Rachael's Job Hub 📚

🎉 You applied on July 15! We checked every listing on July 16 — statuses below. Two had closed (Flatiron and Kensington); if that matches what you saw, no action needed. If any status looks wrong, or you skipped one, correct it in that card's notes box and hit Email my updates. No reply after ~10 days is normal; follow-up drafts come on schedule. The moment an interview lands, tell us — prep packet within the day. 🍀

Macmillan (6 applications)

Editorial Assistant, FSG LISTING OPEN · APPLIED

Remote · $50,000 · applied 7/15

🔗 Job posting · verified still accepting 7/16

Associate Editor, Fablelistik Editions LISTING OPEN · APPLIED

Remote · applied 7/15

🔗 Macmillan careers · verified still posted 7/16

Editorial Assistant, Flatiron LISTING CLOSED

Remote · $50,000 · closed before/around 7/15

Gone from Macmillan's posted jobs, and LinkedIn's apply flow is disabled. If you DID get an application in before it shut, note it below. Closed listings often repost; it stays on our watch list.

Editorial Assistant, Henry Holt Books for Young Readers LISTING OPEN · APPLIED

Remote · $50,000 · applied 7/15

🔗 Macmillan careers · verified still posted 7/16

Assistant Managing Editor LISTING OPEN · APPLIED

Remote · applied 7/15

🔗 Macmillan careers · verified still posted 7/16

Immersive Internship 2026-27 LISTING OPEN · APPLIED

Remote · paid · applied 7/15

🔗 Macmillan careers · verified still posted 7/16

Other publishers & media (6)

Writer/Editor, Blackstone Publishing STATUS UNCONFIRMED

Remote

We couldn't verify this listing from the outside (their job board resists checking). Note below whether you found it and applied, or whether it was one of the closed ones.

Publicist, Blackstone Publishing STATUS UNCONFIRMED

Remote

Same as above — tell us what you found.

Penguin Random House — remote internships CYCLE TIMING UNCONFIRMED

Remote · paid

PRH internships run in seasonal cycles; the current window is unclear from outside. 🔗 PRH internships page

Editorial Assistant, Brilliance Publishing LIKELY OPEN · APPLIED

Grand Haven · applied 7/15

🔗 amazon.jobs Grand Haven · editorial roles still active there as of 7/16

Social Media Manager, Kensington LISTING CLOSED

Was open-to-remote · closed before/around 7/15

Gone from LinkedIn and their careers page. If you applied before it shut, note it below. Kensington stays on the watch list for future openings.

Digital Culture Associate Editor, Mashable LISTING OPEN · APPLIED

US Remote · applied 7/15

🔗 Posting · verified still listed 7/16

New openings for your YES / MAYBE / NO. Ten made the cut this sweep; everything here passes your rules (paid, no marketing, no freelance unless flagged, remote or Grand Rapids-driveable). The hunt keeps running weekly.

⭐ Editorial (the real targets)

Associate Editor, Bramble · Tor Publishing Group (Macmillan) TOR!

Remote · $60,000–65,000 · verified open 7/16

The Tor find we've been watching for. Bramble is Tor's romance and romantasy imprint, and the job is acquisitions: building relationships with literary agents, evaluating submissions, negotiating deal terms, running P&Ls, carrying 5 to 8 titles a year. The closest thing to agent training a publisher can offer.

The honest catch: they ask 3+ years of editorial including some acquisitions. Same stretch grade as Fablelistik, which you went for.

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Editorial Assistant, Kwame Alexander Books · Sourcebooks FRESH · MI-REMOTE

Remote (Michigan is on their approved-state list) · posted 7/15 · ⏰ brand new, move fast

Entry-level editorial assistant at Sourcebooks' newest imprint, founded by Kwame Alexander (Newbery winner; children's and YA list rooted in poetry and story). Sourcebooks explicitly hires remote from Michigan; we verified the state list in the posting.

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Assistant Editor, Art & Entertainment · Chronicle Books VERIFY REMOTE

San Francisco publisher · location policy being confirmed

Chronicle's pop-culture and illustrated nonfiction group (Grumpy Cat, Dolly Parton). You were literally an Arts & Entertainment editor; this is that beat in book form. One gate: their posting language suggests location-flexible pay, but we have not yet confirmed remote is allowed. Mark YES and we verify before any materials.

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Editor, Children's/YA · Sourcebooks stretch

Remote-eligible from Michigan (same Sourcebooks policy) · posted ~2 weeks ago

A full Editor seat on the children's/YA side, your energetic-YES category. Stretch above entry level; your editing record and YA fluency are the argument.

🔗 Listing on PW JobZone

Editor, Bloom Books (Romance) · Sourcebooks stretch

Remote-eligible from Michigan · $55,000–70,000 · wants 5+ years

Bloom is Sourcebooks' powerhouse romance line. The 5+ years ask makes this the biggest stretch on the page; listed because the imprint, genre, and remote policy all fit.

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🎯 Agent-track and audio long shots (honest odds, cheap to try)

Literary Agent · Barbara Bova Literary Agency ⚠ commission-only

Remote US · part-time · commission-based · wants 2–5 yrs as an editor

A real remote literary-agency seat, which almost never exists. Two hard flags before you get excited: pay is commission-only (no salary at all, which collides with your paid-role rule) and they want editor experience you partly have. Included so YOU decide; a NO is completely sensible.

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Producer, Audiobooks · HarperCollins / HarperAudio long shot

Remote US · $70,000 · asks 4+ years of audiobook production

Producing audiobooks for HarperCollins and Harlequin. You have seven years of multimedia production (Audition, Premiere, a produced music video) but not audiobook-specific years, so this is a true long shot; one evening of application cost if you want the swing.

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🔧 Bridge roles (paid, in publishing, not editorial)

Operations Associate · Blackstone Publishing bridge

Remote · among Blackstone's open remote roles

Operations at the audiobook publisher you already double-YES'd. Not an editorial seat; a paid way into a genre-fiction publisher whose editorial jobs you want.

🔗 Blackstone remote listings

Production Manager, eBooks & Backlist · Sourcebooks bridge

Remote-eligible from Michigan · posted ~1 week ago

How books physically and digitally get made, at a publisher whose editorial ladder you'd be inside. Manager title; production not editorial.

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Publishing Quality Assurance Lead · Sourcebooks bridge

United States · Sourcebooks remote policy applies · Lead title

Catching errors before books ship: detail work you're demonstrably great at. Lead-level and production-side, so it's last on the page.

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