Freelance Publishing Assistant For Romance Book Publisher

Royal; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative indie publishing company is looking for a passionate freelance publishing assistant to help drive exciting projects in the world of romantic fiction. This role offers the chance to work with a dedicated team, engaging in tasks like book formatting, social media management, and light editing. If you love reading romance and have a knack for organization and communication, this is a fantastic opportunity for you to grow and develop your career in publishing. Join a vibrant team where your contributions can truly make a difference in bringing captivating stories to life!

Qualifications

• Self-motivated individual with great organizational and grammar skills.
• Detail-oriented and able to work well in teams with fast response times.

Responsibilities

• Format books and post content on social media platforms.
• Proofread and copy edit manuscripts while managing writer deadlines.

Skills

Organizational skills

Flawless grammar

Detail-oriented

Ability to work in teams

Exceptional response time

Ability to work fast

Job description

Freelance Publishing Assistant For Romance Book Publisher

United States

Base pay range

$15.00/hr - $19.00/hr

Hello!

Do you love reading dark romance and paranormal romance books?

Are you an extremely self-motivated person that loves driving exciting projects forward?

This may be a great fit for you!

We are seeking a driven, passionate freelance remote publishing assistant to join our team. We are a growing indie publishing company that publishes works of romantic fiction and fantasy.

Ideal Candidate Has:

• Great organizational skills
• Flawless grammar
• Detail-oriented
• Reads fiction (romance) regularly (not required, but preferred)
• Ability to work well in teams
• Exceptional response time
• Likes to work fast!

This role has lots of room for growth and career development. You will be working together with a small, passionate team. Bonus potential dependent on milestones achieved.

Please include a small cover letter introducing yourself for consideration. Also include the answer to what is 5+5.

Responsibilities:

1. Book formatting (We can instruct!)
2. Posting to TT & Instagram using content from our stories. Monitor and answer all customer inquiries.
3. Light Proof/Copy editing.
4. Managing writers and ensuring deadlines are met.
5. Evaluating stories for quality and providing feedback on improvements.

If you regularly read fiction (romance, fantasy, historical) please mention it in your proposal!

We will hire you for a series of test jobs. If your skills fit with our company, we can proceed with a long-term agreement!

Application Questions:

1. Do you feel your English grammar is sufficient enough for light proofreading of manuscripts?
2. Are you available 6 days a week? What are the daily work hours you could accommodate? How many hours a week can you work?
3. What are your long-term career plans?
4. We are considering several other applicants...is your rate negotiable?
5. Would you feel comfortable doing light calculations and creating spreadsheets from financial data?
6. Do you feel you could manage and track deadlines for a team of translators? Do you have any management experience?
7. Are you comfortable working with fiction stories that contain explicit content? Some of our stories contain violence and steamy romantic scenes.
8. Are you interested in a long-term business agreement?
9. Do you read paranormal romance novels? If so, who do you read?
10. Would you be willing to complete a one (1) hour paid trial task?
11. Do you have sufficient spoken English skills?
12. Are you able to make changes to covers or graphics if necessary -- do you have any Photoshop experience?
13. Are you able to make developmental edits to stories if needed?

*PLEASE NUMBER YOUR ANSWERS.*

We look forward to hearing from you. Thank you very much!