Editorial Assistant - Avon Books (NYC Hybrid)

**Overview**

We have an exciting opportunity for an Editorial Assistant to join the Avon Group team! The Editorial Assistant will provide administrative and editorial support to the VP, Editorial Director specializing in a wide array of commercial fiction, with a specific focus on romance, thriller, horror, and cozy fantasy.

This role is based in New York City and will require someone to come into the office on a hybrid basis.

**Responsibilities**

+ Under close supervision, works with supervisor on the progress of book projects from acquisition to publication and beyond by managing schedules, maintaining records and the imprint map, and acting as the in-house liaison between Editorial, other departments, and authors.
+ Drafts publication materials, including contract requests, compiling and updating metadata keywords into title information sheets, jacket and retailer copy, cover concepting memos, and manuscript transmittals.
+ Traffics manuscri...