Remote Senior Book Editor — Narrative Mastery & AI Feedback

Executive Staff Recruiters / ESR Healthcare; United States; Remote; USD 83,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Executive Staff Recruiters / ESR Healthcare seeks a Senior Book Editor for a remote contractor role. You will review, analyze, and enhance manuscripts with emphasis on clarity, narrative structure, voice, and market alignment, delivering actionable feedback to guide authors and AI workflows.

The ideal candidate has extensive publishing experience, exceptional English, and a proven editorial leadership record.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience editing published books for recognized publishing houses or prominent authors.
• Editorial leadership on award-winning titles or NYT bestsellers is a significant plus.
• Exceptional command of the English language, grammar, and literary style.
• Proven ability to deliver incisive, nuanced editorial feedback across genres.
• Strong collaboration skills and clear written/verbal communication.
• Comfort working in a remote, tech-enabled environment and adapting to project needs.
• US-based contributors preferred; international candidates will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Review, analyze, and enhance book manuscripts with emphasis on clarity, narrative structure, voice, and market alignment.
• Provide detailed editorial feedback and perform advanced line editing, copyediting, and content restructuring as needed.
• Identify inconsistencies, gaps, or opportunities for improvement in plot, character development, and thematic continuity.
• Contribute to the creation of editorial guidelines and best practices to inform AI model development.
• Draft, revise, and polish editorial commentary, ensuring feedback is constructive and actionable.
• Collaborate with project stakeholders by participating in written and verbal discussions to communicate edits and recommendations effectively.
• Support ongoing quality control by reviewing and refining AI-generated editorial work for accuracy and style.

Skills

Editorial feedback

Narrative analysis

Copyediting

Remote collaboration

Job description

Executive Staff Recruiters / ESR Healthcare seeks a Senior Book Editor for a remote contractor role. You will review, analyze, and enhance manuscripts with emphasis on clarity, narrative structure, voice, and market alignment, delivering actionable feedback to guide authors and AI workflows.

The ideal candidate has extensive publishing experience, exceptional English, and a proven editorial leadership record.