Job Title: Editorial Assistant
Location: New York, NY
Zip Code: 10162

Description:

The McGraw-Hill Companies is driving the education, financial services and business information markets through leading brands such as McGraw-Hill Education, Standard & Poor's,BusinessWeek , J.D. Power and Associates, Platts, McGraw-Hill Construction, Aviation Week, and Broadcasting.

McGraw-Hill Professional, a division of McGraw-Hill Education, is recognized for publishing the most respected and well-known works in a wide range of professional fields, namely Medical, Business, and Technical. McGraw-Hill Professional is a leader in providing on-the-job content and solutions to professionals throughout the world. In addition, McGraw-Hill Professional has been a leader in creating online and digital solutions to professionals and students in medicine through AccessMedicine, or to engineers through its Digital Engineering Library. In addition to the Business, Medical, and Technical markets, McGraw-Hill Professional is a publishing and content leader in Education and Test Prep and in Consumer categories such as health and self-help.

McGraw-Hill Professional has an outstanding opportunity for an Editorial Assistant , based in our New York office.

The Editorial Assistant will assist editors in all areas of acquisitions and development of manuscripts and content for the medical market. Additionally, the Editorial Assistant will perform a variety of administrative duties including correspondence, filing, completing forms, processing author payments, managing data, helping with research on competitive books and potential projects, working with online contributors, and will have frequent phone contact with authors and online vendors.

In general, the Editorial Assistant will be asked to play an all around role in maintaining author and agent relationships, contributing to meetings, and contributing to a strong, proactive editorial team.

Essential Accountabilities include:

Perform all needed editorial procedures, paperwork and follow-up associated with the acquisitions and publishing process. This includes in part, processing and sending out contracts, check requisitions, contributor payments, and numerous other forms.

Frequent contact with authors and contributors regarding projects and following up on chapters, contributor agreements and permissions. This includes sending out contributor packages, reminder letters, reminder phone calls, emails and independent follow-up in order to maintain schedules.

Traffic and post online content to various medical portal sites.

Process and log-in manuscripts and prepare final manuscripts for production.

Maintain and keep up-to-date editorial database and book files.

Interface with accounts payable on status of check requisitions.

Correspond with digital editorial advisory boards and coordinate annual meetings.

· Bachelor's Degree in related discipline

· Excellent organizational skills

· Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

· Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously

· Proficient use of Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, internet etc

· One year of experience in publishing a plus

The McGraw-Hill Companies is an equal opportunity employer.

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