Editorial Assistant

Position Overview

This editorial assistant position is based in New York City with a minimum of two days per week in the SoHo office. The role offers an opportunity to support two editors who handle projects ranging from middle grade and young adult fiction to picture books. The position also manages departmental duties for our fiction team.

Annual salary: $52,000.00. This is a full‑time, regular position in the Publishing family group.

• Provide clerical and editorial support for the editors, including metadata and systems input, preparing meeting materials, ordering and mailing books.
• Offer all‑around project support and serve as the primary point of contact for inquiries from other departments such as legal, sales, production, design, and marketing.
• Assist with administrative work for the fiction group: note‑taking, meeting set‑up, group planning, and participation in editorial brainstorming sessions.
• Read and evaluate agent submissions for the managers; after training, review book passes and proofs, draft cover copy and fact sheets, and conduct second reads on manuscripts or submissions.

• Entry‑level position; 80% administrative, 20% editorial/creative. Highly organized with a proven ability to juggle multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Excellent writing, problem‑solving, organizational and time‑management skills, and strong communication across all forms.
• Proficiency in learning internal metadata and online trafficking procedures, including creating P/Ls, fact sheets, cross‑channel submissions, deal memos, acquisitions memos, book details, ISBN, publication grid maintenance, and T&E expense reports.
• Passion for children’s and YA books and a desire to learn more about the publishing world.
• Attention to detail, strong motivation, comfort asking for help, self‑starter, and ability to work independently within a collaborative team.
• Ability to meet deadlines and manage schedules across several projects simultaneously.
• In‑office responsibilities including mailings and in‑person meetings. Additional attendance may be required.

• Full suite of health and wellness benefits, including a $0 deductible medical plan.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with Roth and Traditional options.
• Tuition‑free programs for undergraduate and graduate degrees.
• Generous parental leave program.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with 15% discount on stock.

Scholastic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is clear: there shall be no discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, non‑disqualifying physical or mental disability, or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam veteran. Those factors shall not influence the determination of qualifications for a job or other opportunity within the company.

Further, all personnel actions (such as compensation, tuition aid, benefits, transfers, promotions, and dismissals, company‑sponsored training, social and recreational programs) shall be administered without discrimination.