Editorial Assistant Rotational Program

Program Overview

This rotational editorial program is designed to speed up the development of early-career editorial professionals through hands-on exposure to a wide range of projects, apprenticeship-style learning, and steadily increasing responsibility. The ideal candidate is motivated, resilient, practical, and eager to grow into a valuable long-term contributor to the editorial team and the wider direct-to-consumer lifestyle business.

As a full-time Editorial Assistant, you will rotate through several parts of the business, including Industry Relations, Licensing, Contracts & Operations, Book Selections, Member Experience initiatives, and Allurial, the company’s Romantasy-focused business. After roughly two years, successful participants may move into a more specialized role depending on business needs, individual performance, and the interests shown during the program.

What Success Looks Like

• Producing high-quality work by organizing tasks well, setting priorities, and reviewing output for accuracy, efficiency, and correct formatting.
• Following through quickly and reliably on assigned work, while proactively sharing progress updates.
• Using sound judgment by thinking through tasks carefully and logically.
• Learning actively, welcoming feedback, and applying it to improve performance.

Key Responsibilities

This role supports multiple editorial and cross-functional functions across the business.

• Support the Editorial Director by managing the calendar, preparing publisher-facing presentations, and helping run podcast-related operations.
• Assist with the book selection process by maintaining the book database, drafting editorial content, and analyzing book performance data.
• Handle editorial operations work such as preparing and executing licensing agreements, entering editorial materials into internal systems, and supporting hardcover and audiobook production tasks.
• Assist the Department of Cultural Arts & Sciences with cross-functional initiatives, including original print acquisition and Collections work.
• Contribute to Allurial editorial and marketing activities by evaluating books, supporting advertising and creative execution, and managing the influencer program.
• Own or support Member Experience projects, test and report on box rate and books-per-box improvements, and turn member insights into clear feedback for the team.

Candidate Profile

• You bring a strong work ethic and can learn quickly, take on unfamiliar work, and incorporate feedback.
• You are eager to develop professionally over time and build new skills.
• You have excellent organization, time management, and prioritization abilities.
• You are comfortable working with numbers and performing data analysis.
• You write and proofread carefully and pay close attention to detail.
• You communicate clearly and work well with people at different levels across the business.
• You exercise discretion when handling sensitive information.
• You read quickly and widely, and you have strong knowledge of contemporary commercial fiction.

Compensation

The role offers a base salary of $70,000 per year.

Program Timeline

After around two years in the rotational program, participants may be considered for a more specialized position based on business needs, performance, and demonstrated interests.

Work Location

This is an onsite role based in New York, NY.