Include the following occupations:

• Real Estate Agents - Rent, buy, and sell properties (land, buildings, cemetery lots, etc.). Perform duties such as studying property listings, interviewing prospective clients, accompanying clients to property sites, discussing conditions of sale, and drawing up real estate contracts.
• Brokers - Sell real estate, rent and manage properties, make appraisals, and arrange for loans while managing and operating real estate office.
• Real Estate Appraisers - Appraise improved or unimproved real estate property to determine value for purchase, sale, investment, mortgage, or loan purposes.

We are seeking highly skilled, intelligent and dynamic individuals to sell textbooks and multimedia products & other course content to college faculty, academic departments, and educational institutions in the Birmingham, Alabama, Omaha, Nebraska, Louisville, Kentucky, Memphis, Tennessee, Chicago, Illinois, regions. Successful candidates should be able to demonstrate the following qualifications and accomplishments: four year college degree; direct sales experience and/or publishing experience, strongly preferred but not required; ability to work independently and as part of a sales team; a competitive personality comfortable working in an unstructured environment; ability to ascertain, analyze and understand problems and come up with creative solutions; ability to multitask and work under pressure; knowledge of and/or an interest in working in an academic environment; proficiency with computers and basic applications software; valid drivers license with safe driving record; overnight travel required.

We are seeking an Associate Editor to develop print and new media teaching and learning materials to accompany our undergraduate history textbooks.  This person will collaborate with other editors to plan the supplements and will be responsible for implementing the plans -- i.e., hiring content providers and freelance editors as needed, ensuring quality and consistency, preparing content for production, collaborating with production editors to ensure timely publication, and writing marketing copy.  Proven project management skills, a college degree, and minimum one year experience in college publishing required.  Some new media experience preferred.  Graduate study or teaching experience in history a plus. This position is based in our Boston office.

We are seeking a Technology Marketing Manager.

Responsibilities include:   

• Launch new media in English, working with colleagues in editorial, marketing and sales to develop the message and work out details of timing, pricing, packaging, and site licensing
• Create and execute internal and external strategic marketing plans, in coordination with the Bedford/St. Martin’s marketing team, to promote English new media
• Communicate with the college, high school, and national accounts sales forces about adoptions 
• Help to manage key adopters of Bedford/St. Martin’s technology products, as well as to devise and implement short-term and long-term strategies for key competitive adoptions 
• Spearhead and manage reviewing/testing/seeding programs to ensure careful development of educational technologies that meet market needs and impact sales.  This includes collaborating with in-house developers and taking the lead on market research plans, reviewing plans, testing plans, focus groups, and impact events as well as managing our presence at technology conferences.
• Plan and conduct product training sessions at two National Sales Meetings per year.  This includes helping to set the agenda, directing and rehearsing presenters, coordinating collateral materials, and running the sessions.
• Help to coordinate, develop, and communicate essential product information working with editors, authors, the advertising group, and the marketing department to develop accurate and current data that will serve as the basis for catalogs, brochures, space advertising and training materials for reps and instructors
• Work with the director of training, the specialists, and the regional managers to provide technology training for the sales staff.
• Travel with sales representatives to close sales, provide training on technology, and gather market feedback.  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• 2 or more years of successful sales or marketing management experience in college textbook publishing
• Excellently demonstrated product knowledge and sales history in English and new media
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; specifically, writing skills will be evaluated during the selection process
• Strong demonstrated ability to close adoptions
• Willingness to travel

This position is based in our Boston office.

Major college humanities textbook publisher seeks Editorial Assistant for History. Duties include supporting editors by running manuscript review programs, preparing manuscripts for production, eventually undertaking own book development projects, as well as performing clerical tasks that include copying, filing, requesting checks, and corresponding with authors. The successful candidate should have excellent written, verbal, and computer skills and work well in a fast-paced environment where attention to detail is important. A college degree is required. Graduate work a plus. This position is based in our Boston office.

We are seeking an experienced individual to supervise the media production department. Media Production is responsible for the design, management and production of technology and multimedia products, including web sites, course management tools, and XML conversions.  Qualified candidates must have a minimum of 5 years experience including project scheduling/management and a strong technical background, including familiarity with off-the-shelf authoring and web development tools. In-depth knowledge of the production process for non-print product and a commitment to building quality into electronic media is a must. Excellent communication and organizational skills are essential. This position is based in our Boston office.

We are seeking an experienced individual to coordinate the production of a diverse range of technology and multimedia products, including web sites, course management tools, and our Documentum-based asset management system for importing assets and metadata. Qualified candidates must have 1-2 years experience in a print or media environment, including project scheduling/management and some technical background. Knowledge of XML is a plus. Excellent communication and organizational skills are essential as the person in this position liaises with our media editorial group, centralized media group, and offshore teams. Knowledge of the production process for non-print product and a commitment to building quality into electronic media is a must. This position is based in our Boston office.

We are seeking to fill two positions: A Development Editor and an Associate Development Editor for its new media group in their Boston office. The ideal candidates will have 2+ years experience developing college-level educational media and/or 2+ years editorial and project management experience in college textbook publishing. Primary duties will include developing media learning tools for college composition, business and technical communication, and/or literature. In addition, the candidates should exhibit a genuine interest in researching and influencing how new technologies affect teaching and learning.

The successful candidates will work on projects that involve e-books, course management systems, blogs, wikis, social networks, content databases, interactive tutorials, and games. The position will require travel to college campuses, academic conferences, and between the Bedford/St. Martin's offices in New York and Boston. While not required, college composition teaching experience a plus. This position is based in our Boston office.

We are seeking a highly organized and detail minded individual to oversee reprint manufacturing for about 150 products per year including college textbooks and new media products (CD’s, DVD’s).  This is an excellent opportunity to gain solid estimating and manufacturing experience.  Qualified candidates will have a minimum of 2-3 years of book production/manufacturing experience; strong MS Word and Excel knowledge needed. This position is based in our New York office.  

We are seeking an Associate Development Editor for the new media group. The ideal candidate will have 2+ years experience developing college-level educational media and/or 2+ years editorial and project management experience in college textbook publishing. Primary duties will include developing media learning tools for our Communication list. In addition, the candidate should exhibit a genuine interest in researching and influencing how new technologies affect teaching and learning.

The successful candidate will work on projects that involve e-books, course management systems, blogs, wikis, social networks, content databases, interactive tutorials, and games. The position will require travel to college campuses, academic conferences, and between the Bedford/St. Martin's offices in New York and Boston. This position is based in our New York office.

We are seeking a Production/Manufacturing Manager for college textbook department to oversee composition through bound book, including estimating. Qualified candidates must have 12 years+ experience; College textbook supervisory experience essential. Quark Express and Photoshop needed. Detail oriented with good communication skills. This position is based in our New York office.

We are seeking a Copy Editor with 2 to 3 years' experience in children's publishing. Applicant must be able to copyedit a wide range of material, including picture books, young adult fiction and nonfiction, and publicity notices. You will shepherd books from manuscript through proofs and blues, and supervise freelancers on individual projects. Flexibility and the ability to deal with many deadlines essential.

We are seeking an organized, detail-oriented, media-savvy person. Responsibilities include routine office duties, mailings, selected award submissions, maintaining reports and databases, coordinating sales materials and creating press materials. Liaise with reviewers, sales reps, booksellers, and authors/illustrators. Assist in department as necessary. Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel as well as the Internet. Excellent oral and written communication skills a must.

We are seeking a Business Systems Analyst (BSA) to act as an intermediary between the business and IT throughout the software development life cycle. This position is critical in turning business needs into technical programming specifications and interfaces directly with the business, management, development and QA. To accomplish this task the BSA analyzes, documents and evaluates business systems and user needs on complex, enterprise solution implementation projects with customers and systems integrators/development staff. The BSA will write the detailed project specification documents, scope, business requirements, functional specifications and technical design documents along with detailed use case scenarios.

Acting as an intermediary between the business and IT, the business systems analyst needs to have a keen understanding of the activities of both. The candidate must have direct relevant experience working with customers and systems integrators/development staff on complex, enterprise solution implementation projects.

Requirements:

• 5-7+ years of relevant IT BSA experience.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both business and technical staff and convey complex ideas both verbally and written.
• Prior application development/programming experience a plus – Web and Client environments.
• 3+ years of experience writing Business & Functional Requirements for development or enhancement purposes using Use Cases.
• Knowledge of Application Development, Application Development Tools, Testing, Query and Database Access Tools.
• Candidates with programming experience preferred.
• Knowledge of publishing and Ecommerce system a plus.
• BSA courses or certification a plus.
• Knowledge of service oriented technologies and architecture a plus

We have an excellent customer service opportunities in educational publishing.  We are seeking individuals with strong customer service skills to support our sales team.  Qualified candidates will have an excellent phone manner and strong verbal/written communication and computer skills.  This position is based in our Cranbury, New Jersey office.

We are seeking a highly skilled and dynamic individual who is interested in a career in publishing to sell textbooks and multimedia products to the Higher Education market.

Qualified candidates will possess the ability to work both independently and in collaboration with the sales and marketing team to implement sales strategies, meet assigned sales goals, and update the group on emergent market trends. The successful candidates will possess the following qualifications:

• Four year college degree
• Inside sales experience preferred, but not required
• A strong aptitude for sales and selling
• Experience/interest in working in the education marketplace

This position is based in our Cranbury, New Jersey office.

We are seeking an individual to manage customer promotions and the co-op advertising department across the Holtzbrinck trade companies for all accounts. Responsible for general department oversight for co-op and promotions administration, forecasting and budgeting as well as reviewing and modifying policies as needed. The Customer Promotions Manager will provide recommendations to sales and senior management regarding co-op planning as well as analyze the effectiveness of our expenditures and they will have frequent contact with our accounts. Requires at least 4 years publishing experience, knowledge of publishing sales, and strong analytical and interpersonal skills. Experience with co-op advertising a plus. This is an excellent opportunity for anyone interested in advancing their career in publishing.

We are seeking a Key Accounts Manager who will be responsible for selling all Holtzbrinck and distributed publishers to AWBC and Hastings, as well as select publishers to Hudson News. Account management includes seasonal title research and presentations, merchandising planning, coop administration, sales projections, and customer service liaison. The manager will attend seasonal in-house sales meetings as well as our sales conferences. The candidate must have very strong communication skills, highly detail-oriented, efficient in follow-up, strongly self-motivated, and requisite computer skills. A minimum of five years sales experience in the book trade. The position reports to the VP, Director of Field Sales.

We are seeking an experienced designer who can handle everything from print ads and catalogs to web pages and banner ads for online marketing campaigns. Day-to-day tasks include: reserving ad space and designing print & online ads; follow up with publications to ensure timely receipt of each ad; making posters, invitations, and other projects to support publicity and marketing events.

In addition to print promotions, this person will also play a key role in the development of our burgeoning online marketing program. Working with an in-house web support team, the designer will work with templates to create special web pages and graphics for our new website and will create banner ads.

In addition to design skills, the applicant must have solid administrative skills and an ability to plan ahead, prioritize, keep monthly schedules, track expenses, and generally keep neat, organized project files. We seek a person who works well under pressure and does not mind adjusting layouts according to department approvals and branding rules.

Technical Skills Required:

• Expert knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator and Quark are required
• InDesign skills are welcome but not mandatory
• Basic knowledge of Dreamweaver and html is highly desirable
• Some familiarity with Flash and other web programs are useful but not mandatory

• Reserve ad space, design ads, and manage budget for 150 ads annually
• Design subject catalogs, brochures, and other direct mail projects and coordinate mailings
• Work with web support to create online ads
• Solicit jacket art from in-house departments and overseas partners
• Manage jacket art archive
• Coordinate business cards and stationery needs for the company
• Negotiate print bids with vendors
• Process invoices and keep budget records

Other Requirements:

• College degree, impeccable written and verbal communication skills, and a minimum of 3 years work experience required.

We are seeking a highly organized person who can coordinate a busy catalog and direct mail program. This means everything from planning production schedules, to proofing copy, working with designers on layouts, obtaining print bids from vendors, ordering mailing lists, and seeing each project through to final mailing and distribution. Our large list of nonfiction titles targets the scholarly, reference, and trade markets. Projects include postcards, brochures, subject catalogs, and seasonal trade catalogs. There is a heavy workload that requires solid organizational skills and an ability to juggle multiple projects at any given time without missing details or deadlines. Basic knowledge of Quark is helpful but we are willing to train.

Job Requirements:

• Excellent proofreading and copywriting skills
• Extremely good organizational habits and ability to multi-task
• Superb written and verbal communication skills
• Experience working with a database preferred
• Knowledge of Quark XPress, Photoshop, and InDesign extremely helpful
• College degree required

We are currently seeking an Editorial Assistant. We are seeking a detail-oriented person with superior communication skills and standards of professionalism. Some Experience in publishing is preferred. The candidate must demonstrate organizational skills, enthusiasm, the ability to multi-task and a history of achievement.

Duties will include: soliciting, monitoring manuscripts and proposals; preparing manuscripts for transmittal to book production; aiding in evaluation of potential publishing projects; liaising with colleagues, authors, and other publishing divisions; processing contracts and maintaining book tracking databases; and aiding in all other phases of the publishing process, administrative and otherwise, from initial review through publication.

We are seeking an entry-level graphic designer for the Junior Designer position in the Trade Art department. Individual works with Art Director to design spines, flaps, and back covers, and ensures that files are accurately setup for the printer for approximately 20 books per month. Additional responsibilities include purchasing art from agencies, weekly organization of invoices and paperwork, and assisting Art Director. Secondary responsibilities include some book cover design. Four years of graphic design school preferred. Excellent Quark and Photoshop skills required. Candidate must have professional verbal and written communication skills, be detail-oriented and highly organized, comfortable in a fast-paced environment, able to multi-task and meet deadlines.  

We are seeking an Associate Art Director for our fast-paced in-house Art Department, which produces mass market and trade covers. Candidate should have a degree in fine or visual arts with a minimum of four years art department experience in publishing. Duties include designing covers from basic concept to finished product and commissioning art, photography and lettering for a variety of genres. Must be proficient in Mac programs (Quark, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign a plus). Individual will work closely with the Senior Art Director, junior staff members, production department, editors and publishers.  

We are seeking an individual to assist the Associate Publisher. Responsibilities include: assistance with marketing campaigns, creation of sales materials, writing copy, sales analysis and general administrative duties. Candidate should be organized, creative and demonstrate ability to take initiative. Candidate must feel comfortable in fast paced environment. Successful candidates will have outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal. This entry-level marketing position is ideal for someone with a passion for commercial fiction/non-fiction books.

We are seeking an entry-level graphic designer for the Junior Designer position in the Mass Market Art department. Individual works with the Art Director to design spines and back covers, and ensures that files are accurately setup for the printer for approximately 8 books per month. Additional responsibilities include weekly organization of invoices and paperwork, and assisting the Art Director. Secondary responsibilities include book cover design. Four years of graphic design school preferred. Excellent Quark and Photoshop skills required. Candidate must have professional verbal and written communication skills, be detail-oriented and highly organized, comfortable in a fast-paced environment, able to multi-task and meet deadlines.

We are seeking an Editor to work closely with the publisher on both fiction and non-fiction titles as well as to acquire on his/her own.  Qualified applicants will have proven experience acquiring and editing; strong writing skills to develop lead titles, have an active network, and be able to shape ideas and projects.  A particular interest in history and politics is a plus but not required. 

We are seeking an Editorial Assistant to assist with titles. Duties include supporting  Associate Publisher/Executive Editor in all aspects of book acquisition and publication, preparing manuscripts for production, eventually undertaking own book development projects, as well as performing clerical tasks that include copying, filing, requesting checks, and corresponding with authors and agents. The successful candidate should have excellent written and verbal communication skills and work well in a fast-paced environment where attention to detail is important. A college degree is required . 

We are seeking a Creative Services Coordinator to work across hardcover, trade paperback and mass market imprints—adult and childrens. Candidate with at least one year ad/promo or creative services experience to work in busy department. Focus on regional and co-op advertising, reading group guides, back-ads, and promo materials. Other responsibilities include proofing and trafficking. Must have strong written and verbal communication as well as computer proficiency.

We are seeking an organized, detail-oriented, and media savvy individual to assist with Trade Publicity. Responsibilities include routine office duties, mailings, selected award submissions, maintaining reports and databases, coordinating and creating press kits, writing press materials and making pitch calls. Heavy contact with reviewers, sales reps, booksellers, and authors, and assist in department as necessary. Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel, Internet marketing and media necessary. Excellent oral, written and computer skills are required.