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Production Editor
Location
New Jersey
Posted
46 days ago
Salary
$0 / year
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Senior
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Job Description
Production Editor
HarperCollins Publishers
Title: Production Editor (Princeton, NJ Hybrid) Location: Princeton United States Category: Managing Editorial Job Description: Overview HarperCollins is currently seeking a Production Editor in the Adult Harper imprint group to handle production editorial process on a wide variety of titles, both fiction and nonfiction, representing a broad and diverse collection of voices, cultures, and perspectives. This a hybrid position based in our Princeton office. Employee will be expected to report to the office at least three days per week. Responsibilities With minimal supervision, the Production Editor handles production editorial work from manuscript through bound book for a variety of formats, including one-, two-, and four-color books, cookbooks, novels, and nonfiction titles across varied genres and subject matter. - Assesses and styles manuscripts using proprietary Microsoft Word and Harper's proprietary software, for copyediting, design, and composition. - Hires freelance copyeditors, proofreaders, and indexers, and oversees their work. - Collates and evaluates proofreads and slugs in Adobe Acrobat, and checks all stages of proofs and PDFs for interiors. - Copyedits flap and back cover copy and proofreads and checks all stages of jacket/cover proofs. - Works closely with the book production team, including editors, designers, authors, managing editors, and production managers in anticipating and resolving problems. - Tracks project details and communicates with key stakeholders to ensure that books are produced on schedule and on budget. - Evaluates and coordinates artwork as needed. - Shepherds multiple projects while maintaining high standards of quality control and meeting strict deadlines, often under tight production schedules. - Marks up pdfs for audio recordings. - Attends and contributes to online department meetings as needed, working with colleagues from other imprints to continue streamlining and aligning processes. - Provides backup for department as needed. Qualifications - A minimum of 2 to 3 years of prior production editorial work experience. Prior experience in trade book publishing strongly preferred. - Works comfortably with basic computer programs, including Tracked Changes in Word and the commenting tools in Adobe Acrobat. - Solid copyediting and proofreading skills; knowledge of industry standards, including the Chicago Manual of Style. - Exceptional organization skills and attention to detail. - Ability to set and adjust to shifting priorities under pressure and to independently manage workload effectively. - Comfortable working within a digital workflow system. - Clear, conscientious, and collaborative communication skills, both verbal and written. - College degree or equivalent work experience. HarperCollins Publishers is a company full of people who are passionate about books. When you apply for a position, we want to know why you want to work here, and why you are interested in the job. That's why cover letters are strongly preferred. The salary for this position is $60,000. We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process. In addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce.
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