Design & Lifestyle Editor (m/w/d)

• Develop new titles with a focus on design, lifestyle & architecture.
• Independently manage multilingual book projects from concept to print, including budgeting and scheduling.
• Collaborate closely with authors, translators, freelancers, editors worldwide, international institutions, and image agencies.
• Handle image sourcing and clearance of text, image, artist, and photographer rights.
• Proofread and edit texts to ensure accuracy and stylistic quality.
• Coordinate internally with design, production, press, and sales departments.
• Support the Editorial Director with projects and administrative tasks.

Qualifications

• Several years of professional experience as an editor for design, lifestyle, and architecture topics, ideally in illustrated books.
• Master’s degree in a humanities discipline, design, architecture, or a comparable field.
• Excellent communication skills in English; additional languages are a plus.
• In-depth expertise in clearing text and image rights and copyright.
• Strong affinity for text and confident stylistic judgment in editorial work.
• Keen visual sense for image and text composition.
• Extensive international network within publishing and the design/lifestyle sector.
• Negotiation skills and a confident, professional demeanor.
• Flexibility, resilience, and a solution‑oriented approach to teamwork.
• International experience and intercultural competence.
• Proficiency in MS Office, Adobe Acrobat, and InDesign.
• A creative, international work environment with diverse responsibilities in a dynamic, steadily growing family‑owned company.
• An open corporate culture with flat hierarchies and fast decision‑making processes.
• Flexible working hours and the option for partial remote work.
• Daily exposure to high quality, exclusive imagery on a wide range of subjects.

Please include a list of your relevant publications with your application.