About

• Description
• Bloomsbury Publishing is seeking an Editor/Senior Editor in the Children's department.

• The Editor/Senior Editor will devise and implement publicity plans for children's book titles; coordinate publicity events; maintain relationships with authors, media and event venues. They will bring each book in with a clear vision for its development, its audience, and its potential. Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and the ability to work both independently and within a group environment are necessary.

• Key Responsibilities
• Work independently on 5-7 campaigns per season, publicizing books and authors of children’s books, including picture books, chapter books, middle grade, and teen titles.
• Organize author tours with bookstore events and school visits with accompanying media, influencer events, and stock signings.
• Pitch and arrange features with national, regional and local broadcast, print, and online media, developing proper angles and pitches.
• Actively cultivate and maintain media contacts, including national, regional, local, and online.
• Create press releases, pitch letters and other promotional book campaign materials that will successfully achieve media objectives in local, regional, institutional, and national outlets.
• Work closely with colleagues in marketing, editorial, and sales departments to create a clear and thorough publicity effort for all titles.
• Manage departmental festival and consumer conference pitches.
• Attend conferences, author interviews and tours as needed.
• Effectively communicate publicity protocols and campaign processes to authors while managing expectations.
• Manage and maintain publicity budget for assigned titles.
• Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 2-5+ years of experience in publicity with experience or interest in children’s books. Minimum 2 years of experience for Publicist role, minimum 4 years for Senior Publicist role.
• Exceptional and effective communication skills, both oral and written.
• Strong relationships with parenting, teen, and top-line national and broadcast media.
• Proven ability to generate creative angles and pitches.
• Fastidious attention to detail, highly organized, and able to keep to and/or work ahead of deadlines.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent skills in diplomacy, a strong sense of initiative and high level of professionalism.
• Proven ability to deliver timely, accurate work product and demonstrate good follow-up and follow through.
• Ability to think strategically and adapt to changing circumstances in a highly collaborative team environment.
• Possess a strong working knowledge of what is fresh in the media landscape and apply this knowledge to assigned projects and campaigns.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite, Publicity Assistant, Cision, Biblio, UPS CampusShip, NetGalley, and social media.
• Location
• All candidates must reside in the NY tri-state area and be able to commute to our NY headquarters on a hybrid-remote schedule 2 days per week.

• Compensation
• Editors can expect a salary of $60,080 - $66,000. Senior Editors can expect a salary of $67,000 - $73,000.

• Equal Opportunity Employment
• Bloomsbury Publishing USA is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. Our company has always followed and will continue to follow, a policy of providing equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, sex, ethnicity, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

• We welcome and celebrate talent from all backgrounds and believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are crucial elements to our success. We are dedicated to actively and continuously improving our practices to better support all of our employees. For more information about Bloomsbury’s diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, please see our Diversity & Inclusion Plan.

• Benefits
• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid parental leave
• Hybrid Work Schedule