• Editorial Manager, Contemporary & Genre Fiction

    Book of the Month (New York, NY)


    Summary:

    We are looking for an entrepreneurial and driven Editorial Manager, Contemporary & Genre Fiction to help us execute our mission to bring the best new fiction forward. This person will manage and coordinate our process for reviewing a wide array of commercial and genre fiction, gather insights, and make recommendations to the Editorial Director.  This is a great opportunity for someone with a discerning sensibility for the best commercial fiction, a passion for championing emerging authors, and the ability to manage a process effectively.

     

    What you’ll do…

     

    This job requires a blend of exquisite taste, industry relations, and project management.

     

    + Identify relevant upcoming titles through industry relationships and news, and other sources.

    + Assign titles to readers and review and synthesize feedback.

    + Read a high volume of titles across multiple categories of commercial and genre fiction yourself.

    + Prepare slates of recommendations to the Editorial Director and clearly articulate your view on why these titles should or should not be featured.

    + Understand your personal taste, the preferences of various segments of our membership, and be able to articulate and differentiate where these do and do not intersect.

    + Serve as an effective industry relations professional by leveraging existing relationships and building new relationships to identify new opportunities and represent the brand in publishing circles.

    + Potentially take on other areas of Editorial work that might include: podcast content production; industry presentations and partnerships; book production operations; website content, or other areas.

    About you:

    + 5+ years of relevant experience in an editorial, content development, agency, or other entertainment industry-related role.

    + Deep familiarity with current pipelines and trends in commercial and genre fiction.

    + Existing relationships across relevant industry players and the ability to use those relationships to achieve business outcomes.

    + Demonstrated experience operating and improving a business process in an organized manner.

    + Ability to create organized and well-formatted decks, memos, and other work products and present to stakeholders.

    + Strong match for the company work-styles identified on our careers page.

     

    Base Salary Range: $90,000 - $130,000

     

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