Senior Book Editor

Great Value Hiring; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Great Value Hiring is seeking a Senior Book Editor to refine manuscripts with a focus on clarity, narrative structure, voice, and market alignment. You will provide detailed editorial feedback and perform advanced line editing, copyediting, and content restructuring as needed.

Collaborating with project stakeholders, you will communicate edits effectively and uphold high industry standards. Remote-friendly for US-based professionals seeking impactful, prestige projects.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience editing published books for recognized publishing houses or prominent authors.
• Editorial leadership on books that have achieved notable recognition is a significant plus.
• Exceptional command of the English language, grammar, and literary style.
• Proven ability to deliver incisive, nuanced editorial feedback across genres and formats.
• Strong collaboration skills with a passion for both written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Review, analyze, and enhance book manuscripts with an 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, actionable, and aligned with high industry standards.
• 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

Line editing

Copyediting

Content restructuring

Job description

• Review, analyze, and enhance book manuscripts with an 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, actionable, and aligned with high industry standards
• 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
  

Senior Book Editor [$80 - $120/hour]

Role Responsibilities

• Review, analyze, and enhance book manuscripts with an 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, actionable, and aligned with high industry standards
• 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
  

Good Candidature

• Extensive experience editing published books for recognized publishing houses or prominent authors
• Editorial leadership on books that have achieved notable recognition (e.g., New York Times bestsellers or award-winning titles) is a significant plus
• Exceptional command of the English language, grammar, and literary style
• Proven ability to deliver incisive, nuanced editorial feedback across genres and formats
• Strong collaboration skills with a passion for both written and verbal communication
• Comfort working in a remote, tech-enabled environment and adapting to evolving project needs
• US-based contributors are preferred, though highly qualified professionals from other locations will be considered