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.

Project Editor, Architecture & Design (New York or London)

A vacancy has arisen in either our New York or London offices for an editor to project manage titles on Phaidon’s Architecture and Design list. Working closely with the Publisher and Commissioning Editors, the Project Editor will be involved in all aspects of book creation, from the early stages of commissioning through to hand-over to production. This will include assessing texts, editing, picture management, managing budgets and schedules, as well as supervising proofreaders and outside editors. The Project Editor will liaise extensively with photographers, freelance and consultant editors, authors, picture researchers, graphic designers and Phaidon's production team.

Substantial project-management experience in illustrated book publishing (including content development and research, editing, budget management, and InDesign skills) is essential, along with a dedication to excellence and accuracy, and a talent for building strong relationships with authors and freelancers. The successful candidate will also have a demonstrable knowledge of and passion for the subject.

While previous experience of publishing or a related industry would be valuable, we invite applications from talented individuals with as broad a base of backgrounds and experience as possible and we would particularly welcome applications from candidates from currently under-represented groups in book publishing.

When applying, please include details of any specialist skills or subject knowledge you may have. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an interview and asked to complete an editorial test, which can be done at home.

To apply, please send a full CV and covering letter to careers@phaidon.com

All applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK or US, depending on the location they are applying for – please ensure to specify the location in the application.

Salary range (dependent on experience): US$45,000 – US$55,000

Closing date: 17 May 2024

Project Editor, Art (New York or London)

A vacancy has arisen in either our New York or London offices for an editor to project manage titles on Phaidon’s Art list. Working closely with the Publisher and Commissioning Editors, the Project Editor will be involved in all aspects of book creation, from the early stages of commissioning through to hand-over to production. This will include assessing texts, editing, picture management, managing budgets and schedules, as well as supervising proofreaders and outside editors. The Project Editor will liaise extensively with photographers, freelance and consultant editors, authors, picture researchers, graphic designers and Phaidon's production team.

To apply, please send a full CV and covering letter to careers@phaidon.com

All applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK or US, depending on the location they are applying for – please ensure to specify the location in the application.

Salary range (dependent on experience): US$45,000 – US$55,000

Closing date: 17 May 2024

Assistant Editor, Children’s Books (New York or London)

An exciting job opportunity has arisen in either our London or New York offices for a highly creative, experienced Children’s Book Assistant Editor. The successful candidate will work closely with the Children’s Book Senior Editor and Associate Publisher to create unique and inspiring titles for the children’s list and will be involved in all aspects of book creation, from pre-acquisitions through to publication. The Assistant Editor will work internally with editorial, design, production, sales, marketing, and publicity colleagues, as well as externally with freelancers, foreign publishers, agents, authors, and illustrators. The successful candidate will be extremely organized, be able to manage schedules and projects, have a keen eye for detail, the ability to multi-task, as well as have specific knowledge of and passion for children’s books. They will also have expert writing and oral communication skills and be extremely collaborative. A more detailed job description is available here.

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend a series of interviews and asked to complete an editorial test.

To apply, please email a full CV and covering letter to careers@phaidon.com

All applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK or US, depending on the location they are applying for – please ensure to specify the location in the application.

Closing date: 17 May 2024