Your tasks

• Correspond and maintain friendly and professional relationships with authors, journal editors, and series editors regarding their projects
• Maintain publishing schedules for all titles, pre-production through publication
• Assist Acquisitions Editors with book acquisitions, proposal and manuscript reviews, etc.
• Develop proficiency and work with various IT systems including Klopotek, Editorial Manager, etc. to maintain project data and schedules
• Prepare book manuscripts and supporting materials for production. Similar work with journals may be required
  Proofread promotion texts and front matters
• Organize ordering of gratis copies for authors, journal editors, and series editors
  Request and monitor payments for reviewers, editors, etc.
• Coordinate with marketing regarding e-bulletins, catalogs, flyers, the website, and social media
• Assist with conferences from the planning stage through post-conference reports (this may include travel both nationally and internationally)

Your profile

• College degree required

• Excellent written and spoken English

• Preferably affiliation with Literature & Cultural Studies

• Proficient at Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat

• Strong inter-personal and communication skills

• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills, with ability to meet deadlines

• Previous editorial experience strongly preferred

• Highly motivated and enthusiastic with an entrepreneurial spirit

• Goal and results-oriented