Editor, Academic Books

Crossway; Wheaton (IL); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Crossway is looking for a full-time academic book editor to manage the editorial process for book projects. You will collaborate closely with the Editorial team to ensure content excellence and theological faithfulness in all manuscripts.

The ideal candidate will have an undergraduate degree in relevant fields and demonstrated copyediting experience. Familiarity with biblical languages is a plus. On-site work is preferred, but remote options are negotiable.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in English, Bible, theology, history, or philosophy.
• Master’s or doctoral degree in historical theology or related field.
• Experience copyediting book-length academic manuscripts.

Responsibilities

• Copyedit book manuscripts and manage the editorial process.
• Collaborate with the Book Department and Production team.
• Ensure content excellence, expression beauty, and theological faithfulness.

Skills

Copyediting

Attention to detail

Time management

Communication

Education

Undergraduate degree in English, Bible, or related field

Master’s or doctoral degree in relevant fields

Job description

Crossway is a not-for-profit publisher of Christian books, the English Standard Version (ESV) Bible, and other gospel literature. The purpose of Crossway is to publish gospel-centered, Bible-centered content that will honor our Savior and serve his Church. We seek to help people understand the massive implications of the gospel and the truth of God’s Word, for all of life, for all eternity, and for the glory of God.

Job Overview

The academic book editor will serve Crossway’s publishing ministry by copyediting book manuscripts and managing the editorial process for those book projects through the editing, typesetting, proofreading, and indexing stages. He or she will strive to ensure excellence of content, beauty of expression, and theological faithfulness. The editor will work under and closely with the vice president of Editorial and the director of Editorial, and will collaborate with the rest of the Book Department team (including Editorial and Acquisitions colleagues), the Production team, and other Crossway colleagues as needed.

Other

• This is a full-time position.
• On-site work preferred, but remote work negotiable.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in English, Bible, theology, history, philosophy, or a closely related field.
• Master’s or doctoral degree in historical theology, church history, systematic theology, biblical and theological studies, or Old or New Testament.
• Familiarity with biblical languages; familiarity with Latin also helpful.
• Demonstrated copyediting experience for a publishing house or in another professional context, including copyediting of multiple book-length academic manuscripts.
• A thorough knowledge of The Chicago Manual of Style (including but not limited to its citation style).
• Attention to detail, ability to focus for long periods, ability to communicate clearly, and strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Adherence to a robust evangelical theology in the historic stream of the Reformation.