Remote Academic Editor & Acquisitions Specialist

Nashville Public Radio; Rochester (MN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Word on Fire Catholic Ministries is seeking an Associate Academic Editor for Word on Fire Academic. The role involves scholarly peer review, acquisitions research, and developmental editing to advance WOFA's publishing program.

The position is remote in the United States and requires a strong background in humanities and Catholic scholarship, with opportunities to contribute to conferences and scholarly networks.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in humanities or related field required.
• Professional manuscript editing experience (copyediting and proofreading).
• Experience in scholarly research and writing.
• Strong communication and social skills for academic networking.
• Extensive familiarity with Catholic literature including Bible, Catechism, magisterial documents.
• Practicing Catholic and aligned with Word on Fire mission.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate essays and book manuscripts for quality and fit with WOFA objectives.
• Assist in planning and hosting conferences.
• Contact new authors and expand the journal's contributor network through outreach.
• Provide input on policy, scope, and direction of publishing endeavours.
• Conduct acquisitions research with the imprint head to develop new book projects.
• Maintain familiarity with current literature to identify key authors and discourses.
• Copyedit book and essay manuscripts.
• Write and review book indices and bibliographies.
• Help manage Word on Fire Academic web pages and content.

Skills

Manuscript editing

Scholarly research

Copyediting

Networking

Foreign language proficiency

Education

Master's degree in humanities (biblical studies, theology, or philosophy)

Doctoral degree in humanities (preferred)

Job description

Word on Fire Catholic Ministries is seeking an Associate Academic Editor for Word on Fire Academic. The role involves scholarly peer review, acquisitions research, and developmental editing to advance WOFA's publishing program.

The position is remote in the United States and requires a strong background in humanities and Catholic scholarship, with opportunities to contribute to conferences and scholarly networks.