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Job Description:

We believe in bold ideas, diverse perspectives, and the drive to transform knowledge into impact. Here, your curiosity fuels progress, your voice shapes innovation, and your ambition helps redefine what's possible within science and learning. We are a culture that obsesses over impact, challenges, and drives what's next to power infinite possibilities for our customers, colleagues and society at large.

About the Role:

The Editorial Assistant role is an exciting opportunity for an analytically-minded, process-focused person with a passion for books to join a leading global trade book publisher. This wide-ranging position will provide editorial and administrative support for authors and editors in the non-fiction business and personal growth subject areas. It is an excellent opportunity for someone seeking a career in publishing to learn all aspects of the business.

Job Responsibilities:

• Manage the end-to-end publishing workflow for a portfolio of titles, including proposal preparation, contract administration, author coaching, production coordination, and post-publication activities, in support of a minimum of two editors and 50 projects per fiscal year.
• Coordinate author and vendor communications across all phases of the publishing process, responding to inquiries within established timeframes and proactively escalating issues that may affect project timelines.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records in proprietary publishing systems, including project trackers, title and pricing data, and contract documentation.
• Prepare internal publishing proposals according to defined submission deadlines.
• Process author contracts and payments, interfacing with colleagues in legal, accounts payable, royalty accounting, and other shared service departments as necessary.
• Support product marketing copy workflows for online catalog copy, covers, and Amazon product pages at defined production milestones.

Required Qualifications:

• Strong time management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously.
• Excellent written and oral communication and the ability to be persuasive and direct, yet tactful.
• Comfort with public speaking and presenting to internal teams, authors, and external partners.
• Fastidious attention to detail and thoroughness with attention to deadlines and a productive and focused work pattern.
• Proficiency in Word and Excel with ability to learn proprietary data management systems and Office 365 collaboration tools.
• Comfortable working collaboratively as well as independently to find solutions to emerging challenges.
• Team-oriented attitude.
• Bachelor's Degree.
• Minimum 1 year of experience related to writing, proofreading, content creation, publishing, communications, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to work independently and take initiative when navigating new or evolving challenges.
• Active and engaged presence on social media platforms, with an understanding of how authors and publishers use digital channels to build audience and drive discovery.
• Knowledge of AI tools.

We power infinite possibilities.

For more than 200 years, we've transformed knowledge into discoveries that shape the world. Today, our global team of innovators, creators, and experts is driving what's next in science, education, and publishing-creating impact that reaches everywhere.

We're not just observers of progress. We're the ones accelerating scientific breakthroughs, advancing learning, and sparking innovation that redefines entire fields and improves lives.

Here, your talent matters. Your ideas have room to grow. And your work creates breakthroughs that can change everything.
Wiley is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We evaluate all qualified applicants and treat all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or based on any individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Wiley is also committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact tasupport@wiley.com for assistance.

We are proud that our workplace promotes continual learning and internal mobility. Our values support courageous teammates, needle movers, and learning champions all while striving to support the health and well-being of all employees. We offer meeting-free Friday afternoons allowing more time for heads down work and professional development, and through a robust body of employee programing we facilitate a wide range of opportunities to foster community, learn, and grow.
We are committed to fair, transparent pay, and we strive to provide competitive compensation in addition to a comprehensive benefits package. The range below represents Wiley's good faith and reasonable estimate of the base pay for this role at the time of posting roles either in the United Kingdom, Canada or USA. It is anticipated that most qualified candidates will fall within the range, however the ultimate salary offered for this role may be higher or lower and will be set based on a variety of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, skills, and competencies.
When applying, please attach your resume/CV to be considered.

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