Production Editor, Children's Books - Lead Timelines

Simon and Schuster Books; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Simon & Schuster is seeking a Production Editor for Children's Publishing to oversee scheduling, trafficking and editorial work for 45–60 titles annually across picture books, middle-grade and teen fiction, and graphic novels.

You will supervise freelancers, copyedit and proofread materials, and maintain high quality and consistency across imprints. The role emphasizes strong organizational skills and Mac/Adobe InDesign proficiency to support timely publications.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of book production editorial experience.
• Strong copyediting, proofreading, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple titles and competing deadlines.
• Experience supervising freelancers.
• Strong Mac and Adobe InDesign skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage production editorial schedules and workflow to ensure quality and timely publication.
• Copyedit and proofread materials, maintaining accuracy and consistency.
• Assign and supervise freelance copyeditors and proofreaders.

Skills

Copyediting

Proofreading

Organizational skills

Freelancer supervision

InDesign

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Mac

Job description

Simon & Schuster is seeking a Production Editor for Children's Publishing to oversee scheduling, trafficking and editorial work for 45–60 titles annually across picture books, middle-grade and teen fiction, and graphic novels.

You will supervise freelancers, copyedit and proofread materials, and maintain high quality and consistency across imprints. The role emphasizes strong organizational skills and Mac/Adobe InDesign proficiency to support timely publications.