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The Assistant Project Manager will support the AdPromo team at Tor Publishing Group in managing project execution across media formats while ensuring effective communication and adherence to timelines.

Responsibilities: Assist in project planning and execution, monitor progress against timelines, and ensure communication among team members and stakeholders.

Skills: Strong written and verbal communication, analytical problem-solving, and interpersonal skills; adaptability to changing priorities; digitally savvy.

Qualifications: 3-4 years of project management experience and a background in graphic design or digital media workflows is encouraged.

Location: New York, New York, United States

Compensation: $60000 - $65000 / Annually

The Assistant Project Manager will support the AdPromo team to ensure the smooth execution and completion of projects across all media formats for Tor Publishing Group. They will be responsible for managing communication between team members and stakeholders, and assisting with the planning, scheduling, and tracking of project timelines and milestones. This role requires a keen attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and the ability to multitask effectively under tight deadlines.

What you'll do:

• Project Planning and Execution Support: Assist in the development of project plans, including timelines and milestones. Monitor project progress against these plans, identify any deviations and assist in implementing corrective actions when necessary. This includes adjusting project plans as needed to meet objectives and working to anticipate roadblocks.
• Quality and Compliance Management: The Assistant Project Manager will work closely with the design team to understand the different technical requirements, restrictions, and timelines associated with all media and types of collateral produced by the AdPromo department. The ability to learn and adapt to global trends and changes in the media landscape will be critical for success.
• Coordination and Communication: This role will facilitate communication within each project team and with external stakeholders. This includes scheduling meetings, preparing meeting agendas and minutes, and ensuring all parties are kept informed of project progress and changes to maintain alignment across the group.

What you'll bring:

• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Analytical mindset with problem-solving mentality
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Adaptability and ability to find solutions as priorities change
• Digitally savvy and technologically curious

Ideal Experience:

• Experience with graphic design and digital media workflows encouraged
• Ideally 3-4 years experience in project management

This role will have an annual salary of $60,000 - $65,000.

Macmillan Publishers is the U.S. trade company that is part of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a large family-owned group of media companies headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Holtzbrinck Publishing Group's publishing companies include prominent imprints around the world that publish a broad range of award-winning books for children and adults in all categories and formats.

U.S. publishers include Celadon Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Flatiron Books, Henry Holt & Company, Macmillan Audio, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, The St. Martin's Publishing Group, and Tor Publishing Group. In the UK, Australia, India, and South Africa, companies in the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group publish under the Pan Macmillan name. The German publishing company, Holtzbrinck Deutsche Buchverlage, includes among its imprints S. Fischer, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Rowohlt, and Droemer Knaur.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are actively seeking job applicants who reflect a broad representation of differences, including race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, physical ability, neurodiversity, age, family status, economic background and status, geographical background and status, and perspective. We believe that the best companies reflect the incredible diversity in viewpoints, backgrounds, and identities of the world in their staffs, and are committed to inclusive hiring across departments and levels. The successful candidate for this position will be an employee of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC.