Website Content Moderator, Part-Time Contractor

We are seeking a detail-oriented Website Content Moderator with experience in digital content management. This role will support a range of St. Martin's Publishing Group community-based websites that showcase books across a wide variety of topics, ranging from mysteries and thrillers to history, biographies, and business. The ideal candidate will be skilled in Wordpress, have proofreading or copyediting experience, and familiarity with Canva and/or Photoshop. Experience or a background in book publishing is a plus but not required.

This is a part-time role, 8-10 hours a week, at $16/hour.

What you'll do:

• Proofread and copyedit book reviews, excerpts, and other editorial content, with a strong attention to detail.
• Manage and update website content on WordPress, ensuring it's up-to-date, engaging, and SEO-optimized.
• Design promotional materials and online content using Canva and/or Photoshop.

What you'll bring:

• Ability to work independently and manage projects with multiple deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Keen eye for detail.
• Functional knowledge of Google Suite.
• Proven experience with graphic design tools Canva and/or Adobe Photoshop.
• Proficient in managing content on WordPress.
• Familiarity with the book publishing industry is a plus.

Macmillan Publishers is the U.S. trade company that is part of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a large family-owned group of media companies headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Holtzbrinck Publishing Group's publishing companies include prominent imprints around the world that publish a broad range of award-winning books for children and adults in all categories and formats.

U.S. publishers include Celadon Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Flatiron Books, Henry Holt & Company, Macmillan Audio, Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, The St. Martin's Publishing Group, and Tor Publishing Group. In the UK, Australia, India, and South Africa, companies in the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group publish under the Pan Macmillan name. The German publishing company, Holtzbrinck Deutsche Buchverlage, includes among its imprints S. Fischer, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Rowohlt, and Droemer Knaur.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are actively seeking job applicants who reflect a broad representation of differences, including race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, physical ability, neurodiversity, age, family status, economic background and status, geographical background and status, and perspective. We believe that the best companies reflect the incredible diversity in viewpoints, backgrounds, and identities of the world in their staffs, and are committed to inclusive hiring across departments and levels. The successful candidate for this position will be an employee of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC.