Editorial Coordinator — Academic Publishing (Hybrid)

Bloomsbury USA; Greenbelt (MD); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

401(k)

Paid parental leave

Hybrid Work Schedule

Job summary

Bloomsbury USA's Academic department seeks an Editorial Assistant to support two Acquisitions Editors in Business and Management, helping to meet revenue targets and key date deadlines.

You will manage author and editor relationships, keep the frontlist plan on schedule, prepare manuscripts for handover, coordinate contracts and payments, and provide routine reporting while liaising with production and marketing in a hybrid-remote setting near Greenbelt, MD.

Qualifications

• Strong time-management skills to prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Excellent oral and written communication with internal and external contacts.
• High attention to detail and accurate proofreading.
• Ability to handle information sensitively and professionally.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with authors, editors, and series editors to ensure author care.
• Keep publishing program on schedule by liaising with authors and updating frontlist plan.
• Prepare manuscripts for handover to production to agreed standards and on schedule.
• Set up new titles on Biblio and update projects as needed.
• Coordinate contributor contracts and liaise with royalty and accounts payable.
• Prepare cover briefs, copy, and briefs for designs when required.
• Provide reports and sales information as needed.
• Support manager with administrative tasks.

Skills

Time management

Project management

Multitasking

Communication

Attention to detail

Professionalism

Tools

Biblio

Job description

Bloomsbury USA's Academic department seeks an Editorial Assistant to support two Acquisitions Editors in Business and Management, helping to meet revenue targets and key date deadlines.

You will manage author and editor relationships, keep the frontlist plan on schedule, prepare manuscripts for handover, coordinate contracts and payments, and provide routine reporting while liaising with production and marketing in a hybrid-remote setting near Greenbelt, MD.