Associate, Publishing Strategy

Macmillan Publishers is looking for an Associate, Publishing Strategy to support the VP, Associate Publisher in researching, analyzing, and communicating trends, performance, promotions, and sales within the Macmillan Children’s Publishing list. This requires working across different departments within the organization (publishing, marketing, sales, managing editorial, finance, supply chain, etc.) to execute projects, create process, and distribute learnings.

What You'll Do:

• Creating and distributing reporting related to book sales and promotion performance


• Data analysis and reporting relating to inventory management


• Process and systems analysis, mapping, improvement, and implementation


• Serve as publishing liaison with sales regarding ebook promotion strategy and messaging


• Facilitate key performance analysis conversations through scheduling, compiling and distributing materials, and tracking follow-up.


• Process and systems analysis, mapping, improvement, and implementation


• Monitor pricing updates and adoption across the MCPG frontlist and backlist

What You'll Bring:

• 2+ years experience in publishing operations or related publishing field: production, managing editorial, workflows, systems, finance


• Excellent MS Excel skills


• Excellent project management skills


• Self-directed


• Process oriented


• Excellent communication skills


• Strong understanding of Google Suite, MS Office, Project Management software

The salary range for this role is $54,000-$58,000.

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.