Remote Senior Book Editor for AI Training

OpenTrain AI, Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenTrain AI, Inc. is seeking a Senior Book Editor for an AI training project focused on high-quality editorial judgment. You'll review manuscripts, assess clarity, narrative structure, voice, plot, character development, and market alignment, and provide precise feedback and editorial standards.

This remote contractor role prefers US-based contributors. You will also oversee quality review of AI-generated editorial work, ensuring accuracy, style, and industry alignment, while collaborating

Qualifications

• Extensive experience editing published books for recognized publishing houses or prominent authors.
• Exceptional command of English grammar, literary style, and editorial judgment.
• Ability to provide incisive, nuanced feedback across genres and formats.
• Experience with manuscript analysis, line editing, copyediting, and content restructuring.

Responsibilities

• Review, analyze, and enhance book manuscripts across relevant editorial dimensions.
• Perform developmental, substantive, line, and copyediting, including content restructuring when needed.
• Identify inconsistencies, narrative gaps, and opportunities to strengthen plot, character development, and thematic continuity.
• Draft and refine constructive, actionable editorial commentary.
• Help develop editorial guidelines and best practices for AI model development.
• Review AI-generated editorial work for accuracy, style, and alignment with high industry standards.
• Communicate edits and recommendations clearly in written and verbal discussions.

Skills

Editing manuscripts

English grammar

Editorial judgment

Line editing

Copyediting

Content restructuring

Remote collaboration

Manuscript analysis

Job description

The work

You will review book manuscripts and AI-generated editorial work, applying experienced editorial judgment across story, style, structure, and market fit. Your feedback will help improve written work and guide editorial standards used in AI training.

The role includes developmental, substantive, line, and copyediting. You will also communicate recommendations clearly in writing and in verbal discussions.

• Review and improve manuscripts across clarity, narrative structure, voice, plot, character development, thematic continuity, and market alignment.
• Restructure content when needed and identify inconsistencies, narrative gaps, and opportunities to strengthen a manuscript.
• Write precise, constructive, and actionable editorial feedback.
• Create and refine editorial guidelines and best practices for AI model development.
• Review AI-generated editorial work for accuracy, style, and alignment with high industry standards.

What it pays and takes

This is a remote contractor role with part-time employment terms. Candidates can apply from the countries listed for the role, with professionals based in the United States preferred. The work requires fluent English and substantial experience editing published books.

• Pay: $80 to $120 per hour.
• Work setting: Remote.
• Engagement: Contractor and part-time.
• Location: Open to candidates in the listed countries, with US-based contributors preferred.
• Language: Fluent English.
• Experience: Extensive book-editing experience with recognized publishing houses or prominent authors.
• Skills: Strong manuscript analysis, developmental editing, substantive editing, line editing, copyediting, content restructuring, and editorial judgment.
• Standards: Exceptional command of English grammar and literary style, with the ability to give nuanced feedback across genres and formats.
• Helpful background: Editorial leadership on bestselling, award-winning, or otherwise recognized books, plus experience balancing narrative quality, authorial voice, and market alignment.

How it works

Apply on OpenTrain with your resume, then complete the application on the hiring site.

About AI training work

AI training is the human work behind systems that generate and evaluate text. Experienced editors help by reviewing model output, writing clear standards, and showing AI systems what accurate, useful, and well-written work looks like.