Production Editor, Trade Paperbacks (NYC)

scholastic; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 47,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Tuition support

Parental leave

ESPP

Job summary

Scholastic in New York City is seeking a Trade Paperback Reprints Assistant Production Editor to oversee the production of approximately 55 trade paperback reprint editions annually, plus boxed sets and backlist titles. You will ensure QA of text and illustrations, keep editors and designers on schedule, and manage freelancers for copyediting and proofreading.

You will liaise across Editorial and Design teams, recruit and coordinate vendors, and generate status reports to enforce best practices

Qualifications

• Excellent copyediting and proofreading skills.
• Strong knowledge of grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
• Ability to meet deadlines while maintaining high standards of quality and juggling multiple projects.
• Strong computer skills - MAC preferred -- including facility with advanced functions of Adobe Acrobat.
• Ability to communicate clearly, effectively, and professionally with multiple project stakeholders.
• Experience: 2-3 years' experience as a production editor at a trade publisher or equivalent; children's book experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage book production for all conversion titles, boxed sets, and miscellaneous Trade original titles, including liaising with Editorial on deliverables, assigning and reviewing copy edits and proofreads, liaising with Design on layouts and covers, trafficking materials among vendors, Editorial, and Design, and keeping all parties in sync with series consistency, schedules, and deliverables.
• For high-profile or complex titles, add supplemental meetings and documentation.
• Create status reports and lead and/or participate in department and project team meetings; follow up on meeting results.

Skills

Copyediting

Proofreading

Grammar & Punctuation

Time management

Communication

Adobe Acrobat

Tools

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

Scholastic in New York City is seeking a Trade Paperback Reprints Assistant Production Editor to oversee the production of approximately 55 trade paperback reprint editions annually, plus boxed sets and backlist titles. You will ensure QA of text and illustrations, keep editors and designers on schedule, and manage freelancers for copyediting and proofreading.

You will liaise across Editorial and Design teams, recruit and coordinate vendors, and generate status reports to enforce best practices