Job Description
Job Description W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. is seeking an Editorial Assistant, Composition & Literature, to join its College Editorial Department. This is a full-time, entry level position based out of Norton's headquarters in NYC.
Essential Job Responsibilities Include: - Management of manuscripts in all stages of production; preparing manuscripts for copyediting and production.
- Reading and reacting quickly to professional communications from authors and instructors.
- Professionally interacting with authors, production, marketing, and sales staff to relay messages, follow-up on requests/information and in general, anticipating when to proactively act on messages.
- Administrative management: organizing and maintaining files; tracking manuscripts and reviews; copying, printing, and emailing.
- Tracking and processing payments.
- Managing text and photo permissions with authors and the contracts department.
- Generating promotional copy for catalogs, book covers, and sales-related materials.
- Creating and editing Excel and Word documents to support projects and/or office responsibilities.
- Line editing manuscripts and contributing to overall publishing strategy of individual titles
Please note- this job description is not designed to cover all activities required of the employee.
Experience and Skills Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree.
- Employment eligibility to work with W.W. Norton & Company in the US is required.
- Must be able to work from Norton's New York City Headquarters.
- Experience working in a writing center or otherwise providing feedback on peers' writing a plus.
- Excellent organizational, verbal, and written communications skills.
- Must be detail-oriented, making sure that all aspects of their daily activities are handled with accuracy, with minimal mistakes.
- Must be able to anticipate needs and deliver timely, relevant solutions and actions.
- Must be able to develop rapport and relationships with all levels of employees.
- Must be seen as knowledgeable and capable of handling sensitive, critical information.
- Must be proactive, flexible and adaptive in a rapidly changing environment and adjust with a "can-do" attitude.
- Must be self-directed and independent.
- Must have good time management skills, be organized, and be capable of multi-tasking across departments, activities, and projects.
- Mastery of email and calendar management tools required, specifically Outlook.
- Proficiency in Word and Excel.
Compensation and Benefits *
Currently available benefits include:
- Annual compensation for this position is $48,000. All salaries and salary ranges posted by Norton may vary depending on experience, skills, location, and like considerations.
- Generous paid time off, paid holidays, and summer Friday afternoons beginning in July
- Generous health benefits, including PPO and EPO medical insurance options, vision insurance, dental insurance, flexible spending accounts for healthcare, dependent care and commuter, gym membership reimbursement, and more. Coverage for spouses, domestic partners, and dependent children is available.
- Profit-Sharing and 401(k) benefit plan with discretionary contribution matching by employer
- Disability and life insurances
- FMLA, parental and other leave
- Employee Assistance Program (for mental health, financial planning, and other needs)
- Company-provided laptop
- Employee discounts on Norton books
- Limited matching of employee donations to select non-profit organizations
*All policies and benefits described are subject to change at any time.
Job Tags
Holiday work, Full time, Summer work, Flexible hours,