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Editorial Assistant - Hyperion
By Disney ABC, Full Time
Sunday September 7, 2008, 9:30 AM EDT
Editor and Online Program Manager, Poetryfoundation.org
By The Poetry Foundation, Full Time
Sunday September 7, 2008, 9:30 AM EDT
Production Editor
By HarperCollins Publishers, Full Time
Sunday September 7, 2008, 9:30 AM EDT
International Liaison Sales Manager - Book Publishing
By Oxford University Press, Full Time
Sunday September 7, 2008, 9:30 AM EDT
Marketing Manager, Trade Publishing
By Reader's Digest Association, Full Time
Sunday September 7, 2008, 9:30 AM EDT
Key Account Manager - Facts for Learning
By Reader's Digest Association - Weekly Reader Division, Full Time
Sunday September 7, 2008, 9:30 AM EDT
Resource Coordinator
By Heart of America Foundation, Full Time
Sunday September 7, 2008, 9:30 AM EDT
Domestic Rights Assistant
By St. Martin's Press, Full Time
Sunday September 7, 2008, 9:30 AM EDT
Editor
By Skyhorse Publishing, Full Time
Sunday September 7, 2008, 9:30 AM EDT
Book Acquisitions
By Human Kinetics, Full Time
Sunday September 7, 2008, 9:30 AM EDT
Legal Book Editor
By Incisivemedia, Full Time
Sunday September 7, 2008, 9:30 AM EDT
Sales Representative-Ingram Book Company
By Ingram Book Company, Full Time
Sunday September 7, 2008, 9:30 AM EDT
National Accounts Manager
By Westside Books, Per Diem (90+ days per year) or Part Time with Benefits
Sunday September 7, 2008, 9:30 AM EDT
Senior Publicist- Fodor's
By Random House, Full Time
Sunday September 7, 2008, 9:30 AM EDT
By Disney ABC, Full Time
Sunday September 7, 2008, 9:30 AM EDT
Editor and Online Program Manager, Poetryfoundation.org
By The Poetry Foundation, Full Time
Sunday September 7, 2008, 9:30 AM EDT
Production Editor
By HarperCollins Publishers, Full Time
Sunday September 7, 2008, 9:30 AM EDT
International Liaison Sales Manager - Book Publishing
By Oxford University Press, Full Time
Sunday September 7, 2008, 9:30 AM EDT
Marketing Manager, Trade Publishing
By Reader's Digest Association, Full Time
Sunday September 7, 2008, 9:30 AM EDT
Key Account Manager - Facts for Learning
By Reader's Digest Association - Weekly Reader Division, Full Time
Sunday September 7, 2008, 9:30 AM EDT
Resource Coordinator
By Heart of America Foundation, Full Time
Sunday September 7, 2008, 9:30 AM EDT
Domestic Rights Assistant
By St. Martin's Press, Full Time
Sunday September 7, 2008, 9:30 AM EDT
Editor
By Skyhorse Publishing, Full Time
Sunday September 7, 2008, 9:30 AM EDT
Book Acquisitions
By Human Kinetics, Full Time
Sunday September 7, 2008, 9:30 AM EDT
Legal Book Editor
By Incisivemedia, Full Time
Sunday September 7, 2008, 9:30 AM EDT
Sales Representative-Ingram Book Company
By Ingram Book Company, Full Time
Sunday September 7, 2008, 9:30 AM EDT
National Accounts Manager
By Westside Books, Per Diem (90+ days per year) or Part Time with Benefits
Sunday September 7, 2008, 9:30 AM EDT
Senior Publicist- Fodor's
By Random House, Full Time
Sunday September 7, 2008, 9:30 AM EDT