Job Description:
• Production-edit approximately 35 to 40 books per year, or 15 to 25 books at a time
• Manage the production editorial process from manuscript assessment through proofreading, indexing, and checking text, photo inserts, and jackets/covers
• Handle production editorial work for original fiction and nonfiction titles from manuscript to bound book, including paperback conversions
• Electronically style manuscripts for design and composition
• Hire freelance copyeditors, proofreaders, and indexers, and review their work through all passes
• Clean and prepare copyedited, author-reviewed manuscripts for design and typesetting
• Collate author and freelancer changes in page proofs and resolve queries before transmittal
• Copyedit jacket/cover copy and ancillary marketing materials, and proofread jackets/covers, insert captions, and additional material
• Collaborate with Production, Design, and Editorial departments on scheduling, editorial revisions, and Legal directives
• Update project progress in digital tracking systems using file-naming conventions and documented best practices
• Provide task- and project-specific support for other production editors during absences
Requirements:
• Extensive background in adult trade fiction and nonfiction
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to anticipate problems, troubleshoot solutions, and prioritize
• Strong working knowledge of grammar and punctuation
• Expertise with the Chicago Manual of Style
• Meticulous attention to detail and ability to work under pressure
• Good oral and verbal communication
• Ability to meet deadlines while managing multiple projects
• Tactful collaboration, common sense, and initiative
• Seven to ten years’ experience as a production editor, preferably in adult trade fiction/nonfiction
• High-level copyediting and proofreading experience
• Technical proficiency in Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat including PDF markup tools, and Workflow/Metadata systems
• Bachelor’s degree or commensurate experience
Benefits:
• Equal opportunity employment
• Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities