Remote Editorial & Production Assistant

Macmillan Learning; United States; Remote; USD 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Macmillan Learning seeks an Editorial Assistant for the Custom Solutions Publishing Group on a contractor basis. You will support editorial, production, and digital media work across custom publishing projects, ensuring manuscripts, permissions tracking, and digital assets move smoothly from development through delivery.

You'll collaborate with the Custom Solutions team to keep projects on schedule and audience-ready, contributing to QA, metadata, and content preparation for ePub and PDF eBooks.

Qualifications

• Coordinating multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong proofreading and quality review abilities.
• Clear, professional collaboration and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and format manuscripts for custom publishing projects.
• Conduct photo research and develop supporting spreadsheets for production tracking.
• Proofread manuscripts and course materials for accuracy and style.
• Track permissions invoices and approvals; support Jira ticketing for project management.
• Assist with ePub publication and QA of courseware and assessments.
• Perform related administrative tasks including ISBN distribution and reporting.

Skills

Coordination

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Written & verbal communication

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree (English or related field)

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Google Workspace

Adobe Acrobat Pro

Job description

Macmillan Learning seeks an Editorial Assistant for the Custom Solutions Publishing Group on a contractor basis. You will support editorial, production, and digital media work across custom publishing projects, ensuring manuscripts, permissions tracking, and digital assets move smoothly from development through delivery.

You'll collaborate with the Custom Solutions team to keep projects on schedule and audience-ready, contributing to QA, metadata, and content preparation for ePub and PDF eBooks.