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The MIT Press welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds. Candidates who have significant personal experience or engagement with low-income communities or communities that are underrepresented in scholarly publishing are strongly encouraged to apply.

Open Positions:

Acquisitions Assistant

The Acquisitions Assistant assists two Acquisitions Editors with project management for the MIT Press’s book programs in economics, finance, business, and neuroscience. The Acquisitions Assistant manages distinct and critical phases of project development for approximately 40 projects per year, across a range of publication types including textbooks, trade books, and scholarly/professional monographs. The Acquisitions Assistant also works with authors and MIT Press staff to facilitate effective review and consideration of project proposals and manuscripts, and manuscript production. 

This job offers a great opportunity to learn the book acquisitions process at a major university press. We welcome candidates who bring new perspectives to the press. We publish authors from across the globe and this position can serve to introduce the assistant to working in across the dynamic fields of economics, finance, business, and neuroscience. No subject expertise is necessary.

This is a full-time, 35-hour/week position. MIT Press offers a hybrid work environment; the assistant should be able to commit to work in the Cambridge, MA office at least one day per week (commuting expenses are not covered/reimbursed other than the standard commuting benefits available to all MIT employees).

Job Requirements

Work with authors to prepare manuscripts and artwork for production; Review final manuscripts to ensure that preparation guidelines have been followed. Data entry and maintenance of project data in title management system (Filemaker); Coordinate the peer review process by querying potential reviewers and making sure review process stays on schedule; Solicit endorsements for forthcoming books;  Send contracts and tax documents to authors for signature and coordinating advance payments; Assist with preparation of various documents including contracts, publishing plans, and sales sheets; Research and help identify competing books; Track and oversee permissions clearance; General administrative responsibilities, including assisting with planning around seasonal deadlines and maintenance of project schedules for both lists.

Additional Responsibilities:

Responsible for projects assigned by acquisitions editor following contract signing. Identify competing books, potential course adoptions, and areas of growth in emerging fields. Develop financial projections as requested by editor. Research and prepare contracts and other documents, including project dockets, publishing plans, and sales sheets. Locate copyright holders of artwork for jackets and interior of books.  Review final manuscripts to ensure that preparation guidelines have been followed. Collaborate with other departments and act as liaison with authors. Represent the Press at academic conferences.  Participate in a wide variety of internal meetings. Additional duties as needed or required. This role requires extensive communication with acquisitions editors, authors, and colleagues in other departments. 

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Marketing Associate

We are no longer accepting applications for this position.

The MIT Press is seeking a Marketing Associate to coordinate communications and marketing projects at the direction of the manager of advertising and promotions, implementing advertising, email marketing, website marketing, and promotional campaigns on behalf of MIT Press books, journals, and institutional products. 

Responsibilities include carrying out trade book campaigns for top seasonal titles across paid and content marketing teams; creating and coordinating graphic design materials, deliverables, and responsibilities between internal team(s) and occasional outside freelancers and design agencies; placing ads on digital platforms and media outlets; implementing email and direct mail campaigns; coordinating the exchange advertising program for MIT Press journals; communicating appropriate specifications for print and web projects; researching and negotiating mailing lists; tracking data and metrics, analyzing trends, and making recommendations based on results; tracking budget for advertising and promotions and submitting invoices and purchase orders; updating title management and marketing planning systems; contributing to departmental reports; participating in marketing meetings; and performing additional duties to support advertising and promotions for all products as requested.  

Job Requirements

Required:

A high school diploma or its equivalent; three years of administrative and/or sales/marketing experience; experience working with confidential information and/or issues using discretion and judgment; experience with Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign); excellent organizational, proofreading, analytical, and written and oral communication skills; attention to detail; self-motivation; and ability to multitask and adhere to strict budgets and schedules.

Preferred:

A bachelor’s degree in marketing, publishing, or similar major; working knowledge of website editing through WordPress or other tools; familiarity with e-mail distribution software; and familiarity with Airtable, FileMaker Pro, Google Suite, and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).


EDP (Editorial, Design, and Production) Assistant

We are no longer accepting applications for this position.

The MIT Press is seeking an EDP Assistant to provide administrative and data entry support across the editorial, design, and production departments.  Responsibilities include performing the initial review of final manuscripts to confirm they follow turnover guidelines/checklist; maintaining CIP data application process for all titles with Library of Congress; requesting castoffs; entering and maintaining EDP metadata fields in the Press’s internal title management database and in its distributor’s web portal; distributing “Look Inside the Book” assets; generating and distributing weekly reprint and on sale reports; processing invoices from vendors and preparing purchase orders for new vendors; updating P&Ls; coordinating the monthly order of new books to be archived; co-managing MIT Press book archive (unpacking books from boxes, shelving books on bookcases; and performing additional tasks/projects as needed.  The work will involve moving items weighing roughly 20 lbs.).  

Job Requirements

Required:

A high school diploma or its equivalent; at least three years of administrative experience; excellent organizational, time-management, and written and verbal communication skills; ability to manage multiple responsibilities and allow for the timely completion of weekly/daily tasks in a deadline-driven environment; meticulous attention to detail; ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team; comfort working with external vendors and other departments within the Press; proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, FileMaker Pro, and Adobe Acrobat; and willingness to learn and use new software.

Preferred:

An associate’s/bachelor’s degree in a related field, familiarity with the Chicago Manual of Style, knowledge of editing and proofreading, an interest in learning how books are made, and experience in a book publishing environment.

This is a full-time, 35-hour/week position. MIT Press offers a hybrid work environment.  This position should be able to commit to work in the Cambridge, MA office at least one day per week (commuting expenses are not covered/reimbursed other than the standard commuting benefits available to all MIT employees).


To comply with regulations by the American with Disabilities Act (ADA), the principal duties in job descriptions must be essential to the job. To identify essential functions, focus on the purpose and the result of the duties rather than the manner in which they are performed. The following definition applies: a job function is essential if removal of that function would fundamentally change the job.

The MIT Press welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds. Candidates who have significant personal experience or engagement with low-income communities or communities that are underrepresented in scholarly publishing are strongly encouraged to apply.

Employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background check.

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