Production Editor: Books & Graphics (Hybrid)

Penguin Random House; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 63,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Prescription drug insurance

Dental

Vision

Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Sp

Health Savings Account

Pre-Tax and Roth 401(k)

Short and Long-Term Disability

Life/AD&D Insurance

Commuter Benefits

Student Loan Repayment Program

Educational Assistance & generous paid

Job summary

Penguin Random House Corporate Bookmaking seeks a Production Editor to support the Crown Publishing Group. The editor will oversee titles from manuscript to final production, collaborating with editorial, design, and production teams to deliver a varied list including cookbooks, narrative nonfiction, and fiction.

The role emphasizes managing freelancers, schedules, and QA across print and ebooks, ensuring on-time delivery and high-quality output in a hybrid setting.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of publishing experience in a production editorial capacity.
• Experience on a wide variety of books, including complex nonfiction and illustrated projects.
• The ability to set and meet deadlines.
• The ability to prioritize multiple assignments in a deadline-driven, fast-paced environment, while maintaining a standard of excellence.
• Strong copyediting and proofreading skills.
• General facility of modern copyediting style and an interest in the evolution of language.
• Very good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team, anticipating problems and prioritizing tasks.
• Excellent attention to detail and highly organized.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word (track changes) and Adobe Acrobat.
• Knowledge of The Chicago Manual of Style, 18th edition

Responsibilities

• Hiring and assessing the work of freelance copy editors, proofreaders, cold readers, and indexers.
• Preparing and styling initial text transmittals using a Word-based platform.
• Coordinating with the editorial, managing editorial, production, and design departments to see titles through to completion.
• Managing schedules and updating the progress of projects in FileMaker Pro.
• Reviewing and collating author and proofreader edits in Adobe Acrobat, including copyediting and fact-checking.
• Keeping books on schedule and error-free under tight deadlines.
• Copyediting and proofreading supplementary material, such as front matter, back matter, jacket and cover copy, and promotional material.
• Reviewing and approving jacket and cover routings.
• Overseeing the work of freelancers performing quality assurance reviews on ebooks.
• Performing various administrative duties, including invoice processing, system updates, and status reports

Skills

Production editorial experience

Deadline management

Copyediting and proofreading

Communication

Organization

Tools

Microsoft Word

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

Penguin Random House Corporate Bookmaking seeks a Production Editor to support the Crown Publishing Group. The editor will oversee titles from manuscript to final production, collaborating with editorial, design, and production teams to deliver a varied list including cookbooks, narrative nonfiction, and fiction.

The role emphasizes managing freelancers, schedules, and QA across print and ebooks, ensuring on-time delivery and high-quality output in a hybrid setting.