Job Description

Overview
Company: Harlequin Enterprises ULC
Date: November 17, 2025
Job Title: Assistant Editor, Love Inspired
Department: Editorial - Harlequin Brand Group
Reporting To: Executive Editor, Love Inspired
Status: Regular Full Time
Location: 195 Broadway, New York, NY (hybrid model) OR
22 Adelaide Street West, Toronto (hybrid model)
Job Summary:
The Assistant Editor is responsible for providing editorial and administrative assistance for the Love Inspired inspirational romance publishing programs as well as soliciting, acquiring and developing authors/books for this program. The primary purpose is to ensure the ongoing and timely supply of high quality, saleable titles for the list.
Responsibilities

• Provides editorial support to the Senior/Executive Editor, including preparing revision and rejection letters, reading and evaluating suitability of proposals for the publishing program, line editing with supervision and overseeing copy editing and author approval/alterations.
• Works with specified author base to acquire manuscripts with the appropriate editorial fit and highest editorial quality for the publishing strategy. Reads submissions (solicited and unsolicited where applicable), responds to authors/agents, negotiates contracts and monitors payments to authors; develops new authors to publication standard.
• Provides editorial input into packaging design to ensure key selling features are reflected in the book package. Recommends titles and writes/revises back cover copy.
• Provides assistance to team as needed to support imprint strategy and growth.
• Represents the program/company at both internal and external conferences.
• Fosters current agent contacts and develops relationships with new agents.

Qualifications

• An undergraduate degree
• 1 to 3 years of relevant experience in the publishing industry
• Strong communication, planning, organizational, teamwork, and problem-solving skills
• The ability to manage execution, to prioritize, and to pay close attention to detail.
• Flexible with the ability to manage and adapt to rapidly changing situations and circumstances

Harlequin is a company full of people who are passionate about books. When you apply for a position, we want to know why you want to work here, and why you are interested in the job. That's why cover letters are strongly preferred.
About HarperCollins Canada and Harlequin
Harlequin is a leading publisher of commercial fiction and narrative nonfiction. We publish more than 100 titles a month that reach audiences globally. Encompassing highly recognizable imprints that span a broad number of genres, we are home to many award-winning New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling authors. Harlequin is a division of HarperCollins Publishers, the second-largest consumer book publisher in the world. Through HarperCollins's global publishing program, Harlequin titles are published in 17 countries and 16 languages.
Known worldwide for the quality of its list, HarperCollins Canada is the proud home of many bestselling and award-winning authors, including Esi Edugyan, Heather O'Neill, and Lawrence Hill. It is our vision to publish the best books of our generation and to work with authors over the length and breadth of their careers. Our authors are at the centre of everything we do. In addition to the Canadian publishing program, HarperCollins Canada is responsible for the sales, marketing, and publicity of HarperCollins titles from around the globe.
HarperCollins Canada and Harlequin are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to equal employment opportunities. Employment decisions are based on job requirements and the skills, knowledge, and experience of the candidate, regardless of any other factors unrelated to job performance.
We are also committed to ensuring that the accessibility needs of candidates and employees are considered and accommodated during the recruitment process.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Skills Required