Production Editor (Open to Remote)

Bertelsmann-Jobs•New York, NY

1d•$70,500 - $70,500•Remote

About The Position

The Corporate Bookmaking team seeks a Production Editor to support the Random House Publishing Group and to oversee a variety of titles from manuscript to bound book. Founded in 1925, Random House is the home to award-winning, critically acclaimed, bestselling fiction and nonfiction authors, including Lee Child, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Jodi Picoult, George R. R. Martin, Emma Cline, and Jon Meacham. The Inklore imprint is home to licensed and original graphic novels, manga, and manhwa projects such as the Lore Olympus series and the Under the Oak Tree novels and comics. Boom! Studios publishes monthly comics, collected editions, and original graphic novels, with series that include Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, BRZRKR, and Something Is Killing the Children. Reporting to the Director, the Production Editor, working closely with the editorial, design, and production groups, will be responsible for handling a list of graphic novels and comics, as well as a range of titles across the Random House breadth, including originals, translations, and scroll-to-print titles (including some 4-color), from manuscript to bound book/ePub.

Requirements

A minimum 3 years’ experience as a trade-book production editor or freelancer with comics experience
Excellent copyediting, proofreading, and organizational skills
A detailed familiarity with The Chicago Manual of Style, and general facility with modern copyediting style
Ability to manage a diverse set of responsibilities efficiently and effectively
Ability to set and meet deadlines
Capable of rising to a challenge, and comfortable asking for help when needed
Expertise with electronic copyediting, using Microsoft Word
Experience with Adobe Acrobat PDF markup tools
Experience working on graphic novels, comic books, or other 4-color books

Responsibilities

Handling production editorial work for original titles (both 1-color and 4-color) from manuscript to bound book/ePub, as well as hardcover compilations.
Hiring, for original titles, freelance copy editors, proofreaders, and indexers and reviewing their work through all passes, including clearing manuscripts post-copyediting and collating changes from authors and freelancers in page proofs.
Performing quality checks on ebook files.
Copyediting jacket/cover copy and second-format additional material, including sales quotes and reading group guides, and proofreading jackets/covers, captions, and additional material.
Electronic coding/tagging manuscripts for design and composition.
Collaborating with production, design, and managing editorial departments on and maintaining book schedules.