REMINDER: NYU SCPS Publishing Event "BLOGS, BOOKS & BUSINESS STRATEGIES": October 18, 2010

The NYU-SCPS Office for Alumni Relations, The Publishing Alumni Association and
The Publishing Student Association

Cordially invite you to:

BLOGS, BOOKS & BUSINESS STRATEGIES
An evening of networking and publishing conversation led by two industry experts

Please join DEBBIE STIER, SVP and Director of Digital Marketing at Harper Collins, and YULI ZIV, Founder, Style Coalition.com, for a discussion on:

• How to monetize your blog
• How to widen your audience through social media marketing
• How to partner with large media (HarperCollins, Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S.) for entrepreneurial gain

Monday, October 18, 2010, 6:30p.m.
Room 909, Kimmel Center
60 Washington Square South, New York

Refreshments: 6:30p.m.
Speaker Presentations: 7:00 to 8:00p.m.
Alumni RSVP: publishing.alumni@nyu.edu

ABRAMS, pre-eminent publisher of high-quality illustrated books, seeks Editorial Assisant

ABRAMS is seeking an organized, energetic, detail minded individual with excellent English language skills to provide administrative support to two senior vice presidents and editorial support for the Abrams Adult editorial team. Responsibilities include minute taking at major meetings and presentations; creating PowerPoint presentations; writing fact sheets and catalog copy; processing reprint corrections; responding to unsolicited proposals and inquiries; copyediting, proofreading, collating galleys, keyboarding and picture management; as well as providing overall clerical support (phones, copies, package tracking, etc). Qualifications include a bachelor's degree; 1 - 2 years' publishing experience; excellent grammar, spelling, communication and writing skills; ability to juggle multiple priorities efficiently and calmly; copyediting/proofreading experience preferred; pleasant telephone manner; knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint; InDesign and iView Media a plus. French or other foreign language a plus. Please submit resume and cover letter, including salary requirements, to jobs@abramsbooks.com

NYU Event: Blogs, Books and Business Strategies

The NYU alumni office and the publishing student association have coordinated "an evening of networking and publishing conversation led by two industry experts." Come out to the Kimmel Center on October 18th to join a discussion led by Debbie Stier (Harper Collins) and Yuli Ziv (StyleCoalition.com). They'll discuss:

• How to monetize your blog
• How to widen your audience through social media
• How to partner with large media to build your brand

When: Monday, October 18, 6:30 to 8:00 PM

Where: Room 406, Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South

Alumni RSVP: publishing.alumni@nyu.edu

Current Student RSVP: fpc224@nyu.edu

Hope to see you there!

Show Business Weekly Seeks Editorial Interns

Show Business Weekly, a performing arts newspaper located in Midtown Manhattan, is looking for editorial news interns who write incredibly well.

Get experience in proofreading, fact checking, writing, editorial production and general office work.

We offer hands-on involvement with New York's performing arts community and publishing industry. Candidate must be deadline and detail oriented.

Please email resume and cover letter to work@showbusinessweekly.com.

No phone calls please.

Production Editorial Assistant needed at HarperCollins Publishers

Responsibilities:
- Assist Executive Managing Editor with all clerical and administrative aspects of the department, including phones, correspondence, invoices, etc.
- Helps to prepare bound galley materials.
- Assists the production editors as needed.

After training and under supervision also will take responsibility for:
- Editorial production of offsets and reprints and assist production editors in proofreading, slugging proof corrections, checking blues, and other aspects of the editorial production process as needed.
- May take on individual book projects and learn to supervise the editorial production process from manuscript to bound book.

Qualifications:
- College-level education and understanding of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and literature required.
- Computer skills necessary.
- Must be well organized and able to work under deadline pressures.
- Must possess college degree or equivalent work experience.

If interested in this position, please apply at http://www.harpercollinscareers.com/careers/apply/ap_index.html with the job code RA-PEAKL.

Oxford University Press Seeks Contracts Associate

Oxford University Press, Inc. seeks to fill the position of Contracts Associate in the Legal Department.

Reporting directly to the General Counsel, the Contracts Associate will create, edit, draft and negotiate editorial book contracts, library sales and online product licenses, and journal acquisition contracts and will lead contract negotiations with literary agents.

The Contracts Associate will help improve contract processes and support the General Counsel in the administration, negotiation and drafting of contracts in other areas of the business as needed. The job holder will have the opportunity to work with editorial staff, management, agents and authors and will gain exposure to a wide range of publishing agreements.

Requirements:

• Must have a Bachelor of Arts degree and at least 1 – 2 years experience in book publishing, preferably in editorial department or at a literary agency.
  
• Good communication and writing/drafting skills.
  
• Must be highly organized, efficient, adaptable, and attentive to detail.
  
• Self-starter with a strong ability to manage multiple priorities and a high volume of work accurately in a timely manner.
  
• Excellent computer skills, including competence with the Microsoft Office Suite.
  
• Desirable job qualifications include previous experience conducting contract drafting and training.
  
• Know-how and previous experience with book publishing contracts also highly desired.

How to Apply:

Please submit cover letters and resumes with salary requirements to hrny.us@oup.com.

NYU Press Seeks Assistant to the Director/Subsidiary Rights Administrator

New York University Press has an opening for an Assistant to the Director and Subsidiary Rights Administrator.

This position provides general administrative support to the Director, serves as press receptionist, and coordinates all subsidiary rights, including permissions, translations, co-publications, serials, and book clubs. Assists the Director in the management of all press contracts and electronic publishing activities, including e-rights research and correspondence with publishing partners, as well as significant permissions and licensing projects.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree, minimum one year experience in publishing required; subsidiary rights, contracts management, and grant writing experience preferred.
• Must have outstanding writing, editing, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills, great attention to detail, and the demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks under the pressure of deadlines.
  
• Strong computer skills necessary, including Word, Excel, and Filemaker.

How to Apply:

For more information about working at NYU and to apply for this position online, visit our website at: www.nyucareers.com, posting number 2009167.

How I Got That Job (or Internship)...

Read stories about how our students turned their internships in the M.S. in Publishing program at NYU-SCPS into full-time jobs—or how their classroom or networking experiences resulted in coveted industry positions.

To find out more, visit http://nyupubposts.wordpress.com/

Macy's is Seeking Copywriter

The New York based creative team of macys.com is currently seeking a Copywriter to collaborate on the development of interactive solutions and effective results for the website.

This person will have responsibility for understanding the overall business, brand and marketing objectives, and proactively contributing to its evolution and success. The position will be responsible for creative and strategic thinking, developing writing and messaging skills relative to product descriptions, email campaigns, headlines and other media.

This position requires 2-3 years of copywriting experience in advertising, direct marketing, promotion or publishing, preferably with a background in eCommerce; working knowledge of Macintosh, proficiency with Word, experience with database tools and knowledge of Internet technology.

A Bachelor's degree in English, journalism, communications, advertising, marketing, direct response or promotion (or comparable work experience), and strong conceptual skills with knowledge of how copy relates to art, design, graphics and typography are also highly desirable.

The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication, organizational and problem solving skills, and the aptitude to function within deadlines, while working both independently and as part of a team.

Macy's is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.

Oxford University Press Seeks Editorial Assistant - Reference

The editorial assistant provides administrative support to development editors of large-scale reference projects at Oxford University Press for publication in print and as part of our growing online publishing program.

The assistant is involved in all phases of the editorial process; responsibilities include interacting with academic editors and authors of articles to ensure timely delivery of content, tracking progress in databases, and attending to departmental duties.

Requirements:

Candidate will be detail oriented, well organized, and able to solve problems and work under pressure. Excellent communications skills, spelling and grammar is a must. Familiarity with Microsoft Word, Excel, and especially Access is highly desirable. Bachelor’s degree required.

Business Insider Seeks Editor Intern (PAID)

Business Insider is expanding again! We're looking for a few great editorial interns to join our team this fall.

The scoop: We pay our interns. We also have them do meaningful things: research, write, copy-edit, produce features -- even break news. Several of our interns have gone on to full-time writer/editor positions at BI.

The qualifications: A journalism background always helps, as do copy-editing skills and light HTML and Photoshop experience. Knowledge of social media and previous writing experience a plus.

Please send cover letter, resume and clips via email to jliebman@businessinsider.com, attn: Jessica Liebman.

Marie Claire Magazine's Fashion department seeks an experienced intern

Marie Claire Magazine's Fashion department seeks an experienced intern to work under the Senior Market Editor.

Candidate must be able to commit to a minimum of 3 full days a week, with no exceptions. This is an unpaid internship and you must be able to receive college credit.

Must be knowledgeable in contemporary RTW brands and have previous experience working with this market. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: creating trend/story boards and request lists, managing samples in the contemporary market, assisting in requesting looks for photo shoots, managing expenses and handling return requests.

Candidates must be extremely organized and able to multitask in a fast-paced environment. This position requires long hours so candidates must be dedicated, highly-motivated and invested in their position. A positive attitude is a MUST.

Please send resume and cover letter to Alexandra DeAngelis at adeangelis@hearst.com.

Contract work with the possibility of becoming long-term and full-time work?

Gabriel Salzman is currently looking for content editors (all subjects, preferably with assessment experience), copy editors, editorial assistants, and data entry specialists.

It is contract work with the possibility of becoming long-term and full-time work.

If you know of anyone who is interested, please have them contact Gabriel at gabriel.salzman@corek12.com.

Looking for Publishing Internships?

If you’re still working on your degree, an internship may be the perfect way to experience the inner-workings of the publishing industry.

Some are paid, many offer college credit, and all provide invaluable knowledge that may help you get your foot in the door when it is time to look for a full-time job."

View the list of available internships here: http://www.bookjobs.com/internships.php

Berghahn Books Inc. Seeks Production Assistant

Responsible, intelligent Production Assistant needed by busy scholarly press to handle multiple tasks in a small-firm environment.

Responsibilities include administrative duties, tracking projects, logging in and preparing manuscripts for production, checking proofs, archiving files, assisting with reprints and specialized projects as they come up, among other things.

Familiarity with Mac OS, desktop publishing software, MS Office, and database experience are desirable. Knowledge of grammar essential, self-reliance and a high degree of organization a necessity. Humanities major preferred.

Berghahn Books is an independent, scholarly press with offices in New York and Oxford, specializing in the Humanities and Social Science, with a focus on history, politics, cultural studies, media studies, social anthropology, and migration studies.

Contact: Melissa Spinelli, melissa.spinelli@berghahnbooks.com, with resumé and salary history.

Hearst Magazines Seeks Copyeditor

Tracking Code: 468

Job Description: The Copy Editor copy edits and proof reads for the brand (this includes print, digital material, etc).

Required Skills: Strong copy editing skills.

Required Experience: 2+ years as a copy editor

Job Location: New York, NY

Position Type: Full-Time/Regular

Suite101 is looking for Talented Writers!

Talented Writers Wanted

Categories: Media, Writers & Editors

Suite101 is a popular online magazine that offers authoritative articles, intelligent reviews and expert commentary to over 28 million readers each month. With websites in English, German, French and Spanish and over 10,000 professional writers internationally, Suite101 is the premier place for writers to attract millions of readers and publish for pay online.

How does it work? Publish fact-based articles and earn royalties on them forever. You can work from the comfort of your home and get paid monthly via PayPal.

Who works for Suite101 Our international network of writers includes:
- Journalists
- Authors
- Bloggers
- Subject matter experts
- Students
- Hobbyists

Requirements:

Who is our ideal applicant? Were looking for writers with:
- Excellent writing and grammar skills
- A high level of self-motivation
- Attention to detail
- Experience writing for the web (an asset though not required)
- Familiarity with social networks and online marketing (beneficial though not required)

ITHAKA is searching for a dynamic Content Development Specialist

ITHAKA is searching for a dynamic Content Development Specialist to work in the Content Development Unit (CDU).

Working with direction from the Content Development Manager, the Content Development Specialist will support and further the work of the CDU, by inviting publishers to participate in JSTOR and working with content providers (such as museums, libraries, universities, or scholarly societies) on developing new collections.

The Specialist should have a strong academic background in an area of the life sciences or physical sciences. This position will report to the Content Development Manager.

Skills

*Minimum 3 years employment in scientific publishing, electronic resource management, or related field, and/or college or university degree in any area of the life sciences or physical sciences, and/or professional experience in science editorial or acquisitions required. An advanced degree a plus.

*Experience :
-Successfully completing research projects
-Understanding of contracts and agreements

*Excellent oral and written communication, proofreading, and listening skills.

*Strong research skills.

*Familiarity with online resources for academic research.

*Experience in communicating potential ideas to varying audiences.

*Ability to anticipate, identify, and solve problems.

*Positive attitude; flexible; self-motivator.

*Excellent organizational skills; ability to handle and prioritize tasks with limited. supervision; work well under deadlines.

*Attentive to detail and deadlines.

*Software: Microsoft Office, FileMaker Pro, Dreamweaver.

NYC Literary Agency Seeks Office Assistant

Office Assistant will provide a literary agency with administrative and editorial support.

Responsibilities include heavy phones, organizing submissions, writing reader's reports, composing rejection letters, handling permissions, and some filing. Ideal candidate is well-organized, personable, has an excellent phone manner, and enjoys reading and writing.

Contact: Ian King

E-mail: iking@robbinsoffice.com

Fax: 212-223-2535

Special
Instructions:

Fax or email resume. Attachments ok. No phone calls please.

The New York Law Journal, the nation's largest selling legal daily newspaper, is seeking an Editorial Assistant

The New York Law Journal, the nation's largest selling legal daily newspaper, is seeking an Editorial Assistant who will be responsible for a range of editorial and administrative duties that contribute to the publication of the daily newspaper and its feature magazine.

Responsibilities:

- This person will be tasked with reporting the weekly New Deals column for the corporate page, keeping track of and writing the daily calendar of events for the paper and the Web

- Assisting the Web Editor with uploading articles and managing the site, maintaining contact with our regular columnists about their deadlines, sending and filing rights agreements and maintaining the rights agreement database

- Ordering supplies for the staff, conducting research for reporters, taking and routing phone calls for the editorial department - Assisting with special sections and mass mailings, proofreading and occasionally reporting original features. Requirements:

- The ideal candidate must have a college degree. Knowledge of the legal field and or/journalism experience preferred.

- This is a great position for a beginning journalist or college graduate considering obtaining a law degree.

- This person must be highly organized, detail oriented and concerned with accuracy, able to work under pressure

- Show an interest in the news, eager to learn, facile with the web and Microsoft Office,

- Comfortable with taking direction and willing to maintain high standards in a professional environment. ALM places a high value on employees and strives to be an employer of choice.

Editorial Design Internships, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia

Description

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia is currently looking for Fall Art Department Interns for both Martha Stewart Living and Whole Living Magazines. The ideal interns can commit to 20-30 hours per week from September through December in our West Chelsea office. Interns will be working directly with the art directors, production staffers, and editors and will be expected to help art directors with page layout for various parts of the book, update and manage the wall of current issue pages, do basic Photoshop photo manipulation, and create illustrations in Adobe Illustrator for various parts of the magazine.
Specific Skills

Please email your cover letter, resume, and at least 5 pdf samples of your design work (or a link to portfolio site). Experience in InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop is a must. We value those who are interested in the Martha Stewart Living culture, and those who are motivated, industrious, and eager to learn--with a desire to work in a challenging and creative editorial design environment.

Interns must have completed their Junior year of College or are currently enrolled in a Graduate or Advanced Degree program. Interns must be able to receive credit. MSLO will pay a $20/day stipend.

Web-Based Applications
https://careers.mslo.com/Pages/JobDescription.aspx?postid=81

How To Apply
https://careers.mslo.com/Pages/JobDescription.aspx?postid=81

NYU Press Seeks Marketing Assistant

NYU Press seeks a highly well organized Marketing Assistant to assist with exhibits, manage the book awards program, provide publicity and clerical support to department staff, and perform other sales and marketing activities. The Marketing Assistant coordinates parts of the book exhibits program, including organizing small cooperative exhibits; designs and produces exhibit materials for all conferences; and responds to author exhibit queries. The Marketing Assistant also assists with online publicity, works to maximize the online presence for our books, and also develops and coordinates review copy lists for all monographs. The Assistant also coordinates the work of student interns, produces seasonal mailings to authors, generates supporting materials for sales reps and foreign agents, assists in the preparation of sales conference and other sales meetings, analyzes textbook adoption campaigns, and assists with the management of the press title database.

The Marketing Assistant also participates in many press-wide meetings and committees, and travels occasionally to academic conferences. This position reports to the Sales and Marketing Director of NYU Press.

Qualifications: High School Diploma and 2 years of office experience essential, Bachelor’s degree and 1-2 years of publishing experience preferred. Strong organizational, writing and proofreading skills are essential. Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (word processing, spreadsheets, database) and familiarity with Filemaker, InDesign and/or Quark highly desirable.

For more information about working at NYU and to apply for this position online, visit our website at: www.nyucareers.com, posting number 20091620.

NYU offers a superior benefit package, which includes reduced tuition for self and eligible family members, generous vacation, medical, dental, and retirement plans. For more information on NYU Press, visit www.nyupress.org

NYU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

Jobs In Publishing: Internships...

If you’re still working on your degree, an internship may be the perfect way to experience the inner-workings of the publishing industry.

Some are paid, many offer college credit, and all provide invaluable knowledge that may help you get your foot in the door when it is time to look for a full-time job.

View the list of available internships here: http://www.bookjobs.com/internships.php

Palgrave seeks a Production Assistant

We are seeking a Production Assistant to be involved in all aspects of scholarly book production, from manuscript to bound book, working closely with in-house production manager, editors, designers, and an out-of-house project management vendor.

Major Responsibilities:

* “packaging” books (here, referring to overseeing production editorial work performed by outside vendors as well as assuming duties for estimating, trafficking, scheduling, liaison, bills, and ordering for text and jackets)

* This position will work on at least 80-90 titles a year


Required Skills/Knowledge:

* excellent written and verbal communication skills

* the ability to juggle numerous tasks

* ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, and work independently

* exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail are a must


Experience Needed:

* office experience

* previous publishing experience and/or internship are a plus


Educational Background Required:

* Bachelors degree


PLEASE NOTE:
Applicants without cover letters will not be considered.

HBO Seeks Freelance Copywriter

OVERALL SUMMARY
The Freelance Copywriter is responsible for writing, editing and proofing content that supports the HBO and Cinemax brands. This individual will create editorial communications, ensure consistent style, proper grammar and factual accuracy in all copy and act as a proofreader.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

# Write, edit and proof online content and communications and ensure consistent style, proper grammar and factual accuracy in all copy, including web content, e-newsletters, utility emails, metadata, image taglines, etc.

# Copywriting, involving all aspects of product writing, including messages within products being developed and communications to stimulate product usage, e.g., product instructions, error messages, product marketing emails.

# Work independently to execute assigned projects.

# Keep team members and managers informed with regular project updates.

# Collaborate with team members.

# Provide proactive leadership on copy for all assigned projects.

# Report directly to Editorial Manager.


REQUIREMENTS
# College degree required.

# A minimum of 5 years of copyediting, proofing and copywriting experience.

# Very strong interest in/knowledge of movies.

# Extremely detail-oriented.

# Demonstrated ability to write compelling copy for all advertising/marketing media (i.e., print advertisements, newsletters, online, invitations, posters, etc.) Writing samples required.

# Understanding of basic legal principles, including copyrights and trademarks.

# Proficient with both Mac and PC platforms, Microsoft Office software, and online technology.

# Familiarity with Chicago Manual of Style and AP style.

Excellent organizational, time management, presentation, and verbal/written communication skills.

# Ability to meet short deadlines and work in fast-paced environment.

# Ability to interface with all levels of management.

# Entertainment industry experience a plus.


Please include a link in your resume to your portfolio of work/samples.

The Big Apple Magazine Seeks Writers!

The Big Apple Magazine, a new online and monthly print publication featuring the best in dining, culture, and nightlife, is looking for proactive, dependable, detail and deadline-oriented writing interns.

The ideal candidate is interested in arts & entertainment, dining, and/or the nightlife and has a flair for writing. Experience writing for publication, either at a student newspaper or a professional publication, is strongly preferred. The opportunity is unpaid, and would last for approximately 2-3 months with the potential for growth into a paid position for the right candidate.

Interns will have the opportunity to both pitch and write stories for our website, as well as for our monthly print issue--which will be distributed throughout NYC’s hotels, airports and various places that tourists and suburbanites enter the city.

We are a small, dedicated staff who will consider you to be an integral part of our team's creative and editorial process so long as you are hard working and passionate. Undergraduate/graduate students and recent college graduates with outstanding writing abilities are also encouraged to apply.

Requirements:

Minimum commitment of 3 months is required.

Interested applicants should forward a resume, a brief note detailing what you would be interested in writing about and why you would be a great addition to our team AND 2 professional writing clips.

Please send all required materials to: administrative@thebigapplemagazine.com.

Wireless Generation Inc., Brookyn, Seeks Temporary Proofreader

Wireless Generation helps teachers and school administrators improve every child's learning experience.

We're looking for a proofreader who can help us eliminate the opportunity for educators to take a red pen to our materials. The ideal candidate has a keen eye for errors and is comfortable working through a high volume of text on aggressive deadlines.

Responsibilities:
* Proofreading student and teacher materials in print, online, and on handheld computers
* Checking graphic elements for placement, accuracy, and correspondence to surrounding text
* Ensuring correct branding and trademarking
* Discussing recommended corrections with project managers

Qualifications:
* Four-year degree and at least one year of professional proofreading experience
* Demonstrated proofreading skills (test is administered)
* Attention to detail, commitment to producing quality product, respect for deadlines
* Aptitude for proofreading both digital files and paper materials
* Experience with Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat is required; other computer experience a plus.

Oxford University Press Seeks Assistant to the Publisher

Assist the Publisher, Director of Marketing, and National Sales Manager of the Higher Education Division in all aspects of administration, including budgeting, budget monitoring and reporting, personnel matters, monthly analysis, as well as handle correspondence, filing, appointments, event planning (including negotiating cost-effective arrangements), and travel arrangements for the HE Publisher.

Take a lead role in the hiring, training, and mentoring editorial support staff in the Higher Education Division.

Job Requirements: University degree. Previous experience as an assistant required; experience as an executive assistant preferred. Excellent computer skills (knowledge of Microsoft Word, Outlook, Access, and Excel essential).

Ability to balance a variety of responsibilities and handle many projects simultaneously, efficiently, accurately, and with good cheer. Excellent organization, grammar, and oral/written language skills; excellent phone manner and customer service skills.

Proven discretion is essential, since this position will deal with confidential material.

Rodale is Currently Accepting Resumes for Fall Internships

Rodale is currently accepting resumes for the 2010 Fall Internship Program. Internships are open to students eligible for academic credit from an accredited college or university.

The ideal candidate will have a strong academic record, previous intern experience and an interest in the chosen area of the business. Internships are based in the New York City location.

The ideal candidate will possess: excellent communication skills, meticulous attention to detail, willingness to do administrative tasks, and the ability to juggle multiple duties. This person must have experience in Word and Excel; InDesign experience would be a plus.

Full-time PAID Internship @ Etsy.com

Etsy’s blog editors are looking for a full-time paid intern who is NYC-based and able to work from our Brooklyn office.

Our blog (http://blog.etsy.com) is geared towards readers interested in what we call handmade style and culture.

In this internship you will gain experience:

* Working for a company with a very passionate online community.
* Writing and editing for a broad array of readers.
* Coming up with creative ways to do visual merchandising.
* Participating in a collaborative work-flow at a growing Internet company.

HuffPost College Seeks Editorial Intern

The Huffington Post recently launched a new vertical called HuffPost College and has an opening for a unpaid internship.

Ideally, the candidate is a current student or recent college graduate who has worked for his/her school paper and is familiar with the in's-and-out's of collegiate news.

Although this internship will continue into summer, the ideal candidate will be able to start ASAP. The best candidates will be meticulous, well-organized and is passionate about news.

Oxford University Press seeks highly motivated Assistant Marketing Manager

Assistant Marketing Manager - Trade @ Oxford University Press

Duration: Full Time
Location: New York, NY


Requirements:
Oxford University Press is seeking a highly motivated candidate to join our team as an Assistant Marketing Manager working on trade titles and key series. We are looking for an energetic self-starter who has a passion for marketing high quality non-fiction titles.

The Assistant Marketing Manager will develop and execute marketing plans and work closely with the editorial, publicity, and sales departments to maximize all promotional opportunities. In addition, he or she will be responsible for analyzing pricing, competition, and sales trends.

Specific responsibilities include:

•Prepare, refine and implement marketing plans for all assigned titles

•Develop promotional partnerships with relevant organizations and websites

•Establish sales strategies for the list and communicate these strategies through sales meeting presentations, promotional materials, direct mail, advertising, etc.

•Create and implement electronic marketing initiatives

•Liaise with editorial, sales, publicity and branch departments to ensure clear communication

•Work with authors to maximize marketing platform

The candidate must be able to work in a fast-paced, detail oriented environment and possess a positive, can-do attitude. We require three to five years related experience in marketing or sales. Book publishing experience preferred. Candidates must be able to demonstrate initiative, creative problem-solving, analytical and organizational skills. Proficiency in Excel a must. College degree required.

E-mail: hrny.us@oup.com

Special Instructions:
Please send all cover letters and resumes with salary requirements to hrny.us@oup.com.

No phone call please!

Meet-Up Roundtable: How much should you pay your friends?

Last week the NYU Publishing Alumni held another meet-up roundtable at the Citigroup Atrium. Once we'd warded off multiple individuals wanting to play "Warhammer" (the Atrium turns out to be a Mecca for role-playing game meet-ups) it was down to business. There were two questions of the night.

First, if you are starting a new publishing project, how much is an ethical amount to pay friends who freelance for you? What standard freelance rates have you heard recently?

"It's a buyer's market" said Felipe Cruz, speaking of freelancers in a down market. "Stellar writers are willing to slash their rates, sometimes even in half." Kristen Quan added that she could see cutting your magazine's going freelance rate by about 25 percent if you were calling in favors in order to get a project off the ground.

"Hiring friends is about setting parameters," said Ania Levinson. "Will you pay a kill fee? Will you be the one personally editing their work?" Levinson, who works at Nature Publishing, said she'd pay $30 to $40 an hour for freelance design and about $1 a word for freelance writing.

Tony voiced a common refrain about working with friends: "Be upfront and fair." Being fair, Ashley added, will actually get you a better product.

"The quality will suffer [if you exploit writers] because the project won't be a priority," said Ashley.

Ashley, who works/volunteers for a young (broke) publication, added that one solution for getting friends to help with your start-up is to pay them with gifts, or a gesture. Everyone agreed that it all depends on your circumstances, however. Sometimes a sweet block party is compensation enough . . . but sometimes you just gotta make rent.

"Give your friends a choice," said Karina Mikhli, "a token [payment] or a gesture."

"If your friends are unemployed," said Jeff, "they'll probably prefer the discounted rate."

Joanne summed it all up: "Hiring friends is rough! Your friend relationship is different than your work relationship. Is it worth getting tough with your friends over work, at the risk of losing your friendship?"

Excellent question. At some point, as our freelancers become colleagues and colleagues become acquaintances, we will all have to deal with walking this line. Do you treat someone differently just because you can get away with it, or because they're desperate? Deep down, we all know the answer to that, but the industry will always push us to cut corners. Let's continue to challenge one another to value writers and pay them a living wage, on principle.

On a different topic, I've got this new publication idea and I'm looking for an unpaid intern . . .

Literary Agency Seeks Full-time Assistant

Literary agency seeks full time assistant to work closely with two Vice Presidents/Agents. Applicant should be interested in commercial fiction and commercial non-fiction, as well as other varied genres.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

- Answering and placing telephone calls
- Composing press kits for submissions
- Writing rejection letters
- Tracking payments and contracts through various stages
- Tracking submissions
- Keeping detailed schedules
- Generating expense reports
- Corresponding with clients via email and phone
- Reading queries and evaluating manuscripts

*** Additional job responsibilities may be assigned

Requirements:

- Bachelor’s Degree
- Experience at an agency or in book publishing
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Lotus, and Outlook
- Superior organizational skills and very detail-oriented
- Ability to prioritize and multitask

About Our
Company:
Trident Media Group is a literary agency and management company founded by Robert Gottlieb and Dan Strone. Trident represents such major clients as Catherine Coulter, Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Deepak Chopra, Michael Ondaatje, Russell Banks, Marilynne Robinson, the Dune Estate, and many other New York Times best-selling authors.

Are Barnes & Noble founder Len Riggio and his nemesis Ron Burkle the only people in America who still want to own a mega-bookstore?

In mid-June, six weeks before he put his company and his legacy on the block, Leonard Riggio was sitting on the top floor of Barnes & Noble’s Flatiron headquarters, facing down the relentless forces of obsolescence. “I still like books,” he said, though it didn’t really need saying. All around him, in a conference room that evoked an elegant old library, were shelves lined with hardbound classics. Books had made Riggio a fortune. For decades, he had been delivering them to consumers at monumental scale in his ubiquitous superstores, a strategy that won him more fear than love in the world of publishing but made him arguably its most powerful player. Books had been very good to him, and now they were dissolving into the ether.

The founder, chairman, and guiding spirit of the company that calls itself the “world’s largest bookseller” is a slight, mustachioed 69-year-old with a Napoleonic temperament. But when he talks about books he fills with sentimentality. Riggio wanted to say something, but he couldn’t quite find the words, so he burst out of his chair and charged over to one wall. “I don’t know how you can intellectualize this,” he said, “but a book is …” To continue his thought, he pulled down a copy of The Count of Monte Cristo, shook it, felt its substance. “This bound volume of Dumas is content. We have to understand people want to own this content. They want this. It’s very important.”

Riggio was trying to say that, whatever becomes of books as physical objects in this new age of digital distribution, he is certain people will still pay for the pleasure of reading. Assuming he’s right, the more pertinent question is whether they will be spending their money at a Barnes & Noble. Sales numbers are down, and the company is valued at a third of what it was worth four years ago. If it is to avoid the fates of Tower Records and Blockbuster, it will have to figure out how to compete in a world where prices are falling and nimble competitors like Amazon and Apple are offering in actuality what the superstore bookseller used to promise only figuratively: immediate, cheap, and limitless selection.

All About the Editorial Freelancers Association

The Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA) is a national not-for-profit —501(c)6— organization, headquartered in New York City, run almost entirely by volunteers.

Its members, experienced in a wide range of professional skills, live and work in forty-five of the United States and in Canada, England, France, India, Ireland, Israel, and Japan.

Read more about the benefits that EFA membership affords in the membership benefits summary or more in depth topic by topic through the various section menus across their site.

Managing Editor position

Managing Editor – contact donnan@Lpalmer.com – Location – Las Vegas, NV on-site only

The managing editor will oversee and manage the scheduling and business aspects of the Editorial department including the management of contract and freelance writers.

Interested candidates should possess the following:

• Bachelor's Degree in English, Creative Writing, Journalism, or Communications or related field
• Minimum 3 years managing editor experience related to book publishing
• Must be highly organized and able to multi-task
• Must be very computer literate and web knowledgeable
• Work experience and familiarity with psychology, counseling, or other behavioral healthcare/medical experience will be helpful.
• Knowledge of publishing design and manufacturing processes, especially digital
• Knowledge of design and manufacturing vendors

Competitive salary and benefits provided. Relocation available.  Strict drug-free environment. EOE.

Marketing Manager

Reports to: SVP Marketing 
Location: Company HQ, New York, NY

Tutor.com is a great place for talented, hands-on people who have a passion for education, and like to get things done. We’re a privately held company with venture capital backing. We’re the world leader in live, online tutoring—our tutors have served over five million students. Right now, we’re focused on growing. We have some huge opportunities, and we need a great marketer who can work hard, work smart, and keep multiple projects on track at the same time. If this sounds like a fun and rewarding challenge, we’d like to hear from you.

Overview: Seeking an experienced, hands-on, business-to-business marketer to focus on K-12 school and public library customers. The Marketing Manager is responsible for developing and executing marketing campaigns and creating collateral materials to support our field sales team.

Position Responsibilities:

• Manage the execution of all marketing programs including advertising, direct mail, email, trade shows, and conferences for the library and K-12 school markets.
• Create effective brochures, specification sheets and other collateral materials to inform the market about the benefits of our products and services.
• Develop highly impactful presentations to support critical sales meetings.
• Continuously refine our product and company messaging
• Collaborate with various marketing and account management functions including public/press relations, social media, and client services to create marketing programs and support materials for our existing clients
• Conduct formal and informal market research, in addition to managing existing advisory panels

Position Requirements:

• Successful track record of creating and executing marketing programs within a budget.
• 5 to 7 years of overall marketing experience with at least 2 years of relevant K-12 or library market experience.
• Excellent copywriting and communications skills.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Experience with community-based programs and tactics is a strong plus.
• Bachelors Degree in Marketing, Business, Education or a related field is required.

Benefits:

• Health/Dental/Vision/Life insurance
• Disability (short and long term) options
• Paid PTO time for holidays, personal days, sick days
• Unlimited free online tutoring for family
• Stock options
• Opportunity for personal and professional growth, advancement, and leadership within an innovative but stable growing company

Please email a letter of interest and resume to Jill Musguire, Director of Marketing, at jmusguire@tutor.com with B2B Marketing Manager in the subject line.

Publishing News: July 15, 2010

It has been far too long since I have updated this blog, and for that I feel like I deserve some kind of publishing-related punishment. Death by paper cuts, perhaps.

I've decided, therefore, to keep my posts short and sweet, and focus on news items related to our wonderful, beleaguered profession.

Japanese Novelist Skips the Middleman, Publishes on the iPad (WSJ.com)

"Novelist Ryu Murakami plans to release his latest novel exclusively for digital bookworms throughApple Inc.’s iPad ahead of the print version. Mr. Murakami, the acclaimed author of over 15 novels including “Coin Locker Babies” and “In the Miso Soup”, replaced the publishers with a software company to help develop the e-book titled “A Singing Whale,” or “Utau Kujira” in Japanese. The digital package will include video content and set to music composed by Academy Award winning composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, according to the Japanese business daily Nikkei."

Publishers are obviously still needed if quality is going to be maintained, but they've got to adapt their offerings to address this new 3-dimensional platform or risk being marginalized.

How to Survive as a Small Publisher . . . Get a second mortgage?

The Guardian goes behind the press to look at the success of Dedalus Books. They scored their initial funding from a house mortgage, yet they've "grown into an award-winning force to be reckoned with," says the Guardian.

Hmmm . . . using a home mortgage to launch a publishing house. Success or no, this is not a start-up methodology that I'll be adopting any time soon.

The E-Reader vs. The Book: Aren't They on the Same Team?

by guest blogger, Jennifer Dawson

That was the topic of conversation at the June meeting of the New York University Publishing Alumni Association. For most in attendance, the answer to the aforementioned question was yes. While the majority did not own an e-reader and admitted that they had no desire to run right out and purchase one, the role e-readers will play in the future of the publishing industry is quite clear: e-readers are the future and stand to make it a positive one. 

Some pointed out the e-reader's potential to overhaul an outdated print model drowning in seller returns and a glut of unused and wasted product. What the e-book means for the bookseller, particularly the independent bookseller, remains to be seen. But it wasn't that long ago that vinyl was projected to go the way of the dinosaurs and yet the vinyl record is currently enjoying a renaissance with independent record stores, the hip place to purchase both new and classic vinyl. There's no reason to believe the book and independent booksellers won't fare just as well. 

While the die-hard bibliophiles in the group were not completely sold on the e-reader, all agreed that whether in bound book or electronic form, content and the quality and production of that content is what our industry is all about.

Besides mulling the future of publishing in the digital age, there was plenty of networking and industry advice in the conversation, two things very important to those still riding out the great recession and the cutbacks and layoffs it brought. 

The next meetup is scheduled for August 24.

 

Rolling Stone: Times Are A-Changin'

Yesterday I had the opportunity to visit the Rolling Stone offices as a part of NYU's class on editorial management. We passed Jann Wenner himself in the lobby, and then bumped into Peter Traverse at the elevator door. Beyond the star sightings, the highlight of the tour – which included a brief peek at Wenner Media's US Weekly and Men's Journal – was a trip down Rolling Stone's hall of covers (above). This highly-trafficked hallway (it led to two restrooms) chronicled every RS cover since John Lennon graced the front in 1967. The cover treatment has ranged wildly, from illustrations to glossy, staged band shots, but Yann and the gang have kept pretty true to form for an impressive length of time.

Speaking of Yann, touring Rolling Stone brings up an interesting quandary for publishers. When it comes to the owner and publisher of a magazine interacting with an editorial staff, how close it too close? From what we heard, Mr. Wenner has influence on nearly every page that gets approved in Rolling Stone. He also dictates what employees can, and can't, have on their desks. On the positive side, a strong hand is good because no one knows better than the founder how to stay connected to the magazine's roots. He was the only one there in '67 and so he has a unique perspective on the product's evolution.

On the other hand, everyone in our publishing class commented on the uniform (code for dull) design of recent issues of Rolling Stone. This is in stark contrast to the beautifully inventive typography of the old Rolling Stone. I couldn't help but feel like 'times they are a-changin' at Wenner Media and maybe the titan needs to loosen his grip a little or risk losing quality. Perhaps if the reins were loosened a little – heaven forbid there actually be a little rock music playing in the RS offices – editors and designers could rekindle that old sensibility. They might even have a little fun.

Putting the Pub in Public House

The HarperCollins Emerging Professionals group is hosting an inter-house happy hour tonight at Village Pourhouse (corner of 11th St. and 3rd Ave). All are welcome!

The Specs:

Publishing professionals! HCEP invites you to meet colleagues and emerging professionals from other publishing houses.

Where: the Village Pourhouse on

When: Tonight, Thursday, March 4th, from 6-8pm.

Where: We'll be located in the Vegas Room.

David Ball: "[We're trying] to change the wheels of the car while it’s moving"

At a recent NYU Publishing event students had the opportunity to meet a few of the publishing program’s advisors, including David Ball, the Vice President of Consumer Marketing at Meredith Corporation. Interestingly, Mr. Ball was the sole NYU Pub alum representing the board that day, having received a Certificate in Publishing from NYU 25 years ago.

First, a brief note about prerequisites for entering the publishing industry, then vs. now. In what seemed slightly too random to be coincidence, David Ball was the second NYU Publishing advisor to announce that he'd majored in urban planning in undergrad. That's right, two out of six successful publishing execs on the NYU board studied not English, not journalism, not marketing or business, but the integration of "land use planning and transport planning to improve the built and social environments of communities." Sure, times have changed, but it's food for thought. What kind of understanding of the world REALLY helps in your publishing career? Perhaps a degree in philosophy would come in handy . . .

Urban planning or no, after studying at NYU, David Ball went to work at Forbes magazine. He's been in circulation management pretty much ever since, working his way up from fulfillment manager to running the department at Meredith, a company that currently comprises 20 magazine brands, from Better Homes and Gardens to American Baby.

“My job description is that I make sure we make rate base," said Mr. Ball, "but what I actually do is try to change the wheels of the car while it’s moving. 80% of my time these days is spent on two projects." The first of these projects is migrating consumers to the Internet. According to David Ball, 15% of Meredith business comes through the Internet. He'd like that number to be 50-70%.

“Equally as interesting is the other project," he continued, "product development." In this arena, Ball explained that the depression in advertising sales in the magazine industry has been a hidden blessing. "Suddenly people are realizing that advertising isn’t going to come back again the way it was and that we need to build consumer revenue. So we’re spending a lot of time developing new products that we can sell directly to consumers.”

For David Ball, this push for product development and deployment, for out-of-the-box brand extensions, is just where his company needs to be, which gets him optimistic about the future.

So, what new revenue-generating ideas are the minds at Meredith concocting? What products precisely? For that, we'll have to wait and see. Or, better yet, invent them ourselves.

Martin Maleska: “There’s no digital business anymore. It’s all blended.”

At a recent NYU Publishing event students had the opportunity to meet a few of the publishing program’s advisors. We’ve covered Jamie Raab of Grand Central Publishing and Stephen Riggio, CEO of Barnes & Noble. Next up is Martin Maleska, a partner at Riverstone Partners, LLC.

When Mr. Maleska opened up with his story about getting into publishing, I felt like I was hearing a broken record. Like the two speakers before him, he says it was, “an accident.” Now, 30 years later, Mr. Maleska owns parts of seven media companies. Oops! Before breaking into publishing at McMillan, Maleska actually worked building polyester plants in Brazil. It just goes to show you never really know how things are going to play out . . .

So, what exactly does the part-owner of seven media companies do every day?”

“What I do is look at new business models,” said Maleska. “The world is incredibly more complex than when I grew up. I don’t understand all of the technology that we use – not even close – but I always assume that if I can find the business rationale for doing something, there’s someone who will figure out how to do it. The technology is there and is infinitely more capable of doing things than we have yet tested. You are coming into an industry with endless opportunity that is only limited by your own imagination.”

Maleska tempered this wave of optimism with the brief caution that publishers "need to remain very flexible . . . You may say you’re book people or you may say you’re magazine people . . . but at the end of the day, all of the distinctions between media are blurring. There’s no digital business anymore, it’s all blended.”

Digital or no, in the end, Mr. Maleska couldn't help waxing a bit nostalgic, singing the same oh-to-be-young refrain as his fellow panelists.

“This is a very exciting time for the business. If anything, I envy all of you the careers that are ahead.”

Barnes & Noble CEO: “We’re almost like a public trust”

At a recent NYU Publishing event students had the opportunity to meet a few of the publishing program’s advisors. We’ve met Jamie Raab, Senior Vice President and Publisher at Grand Central Publishing, now on to Stephen Riggio, Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of a little retail shop called Barnes & Noble.

Riggio started with a brief history of the bookselling giant, explaining that B&N started out with a single New York store, catering primarily to the NYU crowd. Now, obviously an international brand, they concentrate on three primary business segments: college, trade, and internet. B&N is an $8 billion company, so Mr. Riggio certainly has his hands full.

“I spend most of my time recruiting people,” said Riggio, who has been in the industry for 35 years. “I think that what defines us is that we’re a publisher-driven company. It’s all about the books. We take very seriously the idea that we’re almost like a public trust. There’s something very different about selling books than selling a piece of electronics.”

When it comes to the vitality of the book publishing industry, Stephen Riggio is unflappable. “For 35 years people have been predicting that the industry is dying,” he said. From television to Atari, the internet to smart phones, he's heard every doomsday declaration. Not only have these devices not killed books, he said, "a National Endowment for the Arts study released just a few months ago said that Americans are reading more than ever.”

“I think that this is a very exciting time for the industry. People are consuming more media than ever, and now there are more ways than ever to distribute it. I’m very optimistic about books, publishing. and book distribution.”

Jamie Raab: “Everything about books is changing…”

At a recent NYU Publishing event students had the opportunity to meet a few of the publishing program’s advisors. Jamie Raab, Senior Vice President and Publisher at Grand Central Publishing, was among the impressive group (check back for posts about the other attendees).

“In all the years I’ve been in publishing – about 30 now – I don’t think I’ve seen change so rapid,” said Raab, who oversees the publication of approximately 300 titles per year on Grand Central Publishing’s hardcover, mass market, and trade paperback lists. “Everything about books is changing . . . but books still remain.”

Jamie Raab came up the editorial ranks after falling into publishing more or less by accident. “I wanted to be a diplomat,” she confessed to the room of students. Fortunately, she added, she gets to use those diplomatic skills every day with authors and agents.

Not surprisingly, given the setting of the talk and the eager eyes staring back at her, Raab was extremely optimistic about the industry’s prospects. She called it, “a really interesting time,” to get into publishing, adding that, “you are all lucky because you came of age in the digital world.”

How does Raab spend her days in this new digital world? Not so differently than she always has: finding and nurturing talent.

“I think [book publishing is] a very personal business. It’s really about caring about the book and caring about the author. That to me is the exciting part. Everything else is exciting too, but our job is to find and nurture that talent.”

Since joining Grand Central - formerly Warner Books - in 1986, Raab has personally acquired and/or edited a wide range of titles, working with authors from Jon Stewart to Nicholas Sparks.

Check back for brief profiles of other NYU MS Pub advisors. Next up: Stephen Riggio, CEO of Barnes & Noble. On a side note, if you're doing the jobhunt rounds, this advisory board isn't a terrible place to start. Sure, they are busy executives, but if you can make a connection, you never know what could happen. Each one of these advisors wants to see NYU publishing students succeed.

Feb. Meet-up, Part II: The Weakest (and Strongest) Links

continued from Feb 4....

The second round-robin question at Monday's meetup was posed by Karina: What are the strongest and weakest sectors of the publishing industry, and what specific departments are the safest and most vulnerable?

In terms of strong markets, everyone had their own opinions. “Editorial,” said Ken, “because in the end, no one can do anything without editors.”

“Books are safer,” said Tony, “because they’re less subject to commotion and revolution.”

“Sales seems to be the most safe,” said Sarah, adding that if you bring in the money, they’ll keep you on the team.

When it came to naming the weakest, most vulnerable positions in publishing, there was one lamenting refrain: “my position.” Multiple people around the table, from editors to proofers, had lost their jobs in recent months. Ira Dittersdorf recounted how McGraw-Hill recently made major cutbacks to copyediting and proofing departments, leaving editors of educational textbooks to do their own proofreading. Others have less specific, more blanket cuts across their sector, with even top execs getting the axe.

When it comes to making your position a strong, indispensable one, “it comes down to the individual,” said Joanne. “What do you bring to the table?”

And, hard though it is to hear, editing alone isn’t enough anymore. “I can make a web site and not hire a single editor,” said Sarah.

My own two cents – that scientific, technical and medical (STM) trade pubs do well in a down economy – was echoed by Stephanie. But what if you don’t want to go the STM route? If you want to stay in a sector of publishing that is taking hits like a freshman in glee club, you are going to have to look long and hard at staying professionally relevant. SEO? XML? CMS? If your boss asks about it, you’re going to need to know about it. Scratch that, you can’t just know about it, you have to know how to USE the information to take your publication to the next level.

So what’s the best way to stay ahead of this curve? We’ll have to leave that for another meetup.

Feb. Meet-Up, Part I: Which NYU Class Mattered Most?

Hello everyone, my name is Logan Plaster and I am excited to be blogging for the NYU Publishing Alumni Association. This is a great resource that was put together by Karina, Joanne, Ania and Karen, and I'm proud to take part. Let's make this a space for NYU Pub. students, both past and present, to network and share ideas. If you have comments or links to share, please don't hesitate to email me. More to come on that front later . . .

Anyway, on to business. The NYU Publishing Alumni Association had a successful meet-up this week at the Croton Reservoir Tavern, a posh little bar near Bryant Park. It was a record turn-out, said alumni association founder Karina Mikhli, and everyone stayed until the bartender kicked us out. OK, so we were meeting in a room that closed at 8, but still, a good time was had by all.

The first round-robin questions for the evening was posed by yours truly, a third-semester, part-time student in the MS Publishing program. I am going through something of a mid-degree crisis and I needed a little inspiration. “What was your favorite class at NYU?” I asked. “Or, more to the point, was there a class that made the monetary investment worthwhile?”

The mention of the word “investment” was met by a wave of knowing nods. Unless you have someone else paying your tuition, you know what I’m talking about. We try to not think about the actual dollar amount attached to our degree, or subject it to too rigorous a cost-benefit analysis. That said, everyone around the table was quick to provide me with a stellar class to take, something that changed the course of their degree in one way or another.

The biggest consensus was that the most worthwhile classes in the end were the ones that were the most difficult and dreaded at the time. Namely, anything involving finance. “I hated finance,” said Ania, “but it was the class I used the most.”

Tony agreed, adding that finance is particularly important because, “no one is going to teach you that on the job.”

On the flip side, there were nods all around when Amanda recalled how her editorial classes were “a wash,” since she already had editorial experience.

My take away? Stay away from classes that seem right up my alley; they’ll end up being boring and redundant. Focus on the classes that will stretch you and give you a specific marketable skill, like building a P&L or creating a marketing plan.

So where are the classes on XML? Maybe next year.

-Logan Plaster

Check back tomorrow for the 2nd round-robin question: "What are the strongest and weakest segments of the publishing community?"

Next NYU Publishing Meetup Date and Blog Writer Needed

Happy New Year!

Hope everyone had a good holiday season and New Year and that everyone is staying warm and healthy.

Our next NYU Publishing meetup will be held on Monday, 2/1, at 6:30 p.m.; venue to be decided. Save the date, send us round-robin questions, and hope to see you there. I will be sending out a Facebook invite shortly, but if you're not on FB, please RSVP via e-mail.

As some of you may know, the NYU Publishing Association has a blog that we haven't done much with. Along those lines, we are looking for a member who would be willing to report on our events for the blog and also breathe some life into it with interesting stories, features, etc. So if you enjoy writing, can commit to attending our events, and are interested in helping us out, please send us a sample of your writing and some proposed ideas for our blog.

Until next time,

Karina, Joanne, Ania, and Karen