Assistant Editor

About the role

Chronicle Books is looking for a creative and savvy Assistant Editor to join the Art & Entertainment publishing group. From Grumpy Cat to Dolly Parton, the Art & Entertainment team acquires and publishes pop culture books, formats, and calendars across a wide range of non-fiction categories. Our titles are contagious, thoughtfully designed, funny, and commercial. We need a quick-thinking, pop-culture and trend-loving editor who has many creative ideas, an interest in growing publishing relationships, and a clear vision for what makes a book irresistible.

Responsibilities

• Provide editorial and project management support on a wide range of commercial books and formats, with a focus on key licensing relationships.
• Independently acquire or be the project editor for 6-8 books, calendars, and formats a year.
• Build industry relationships and cultivate authors and other makers.
• Evaluate, track and input corrections to manuscripts, maintain title schedules, generate title memo copy for tipsheets, and communicate with authors, artists, packagers, licensors, and literary agents.
• Research, evaluate, and respond to proposals while tracking licensor approvals.
• Present proposals to publishing group meetings, generate P&Ls and deal sheets, lead creative meetings, make offers, monitor marketplace trends, and work alongside department group members.

Requirements

The Assistant Editor will have a minimum of three years’ publishing experience with proven project management skills. They will also need to possess an interest in licensing, a demonstrated skill in copywriting/written communications, and the skills to represent the publishing director and executive editor in meetings. They will need an ability to successfully manage details and tasks simultaneously, a strong attention to detail, self-motivation, and the skills to work independently as well as in a collaborative group.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in English, Communications, Publishing, or a related field. A Master’s degree is preferred.

Skills

An interest in licensing, a demonstrated skill in copywriting/written communications, and the skills to represent the publishing director and executive editor in meetings.

Benefits

Chronicle Books offers a full suite of benefits, including, but not limited to, medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401k, a profit share plan, three weeks of paid vacation to start, two weeks of sick time per year, and company holidays, including a paid winter break between Christmas Day and New Year's Day, paid family, maternity, and paternity leave, commuter benefits, long-term disability insurance, annual tuition assistance, annual wellness stipend, and more.

Pay

Hiring Salary Range: $27.41 – $31.50/hr. This range represents the anticipated low and high end of the expected salary for this position and will be determined by factors including, but not limited to, an applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. This position is eligible for our profit share plan.

Schedule

Employees at Chronicle Books will follow a regular hybrid schedule in our San Francisco office of at least three (3) in-office days per week and up to five (5) in-office days per week, depending on project and business needs.

About Us

Founded in 1967 in San Francisco, Chronicle Books is one of the world’s most admired publishers and distributors of illustrated books, gifts, and games for all ages. Its highly acclaimed list spans art, photography, food, lifestyle, pop culture, humor, self-help, wellness, children’s books, and stationery, among other categories. Chronicle is the home of numerous award-winning authors, bestselling series, and trend-setting titles. Chronicle Books is committed to partnering with artists, writers, and business partners who represent the diversity of our world and to fostering an inclusive company culture that respects and promotes diverse backgrounds and points of view.