Job details
Salary from $40,000 a year job type full-time number of hires for this role 1
Qualifications
Bachelor`s (preferred)
Full job description
Responsibilities:
For the immediate future, the associate reviews editor will work remotelyWe anticipate starting to return to pw ’s new york city office when conditions permit, and this position will require a physical presence in the office on a regular basis.
Job responsibilities:
· assign and edit book reviews for daily publication on publishersweekly.com and in the weekly print edition of publishers weekly
· assign and edit author interviews
· manage a team of freelance reviewers and recruit new reviewers as required
· generate feature story ideas based on upcoming books
· contribute to announcements issues (season previews), as well as reviews-driven features including best books, summer reads, and holiday gift guide
Categories this position is responsible for include:
· religion
· spirituality/new-age
· self-help
· inspirational fiction
· general/commercial fiction
Experience/skills:
· 2+ years editing experience, ideally in both digital and print environments
· exceptional editing skills, with ability to rewrite copy quickly and accurately
· ability to juggle multiple projects and deadlines
· experience using incopy/k4 and custom cmss is ideal but not required
· ability to work independently and as part of a team
· knowledge of the book publishing industry is a big plus
The successful candidate will be conversant in major faith traditions and have some familiarity with various schools of spirituality and new-age thoughtWe cover everything from contemporary christian living to jewish studies to islamic philosophy to buddhist theory to amish romances to tarot-reading to manifestation thinking, and more.
Excellent benefits.
Members of diverse communities are highly encouraged to applyWe’re especially looking for individuals who are well-versed in black, indigenous, asian, asian american, latinx, latinx american, immigration, and disability experiences.
Publishers weekly, familiarly known in the book world as pw and “the bible of the book business,” is a weekly news magazine focused on the international book publishing business running for over 145 yearsIt offers feature articles and news on all aspects of the book business, bestsellers lists in a number of categories, and industry statistics, but its best known service is pre-publication book reviews, of which it publishes more than 8,500 per year.
Publishers weekly is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kindPublishers weekly is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassmentAll employment decisions at publishers weekly are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to age, race, color, creed/religion, disability, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran or military service member status, familial status, marital status, domestic violence victim status, genetic information, arrest and/or criminal conviction record, or any other category protected by lawPublishers weekly will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.
Job type: full-time
Pay: from $40,000.00 per year
Benefits:
401(k)
Dental insurance
Disability insurance
Flexible spending account
Health insurance
Health savings account
Life insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance
Schedule:
Monday to friday
Education:
Bachelor`s (preferred)
Work location:
One location
Work location: one location
