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Advertising & Promotions Associate
General Books
Work closely with the director: preparing sales materials for marketing meetings; coordinating marketing projects; assisting with the production of seasonal catalogs and the copywriting, copyediting, and proofreading steps for promotional materials; assist in improving layouts and copy of promotional pieces.

1-2 years of ad/promo experience; strong ability with Quark, PowerPoint, and Excel; an eye for detail and a sense for a phrase; ability to thrive working independently or as part of a dynamic team are all required.

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New York, NY
Associate Art Director
Children's Books
Do you want to be a creative, integral part of a dedicated, productive, high-volume design team? Have you created innovative point-of-purchase displays, interesting brochures, and great advertising? Are you an expert in Quark, Adobe PhotoShop and Illustrator and print production? Do you have five or more years experience in a publishing marketing department? If you've answered yes to these questions, then read on.

Our art and design team has unparalled success and experience working on brochures, sellsheets, catalogs, point-of-purchase promotional pieces and sales collateral. If you have a BFA or BS in graphic design; and if you're ambitious, organized, an "out of the box" thinker and take satisfaction from mentoring creative minds, then we may be able to design a career opportunity for you.

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New York, NY
Associate Director
General Books Group
Collaborate with the editorial director and marketing director for our high profile African-American imprint, Amistad: orchestrate book publicity campaigns for the imprint; manage seasonal planning and budgeting; oversee the preparation of press materials; and meet prospective authors.

We're looking for a seasoned publicist with 4-6 successful years in book publicity; someone who understands this list of great titles, who has established relationships with key book reviewers and media; and who is ambitious, creative, and energetic.

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New York, NY
Design Assistant
Children's Books
Work closely with the Art Director to prepare projects for printing: handling mechanicals and scanning art; preparing jacket, cover, binding and interior mechanicals, and more. Manage artist and archiving files, handle vital administrative needs, and keep the design team updated on the status of all projects.

If you're a pro on Macs with Quark, Photoshop and Illustrator; a college graduate or have experience in graphic design, typography and illustration; if you're a terrific communicator and a great writer; a fast juggler and a pressure seeker; if you're all these and a lover of children's books, we're eager to meet you.

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New York, NY
Editor
Children's Books
Create fun books devising movie and TV tie-ins: work directly with authors, illustrators and licensors and oversee all stages of book production. Coordinate the approvals process, collaborate with in-house departments, write copy for shorter tie-in titles, and manage a very talented junior staff.

Our Editors bring immeasurable experience and talent to the company along with a passionate love of children's books. If you have experience with media tie-ins and strong supervisory skills; a firm grasp of literature, writing and grammar; if you have vision and drive, please apply.

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New York, NY
Editorial Assistant
General Books
Learn how books go from writer to reader and the intricacies between editor, author, agent and book: coordinate meetings and manage calendars; handle correspondence and cover phones; read and evaluate manuscripts; write flap and catalog copy and sales notes; maintain files and more.

If you're a polished communicator and excellent writer; facile with computers; a perfectionist and a seeker of pressure; and above nearly all - a lover of all books, then this may be the beginning of a beautiful career. Prior publishing-related internship or experience strongly preferred.

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New York, NY
Manager, Online Marketing
General Books
Why limit yourself to one imprint? Branch out across nine, participating in identifying key titles; exploring new ideas in online campaigns for authors and books; developing online marketing strategy and plans; developing content for the company's promotional website; and analyzing and exploiting online marketing results.

This team needs a manager with 2 years of online marketing experience and a vast knowledge of the Internet; a brilliant webber; a pro with HTML, MS Word and Excel; an effective communicator and a good writer.

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New York, NY
Production Assistant
Production, General Books
Be one of the vital links on the way to the published book: assist the department manager and director with all aspects of production and manufacturing; coordinate all phases of production and manufacturing between the editorial, design and art departments. Serve as a liaison between the department, outside vendors, shipping agents and our state of the art distribution centers.

If you have a college degree or work experience in book publishing; if you have top-notch organizational skills, communication skills, and computer skills, and an almost obsessive/compulsive attention to detail, then we would like to meet you.

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New York, NY
Sales Representative
General Books
Sell new and backlist books and special promotions to booksellers in the Boston/Cambridge and New England region. Orchestrate author signings and work with store book clubs. Promote books to the larger bookselling community including chain, local bookseller associations and book festivals. Send real-time advice and updates to corporate management and travel when necessary.

Our sales reps have very strong sales and promotion experience in book publishing. They are self-reliant, dedicated, organized, attentive, proactive, resourceful, ambitious, engaging and high-energy lovers of books. If you're all of these and have the right experience we'd love to hear from you.

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New York, NY
Sales Support Assistant
General Books
Work closely with two international sales reps, managing the constant flow of valuable information for a team that is often on the road: provide phone/fax assistance and prepare advance sales materials; create marketing material and order forms for customers; track sales projections; conduct rights research; and send bestseller/hot title updates.

This job is a great challenge for someone with the right combination of office experience and command of the Spanish language. You'll need a strong level of experience with Microsoft Office programs, a keen eye for detail, and superior organizational skills. If you're self-motivated, eager to learn and want to break into the international arena, favor de aplicar en seguida.

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New York, NY
Special Sales Representative
General Books
Sell the best books to the special markets: consumer products manufacturers in packaged goods, food, beverages, games, apparel, and pharmaceuticals; service providers in communications, software, and financial; and restaurants. Team up with the marketing and editorial groups to aggressively widen and target sales opportunities in non-traditional retail channels.

If you have 2 - 3 years of sales or promotion experience in book publishing or book retail; if you're proactive and resourceful; ambitious and engaging; a pro with ACT and MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint; please make your sales pitch today.

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New York, NY