Publicity Assistant Tor, Part-Time

The part-time assistant will provide administrative support for the twelve-person publicity department for Tom Doherty Associates, which includes the Tor, Forge, Nightfire, Tordotcom Publishing, Tor Teen, and Starscape imprints. This position is currently offered remotely.

What you'll do:

• Track media coverage and maintain internal publicity database
• Track bestseller information
• Manage book mailings and review copy requests, as well as manage regular digital mailings
• Assist with creating press releases and other publicity materials
• Research specific niche markets/publicity opportunities as needed
• Assist with author tours, including book travel and create itineraries

What you'll bring:

• Excellent organization skills and detail-oriented
• Ability to manage and assist on multiple projects in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment
• Ability to work independently and remotely, as well as collaboratively and as part of a team
• Strong work ethic and critical thinking skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interest in book publishing and publicity
• Proficiency with Google Workplace, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Ideal Experience:

• Prior experience in a fast-paced environment; book publishing, publicity, or bookselling a plus

This role will be a part-time contractor hired through a third party, Headway, at $20/hour for 20-25 hours a week.

Macmillan Publishers is a global trade book publishing company with prominent imprints around the world, publishing a broad range of award-winning books for children and adults in all categories and formats. Macmillan Publishers is committed to our authors, our employees, and to the environment.

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

Macmillan Publishers is a part of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a large family-owned media group of companies headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.

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.