Metadata & Title Management Specialist

What We Do:

PESI Publishing is seeking a book metadata specialist who can manage and optimize metadata for all titles across formats and platforms, ensuring accuracy and boosting discoverability. This role goes beyond data entry, requiring a strategic and systems-minded professional who can anticipate global impacts across editorial, production, marketing, and distribution workflows.

The PESI Publishing team is a rapidly growing independent publisher that produces mental health workbooks, treatment guides, children’s books, flip charts, and therapeutic card decks for clinicians, educators, and other professionals. Our recently launched trade imprint, Bridge City Books, produces self-help resources that “bridge” the gap between our clinical audience and the everyday reader.

We publish 25 to 35 titles annually and are only growing every year. Our collaborative team works in a fast-paced environment, takes calculated risks, and brings passion to everything we do (and we actually mean it!).

• Publish and maintain listings on Amazon, Eloquence on Demand (Firebrand), and other reseller platforms using ONIX, ensuring accuracy and consistency
• Manage and update Amazon categories, keywords, and A+ content to optimize discoverability and sales
• Update 300+ backlist titles on Amazon with refreshed metadata, search terms, A+ content, and reviews to optimize visibility
• Collaborate with editorial, production, marketing, and sales teams to gather and verify data, anticipating how changes affect the broader publishing ecosystem.
• Monitor metadata quality, identify errors or gaps, and implement system-wide improvements to streamline workflows and reduce downstream issues.
• Generate reports and track metadata performance, using insights to inform process enhancements and support strategic decision-making.
• Monitoring and staying up to date on book buying trends on Amazon and other platforms
• Additional related projects as needed

Our people create our success:
We listen and learn, and we strive to meet or exceed the expectations of our customers, associates, and vendors.

We go direct and assume competence:
We expect open, honest, and ethical relationships, both internally and externally.

We encourage you to be an entrepreneur:
Our associates view their position or area as if it were their own business and make decisions accordingly.

We aim for innovation and creativity:
Continuous improvement and falling forward is what facilitates our ability to meet our mission of connecting knowledge with need.

• Remote or hybrid
• Be part of a collaborative team of book lovers and marketers
• Generous benefits package
• Incentive plan
• 401(k) with above-market match that immediately vests
• Professional development opportunities and tuition assistance

We are an organization that loves to play the game of business, and we are unapologetically driven and dedicated to not only publish a book but sell it as well. We are incredibly humbled and energized by the thought that our books and resources have the power to change lives.

Candidates must be able to provide proof of eligibility to work in the United States following an offer of employment.

PESI is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are based on business needs without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other applicable legally protected status. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related area
• Minimum 3 years of book publishing and metadata management experience, with a strong focus on Amazon backend systems
• Familiarity with ONIX for title listing management and Bowker for ISBN management
• Knowledge of book classification codes such as BISAC and Thema
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with other team members
• Exceptional interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills with strong attention to detail
• Adept multitasking skills with the ability to quickly adapt to shifting goals and deadlines
• Proficient to advanced Microsoft Excel skills (or equivalent)

• Expert-level familiarity with Amazon Advantage/Vendor Central, Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Amazon advertising, and Brand Registry
• Experience with Netsuite and Power BI
• Proficiency in HTML coding
• Experience working with resellers and backend website content
• Familiarity with Edelweiss, Pro Quest, Bookscan, and EBSCO
• Familiarity with Canva (or similar) and basic video editing
• A strong network of publishing-industry contacts
• A desire to be a part of a growing, innovative publisher that is willing to challenge industry norms