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Book Editor

Department: Design & Production

Job Category: Editorial

Location: USA

Position Type: Contract

Start Date: Immediate

Position Overview

Educare Publications seeks a passionate, meticulous, and result-driven book editor with excellent communication and writing skills and experience working in the book editing field. We diligently search for book editors who pay attention to detail, have keen grammar and language skills, and work with others. We value book editors with excellent time management, communication, and organizational skills. Please send us the latest or other projects you have edited or PDF to share.

Job Description

  • Read, evaluate, and edit manuscripts or other materials submitted for publication and confer with the publisher regarding changes in content, style or organization, or publication

  • Detect and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, and syntax

  • Revise and edit various client’s manuscripts for publication to improve readability

  • Develop story or content ideas, considering the reader or audience appeal

  • Maintains client document 

  • Establish and maintain project timeline, schedules and ensure that projects are running on time

  • Ensure that three rounds of edits are done for each project to provide the highest quality of edits

 Minimum Qualifications

  • Two years plus of editing experience 

  •  Major or significant coursework in English 

  • Copyediting and proofreading experience

  • Thorough understanding of English grammar and experience with editorial processes 

Preferred Qualifications

  • A degree in English, technical communication, or a related field  

  • Project management skills, including experience juggling multiple projects at once, setting schedules, and prioritizing work

  • Superb attention to detail

  • Strong analytical skills

  • Motivation to work independently

Additional Information

A position as Book Editor is contracted work with a flat price for the entire project. Each project will be negotiated to determine the cost of your services. The cost of each project will vary depending on what the client is looking to get edited. The company uses express pay to ensure that you get paid as quickly as possible. 

Application Instructions

  • Applications must be submitted on our website

  • Cover letter addressing all minimum and preferred qualifications

  • Resume addressing all minimum and preferred qualifications