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Job posting: Commissioning Editor, one-year contract

Penguin Group Canada has an exciting opportunity for a Commissioning Editor, one-year contract to start January 11, 2010. This position will be located at the Penguin, Yonge & Eglinton office.

The Commissioning Editor is responsible for acquiring and developing new titles for the Canadian publishing program.� The Commissioning editor will be acquiring books in the areas of children and young adults, sports and anthologies.� He/she will work closely with the Rights and Contracts, Production, Marketing and Publicity, and Sales departments.

Major Responsibilities:
- reviewing submissions from agents and individual authors;
- presenting proposals to the editorial board;
- working with production and marketing personnel to ensure that acquired titles meet profit and sales targets;
- working with authors to ensure quality and timeliness of manuscripts;
- seeing projects through the editorial, production, and marketing phases of the publishing process.

- Transmit all children?s and young adult second format titles to the production department; and notify and update authors and agents of plans for second format titles.
- Transmit all first format titles in the areas of anthologies, sports and classics.
- Create additional front and back matter for select titles including praise pages, also by pages and back-of-book ads (in conjunction with the marketing department).
- Edit and write cover copy for second format titles and write and present cover briefs for second format titles.
- Approve cover designs, shoot downs, reformatting and any other production work on all titles.

- Should acquire a minimum of 8 books per year;
- Should manage the publication of approximately 9-12 titles per year.

Qualifications:
- At least three (3) years of publishing experience, either in Canada or elsewhere. A diploma from a recognized publishing course would be an advantage.
- Candidates must be widely read and committed to the publishing industry.
- Excellent verbal and written English with a strong academic background.
- Strong computer skills including experience with MS Word, Excel, Outlook, Access and PowerPoint.
- Strong organizational skills and multi-tasking ability; strong communication skills; strong attention to detail.
- Proven track record of acquiring and editing books in the assigned areas of specialization.
- Interested parties are invited to submit a resume and cover letter to:

Paula Hunter, Human Resources Consultant
Pearson Canada
26 Prince Andrew Place
Don Mills, Ontario, M3C 2T8
Fax: (416) 447-0598
paula.hunter@pearsoncanada.com

Applications will be received until November 23, 2009.

Job posting: Production Coorindator

Random House of Canada Limited is seeking a highly motivated and organized individual to join our team as Production Coordinator. Primarily responsible for coordinating the production of co-publications with our international partners, specific duties include:

- regular communication with partners to keep up-to-date with their plans
- routing and review of material with editorial
- typesetting imprint changes for text, jacket and spine dies
- setting call-to-print dates and responsibility for preparing accurate costings
- maintenance of production-related information in SAP
- obtaining Canadian jacket design and art permissions
- preparing purchase orders
- booking printer, developing schedules, and reviewing proofs for offset titles
- timely submission of files for archiving
- follow-up as necessary to ensure books are shipping on schedule
- reviewing print components to ensure material is accurate and of acceptable quality
- ordering reprints as assigned

This position requires:

- at least two years of experience in book production
- the ability to efficiently juggle a variety of projects and duties with accuracy in a high-pressure environment
- the ability to work independently while also keeping the department and other relevant people updated and apprised of any issues and concerns
- excellent oral and written communication skills
- proficiency in InDesign, QuarkXpress, Acrobat, Microsoft Word and Excel on a Macintosh platform. Experience in Illustrator and Photoshop would be beneficial
- an interest and knowledge in ebooks and XML would be a plus

This position reports to the Associate Director, Production and is located in the Toronto Street office.

Interested candidates should email a cover letter and resume to Carla Kean at ckean@randomhouse.com by November 13.

Job posting: MARKETING MANAGER (ONE YEAR MATERNITY LEAVE CONTRACT)

COMPANY OVERVIEW

The ?Canadian book industry supply chain nerve centre?, BookNet Canada is a not-for-profit agency dedicated to coordinating technological change for Canada?s book industry.

So what does that mean? Our ?customers? are spread throughout the industry. From independent booksellers to multi-national publishing houses, our relationships with industry players allow us to develop strategy to keep the Canadian publishing industry evolving, efficient, and thriving.

We operate BNC SalesData, the national book sales reporting service, establish Canadian standards to improve bibliographic databases, distribution and inventory management, and manage key components of industry technology infrastructure for large and small publishers and retailers alike.

We operate from a beautiful converted factory space in one of Toronto?s greenest office buildings in the heart of the Queen West / Spadina madness (Green roof! Bike parking! Dark Horse Espresso Bar!).

THE POSITION

We are looking to fill a one-year maternity leave for our Marketing Manager position. This person will oversee and participate in a wide range of projects, with responsibilities including, but not limited to:

? Managing and developing B2B communications strategies for existing and prospective BookNet Canada stakeholders
? Managing and developing customer satisfaction strategies for BookNet Canada
? Management and implementation of all BNC seminars and conferences including BNC Technology Forum 2010
? Website management and development (www.booknetcanada.ca)
? Creation of promotional materials for all BNC products, including some design work
? Technical writing (manuals, tutorials, etc.) for all BNC products
? Media liaison, including press release creation and comment
? Quarterly reporting to Department of Canadian Heritage and BNC stakeholders
? Promotion of BNC awareness and its use in post-secondary publishing programs

THE PERSON

You?re good with people and are able to work collaboratively on a numerous projects simultaneously. You are goal-driven, self-motivated and can plan and stick to scheduled deadlines (including shifting timelines). You are up to date with what?s happening in the publishing industry and are passionate about the future of books.

? Previous book industry experience (retail, publishing, etc.)
? University degree or equivalent combination of experience and education
? Experience in all aspects of event-planning for various sized events
? Coordinating multiple timelines with a number of project teams
? Strong command of HTML, CSS, Joomla, (or comparable CMS) a must
? Excellent knowledge of MS Office Suite: Excel, Word, PowerPoint (or Keynote)
? Superior writting skills and high level of comfort with blogging, Twitter, etc.
? Strong communication skills, adept at public speaking and group presentations
? Experience with design and movie editing software a plus
? Technical writing experience an asset
? Flexible and adaptable. Well-organized with an acute attention to detail.

THE BENEFITS

? Salary commensurate with experience
? Medical/dental benefits
? A friendly, exciting workplace with a commitment to work/life balance

THE PROCESS

Contact by e-mail only. Subject line: Marketing Manager position

Please attach your resume and cover letter with salary expectations as PDF or MSWord docs, explaining why you?re the perfect person to join the BNC team to: jobs@booknetcanada.ca

Only selected applicants will be contacted. Deadline for applications is November 15, 2009.

This position starts January 2010.

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