This position is based at Sourcebooks' Naperville, IL headquarters, this hybrid role requires in-office presence three days per week and is not eligible for fully remote work.
This is an exempt, salaried position with an annual salary range of $72,000 - $75,000. We determine starting pay based on job-related factors such as geographic location, market conditions, experience, and education — ensuring fair, competitive compensation for both company and candidate.
What you'll do:
- Serve as a trusted HR point of contact, providing day-to-day support and guidance across the employee lifecycle, including investigations and corrective action.
- Support compliance across Sourcebooks' 20-state footprint — handbook review, required postings, notices, and leave law tracking (FMLA, ADA, state sick and parental leave).
- Assist with EEO-1 and other compliance reporting, and monitor employment law changes affecting policy.
- Partner with the Sr. Director of HR on organizational development, including org chart maintenance, title standardization, and role structure projects.
- Support compensation reviews, market benchmarking, and the annual compensation and bonus cycles.
- Maintain HR data integrity in ADP and support compliance, compensation, and headcount reporting.
- Support recruiting and onboarding, including job description review and new hire coordination.
- Draft HR correspondence such as promotion letters and policy communications.
- Participate in HR team meetings, trainings, and projects as needed.
- 4–7 years of HR Generalist experience, ideally including employee relations, investigations, or corrective action.
- Working knowledge of employment law fundamentals (FLSA, FMLA, ADA, EEO, state leave requirements).
- Exposure to compensation processes, job evaluation, or organizational design.
- A collaborative, team-first mindset — you thrive in an agile, fast-moving environment.
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Proficiency in MS Office 365 (especially Excel); ADP or similar HRIS experience helpful.
- Adaptable and curious about AI tools, with a willingness to learn and apply them to streamline HR processes and improve efficiency.
- Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, or a related field preferred, or equivalent experience.
Sourcebooks is a thriving entrepreneurial publisher driven by our mission to change lives through books. The fifth-largest publisher in the U.S. by print units sold, we bring extraordinary authors to readers in dynamic, data-driven ways, leading to hundreds of national and international bestsellers. Our insight-driven approach has earned us recognition from Fast Company as a Most Innovative Company, a Best Workplace for Innovators, a Most Loved Workplace by Newsweek, a Best Workplace by Inc., and Publishers Weekly's nod as “the most successful self-made publisher operating in the 21st century.” Story by story, book by book, we have changed more than 300 million lives. Join us as we change 300 million more!
Ready to Apply:
Please submit your resume, salary requirements, and cover letter detailing your relevant experience and interest in this role. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered. Show us your passion and creativity — we're looking for someone who's as enthusiastic about this opportunity as we are!
Full-time employees are eligible for our comprehensive benefits program. Our range of benefits include, but are not limited to, Medical/Prescription drug insurance, Dental, Vision, Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account 401(k), Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance, Life/AD&D Insurance, & generous paid time off.Sourcebooks values the array of talents and perspectives that a diverse workforce brings. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.
Skills Required
- 4-7 years of HR Generalist experience, ideally including employee relations, investigations, or corrective action
- Working knowledge of FLSA, FMLA, ADA, EEO, and state leave requirements
- Exposure to compensation processes, job evaluation, or organizational design
- Collaborative, team-first mindset and ability to thrive in an agile, fast-moving environment
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365, especially Excel
- ADP or similar HRIS experience
- Adaptability and willingness to learn and apply AI tools to streamline HR processes
- Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience
Sourcebooks Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Sourcebooks and has not been reviewed or approved by Sourcebooks.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO, paid holidays and sick days, and a sabbatical program are highlighted, with additional closure between Christmas and New Year’s. These elements collectively indicate a wide range of time‑off options.
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Parental & Family Support — Generous parental leave includes six weeks paid for both parents that can be combined with FMLA, alongside family medical leave. This reflects structured support for caregiving needs.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage are provided along with life insurance, short‑ and long‑term disability, FSAs, and mental‑health benefits. The package spans core health protections and ancillary supports.
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What We Do
“Sourcebooks, a legitimate contender for the title of ‘most innovative company in book publishing.’”—Mike Shatzkin, Idealog Innovators. Always looking for ways to bring new experiences to our readers, data is the backbone that gives direction to our creativity and informs our innovative spirit. Put Me In The Story, now the #1 personalized book platform in the U.S., is one of three e-commerce businesses we operate. We are committed to innovative publishing and to exploring new publishing platforms and models. Owners and Entrepreneurs. We take pride in being pioneers. Each of us is a leader invested in creating breakthrough for ourselves, our company, and readers everywhere. Starting with just one book in 1987, we now publish more than 300 new titles each year. With millions of books sold and more than 80 New York Times and USA Today bestsellers—and more—Sourcebooks publishes authors, not books. Constantly Learning. Not content to rely on yesterday’s knowledge, we know tomorrow’s opportunities can be discovered only with a passionate desire to explore new ideas. We Create Amazing. Every book and product we create and every life we touch is an opportunity to deliver the unexpected and the extraordinary. Our award-winning books earn accolades from Parenting Media Awards, YALSA Lists, Texas Bluebonnet, state awards, the Society of Illustrators Gold Medal Award, and more. Book Business Magazine named Sourcebooks 2013 Publishing Innovator of the Year. From children’s, young adult, fiction, and memoir to personalized books, inspirational gifts, reference, poetry, and beyond, we believe books change lives. It is the heart of all that we do. We are excited to work with passionate authors, booksellers, librarians, designers, media, brand partners, and others to create a vibrant future for books. FIND US ONLINE www.sourcebooks.com www.putmeinthestory.com www.simpletruths.com www.123magic.com
