs, and communicating between teams to ensure materials are accurate and distributed on time.
• Writing fact sheets, catalogue copy, P&L drafts, and cover copy.
• Editorial tasks also include light proofreading, collating multiple sets of galleys, and making text corrections.
• Managing the approval process between Abrams and licensor partners, which includes uploading to individual licensor portals and keeping track of feedback deadlines.
• Coordinating with the Brand Strategy manager to supply information for yearly publishing plans and business reviews for licensor partners.
• Vetting submissions and responding to proposals/submissions/inquiries.
• Arranging schedules, calendars, and general administrative duties for the Publisher.
• Creating and managing PowerPoint presentations for four meetings a year to present titles internally.

We’re Looking For Someone Who Has

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Ability to work independently and follow through consistently on assignments.
• Detail oriented: Position requires accuracy and careful attention to detail.
• Excellent grammar, spelling, communication, and writing skills.
• Copyediting/proofreading experience helpful.
• Must be highly organized, energetic, and able to juggle multiple priorities efficiently and calmly.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel and PowerPoint needed.
• Demonstrated interest in children’s books, popular brands, and adult commercial fiction.

This position is in New York, NY, and follows a hybrid work schedule, requiring in‑office presence three days per week.

The base salary range for this position is ($35,000 to $40,000) per year. The final offer will be determined based on experience, skills, and qualifications.

What We Offer

• Generous paid holidays and Summer Fridays.
• Company‑paid year‑end office closure between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day each year.
• Comprehensive health benefits, including short‑term and long‑term disability.
• Retirement savings (401k) and life insurance.
• Vacation, personal, and sick time off.

About ABRAMS

Founded in 1949 as the first U.S. publisher to specialize in art and illustrated books, ABRAMS has a long‑standing reputation for publishing visually stunning, critically acclaimed, and best‑selling works. Today, ABRAMS continues to lead in the creation and distribution of high‑quality books across a wide range of categories—including art, photography, design, fashion, entertainment, cooking, craft, and popular culture—as well as award‑winning children’s and young adult titles under imprints such as Abrams Books for Young Readers, Amulet Books, and Abrams Appleseed.

Headquartered in the creative heart of New York City, ABRAMS is home to a passionate team of editors, designers, marketers, and publishing professionals who bring bold ideas to life in collaboration with celebrated authors, artists, chefs, photographers, and cultural icons. Our books are distributed globally and have helped shape conversations in classrooms, kitchens, museums, and living rooms around the world.

ABRAMS is deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion—both in the stories we publish and in the culture we foster. Through programs like the ABRAMS Amplify Award, we uplift and support underrepresented voices in children’s publishing. Internally, we promote inclusive hiring practices and an environment where employees of all identities, backgrounds, and lived experiences are encouraged to bring their full selves to work.

At ABRAMS, creativity, integrity, and collaboration are the foundation of everything we do. If you’re inspired by books that make a difference and want to be part of a team that values art, impact, and inclusion, we invite you to join us. Learn more at abramsbooks.com.