Production Editor, APA Style and Books

APA•Washington, DC

4d•Remote

About The Position

The Production Editor, APA Style & Books is responsible for the production of APA academic and professional books and APA Style products, including the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, from copyediting through final files for printing and e-book release and/or other digital media. The position requires frequent collaboration with the APA Style team; project management; adherence to production schedules; maintenance of editorial quality and application of APA Style; and tactful negotiations and communications with authors/editors, typesetter, indexer, freelancers, and coworkers within APA Publishing and with other APA offices.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required (English, journalism/communications, psychology, or related field preferred)
3-4 years of experience in a publishing environment (book production preferred)
Expert knowledge of APA Style and applied experience editing APA Style content for users of all levels, preferably with both print and digital media
Strong written language skills, project management, and knowledge of standard copyediting and proofreading procedures
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to prioritize workload and work accurately and efficiently with a high level of attention to detail
Microsoft Office, including Word (intermediate/advanced level of expertise), Excel (basic level of expertise), and Outlook (basic/intermediate level of expertise)
Firebrand Title Management System or related system (basic level of expertise)
Adobe Acrobat (basic level of expertise)

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with work- or content-management platforms (e.g., Wrike, Confluence, Atlassian/JIRA, Trello, Sprout Social) preferred

Responsibilities

Serves as the production lead for the APA Style portfolio, including the online APA Style Manual , digital Mastering APA Style Student Workbook , the Publication Manual print and e-books, and ancillary products.
Applies production schedule template to each book project, schedules own work to align with overall schedule, and determines priority of workload to meet the publication release date; monitors schedules and modifies them as needed; resolves routine scheduling issues with vendors, freelancers, and authors/editors; communicates to all stakeholders any delays affecting the publication release date.
Edits and revises APA Style products and resources so they meet the highest standards of editorial quality and reliability expected by the diverse and multidisciplinary APA Style audience.
Collaborates with the APA Style editorial team on book reprints and updates APA Style manual files with reprint and EPUB corrections.
Works within a department-determined tier system to apply different levels of attention to each academic and professional book project in line with department needs.
Prepares manuscript files for typesetting, including inventory of all manuscript elements, checking table/figure credit lines and reprint permissions, and makes decisions about minor layout and coding/spec
Proofreads and evaluates edits submitted by authors/editors to determine whether changes should be made (to comply with APA Style, correct grammar, or minimize disruption to layout or text flow) and recommends other changes/edits as
Navigates sensitive issues arising from the publication process. The success of APA’s relationship with this high-profile constituency requires timely, accurate, sensitive, and thoughtful communication consistent with APA policy and procedures.
Reviews and approves invoices for copyediting, composition, printing, and electronic deliverables, reconciling any discrepancies.
Edits content across the APA Style portfolio to bring products and other resources into compliance with new editions of the Publication Manual .
Responsible for solving problems arising in the publication process, including with print vendors, discrepancies between policy and practice, and working with appropriate members of other
Updates all applicable project data in Firebrand title management database; demonstrates proficiency in using the database for all production tasks.
Collaborates with the APA Style and web teams to generate, edit, or organize content for the APA Style website, blog, and social media.
Performs other duties as assigned.