Editorial Assistant Rotational Program Job at Book of the Month, New York, NY

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  • Book of the Month
  • New York, NY

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

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 offers employees the opportunity to explore multiple areas of the business including: Industry Relations, Licensing, Contracts & Operations, Book Selections, Member Experience Initiatives, and Allurial, our Romantasy business. After approximately 2 years, team members will have the opportunity to be placed in a more specialized role based on business needs, individual performance, 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 formatting
  • Getting Things Done: Exhibits sense of urgency & follow through in assigned tasks; proactively communicates status updates of tasks
  • Possessing 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 improve


What you will do… 

  • Assistant to the Editorial Director: Manage the Editorial Director’s calendar, develop presentations for publishers, and execute components of BOTM’s podcast operations. 
  • Book Selections: Assist with the Selections process, including maintaining our book database, drafting editorial copy, and conducting data analysis of book performance. 
  • Editorial Operations: Draft and execute licensing agreements, input Editorial content into company systems, and assist with components of hardcover and audiobook production.
  • Department of Cultural Arts & Sciences: Support the coordination and execution of cross-functional business initiatives, including original print acquisition and Collections. 
  • Allurial: Assist with Editorial and Marketing initiatives for Allurial, our Romantasy business, including reading and evaluating books, executing on ads and creative, and managing our influencer program.
  • Member Experience: Project manage Member Experience initiatives, optimize box rate and books per box through testing and reporting, and serve as the voice of the member by synthesizing platform insights.


About you…

  • Strong work ethic; ability to learn quickly, take on new challenges, and apply feedback 
  • A desire to learn quickly and grow over time 
  • Excellent time management and organizational skills
  • Strong prioritization skills that allow you to keep projects on track 
  • Ability to do math and conduct data analysis
  • Strong writing and proofreading skills, as well as excellent attention to detail
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interface comfortably with people at all levels
  • Great judgment, with the ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and care
  • Fast and avid reader with a deep knowledge of contemporary commercial fiction

Base Salary: $70,000

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Job Tags

Full time, Apprenticeship

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