Assistant Managing Editor

Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group is seeking a detail-oriented individual with a good eye for grammar and a passion for all types of children’s books to be an Assistant Managing Editor. The Assistant Managing Editor provides administrative support to our team of managing editors and production editors, as well as assistance with timely trafficking of a variety of materials and maintenance of clear and accurate title metadata. Responsible for handling approximately 30–50 reprints per week, maintaining department status grids, providing cross-divisional departments with book assets as needed, coordinating the cataloging-in-publication data application process, supporting managing editors in the markup and routing of digital book materials, and running reports and preparing for weekly production meetings and facilitating meetings as necessary.

What You'll Do:

• Assist managing editors with the preparation of materials for key seasonal meetings.


• Input data for new acquisitions and maintain title information in title management system.


• Coordinate and distribute information relating to sales materials, as well as book assets such as typeset passes and art.


• Attend weekly supply chain meeting and traffic reprint updates for all imprints, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery to production.


• Coordinate cataloging-in-publication data applications to the Library of Congress with editorial assistants, and submit preassigned control number applications for all remaining titles for each season.


• Act as production editor on select titles as needed.

What You'll Bring:

• Ability to prioritize and use time efficiently.


• Demonstrate accurate work and strong organizational skills.


• Strong written and verbal communication skills.


• Comfort with public speaking skills in virtual meeting setting.


• Ability to meet deadlines while maintaining high standards of quality and juggling multiple projects at once.


• Strong computer skills with a focus on project management and/or spreadsheet software.


• Copyeditng and proofreading skills.


• 1–2 years experience in a fast-paced publishing environment.


• Experience proofreading graphic novels preferred.


• Working knowledge of illustrated book process.


• Excellent computer skills and verbal and written communication skills.


• Basic proofreading experience preferred.


• Digital markup experience preferred.


• Bachelor’s degree

The salary range for this role is $55,000-$60,000.

This position is classified as remote but is tied to our New York, NY office located at 120 Broadway. Employment is subject to New York State tax withholding under applicable regulations. 

Macmillan Publishers is the U.S. trade company that is part of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a large family-owned group of media companies headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Holtzbrinck Publishing Group's publishing companies include prominent imprints around the world that publish a broad range of award-winning books for children and adults in all categories and formats.

U.S. publishers include Celadon Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Flatiron Books, Henry Holt & Company, Macmillan Audio, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, The St. Martin's Publishing Group, and Tor Publishing Group. In the UK, Australia, India, and South Africa, companies in the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group publish under the Pan Macmillan name. The German publishing company, Holtzbrinck Deutsche Buchverlage, includes among its imprints S. Fischer, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Rowohlt, and Droemer Knaur.

Macmillan is proud to be an equal opportunity employer consistently striving to foster a culture where everyone belongs. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and identities. Qualified applicants are evaluated without regard to race, color, religion, age, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, physical ability, neurodiversity, genetic information, protected veteran status, family and economic status and background or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We prohibit discrimination of any kind and will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law.