Careers at Phaidon

The Phaidon family of companies — Phaidon, The Monacelli Press, and Artspace — are devoted to celebrating and showcasing the creative arts through our growing publishing programs and e-commerce marketplace platforms. In each of our companies, we offer career opportunities to curious, creative, and independent individuals who share our passion for art, design, architecture, and popular culture.

Phaidon is the premier global publisher of the creative arts with over 1,500 titles in print. We work with the world's most influential artists, chefs, writers, and thinkers to produce innovative books on art, photography, design, architecture, fashion, food, and travel, and illustrated books for children. Phaidon is headquartered in New York and London, with offices in Paris and Berlin. Phaidon books are sold in a wide variety of sales channels, bookstores, and specialty shops, retail and online around the world.

The Monacelli Press, a leading publisher of illustrated books for twenty-five years, challenges the conventions of publishing to produce some of the most provocative, inspiring, and essential titles on architecture, visual art, interior design, landscape architecture, and photography. A separate imprint, Monacelli Studio, was founded in 2015 and focuses on the applied arts, adding art instruction, photography technique, and crafts to the publisher's growing list of books. In 2020, Monacelli joined the Phaidon family of companies.

Account Manager, Book Trade (New York)

Phaidon seeks a New York Account Manager to support the North American sales team in their efforts to broaden exposure of Phaidon and Monacelli. This is an ideal position for a motivated publishing rep seeking to expand their experience in trade book sales to indie bookstores and museums in the New York metro area including Barnes & Noble.

Reporting to the Director of Special Markets and Retail Sales, this position liaises with all departments within a dynamic setting and alongside colleagues who are creative, articulate, and passionate about the arts and contemporary culture.

Responsibilities include:

  • Steward a defined list of targeted, NY based accounts.
  • Organize and execute all stages of the sales cycle each season from appointment scheduling, new title presentation, order procurement, and follow up.
  • Analyze sales trends, gap analysis with accounts, sell-through data, etc.
  • Identify and develop new business.
  • Act as liaison between accounts and Hachette Book Group – responding to customer inquiries, processing and tracking orders, et al.
  • Steady and reliable account communication.
  • Update broader team weekly on season progress at the title and account level.
  • Provide on-site support at author events, launch parties, and seasonal b2b trade shows, occasionally outside standard work hours.
  • Collaborate with sales, marketing, and PR teams each season to develop creative strategies that will lead to reaching or surpassing yearly budget goals.

Please apply if you have:

  • A background and/or interest in Phaidon and Monacelli’s core publishing categories: art, architecture, design, fashion, food & drink, flower & garden, and interiors.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to work successfully with colleagues internally as well externally, including outside sales reps and trade partners.
  • Strong analytical skills with a penchant for numbers and spreadsheets.
  • Practiced organizational skills and attention to detail paired with a flexible, team-oriented mentality.
  • Passion for developing sales strategies and continuing to grow Phaidon’s global presence.

Phaidon employs people based on their abilities and experience. We treat all employees and job applicants fairly and equally and aim to attract and develop talent from a wide range of backgrounds and identities to reflect our diverse, international audience.

This full-time position requires in-office attendance Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

To apply, please send a resume and cover letter to careers@phaidon.com.

Editor or Senior Editor, Monacelli Press

We are seeking an Editor or Senior Editor to join our growing editorial team to edit new books in a range of categories: art, design, architecture, and select custom publishing. The role will involve both originating new books and editing books acquired by the publisher. A senior editor should be experienced with identifying authors and trends, formulating proposals, creating budgets and financial models, finalizing contracts, and playing a hands-on role from idea conception to design, editing, and final publication. All editors work collaboratively with the publisher, production, marketing, and sales to ensure a smooth and seamless publishing process. This position will require extensive interaction with our authors, artists, museums, galleries, and global brands, and will require superb communication skills. The candidate is highly creative, detail oriented, passionate about the arts and popular culture and has previous experience and a proven track record in illustrated book publishing.

Key Objectives

  • Editing 8 to 10 books per year from inception to final files
  • Identify talent / market trends and can connect with potential authors/artists
  • Develop book proposals and bring ideas from concept to approved outcomes
  • Finalize agreements with a clear understanding of the business and financial structure of a book deal
  • Manage the editorial process from beginning to end with an emphasis on delivering new and distinctive packages
  • Build design concepts for each book and work with designers to publish compelling and commercial books
  • Work with global sales, marketing, PR to represent new titles and present these at sales conferences and other venues

Skills and experience required

  • Book editing experience, particularly in illustrated/art books; to be considered for the Senior Editor position, a proven track record of acquiring and editing successful books
  • A background and/or interest in Phaidon and Monacelli’s core publishing categories: art, architecture, design, landscape/gardens, and interiors
  • Excellent communication skills, detail oriented
  • Familiarity with Chicago Manual of Style; experience copy editing and proofreading

Compensation

The compensation range for this position, dependent on experience and title, is $58,000 to $75,000. Benefits include excellent medical, dental, vision, PTO, and more. This job is based in New York City and you are expected to work from our lower Manhattan office three days per week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) and work from home Monday and Friday.

To apply

Please send a resume and cover letter to careers@phaidon.com.

Publicist (New York City, Hybrid)

Phaidon is seeking a full-time Publicist based in New York City to work across art, design, culinary, interiors, and lifestyle categories. The candidate will work closely with the Publicity Director and collaborate with UK colleagues to execute global PR campaigns.

The successful candidate will be highly organized, self-motivated to meet deadlines, and adept at working in a fast-paced, dynamic publishing environment. This fantastic opportunity offers a chance to work with the world’s most influential artists, designers, chefs, architects, and photographers.

To apply, please email a full CV and cover letter to careers@phaidon.com. Only candidates who write to to Phaidon directly with these materials will be considered.

Responsibilities:

  • Execute creative publicity campaigns for approximately 10 titles per season
  • Pitch national, local, and trade media for reviews and interviews in print, broadcast, and digital
  • Cultivate long lasting press relations ships with key contacts
  • Communicate and collaborate regularly with UK press contact on global campaigns
  • Maintain diligent records of publicity hits, clips, and press quotes
  • Write press releases and format in InDesign
  • Use Muck Rack to build and maintain media lists
  • Available for non-traditional work hours including nights and weekends for author events

Qualifications:

  • 3-5 years’ experience in book publicity
  • Previous experience in pitching art, cookbooks, interiors, lifestyle titles a major plus
  • Strong organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail
  • Must be able to prioritize, multi-task, and manage time effectively
  • An ability to work in a fast-paced environment under deadlines
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and InDesign experience
  • Must be based in New York City area

ABOUT PHAIDON
Phaidon is the premier global publisher of the creative arts with over 1,500 titles in print. We work with the world's most influential artists, chefs, writers, and thinkers to produce innovative books on art, photography, design, architecture, fashion, food, and travel, and illustrated books for children. Phaidon is headquartered in New York and London, with offices in Paris and Berlin. Phaidon books are sold in a wide variety of sales channels, bookstores, and specialty shops, retail and online around the world.