Editorial Assistant, Love Inspired

3 months ago


Toronto, Canada HarperCollins Publishers Full time

Overview:
**Company**:Harlequin Enterprises ULC

**Job Title**:Editorial Assistant, Love Inspired

**Department**:Editorial - Harlequin Brand Group

**Status**:Regular Full Time

**Location**:22 Adelaide Street W, Toronto (hybrid model)

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**Job Summary**:
The Editorial Assistant is responsible for obtaining an understanding of the publishing business and providing administrative assistance for the Love Inspired inspirational romance publishing programs. A front-line contact for the Editorial team and assists in positively portraying the company to external sources.

We celebrate and support the differences that make each of us unique, striving to create a welcoming workplace that ensures everyone has a voice and are able to do their best work. We welcome all applicants, including those who identify with groups that are traditionally underrepresented in the publishing industry including, but not limited to, Black, Indigenous, and people of colour, and members of the LGBTQIA2S+ community, and persons with disabilities.

Join us, and share your story.

**Responsibilities**:

- Completes first screen for all “slush” manuscripts and query letters submitted, identifies and forwards any worth further consideration.
- Coordinates transfer of materials to other company departments as required.
- Acts as front-line contact for the editorial team by screening requests or messages from external parties such as answering queries from authors/agents, unsolicited authors/agent calls, providing information when known or referring to the proper source and participating in pitching events.
- Provides administrative assistance to the editorial team by creating, updating and/or maintaining internal systems; generating reports; requesting materials from contracted authors such as title suggestions, art fact sheet information, and social media content; coordinating deadlines for the team, scheduling meetings as required.
- Provides editorial assistance to the editorial team by preparing reader reports and revision letters, writing and revising back cover copy, and with direction, reviewing copy editing and author approval/alterations.
- Provides assistance to team as needed to back imprint strategy and growth.

Qualifications:
Specific training or job experience required includes:

- Undergraduate degree in English
- Previous administrative experience
- Post-secondary publishing Diploma is an asset
- One-year experience in the publishing industry is an asset

**Competencies/Skills**:
Competencies and skills required to perform this job include:

- Creativity, decisiveness, functional/technical knowledge, computer knowledge, adaptability/flexibility, customer orientation and a drive for results.
- The ability to manage execution, to prioritize, to pay close attention to detail, and to deal with stress
- Strong communication, planning, organizational, teamwork, and problem-solving skills

**About Harlequin**

**Harlequin** is a leading publisher of commercial fiction and narrative nonfiction. We publish more than 100 titles a month that reach audiences globally. Encompassing highly recognizable imprints that span a broad number of genres, we are home to many award-winning New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling authors. Harlequin is a division of **HarperCollins Publishers**, the second-largest consumer book publisher in the world. Through HarperCollins’s global publishing program, Harlequin titles are published in 17 countries and 16 languages.



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