Who we are

BookBub is one of the fastest-growing consumer tech startups in Boston. Millions of readers use our products every day to find great books, and our service empowers thousands of leading publishers and authors to drive sales and find new fans. We’re expanding our team to address the challenges and opportunities of the publishing industry while continuing to help readers find stories and authors they’ll love. Check out BookBub and our audiobooks retailing platform, Chirp, and learn more about what to expect working at BookBub.

About the position

Candidates for this position will assist the Content and Production teams in editing, curating, and organizing content for our large community of book lovers. You'll work with us full time for about six months, January–July 2022.

Responsibilities include:

• Assembling featured deals content for the BookBub website and daily deals email
• Proofreading and copy editing daily BookBub featured deals emails and other book marketing content
• Writing and editing short book descriptions to market books featured on BookBub and Chirp
• Sorting and categorizing submissions from our author and publisher partners
• Helping BookBub editors choose and curate featured book selections
• Maintaining and updating BookBub's database of books, authors, and author recommendations

Who we’re looking for:

• You’re a currently enrolled undergraduate student
• You’re available to work full-time for six months in the first half of 2022 (typically January–July timeline)
• You have outstanding professional written and verbal communication skills
• You have excellent analytical skills and meticulous attention to detail
• You’re able to quickly adapt to new systems
• You’re excited to work in a fast-paced, rapidly changing startup environment
• You have excellent copy editing and proofreading skills
• You’re enthusiastic about books

Remote work flexibility

Our team has where-you-work flexibility that allows you to choose a predominantly remote, in-office, or hybrid setup within Massachusetts, where our office is located, and certain other states. We’ll help each team member figure out the work set up that’s best for them, including WFH equipment or a dedicated desk space in our office. We value the health and safety of our people above all else, and our in-person work options will remain contingent on local safety guidelines and recommendations.

Our interviewing philosophy

Our goal is to get to know you in a low-pressure, friendly environment — and to give you ample opportunity to learn more about us, too.

Our typical process includes these types of experiences:

• A resume screen and introductory phone/video chat
• A take-home exercise where you’ll have the opportunity to demonstrate your proofreading and copywriting skills.
• Additional conversations with your potential future team members, the hiring manager, and People Operations

We personally review every application, and if we think there might be a fit, we’ll typically reach out via email within a couple weeks to start the conversation.

We will always do what we can to be flexible around your personal time commitments, deadlines, and general availability. We know that by joining our interview process, you’re trusting us with your time — so we’ll do our best to run a process for you that’s as smooth and enjoyable as possible.

Your interview experience

Our goal is to create an environment where you can interview at your best. If we can provide any assistance or accommodations during your time with us, please let us know at [email protected]. All requests are treated as privately as possible and have no impact on candidate eligibility.

BookBub strives to be an inclusive workplace and we value learning from different perspectives. We seek to foster an environment filled with people from a wide variety of backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.