Massie & McQuilkin Literary Agents

Massie & McQuilkin Literary Agents is seeking a full time literary assistant to start as soon as possible in New York.  (This is not a remote position.) Benefits will include health insurance. Responsibilities include

• Handling general administrative tasks and office maintenance, logging submissions and contracts, scanning contracts and royalty statements, and facilitating author/editor interface.
• Reading unsolicited and client manuscripts and writing reader’s reports, rejection letters and editorial letters.
• Vetting and negotiating contracts
• Assisting with foreign rights
• Tracking payments
• Evaluating text and photo permissions
• Hiring and overseeing interns
• Updating the agency’s Facebook and Instagram pages
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office essential
• Familiarity with BAITS a major plus
• Familiarity with social media essential
• At least one year of relevant experience essential.

Contact: Lexi Wangler (lexi@mmglit.com), 27 W 20th Street, Suite 305, New York, NY 10010 (Ph# 212-352-2055) DO NOT CALL REGARDING QUERIES, THIS IS FOR SERIOUS JOB APPLICANTS ONLY!

Application Instructions: Please send your cover letter in the body of the email with your resume as an attachment to the attention of Lexi Wangler at lexi@mmqlit.com, with the subject line of “Agency Assistant Position.”

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.