Associate Production Editor, Penguin Young Readers (Open to Remote)

🌍 Remote, USA 🚀 Full-time 🕐 Posted Recently

Job Description

About the position

Copyedit manuscripts using Track Changes in Microsoft Word and review manuscripts returned from authors.
Review and collate first-pass pages, incorporating changes and corrections from proofreaders and authors.
Review and correct all subsequent passes (second, third, blues) and additional materials such as indexes and notes.
Check the art against the text for picture books and graphic novels through multiple design stages.
Copyedit and review jacket stages, picture book proofs, and marketing materials.
Fact-check text as needed.
Prepare manuscripts for Design by styling text in Microsoft Word according to house guidelines.
Liaise with Managing Editorial, Editorial, and Design, as well as freelance copyeditors and proofreaders.

Minimum 2 years of copyediting/proofreading/fact-checking experience in any medium; book publishing experience is a plus.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat Pro, including Track Changes and other electronic editing skills.
Solid communication and organizational skills with attention to detail.
Ability to prioritize and meet steady turnaround needs while maintaining high quality.
Familiarity with The Chicago Manual of Style.
Familiarity with current issues surrounding the use of inclusive language; experience with multicultural topics is a plus.
Familiarity with children's books for all age groups is a plus.
Proficiency in a foreign language is a plus.

Experience handling manuscripts that feature multicultural topics or which require authenticity reads.
Familiarity with children's books for all age groups.