Editorial Assistant - Psychology

At Macmillan Learning, the health and safety of our employees and contract staff is a top priority. Accordingly, COVID-19 vaccinations will be required for all staff that will be working in a Macmillan Learning office, or have job duties requiring them to travel for work. If offered the role, the candidate will need to provide proof of vaccination in advance of their start date. Employees can request religious and/or medical exemptions to this requirement by following the process outlined in the offer letter.
Start your higher education publishing career at Macmillan. We are passionate about creating effective print and digital learning tools and resources for students, and we need someone like you. Assist in the administrative aspects of higher education publishing in the discipline of psychology. Assist with communication with authors and instructors, managing key content review programs, writing & editing reviews, creating JIRA tickets, schedules, and ISBN’s for projects, and processing relevant payments for freelancers and vendors. Editorial assistants help program managers prepare for key meetings through pulling relevant data and reports and assisting with logistics and execution.
Key responsibilities:

• Recruit, communicate with, and help inform reviewer panels and key content contributors.
• Contribute to and draft title and content review and market surveys.
• Create JIRA tickets for titles.
• Create ISBNs in Kloe.
• Process payments for honoraria and vendor invoices.
• Draft agreements and contracts with authors and contributors.
• Create sales and adoption reports.
• Create and manage project schedules.
• Maintain and update data in key editorial systems.
• Interact with key functional groups within the company (Sales, Production, Legal, etc.) and also with authors, instructors, and students.
• Attend and support your program manager with select internal and external meetings.
• Help find solutions and offer support for miscellaneous needs or tasks that arise in the day to day work of your program manager.
• Special projects and career development that will help expand your skill set and explore potential career paths at Macmillan Learning.

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Ability to communicate and coordinate effectively and professionally with diverse stakeholders across departments
• Experience tracking deadlines and deliverables
• Initiative, curiosity, and follow-through
• Highly organized in your approach to work

Preferred Qualifications:

• Internship or work experience with publisher
• Bachelor’s degree in Psychology or English
• Project management experience
• Experience working with shared documents on Google office suite
• Event planning and event management experience
• Must be able to concentrate and maintain detail-orientation in busy, open office environment. Must be able to multi-task, prioritize, and maintain calm and focus under stressful situations.

Benefits
Regular full-time and qualifying part-time employees and their dependents are eligible for Macmillan benefits, effective on the employee’s date of hire. Macmillan also offers health benefits coverage to qualifying same-sex and opposite-sex domestic partners (may require additional documentation) of active employees.

• Competitive pay and bonus plan
• Generous Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision)
• Contributions to your 401k retirement account through Fidelity (US)
• Generous paid time off, sick time, discretionary days. and paid holidays (Cesar Chavez Day, Juneteenth, Indigenous People's Day, and more!)
• Employee Assistance Program, Education Assistance Program
• 100% employer-paid life and AD&D insurance
• And much more!

Macmillan Learning is a part of the family-owned Holtzbrinck group of companies and is one of the leading educational technology companies. Through deep partnership with the world's best researchers, educators, administrators, and developers, we facilitate teaching and learning opportunities that spark student engagement and improve outcomes. We provide educators with tailored solutions designed to inspire student curiosity and measure progress. Macmillan Learning is comprised of renowned brands including Bedford/St. Martins, W.H. Freeman, Worth Publishers, Sapling Learning, SkyFactor, Late Nite Labs, EBI-MAPworks, iclicker, REEF and Hayden-McNeil.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are actively seeking job applicants who reflect a broad representation of differences, including race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, physical ability, neurodiversity, age, veteran, family and economic status and background, geographical background and status, and perspective. We believe that the best companies reflect the incredible diversity in viewpoints, backgrounds, and identities of the world in their staffs, and are committed to inclusive hiring across departments and levels. You can read more about our Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion initiatives here.
The successful candidate for this position will be an employee of Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishing Group, LLC d/b/a Macmillan Learning. Bedford Freeman & Worth Publishing Group, LLC has developed an affirmative action program in compliance with the NY Department of Education’s guidance. Portions of the affirmative action program are available for review by applicants and employees by contacting Human Resources at Macmillan Learning.

Education
Preferred

• Bachelors or better in English or related field
• Bachelors or better in Psychology or related field

Skills
Preferred

• Excel
• Proofreading
• Google for Work
• Copy Editing

Job Type: Full-time