Remote | Senior Book Editor — $80–$120/hour
About The Position
24-MAG LLC is offering a fully remote independent contractor consulting opportunity for experienced Senior Book Editors to support an advanced AI training and editorial-evaluation project. Contributors review and enhance book manuscripts, provide sophisticated editorial feedback, analyse narrative and structural issues, and assess AI-generated editorial work against professional publishing standards. The work may cover manuscript review, developmental editing, line editing, copyediting, content restructuring, and editorial evaluation across different genres, manuscript formats, and editorial contexts. Contributors may also develop editorial guidelines, quality standards, and evaluation criteria, and provide written feedback and verbal input where required. Project scope and requirements may evolve according to project needs. Prior AI experience is not required. Work must not use confidential, proprietary, unpublished, or otherwise restricted third-party material. Compensation is $80–$120 per hour. U.S.-based contributors are preferred, but highly qualified professionals elsewhere may be considered.
Requirements
- Extensive professional experience editing published books.
- Strong background in manuscript editing, developmental editing, line editing, and copyediting.
- Exceptional command of English grammar, usage, and literary style.
- Strong understanding of narrative structure, character development, pacing, and thematic continuity.
- Proven ability to deliver incisive, nuanced editorial feedback and restructure complex content while preserving authorial voice.
- Strong editorial quality-control and review capabilities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain sophisticated recommendations clearly and constructively.
- Ability to collaborate with authors, stakeholders, and multidisciplinary project teams.
- Strong critical judgement and attention to detail.
- Comfort working in a remote, technology-enabled environment.
- Work must be completed without using confidential, proprietary, unpublished, or otherwise restricted material belonging to a third party.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with recognised publishing houses, prominent authors, or comparable publishing environments.
- Editorial involvement with bestselling or award-winning books.
- Prior AI evaluation or model-training experience; not required.
- U.S.-based location is preferred, though highly qualified professionals elsewhere may be considered.
Responsibilities
- Review book manuscripts for clarity, coherence, voice, and overall effectiveness.
- Analyse narrative structure and identify opportunities for substantive improvement.
- Assess pacing, organisation, thematic continuity, and content development; recommend restructuring where appropriate.
- Preserve the author's intent and distinctive voice throughout the editorial process.
- Perform advanced line editing to improve precision, flow, rhythm, and readability.
- Correct grammar, syntax, punctuation, usage, and stylistic inconsistencies; identify repetition, awkward phrasing, and unnecessary complexity.
- Evaluate plot development, characterisation, thematic progression, narrative gaps, and genre-appropriate structure where relevant.
- Consider market alignment without compromising the integrity of the work and provide recommendations across genres and formats.
- Produce detailed, constructive, actionable editorial commentary and explain recommendations clearly to authors and stakeholders.
- Draft and refine editorial guidelines and best-practice standards, translating editorial judgement into structured evaluation criteria.
- Review AI-generated editorial work for accuracy, style, usefulness, and professional publishing standards.
- Identify inappropriate revisions, missed issues, or weak editorial reasoning; evaluate whether proposed changes preserve voice, meaning, and narrative intent.
- Refine AI-generated commentary and collaborate with stakeholders to maintain consistent editorial quality.
- Provide written editorial feedback and verbal input where required.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
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