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SalaryMarketing Assistant
McFarland seeks an enthusiastic, well-rounded individual to fill a new vacancy as a Marketing Assistant. This position is part-time (29.5 hours per week) and remote, with the possibility of working on-site in our Jefferson, NC, headquarters if preferred. The Marketing Assistant will support the sales & marketing department and the vice president, performing a variety of tasks for McFarland and for our Exposit and Toplight imprints. This position involves a wide range of potential responsibilities that can be tailored to the right candidate's skills and interests and will be an excellent opportunity to gain experience in the publishing industry.
Key Responsibilities
Provide administrative and creative support to the sales & marketing department.
Read editorial book reviews and pull excerpts to use in marketing individual titles.
Write and edit book descriptions to be used on online retailers' websites (e.g., Amazon), McFarland's website, and the back cover of the print book.
Correspond and develop relationships with authors.
Craft and monitor online marketing campaigns for individual titles and for groups of related titles.
Assist the sales manager with social media marketing.
Qualifications
Excellent written and verbal communication and strong editing skills
A keen interest in scholarly publishing
Ability to create digital content (including writing and some graphics) for online and social media marketing
Open-minded with a wide variety of scholarly interests and an ability to comprehend new and diverse book topics
A service-oriented, positive attitude
About McFarland
McFarland, a leading independent publisher of academic and general-interest nonfiction books, is perhaps best known for the serious treatment of popular culture. Founded in 1979, we are recognized among authors and readers as adventurous in range and a reliable source of worthy books that other publishers overlook. We have about 7500 unique works for sale and each year we publish about 350 new titles. Meeting high library standards has been a major focus since the company began, and many McFarland books have received awards from the academic-oriented (e.g., Choice Outstanding Academic Title, ALA Outstanding Reference Work) to the mainstream (Hugo, Edgar, Stoker, and Eisner, among others). McFarland is based in the rural Appalachian mountains in Jefferson, North Carolina.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: From $15.00 per hour
Expected hours: 29.5 per week
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No nights
- No weekends
Work Location: Remote
