Assistant Project Editor

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Gainesville, FL - USA

profile Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
Posted on: 3 days ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Classification Title:

Assistant Project Editor

Classification Minimum Requirements:

Bachelors degree in English or a related discipline and two years of relevant experience.

Job Description:

Reporting to the EDP manager. A key member of the EDP team the assistant editor assists with the transformation of a book manuscript into a printed and bound volume overseeing the text corrections for reprint and new-to-paperback editions approximately 70 frontlist titles and 50 to 70 reprint or new-to-paper titles annually maintaining the high standards of UPF books.

Coordinates Editorial Projects

  • Serves as the primary project coordinator sheparding assigned titles through all stages of the publication process.
  • Edits manuscripts (or oversees freelancers) to ensure proper organization consistency of style and presentation grammatical correctness and factual and typographical accuracy.
  • Monitors the work of freelance editors proofreaders and indexers to ensure schedules and quality standards are met.

Coordinate Author and Interdepartmental Communication

  • Confers with authors before during and after the book-making process serving as the the main point of contact with the author in matters of perfecting the manuscript and of communicating with other departments at the Press.
  • Consults with the book designer EDP manager and marketing staff concerning design production and marketing decisions in which editorial considerations are pertinent.

Prepares Manuscripts

  • Prepares manuscripts for freelance copy editors applying SAI styles or typesetting coding and ensuring that all components are complete and properly organized.

Trains interns

  • Trains editorial interns in basic editorial practices workflows and tools and reviews intern work to provide feedback.
Expected Salary:

$17.24 /hr ($36000 annually)

Required Qualifications:

Skills include familiarity with word processing and desktop publishing technology specifically Adobe Creative Suite.

Preferred:

Formal education should include at least a bachelors degree and a minimum of two years of book publishing experience. Appropriate college coursework may substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience. Strong organizational skills and self-direction necessary. Skills include experience with publishing technology including XML and Scribe Well-Formed Document Workflow (WFDW) ebook conversion technology accessibility standards and spreadsheet systems.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

In order to be considered you must upload your cover letter and resume.

Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.

This position is eligible for Veterans preference. If you are claiming Veterans preference please upload a copy of your DD 214 Member Copy 4 with your application for consideration. See our Veterans Preference Pagefor more specific information.

Health Assessment Required:No

Classification Title:Assistant Project EditorClassification Minimum Requirements:Bachelors degree in English or a related discipline and two years of relevant experience.Job Description:Reporting to the EDP manager. A key member of the EDP team the assistant editor assists with the transformation of...
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Key Skills

  • Proofreading
  • Video Editing
  • Fact check
  • Taleo
  • Copy Editing
  • Digitization
  • Journalism
  • Market Research
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Wordpress
  • Writing Skills

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