Editorial Assistant

Experience Champaign Urbana; Urbana (IL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Experience Champaign Urbana in Urbana, IL seeks a detail-oriented copy editor to manage book review content for the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books.

You will fact-check, format, index, and coordinate with editors and staff to ensure timely, consistent publication across print and digital platforms, while maintaining editorial calendars and online presence.

This role emphasizes collaboration with campus libraries and varied content teams to support sales and strategic priorities.

Qualifications

• Experience in editing, proofreading and maintaining style consistency.

Responsibilities

• Fact-check and proofread all submitted book reviews.
• Format and maintain consistent style across all print and digital content for the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books.
• Index all print and digital content for the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books.
• Maintain editorial calendar, track deadlines, schedule meetings, and handle correspondence.
• Maintain and update website and social media.
• Manage files and digital content in multiple software programs.
• Communicate with editor, reviewers, and publishers to ensure workflow, consistency, and deadlines.
• Collaborate with staff of the Center for Children's Books and campus libraries around strategic priorities.
• Plan and execute Center for Children's Book book sales, in collaboration with editor and other staff.
• Duties to support the Bulletin and Center for Children's Books, as assigned.

Skills

Copy editing

Proofreading

Tools

CMS

Job description

Duties Responsibilities

COPY EDITING (50%)

• Fact-check and proofread all submitted book reviews.
• Format and maintain consistent style across all print and digital content for the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
• Index all print and digital content for the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

WEB CONTENT (20%)

• Maintain editorial calendar, track deadlines, schedule meetings, and handle correspondence.
• Maintain and update website and social media.

COLLABORATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE WORK (25%)

• Manage files and digital content in multiple software programs.
• Communicate with editor, reviewers, and publishers to ensure workflow, consistency, and deadlines.
• Collaborate with staff of the Center for Children's Books and campus libraries around strategic priorities.
• Plan and execute Center for Children's Book book sales, in collaboration with editor and other staff.

OTHER (5%)

• Duties to support the Bulletin and Center for Children's Books, as assigned.