Publishing Job - NYC - Publicity Assistant

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Publicity Assistant posted: Nov. 25, 2008
Offered by: Hachette Book Group
Benefits: Health, Dental, 401K
Duration: Full Time
Location: New York, NY

Requirements:
Hachette Book Group USA (HBG), a division of Hachette Livre, seeks to fill the position of Publicity Assistant. The assistant will support senior level publicists at Grand Central Publishing, which publishes approximately 100 general fiction, mystery, science fiction, spiritual, self-help, and romance titles annually.

• The assistant will serve as a liaison between Grand Central Publishing and all types of media and bookstores and will communicate with high profile authors and literary agents.
• Performing general administrative work including answering telephones, photocopying, faxing, filing, distributing in-house materials and maintaining publicity databases.
• Drafting press releases, creating press kits, organizing author tours and events and conducting appropriate follow-up
• Maintaining & updating our database of web & digital media contacts.

• Prior publishing and/or publicity experience is strongly preferred.
• Superb verbal and written communication skills and knowledge of the media are paramount.
• Excellent computer skills, including familiarity with MS Word and Excel, the ability to multi-task and attend to details in a fast-paced environment are also essential. Internet savvy also a plus.
• Experience and/or interest in book publishing are essential.
• College degree preferred.

About Our Company:
Hachette Book Group USA is a leading trade publisher based in New York and a division of Hachette Livre, the second largest publisher in the world. Hachette Book Group’s product lines include adult, illustrated, religious, children’s and audio books under the Little, Brown and Company, Little Brown Books for Young Readers, Grand Central Publishing, FaithWords, Center Street, Orbit, Yen Press and Hachette Book Group Digital Media imprints. Its bestselling authors include Ansel Adams, Marc Brown, David Baldacci, Michael Connelly, Nelson DeMille, Malcolm Gladwell, Robert Kiyosaki, Walter Mosley, Joyce Meyer, Stephenie Meyer, James Patterson, David Sedaris, Anita Shreve, Nicholas Sparks, Cecily von Ziegesar, and Paula White. HBG classics include: The Catcher in the Rye, The Bridges of Madison County, Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, To Kill A Mockingbird, the Arthur children’s books, and works by photographer Ansel Adams. Hachette Book Group also sells and distributes books for other publishers and has a state of the art warehouse in Indiana and customer service operations in Boston. For more information, visit www.hbgusa.com.

Contact: Sebastien Pierre

Address: 237 Park Ave. New York, NY 10017

Fax: [phone]

Special Instructions:
To apply for this position, please submit your resume and cover letter online:

http://www.hachettebookgroupusa.com/about_careers.aspx

Hachette Book Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.