Fiction Writer Jobs

Four + years book publishing experience, with a focus on educational and nonfiction content for preschool through high school aged readers.

Acquire, edit, and package 20-25 titles per year, including original projects, licensed content, and educational program line extensions.

Develop the range, quality, and diversity of UNSQ KIDS’ front list educational titles.

4-year college degree or equivalent work experience required.

Minimum 4 years of editorial experience in acquiring and developing content for kids and teens.

Proven experience working with book titles from original concept to bound book.

Exceptional attention to detail, the ability to prioritize, and strong follow up skills

Excellent organizational skills and ability to multitask

Strong communication skills, both verbal & written, used on timely follow up over email and phone

Excellent writing skills, especially in writing promotional copy

Managing campaigns for endorsement quotes on various titles, including trafficking mailings (electronic and print) and revision approvals. Drafting pitch letters.

Preparing and routing P&Ls and contract information sheets for acquisitions.

Exceptional attention to detail, strong prioritization skills, and excellent organizational abilities.

Manage campaigns for endorsement quotes on various titles, including trafficking mailings and revision approvals. Draft pitch letters.

Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, for timely follow-up over email and phone.

Excellent writing skills, particularly in writing promotional copy.

Full-time employees are eligible for our comprehensive benefits program.

Write promotional copy for supervisor's approval, including TIs, online retail copy, and package copy. Maintain metadata for all editor's titles.

Administrative duties including handling phones, emails, calendar management, scheduling travel, booking reports, preparing expense reports, and general office management tasks

Assist with project management, research, and compiling information and materials as needed.

Manage submissions and creative development materials for clients

10+ months of experience preferred

Attention to detail and strong organization skills required

Strong interpersonal skills, while understanding the importance of maintaining confidentiality

Administrative duties including handling phones, emails, calendar management, scheduling travel, booking reports, preparing expense reports, and general office management tasks.

Assist with project management, research, and compiling information and materials as needed.

10+ months of experience preferred.

Attention to detail and strong organization skills required.

Strong interpersonal skills, while understanding the importance of maintaining confidentiality.

Ability to work well under pressure, meet tight deadlines, and manage multiple projects and expectations while maintaining a sharp focus.

10+ years of dynamic experience in Creative direction and content production.

Understand the mission and vision of the company, developing a deep understanding of what works for our advertisements and why.

Own end-to-end ideation and execution of High-Quality video assets to meet the business goals.

Lead mid to high-budget experiments with a deep understanding of performance metrics and increase the return on investment.

Build a network of agencies/vendors/productions houses/creative talent globally to drive our video content efforts

Plan and handle multiple projects with a clear execution plan as per the timelines

Upskill yourself with a strong resume line (we have amazing editorial, programming, design, and project management opportunities).

Proven experience building and retaining teams among diverse groups in skills

Leadership experience and the ability to effectively manage a team

Meet deadlines and budget requirements

Excellent written skills in English

Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills

Exceptional attention to detail, the ability to prioritize, and strong and efficient follow-up skills

Excellent organizational skills and ability to multitask with the sales reps

Strong communication skills, both verbal & written, used on timely follow-up over email and, phone, and chat

Sales Assistant, Mass Merchandising (Adult Fiction/Nonfiction) (Open to Remote)

Running daily order reports from SAP and the PO Web Tool

Running various sales reports from the Readerlink Portal

A part time freelance contract remote position

Experience in growing accounts preferred

a part time freelance contract remote position

What are the job duties?

Creating and posting BookTok content for bestselling authors' stories

Replying to comments from TikTok users

Administrative duties including handling phones, emails, calendar management, scheduling travel, booking reports, preparing expense reports, and general office management tasks.

Assist with project management, research, and compiling information and materials as needed.

1 year desk experience preferred.

Attention to detail and strong organization skills required.

Strong interpersonal skills, while understanding the importance of maintaining confidentiality.

Ability to work well under pressure, meet tight deadlines, and manage multiple projects and expectations while maintaining a sharp focus.

Shape offers with an understanding of the market and profit and loss statements

Manage the imprints P&L and editorial staff—both in-office and at-large—for

5-8 years of experience in an acquisitions role at a trade publishing house

Experience supervising and managing staff

Exceptional writing and presentation skills

Evaluate, acquire, and edit 12-15 crime fiction titles with strong sales potential

Administrative duties including handling phones, emails, calendar management, scheduling travel, booking reports, preparing expense reports, and general office management tasks.

Assist with project management, research, and compiling information and materials as needed.

10+ months of experience preferred.

Attention to detail and strong organization skills required.

Strong interpersonal skills, while understanding the importance of maintaining confidentiality.

Ability to work well under pressure, meet tight deadlines, and manage multiple projects and expectations while maintaining a sharp focus.

Strong writing skills and a broad range of interests.

Exceptional attention to detail, the ability to prioritize, and strong and efficient follow-up skills.

Excellent organizational skills and ability to multitask across two editors’ desks.

Strong communication skills, both verbal & written, used on timely follow-up over email and phone.

Tracking, logging, and evaluating submitted manuscripts, providing feedback to the editorial team, and drafting rejection letters

Preparing and routing financial and contract information for acquisitions

Strong writing skills and a broad range of interests.

Exceptional attention to detail, the ability to prioritize, and strong and efficient follow-up skills.

Excellent organizational skills and ability to multitask across two editors’ desks.

Strong communication skills, both verbal & written, used on timely follow-up over email and phone.

Tracking, logging, and evaluating submitted manuscripts, providing feedback to the editorial team, and drafting rejection letters

Preparing and routing financial and contract information for acquisitions

Monitor and ensure the integrity of our data for online partners and retailers

Assign ISBNs and set up new products in MDM

Orchestrate and monitor team catalog schedule, process, reminders, and submission of deliverables

Run P&L reports for potential new acquisitions and author re-signs

Maintain master schedule for the editorial team, as well as coordinate agendas for and scheduling of the editorial meetings.

Develops excellent working relationships with colleagues, including acquisitions editors, marketing and publicity staff, salespeople, production staff, designers, typesetters, and freelancers.

Bachelor’s degree in English, Communications or Creative Writing with 1-3 years’ experience in book publishing, or comparable combination.

Excellent writing skills and strong communication skills.

Ability to manage multiple projects and schedules, adhere to tight deadlines.

Knowledge of the Christian publishing market and Direct Mail market a plus.

Solid experience with Microsoft Office suite and Adobe PDF comment tools is essential.

Line edit 2 to 4 books per month and provide commentary about content

A dedicated editorial team that offers training, support, and consistent feedback to help you grow as an editor

Extensive editing experience, especially in academic writing

Experience with comprehensive editing of long-form content

$22+ per hour - with prompt weekly payments

The ability to select all of your assignments - choose the texts you want to edit from our extensive queue

Opportunities to get involved - editors are invited to coach writers and contribute to our larger strategy and mission

Fully remote/flexible work schedule - As a freelancer, you work the hours you want from anywhere on the globe

Experience with academic writing and/or teaching

Prompt weekly payments - Transparent, competitive rates for each assignment

Performance incentives - Exceed our expectations and timelines to earn a bonus on each assignment

Tiered rates - Writers who write reliably and well earn higher rates

Consistent and reliable work on the subject matter you love most and know best