Insight Editions is an award-winning independent book publisher and entertainment company. We specialize in the creation and distribution of stationery, gifts, books, and comics in partnership with leading entertainment brands, authors, photographers, and artists in over forty countries. Our publishing program includes titles from many of the world’s largest pop-culture brands, from Harry Potter to DC Comics to Disney, as well as our own best-selling proprietary developments. For over 20 years, Insight Editions has developed a reputation for innovation, quality and driving commercial success for its products and brands.
To be considered for any of our open positions send your resume to careers@insighteditions.com.
Insight Editions seeks a dynamic and motivated Sales Coordinator to join a book publishing sales team that is passionate about the licensing brands we represent and committed to supporting our retail accounts and online booksellers to better connect fans and readers with the most fun and innovative pop culture books in the country. In this role you will provide support to the Insight Editions internal and external sales teams. This role will work closely with sales, editors, inventory, and marketing teams to ensure metadata and pre-sales materials are available as quickly as possible to support long-lead selling schedules.
In this role you will work with a variety of publishing formats across multiple brands including Harry Potter, Star Wars, Marvel, Disney, Pokémon, New Regency Films, Minecraft, and many others. Experience with licensed books is a plus. This role is a great opportunity for a candidate to learn the sales and marketing process for a global book company that publishes across many formats. The coordinator will report to the Head of Global Sales and Marketing and collaborate closely with sales, marketing, and creative services team members within an exciting, highly creative environment.
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Key Responsibilities:
This is a full-time remote position based in NYC or hybrid in the San Francisco Bay Area from our San Rafael office.
Salary: $45,000 - $50,000 based on experience level
Insight Editions provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Join us at Insight Editions, a leading entertainment company and popular culture publishing house specializing in categories such as film and television, gaming, sports, music, wellness, comic arts, food and drink, and children’s books, as well as a division creating limited editions, collectors’ editions, and luxury popular culture products.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Marketing Assistant looking to start their career in entertainment and are interested in working with the team that introduces books and products to very impassioned fandoms that support our publishing partners including Marvel, Disney, Gilmore Girls, DC, Wicked, Star Wars, Star Trek, Harry Potter, and so many more.
Like all entry-level roles this position will include the stuff you have to do. What makes Insight Editions unique is how we balance that with the stuff we think will interest you and the stuff we hope you will find fun. If you are willing to commit 70% of your time to the administrative duties needed to assist in the running of an entertainment marketing and publicity department you have the opportunity to learn through hands-on marketing and to bring your favorite fandoms into your workday. Here’s what this role will be charged with each day:
Administrative Duties (the necessary stuff):
Marketing Duties (the interesting stuff):
Creative Duties (the fun stuff):
Expectations
Applications will not be considered without cover letter expressing what your experience can bring to this position. Information on your interests in popular culture and fandoms are very welcome. Links or inclusion of design samples and campaign overview documents will greatly aid in the selection process.
This is a full-time position open to fulltime remote applicants based in the United States. Insight Editions’ offices are in San Rafael, California and Burbank, California and office space can be provided for candidates local to those area. Hiring manager resides in New York, New York.
Insight Editions offers a 401K savings program, employer-paid health insurance, vision insurance, dental insurance, paid sick leave, and paid vacation time. Salary for this role is $45,000.
Insight Editions provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Insight Editions seeks an Editorial Assistant to provide support to the Insight editorial team. We have a thorough training program that provides hands-on learning throughout the editorial process. Our publishing program includes titles representing many of the world’s largest pop-culture brands, from Harry Potter to DC Comics to Disney. The role is a great opportunity for a candidate to learn the editorial process for a global publishing company that publishes across many formats. The assistant will report to the Senior Editor and collaborate closely with creative services team members within a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
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Key Responsibilities:
This is a full-time hybrid or remote position, and our offices are located in San Rafael, CA or Burbank, CA office. Insight Editions offers a 401k savings program, employer-paid health insurance, vision insurance, dental insurance, paid sick leave, and paid vacation time.
Insight Editions provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Compensation: $20.50 per hour
Insight Editions is searching for an experienced, enthusiastic, and collaborative EDITOR to join the gaming, music, and sports division. The Insight Editions publishing team is enthusiastic about the licensing brands we represent and committed to creating content that connects fans and readers with the most fun and innovative pop culture books in the country. In this position, you will assist in acquiring books and will manage high volume and high visibility projects throughout the entire editorial process. This role will oversee a variety of publishing formats across multiple brands including Bethesda, Riot Games, Pokémon, Minecraft, and other sports, music, and game brands. Experience with licensed publishing is a plus. In this role, you will work closely with in-house design, production, sales, and marketing teams to successfully shape, shepherd, and launch innovative product releases across multiple formats. At least 3-5 years of recent experience editing books is essential. Qualified applicants must be extremely detail-focused, and able to manage multiple deadlines, expectations, and projects while collaborating closely with authors, packagers, and freelancers. We are looking for an accomplished editor who is enthusiastic about entertainment, gaming, and/or sports brands.
Qualifications:
Key Responsibilities:
This is a full-time remote position based in the US. Insight Editions offers a 401k savings program, employer-paid health insurance, vision insurance, dental insurance, paid sick leave, and paid vacation time.
Please submit a cover letter and resume to be considered.
Insight Editions provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Compensation: 60k/yr-65k/yr
Insight Editions is seeking an experienced managing editor who will be responsible for project oversight, schedule management, data integrity, and internal communication across departments within the Weldon Owen and Mandala Earth imprints. This is a fun, high-energy, high-demand environment requiring expert problem-solving skills and a positive, can-do attitude. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of three years experience working on highly designed, full-color lifestyle books and products, and have a passion for the cookbooks; craft; mind, body, spirit; and pop culture titles we have the pleasure of working on everyday.
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Qualifications:
This is a full-time position with headquarters in San Rafael, CA. Remote applicants are welcome. Please submit a cover letter and resume to be considered.
Insight Editions provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Compensation:
$55,000/yr-$65,000/yr
This role is directly responsible for owning and driving relationships with strategic partners (Simon & Schuster, and other distributors) to grow our revenue with new and existing customers in partnership with our distribution partners.
You will be accountable to increase sales and market share in national trade and wholesales accounts, Simon & Schuster-led accounts, while developing relationships with major accounts and leveraging creativity and partnership to drive revenue.
Performance goals are based on achieving monthly, quarterly, and annual net sales through distribution partners, market share by channel, and achieving budgeted returns and contribution rate by channel.
Account Management:
Relationship with Distribution Partners:
Qualifications:
This is a full-time remote position based in NYC or hybrid in the San Francisco Bay Area from our San Rafael office.
Salary $70,000/yr-$75,000/yr
This role is directly responsible for owning and driving relationships with strategic partners and direct accounts to generate revenue through existing relationships and new customer acquisition. In this role, you will manage the external sales representatives to drive revenue growth in assigned channels.
You will be accountable for increasing sales and market share in Simon & Schuster-led accounts, direct accounts and rep group accounts while developing relationships with major accounts and leveraging creativity and partnership to drive revenue.
Performance goals are based on achieving monthly, quarterly, and annual net sales by POS by customer (in supported customers), market share by customer, and achieving budgeted contribution rate by channel.
Account Management:
Relationship with Simon & Schuster:
New Business Development:
Relationship with Operations:
Relationship with Editorial:
Relationship with Accounting and Operations:
Additional Responsibilities and Duties:
Travel (20%):
Insight Editions offers a 401K savings program, employer-paid health insurance, vision insurance, dental insurance, paid sick leave, and paid vacation time.
Insight Editions provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Compensation: 75k/yr-85k/yr
Join us at Insight Editions, a leading entertainment company and popular culture publishing house specializing in categories such as film and television, gaming, sports, music, wellness, comic arts, food and drink, and children’s books, as well as a division creating limited editions, collectors’ editions, and luxury popular culture products.
Our consumer-first marketing strategies require our Manager, Advertising and Social Media to have a love of popular culture and experience in reaching consumers and fandoms based on where they live, what they watch, how they watch it, where they shop, how they receive content, and what digital worlds they inhabit. This role will be key to introducing our books and products to very impassioned fandoms that support our publishing partners including Marvel, Disney, Gilmore Girls, DC, Wicked, Star Wars, Star Trek, Harry Potter, and so many more.
Here’s what this role will be charged with each day:
Advertising Responsibilities:
Social Media Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Applications will not be considered without cover letter expressing what your experience can bring to this position. Information on your interests in popular culture and fandoms are very welcome. Links or inclusion of marketing design samples will greatly aid in the selection process.
This is a full-time position open to fulltime remote applicants based in the United States. Insight Editions’ offices are in San Rafael, California and Burbank, California and office space can be provided for candidates local to those area. Hiring manager resides in Los Angeles, California. Insight Editions offers a 401K savings program, employer-paid
health insurance, vision insurance, dental insurance, paid sick leave, and paid vacation time. Salary for this role is $60,000.
Insight Editions provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
At Insight Editions, our Senior Editors are experienced, enthusiastic, collaborative, and passionate about the subjects we publish and are committed to creating content that connects with our readers. In this position, you will be leading editors and editorial assistants in creating books in the areas of mind, body, spirit as well as nature and the environment, striving to be innovative in formats and original in content.
The Senior Editor will work collaboratively with editorial, design, and production staff to get high-quality manuscripts delivered on time and on budget. You will directly supervise editors and editorial assistants and will oversee, and as assigned directly edit, select projects with high standards and uncompromising quality throughout the entire editorial process. You will be responsible for researching, hiring, and managing the best talent available for each project and developing concepts, formats, and content as needed to meet the Insight Editions standards for market-leading innovative and uncompromising quality of design-led books. Through outstanding organization, oversight, and keen management skill, the Senior Editor keeps all projects moving smoothly through the editorial pipeline up to prepress, ensuring products publish on plan, on spec, and with the highest editorial standards applied to every project.
You will work with the Publisher to produce products that resonate with readers across multiple markets. It is imperative that you love research, are extremely detail-focused, and can handle ever-changing deadlines and expectations calmly and with ease. Experience selecting authors, acquiring assets, and assisting in the creative vision behind a book is a plus. Being passionate about the product and concept and relentless in your drive for perfection are qualities that drive success in this position. Lastly, having an eye for what might be the next trending topic in the market and being networked in the industry are both advantages for success in this role.
Responsibilities and Duties included but are not limited to:
Qualifications:
This is a full-time remote position, preferably working in an east or central US time zone. Insight Editions offers a 401k savings program, employer-paid health insurance, vision insurance, dental insurance, paid sick leave, and paid vacation time.
Please submit a cover letter and resume to be considered.
The salary is $70k/yr-$85k/yr depending on experience.