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Some people messaged me privately to ask what it's like to be an #EditorialAssistant. I want the publishing industry to feel more open, so I'll share what I told them publicly. (Btw my experiences are by no means universal. This is just based on my current & previous jobs.)
It's a role that really varies from company to company. In some places, the role is very admin-based, and can include chasing authors who are coming up to a deadline, answering author queries, maintaining databases, drafting contracts (using templates),
soliciting endorsements for books, ordering copies of books for authors and editors, briefing designers on book covers etc. In some large companies with lots of moving parts, you might find that just answering emails (from authors, different departments, distributors)
takes up a large chunk of your time. In other workplaces, the tasks can be more directly focused on the books, and might include formatting and proofreading manuscripts, making larger editing suggestions, reading and reporting on submissions, researching commissioning leads
(e.g. new authors who might fit well with the publisher), researching competitor publishers, creating blog content to help advertise books, etc. Wherever you are, I think that organisation and attention to detail are the main skills to have. Hope that helps a bit.
@pubinterns @TLCUK @_CreativeAccess @PocPub @asiansinpub please feel free to share any of this if you think it will help applicants 
