Classifieds

We are looking for an enthusiastic, energetic and experienced bookseller, who likes to help people, is good at handselling, and works well with others. Curiosity, intelligence, book knowledge, and liking other human beings, a must. Full-time and must be able to work one weekend day and some nights. 

Please bring resume to Camino Books: For The Road Ahead, 1555 Camino Del Mar, Ste 114, Del Mar, CA 92014

The ideal candidate will be a collaborative and detail-oriented leader with expertise in budgeting and financial management and accounting, operations, and business growth strategies. Bookstore/publishing experience will be considered a major plus. Like all senior positions at City Lights, this individual will regularly balance strategic leadership and management oversight with hands-on execution and will need to ably navigate the wide-ranging demands of a small organization. Successful candidates will have a commitment to the ethos and values of City Lights, a strong work ethic, the ability to set clear goals and deliver measurable outcomes, experience with organizational growth and evolution, and the ability to quickly understand and navigate a bookseller/publishing operation.

Apply Here.

Letterform Archive seeks an experienced art director to help develop and drive the look and feel of its trade art-book publishing program. Reporting to the publisher, the art director will collaborate closely with editors, authors, curators, artists, designers, packagers, and printers to create exemplary, visually driven books that tell the story of graphic design — from exhibition catalogs to contemporary monographs, from deep dives into design movements to splendid gift titles.

Apply Here.

Chronicle Books is seeking a creative and entrepreneurial Senior Editor to join our Art & Entertainment Publishing Group. The editor will play a critical role in developing a commercially successful and creatively ambitious list that brings together art, design, entertainment, pop culture, visual nonfiction, and innovative gift formats.

The role combines a strong commercial approach to Art & Entertainment acquisitions with particular responsibility for developing and strengthening Chronicle’s Art list, identifying distinctive projects, voices, and opportunities that can expand its reach. The ideal candidate is a proactive originator with a great eye, strong market instincts, deep industry connections, and a passion for discovering and developing projects that feel fresh, relevant, and unmistakably Chronicle. We are looking for someone with experience across traditional and novelty formats, excellent editorial and commercial judgment, and a collaborative spirit that thrives in a design-forward, team-oriented publishing environment.

https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/Details/4508728

Chronicle Books is seeking an experienced and strategic Associate Director of Children’s Marketing and Publicity to lead overall list strategy and work directly with the team on title-specific campaigns and the School and Library market. Reporting to the Executive Director of Marketing and Publicity, this role helps shape strategy for the Children’s list and oversees campaigns across frontlist and backlist, including bestselling series Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site, Tiny T. Rex, and graphic novel program. 

The Associate Director leads and develops the Children’s Marketing, Publicity, and School & Library teams, serves as a senior partner to the Children’s Publishing Group and cross-functional teams, and translates market and audience insights into campaigns that build awareness, support sell-in and sell-through, strengthen Chronicle Books’ marketplace position, and contribute to profitable growth.

The Associate Director will help establish the vision, goals, and strategy for Children’s marketing and publicity, serve as the senior Marketing and Publicity representative, identify trends and convert them into actionable strategies, establish team and campaign priorities, and communicate key strategies and information to Sales. They will lead integrated plans, oversee media positioning, collaborate with authors, illustrators, and agents, and identify, evaluate, and execute strategic partnerships with organizations. Other duties include managing the Children’s M&P team, fostering a culture of creativity, open communication, assessing workflows and team practices, and partnering with Editorial, Sales, Brand Design, and Social Media. In addition they will lead digital strategies for the Children’s list, guide Amazon A+ content, set strategic direction for school and library and bookseller outreach, and partner with Sales to understand account and channel needs and identify opportunities. Lastly they will partner with the Executive Director to develop and administer the annual Children’s marketing and publicity budget, manage tracking of campaign activity, and use sales reporting to identify trends, evaluate results, and improve decisions.

https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/Details/4396108