Careers

Interested in joining the Brookes team?

You can apply for an open position, pursue a Brookes internship, or submit your resume for future consideration if you don’t see a position that matches your skills.

Job openings

APPLY NOW—please include your resume, cover letter, and salary requirements.

To apply by mail or fax, please send your resume, cover letter, and salary requirements to:

Brookes Publishing
ATTN: HR Department
P.O. Box 10624
Baltimore, MD 21285-0624
Fax: (410) 337-2608

Please, no telephone calls—we’ll call you if you’re under consideration for a position. Brookes Publishing is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

Brookes Publishing is looking for a full-time Editorial Assistant to join our onsite team. The successful candidate will be a resourceful self-starter who enjoys an intellectual challenge.

Responsibilities and Duties

Reporting to the Acquisitions Editors, the Editorial Assistant will be responsible for facilitating the successful acquisition, tracking, and preparation of projects for publication. The successful candidate will:

Assist and support Acquisitions Editors and Editorial Director with author and project management
Draft correspondence, agreements, contracts, and other documentation for varied business associates
Coordinate the external review of product proposals and product content
Enter and maintain project status information in project tracking system; drafting various project reports and documents
Prepare for and attend interdepartmental process meetings
Support editors in preparing for conference travel, author meetings, and other acquisitions opportunities
Field author and prospective author inquiries
Conduct continual market and competition research; analyze trends in assigned list areas
Represent company at local, statewide, and national conferences as assigned

Qualifications and Skills

This position requires:

Bachelor’s degree
At least 1-3 years relevant experience and/or mix of experience and education
Intermediate proficiency in computer operation and Microsoft Suite programs
Excellent communication, editing, and writing skills
Excellent organizational, time-management, and research skills
Excellent attention to detail
Strong process-building and multi-tasking abilities

Brookes Publishing is looking for an Email Marketing Specialist to join our team.

Responsibilities and Duties

Reporting to the Web & Interactive Marketing Manager, the successful Email Marketing Specialist will:

Design and flawlessly execute email campaigns in collaboration with marketing managers
Manage and support all aspects of campaign execution including customer segmentation, list selection, automations, testing protocol, and technical execution
Maintain and drive timely execution of the email calendar, including nurture, trigger, stage, and retargeting campaigns within the marketing automation platform
Manage email lists by maintaining clear customer segments, a master suppression list, and practicing good list hygiene
Collaborate with marketing managers to develop high-performing creative assets
Write and assign content for customer retention and lead generation emails
Design, implement, and analyze testing strategies for improving email results.
Analyze and report on campaign performance, including insights and recommendations for improving results.
Ensure emails follow industry policies and best practices, including compliance with CAN-SPAM, CASL and GDPR.
Contribute to building our email strategy and email asset design for large marketing campaigns.
Maintain Brookes’s voice and brand in all customer and prospect communication.
Continuously strive to be the subject matter expert on email marketing best practices

Qualifications and Skills

This position requires:

Bachelor’s degree with concentration in marketing and/or communication
2 to 5 years of creating and executing email marketing campaigns required
Experience with email automation, HTML, and email marketing software platforms is a must for this role.
Solid ability to use HTML and CSS to build emails
Experience managing and growing list size of 500K+ emails
Experience creating email templates quickly and efficiently
Demonstrable experience analyzing campaigns, and demonstrable knowledge of setting up A/B testing
Some experience with Photoshop and the Adobe Creative Suite, and Salesforce Marketing Cloud and/or Exact Target a plus
Must have proven experience with strategic thinking, analytical, data interpretation, and problem-solving skills
Excellent communication skills
Excellent organizational skills
Professional demeanor and cooperative approach to work in office environment

Internships

Are you a college student with a strong interest in the editorial and/or marketing aspects of publishing? We offer full- and part-time internships throughout the year. If you’re interested in joining the Brookes team, consult the internship requirements of your college or university and mail or fax us a résumé and cover letter that describes your interests and career aspirations.

Who we are

Located in Towson, Maryland (just north of Baltimore), Brookes Publishing is an independent highly respected educational publishing company with a strong focus on helping all people—with and without disabilities—achieve their goals and lead fulfilling, self-directed lives. We publish 50+ new titles a year on screening and assessment, autism, literacy, behavior, communication, and more. Learn more about our mission.