Job Opportunities
Accounting Analyst (New York, New York)
Assistant Production Editor—Berkley (New York, New York)
Assistant Production Editor—Young Readers (New York, New York)
(Associate) Sales Manager—Special Markets (New York, New York)
Consumer Marketing Manager—Young Readers (New York, New York)
Director of Brand Management (New York, New York)
Editor, Custom Publishing—DK Publishing (New York, New York)
Junior Designer (New York, New York)
Managing Editorial Assistant—Viking (New York, New York)
Publicity and Marketing Internship Opportunites (New York, New York)
Senior Sales Coordinator—DK Publishing (New York, New York)
Senior Publicist—Plume (New York, New York)
Series Marketing Manager—Young Readers (New York, New York)
DK is currently seeking an Accounting Analyst to support DK and Brady Games in achieving their financial objectives.
The Accounting Analyst:
Accounting Analyst
(New York, New York)
Requirements:
- 4 year college degree in Accounting or equivalent work experience
- Minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience in an Accounting role
- Extremely detail oriented and results-driven
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work on and prioritize multiple projects in a fast-paced environment while reaching goals and meeting deadlines
- Ability to work well individually and in team settings
- Proficient in using MS Office, specifically Excel and Access
- CPA a plus
- SAP and Business Objects experience is a plus
To apply, please send your resume and cover letter with salary requirements.
If you would like to apply, click here.
We have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Production Editor! Copyedit, proofread, circulate, and track book covers for both fiction and non-fiction for our Berkley imprint.
The Assistant Production Editor:
Assistant Production Editor—Berkley
(New York, New York)
Requirements:
- 4 year college degree or equivalent work experience
- Minimum of one year related managing editorial experience.
- Exceptional copyediting and proofreading skills are essential.
- Experience using Track Changes in Microsoft Word is a must.
- Consistent accuracy and attention to detail are essential.
- Ability to work well under pressure in a deadline-driven environment.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize multiple assignments (multi-tasking is a must).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong PC skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook required—online editing skills a must).
To apply, please send your resume and cover letter with salary requirements.
If you would like to apply, click here.
We have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Production Editor in our Grosset and Dunlap and Price Stern Sloan imprints! Copyedit and proofread titles for a fast-paced, mass merchandise children's division.
The Assistant Production Editor:
Assistant Production Editor—Young Readers
(New York, New York)
Requirements:
- Minimum 1 year prior copyediting experience
- Thorough knowledge of The Chicago Manual of Style
- Interest in children’s books
- Ability to multitask
- Extremely detail-oriented
- PC fluency (Microsoft Word)
- Mac experience (InDesign) a plus
To apply, please send your resume and cover letter with salary requirements.
If you would like to apply, click here.
We have an exciting opportunity to work as an (Associate) Sales Manager within our Special Markets department. Special Markets sells to businesses in non-retail markets including specialty wholesalers, non-profits, corporations to use the books for premium sales or give-aways, QVC, and mail order catalogs. This position will create and sell custom products to new and existing customers. Some job responsibilities may include: building relationships with existing customers and identifying new customers, working with the VP – Director of Custom Sales on all aspects of the project/deal from negotiating with customers to overseeing projects internally, through delivery of final product. This position works with many of our internal departments to maximize sales opportunities for custom product into all channels.
Requirements:
(Associate) Sales Manager—Special Markets
(New York, New York)
To apply, please send your resume and cover letter with salary requirements.
If you would like to apply, click here.
We are currently seeking a Consumer Marketing Manager to create the strategy for print and online advertising from planning and development to completion for the Penguin Young Readers Group. The Consumer Marketing Manager works closely with the marketing group, manages a team of freelancers, and liaises with media and advertising agencies. This is a great opportunity to work with a wide variety of our YR titles!
Please apply if you meet the following requirements:
Consumer Marketing Manager—Young Readers
(New York, New York)
To apply, please send your resume and cover letter with salary requirements.
If you would like to apply, click here.
Our Young Readers Group is currently seeking a Director of Brand Management to work to prioritize the brands of the house and establish branded merchandising programs around those properties. The Director of Brand Management will move among the editorial, sales and marketing groups working to create momentum for our most valuable and longstanding brand. This person will act as a key member of the publisher’s office participating in a wide range of discussions with sales, marketing, and promotions.
Responsibilities include:
Director of Brand Management
(New York, New York)
Qualifications/requirements include:
- Minimum 3 years prior brand management experience
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and analytical skills
- Ability to gather and assimilate information from different sources to create a cohesive presentation
- Comfortable presenting to small and large groups
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint; SAP/Business Objects proficiency a plus
To apply, please send your resume and cover letter with salary requirements.
If you would like to apply, click here.
DK Publishing is looking for an Editor for its Custom Publishing area who will work closely with the Custom Publishing Sales Manager to identify and build publishing opportunities and create a commercially successful publishing program.
The main responsibilities include:
Editor, Custom Publishing—DK Publishing
(New York, New York)
Please apply to join us if you meet the following requirements:
- An in-depth understanding of the illustrated book publishing process
- At least two years of book publishing experience
- Proven program-building skills
- Proven budgeting and scheduling skills
- Creative skills and a sound commercial sense
- Ability to travel domestically up to 5% of the year via plane, train &/or car
- A knowledge of, or interest in, digital product delivery is a plus
DK Publishing is world renowned for its distinctive, highly visual books that inform, inspire, and entertain readers of all ages. Publisher of the recent New York Times bestsellers Real Sex for Real Women by Dr. Laura Berman, Do Not Open, and Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Visual Guide among others, DK also publishes the award-winning Eyewitness series for children and Eyewitness Travel Guides. BradyGames and Rough Guides are also available from DK.
To apply, please send your resume and cover letter with salary requirements.
If you would like to apply, click here.
Penguin’s Riverhead imprint is looking for a Junior Designer to help create book jackets and covers for both hardcover and trade paperback books. Riverhead has published amazing books including A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz, Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby, and Love and Obstacles by Aleksandar Hemon.
Responsibilities can include: designing front and back covers; researching and hiring freelancers, illustrators and photographers, and stocks houses; working with editors, publishers and the associate art director from concept stage to finished product; providing administrative support (answers phones, files, faxes, photocopies, checks status of payments, invoices, researches images, archives).
Requirements:
Junior Designer
(New York, New York)
To apply, please send your resume and cover letter with salary requirements.
If you would like to apply, click here.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Managing Editorial Assistant! This position is a great way to learn about the publishing process. Assist in the coordination and monitoring of new titles, from manuscript to finished book. Disseminate up-to-date information regarding schedules, on-sale dates, prices, etc. for front-list titles for six imprints!
The Managing Editorial Assistant:
Managing Editorial Assistant—Viking
(New York, New York)
Requirements:
- 4 year college degree or equivalent work experience
- Superb attention to detail
- Ability to work effectively in a deadline-driven environment
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work well independently
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel
To apply, please send your resume and cover letter with salary requirements.
If you would like to apply, click here.
We have exciting internship opportunities available in the publicity and marketing departments of many of our adult imprints. Interns will do one or more of the following: make pitch phone calls to the media, assist in making arrangements for author tours, research specific types of media, write press releases and marketing pitch letters, send review copies to the media, update the publicity database, media mailings, and photocopy press clippings.
Interns will work 14 hours a week from February 16-April 23, 2010.
Please email resume, cover letter. No phone calls/agencies.
If you would like to apply, click here.
Our DK Publishing division has a great opportunity for a Senior Sales Coordinator. This individual will have a varied set of responsibilities including reporting, analysis, and liaising with sales reps and internal departments.
Some of the main responsibilities include:
Please apply to join the DK sales team if you meet the following requirements:
Publicity and Marketing Internship Opportunites
(New York, New York)
Senior Sales Coordinator—DK Publishing
(New York, New York)
DK Publishing is world renowned for its distinctive, highly visual books that inform, inspire, and entertain readers of all ages. Publisher of the recent New York Times bestsellers Real Sex for Real Women by Dr. Laura Berman, Do Not Open, and Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Visual Guide among others, DK also publishes the award-winning Eyewitness series for children and Eyewitness Travel Guides. BradyGames and Rough Guides are also available from DK.
To apply, please send your resume and cover letter with salary requirements.
If you would like to apply, click here.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Publicist in our Hudson Street Press and Plume imprints. The position works closely with publishers and editors on a range of fiction and commercial non-fiction titles including health, wellness, memoir, pop culture, humor, education, parenting, and psychology. The Senior Publicist will pitch a variety of books to national and regional press and is also responsible for cultivating and maintaining relationships with high profile authors. This is a very creative position and will offer the right person a chance to stand out in the publishing world!
The Senior Publicist:
Senior Publicist—Plume
(New York, New York)
Qualifications/requirements include:
- Minimum 3 years prior publicity experience, particularly with hardcover trade titles
- Excellent written and verbal skills
- Detail-oriented and organized
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and Publicity Assistant
To apply, please send your resume and cover letter with salary requirements.
If you would like to apply, click here.
Our Young Readers Group is currently seeking a Series Marketing Manager to work across all imprints to develop marketing and branding strategies for original paperbacks, stand alone paperback titles, and key series. This person will be responsible for creating greater brand awareness in both the trade and consumer marketplace for our key series and books within the Razorbill imprint.
The Series Marketing Manager will work closely with the online marketing group to develop consumer marketing strategies, with the sales and editorial departments to create effective promotions for all channels of distribution, and with the creative services department to execute the creation of promotional materials to support these brands and strategies.
Please apply if you meet the following requirements:
Series Marketing Manager—Young Readers
(New York, New York)
To apply, please send your resume and cover letter with salary requirements.
If you would like to apply, click here.
