Marketing Assistant

🇺🇸 Washington, DC 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $50K - $55K 💻 Marketing 🗓️ May 21st, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

The Catholic University of America is hiring a Marketing Assistant. This role supports the sales and marketing director by managing the Print on Demand program, updating the CUA Press website, handling rights and permissions processes, and coordinating marketing activities such as press releases, exhibitions, and award submissions.

Highlights

Manage Print on Demand program including file preparation, uploads, and vendor coordination.
Maintain reviewer database and coordinate press releases, press kits, and review dissemination.
Process marketing department invoices and desk copy requests.
Serve as primary liaison for exhibit planning, order forms, sales tracking, and attend exhibits as needed.
Develop and maintain an awards database and submit books for competitions.
Update university press database and website with book reviews and excerpts.
Coordinate biannual seasonal catalog mailings to in-house lists.
Work with vendors and websites to provide book covers, design and proofread advertisements.
Monitor and update rights and permissions database in collaboration with sales and marketing director.
Use software including Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Suite, and web software; requires high school diploma with relevant experience.
Full-time position with a salary range of $50,000 to $55,000.

Marketing Assistant Full Description

Posting Title: Marketing Assistant Overview:

The marketing assistant aids the sales and marketing director in carrying out the marketing functions of the Press. In addition, s/he has responsibility, in consultation with the Business Manager, for the rights and permissions processes at the Press.

This person will need to take an ownership stake in the Print on Demand process, and be closely involved in keeping the CUA Press website up to date.

The projected salary or hourly pay range for this position which represents the full range of anticipated compensation

is: $50,000 to $55,000.

Responsibilities:

Be the primary contact for the Press’ Print on Demand program, in consultation with the Sales and Marketing Director and Editorial. Prepare files, upload, make changes to cover designs, work with outside vendors.
Maintain reviewer database; prepare press release lists for each new book; mail press releases; compile and mail press kits; send published reviews to authors.
Process and pay invoices incurred by the Marketing Department.
Process and note desk copy requests from outside vendor.
Primary liaison for exhibit planning and reporting: prepare order forms; order books; compile sales; return books. Attend exhibits as needed.
Develop and maintain awards database; submit books for award competitions.
Log book reviews and enter excerpts in university press database, website, and external websites.
In conjunction with sales and marketing director, update and take ownership of Press website.
Coordinate and implement seasonal catalog mailing to several in-house lists twice a year.
Work with outside vendors and websites to provide them with book covers for their platforms.
Design and proofreading of advertisements
In conjunction with sales and marketing director, monitor and update rights and permissions database.
Does photocopying and filing, and carries out other miscellaneous tasks as assigned.

Qualifications:

HS Diploma with relevant experience.

Practical knowledge of computer applications, including Microsoft Office, Excel, and PowerPoint, Adobe suite, and knowledge of web software.

Original Job Description

Posting Title: Marketing Assistant Overview:

This person will need to take an ownership stake in the Print on Demand process, and be closely involved in keeping the CUA Press website up to date.

The projected salary or hourly pay range for this position which represents the full range of anticipated compensation

is: $50,000 to $55,000.

Responsibilities:

Be the primary contact for the Press’ Print on Demand program, in consultation with the Sales and Marketing Director and Editorial. Prepare files, upload, make changes to cover designs, work with outside vendors.
Maintain reviewer database; prepare press release lists for each new book; mail press releases; compile and mail press kits; send published reviews to authors.
Process and pay invoices incurred by the Marketing Department.
Process and note desk copy requests from outside vendor.
Primary liaison for exhibit planning and reporting: prepare order forms; order books; compile sales; return books. Attend exhibits as needed.
Develop and maintain awards database; submit books for award competitions.
Log book reviews and enter excerpts in university press database, website, and external websites.
In conjunction with sales and marketing director, update and take ownership of Press website.
Coordinate and implement seasonal catalog mailing to several in-house lists twice a year.
Work with outside vendors and websites to provide them with book covers for their platforms.
Design and proofreading of advertisements
In conjunction with sales and marketing director, monitor and update rights and permissions database.
Does photocopying and filing, and carries out other miscellaneous tasks as assigned.