SLJ Seeks Assistant Editor, Book Review/Managing Editor, Extra Helping

 Here's the job posting:

School Library Journal (SLJ), the nation’s leading publication for librarians who work with children and teens and the largest reviewer of content for young people is seeking an Assistant Editor for its book review department. This individual will also serve as the Managing Editor for Extra Helping, SLJ’s twice-weekly, award-winning, digital newsletter.

As Assistant Editor for the book review, this individual will be responsible for the accuracy of the bibliographic data for the 4,000+ reviews that SLJ publishes annually. In addition, this editor copyedits all reviews and is responsible for managing changes in the reviews through to publication.

As Managing Editor of Extra Helping, this editor organizes, edits, and proofreads all content for the newsletter—which has been produced by other editors and contributors—integrates art, enters the content in our content management system, and works with production staff to deploy the newsletter.

Other responsibilities including providing bibliographic data for features and stories; editing the magazine’s Letters to the Editor; proofreading news, columns, and features as needed; and managing several components of our website.

The successful candidate should be comfortable meeting deadlines, managing multiple projects, and working under pressure. Previous copy editing experience, work with digital publishing, and experience in children’s publishing or library services to children and teens are all pluses.

Please send resume and cover letter to Brian Kenney, Editorial Director, School Library Journal, bkenney@mediasourceinc.com

Please submit resumes no later than 07/30/2010.