editorial assistant Boston, MA
Job description
America’s Test Kitchen is seeking an enthusiastic, detail-oriented Editorial Assistant to join the Book team. Reporting to the Executive Managing Editor, the Editorial Assistant will provide assistance and support to the book editorial team to help smoothly and effectively produce 10 plus books per year. The Editorial Assistant will attend to a variety of editorial and administrative tasks including keeping book-related documents up to date, inputting proofreader corrections, reviewing and checking page proofs, photo research, and retrieving information from our archives. The Editorial Assistant will help to keep book production on schedule, assist editors to keep schedules current, manage the reprint process, and work with sales to communicate marketing deadlines and coordinate sales materials. The Editorial Assistant will also have the opportunity to take on book-specific editorial work by researching and editing assigned portions of projects, attending recipe tastings, and drafting marketing copy. This is an entry-level position for someone who can efficiently handle a variety of administrative tasks but is also eager to learn how our books are conceived, edited, and produced.
RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
- Provide administrative support to the editorial team including: maintaining book and review files; printing and mailing pages to freelancers; managing schedules for freelance copyeditors, proofreaders, and indexers; maintaining in-house reference publications; and coordinating meetings.
- Attend weekly book status meetings to ensure schedules remain up to date. Take notes at weekly editorial and production meetings and follow up with editors.
- Help editors assemble book manuscripts using our extensive archives. This involves retrieving and reformatting text from a variety of in-house files including our recipe database into a clean, organized document.
- Work with sales to track marketing deadlines and ensure book information and covers are kept up to date in sales systems.
- Input proofreader corrections and review and check corrections. Review final proof for all books. Review and check corrections on book-related materials, as needed, such as title information sheets.
- Opportunity for helping editors with organizing, editing, and writing material for book projects or taking on small book projects independently.
- Manage collecting and processing reprint corrections.
EXPERIENCE/SKILLS REQUIRED:
- BA/BS (or equivalent) with 1–2 years experience in a publishing environment.
- Excellent editorial skills, the ability to communicate clearly, and multitask efficiently are mandatory.
- A commitment to quality, accuracy, and attention to detail.
- Demonstrated interest in food and cooking.
- Familiarity with proofreader marks and culinary terms, a plus.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Google docs required.
- Familiarity with InCopy and K4 publishing workflow system, a plus.
- Self-motivated, self-starter able to set and meet deadlines. Must be a team player willing to take on additional challenges as needed and must be flexible during peak workload periods.
Why America’s Test Kitchen:
We're passionate about cooking, and about creating the best place to work. We're small enough for your ideas to make a big impact, and large enough to offer you opportunities to grow professionally at any stage of your career. We want you to take risks and make mistakes — that's how innovation happens in our test kitchen, in our offices, and in life.
We at America’s Test Kitchen believe food media can be a powerful force for social change. We are passionate about building an inclusive workforce that represents many different cultures, backgrounds, abilities, identities, and perspectives.
We welcome your application.
