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The Harper Catholic team is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and highly values diverse backgrounds and insights that fuel our innovation.
The Associate Publisher plays a key leadership role in shaping, launching, and growing the Harper Catholic imprint. Working closely with the Publisher, this role helps guide the editorial vision, acquisitions strategy, and publishing program while actively representing the imprint within the company, to external partners, to the Catholic market, and at conferences and events.
The Associate Publisher brings strong publishing judgment, financial acumen, and relational leadership, along with the ability to build trusted relationships with Catholic authors, agents, thought leaders, and institutions. This position blends strategic planning with hands‑on execution and offers meaningful influence in building a distinctive, mission‑driven publishing program.
Day-to-day responsibilities include author acquisitions, sales and marketing vision-casting, and staff management and development. The Associate Publisher, with support from and in collaboration with the Publisher, actively cultivates relationships with Catholic thought leaders and institutions, manages and develops the brand, leads special projects and initiatives, and represents the imprint in key internal and external meetings. In addition, the Associate Publisher interacts daily with authors and agents and collaborates closely with marketing and sales teams.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Knowledge and Skills: Strong editorial skills; mastery of the English language, especially in written form; ability to understand and analyze standard financial documentation, such as income statements and balance sheets; proficiency in Microsoft Office software, especially Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; management, leadership, and professional development experience; efficient task management skills; ability to lead meetings with specific desired outcomes; public speaking.
Work Experience:
Minimum. 8 years in publishing or related field, preferably with supervisory experience.
Target. 10 years in publishing with 2 or more years in a leadership role.
Education:
Minimum. Bachelor’s Degree from a four-year university.
Target. Master’s Degree from a four-year university.
Industry Knowledge: Understanding of the Christian market and broader book marketplace, with special emphasis on awareness and discernment of dynamics within the Catholic market. Demonstrated familiarity with the Catholic Church and its teachings. Deep understanding of Catholic readerships, institutional structures, and current publishing landscape. Conversant in consumer demand, retail environments (physical and online), and competition. Well-read in Catholic and general market nonfiction books; understanding of style guides in general and the Chicago Manual of Style in particular.
The salary range for this position is $100,000 – $150,000. We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.
In addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce.
HarperCollins Christian Publishing is an equal opportunity employer.
HarperCollins Christian Publishing is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at TalentManagement@harpercollins.com. Note: we will only respond to accommodation requests.
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