Editorial Assistant

University of Florida • Gainesville, FL

33d • $17

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• Formal education should include a bachelor's degree in a related field and a minimum of one year experience in book production.
• Skills include familiarity with word processing and desktop publishing technology, specifically Adobe Creative Suite.

Nice To Haves

• Formal education should include at least a bachelor's 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.

Responsibilities

• Edits manuscripts (or overseeing freelancers) to ensure proper organization, consistency of style and presentation, grammatical correctness and factual and typographical accuracy.
• Supervises work of freelance editors, proofreaders, and indexers.
• Confers with authors before, during, and after the book-making process. The editor is the main point of contact with the author in matters of perfecting the manuscript and of communicating with other departments at UPF.
• Consults with the book designer, EDP manager, and marketing department concerning design, production, and marketing decisions in which editorial matters are pertinent.
• Performs or supervises the following sequence of technical steps in perfection of typography: marking up manuscripts according to specifications; making or monitoring, then verifying corrections; checking final proofs and printer's proofs.
• Prepares manuscripts for freelance copy editors, applying SAI styles or typesetting coding
• Performs other clerical duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees