Editorial Assistant Rotational Program

Summary:The Editorial Rotational Program mission is to accelerate the professional growth and development of Early Career Editorial professionals through exposure to a multitude of assignments, apprenticeship style learning, and accelerated responsibility. We are looking for driven, tenacious, and pragmatic team members who have the desire and potential to rise over time into a significant contributor within the Editorial team and our broader direct-to-consumer lifestyle business.As a full time Editorial Assistant, this program will offer employees the opportunity to explore areas such as: Analytics & Reporting, Industry Relations, Operations, Licensing & Contracts, Cross-Functional Business Initiatives, and Book Selections. After approximately 2 years, team members will be placed in a more specialized role based on performance, strengths, and interests demonstrated over the previous years.Success in this program will be achieved by approaching work with the following characteristics:Making High Quality Work: Learning how to organize, prioritize, and check work for efficiency, accuracy, and proper formattingGetting Things Done: Exhibits sense of urgency & follow through in assigned tasks; proactively communicates status updates of tasksPossessing Good Judgment: Demonstrates upward trajectory in thinking through steps of work thoroughly and logically.Being A Good Learner: Receives feedback well and incorporates it to improveWhat You'll Do...Administrative: Perform administrative tasks such as building and maintaining various trackers and reports, and preparing/proofreading a variety of documents, including agendas, memos, contact directories, presentations, and documents for special projectsAnalytics & Reporting: Organize and analyze data to find trends; input findings into spreadsheets and charts for stakeholder reviewIndustry Relations: Assist with maintaining & expanding contact databases, developing presentations for publishers, and communicating efficiently and professionally with industry partnersTurnover Operations: Coordinate and input Editorial content into internal company systems as part of the monthly book turnover processLicensing & Contracts: Draft and execute licensing agreements, manage trackers, and update in a timely and accurate mannerCross-Functional Initiatives: Support the coordination and execution of cross-functional business initiatives, including but not limited to: audio production & acquisition, sourcing foreign titles, literary magazine, etc.Book Selections: Read and evaluate manuscripts, providing feedback on their potential for BOTMWhat You Should Have...Strong work ethic; ability to learn quickly, take on new challenges, and apply feedbackA desire to learn quickly and grow over timeExcellent time management and organizational skillsStrong prioritization skills that allow you to keep projects on trackAbility to do math and conduct data analysisStrong writing and proofreading skills, as well as excellent attention to detailExcellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interface comfortably with people at all levelsGreat judgment, with the ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and careFast and avid reader with a deep knowledge of contemporary commercial fiction

Created: 2025-03-04