Senior Production Editor: Books & Graphics (Hybrid)

Apply now!; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 63,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid in-office 2–3 days/week

Job summary

Penguin Random House Corporate Bookmaking is seeking a Production Editor to support the Crown Publishing Group. This role oversees titles from manuscript to bound books, working closely with editorial, design, and production teams to ensure high-quality outputs.

The position requires hiring and managing freelance editors, coordinating with multiple departments to complete titles, and maintaining schedules with tight deadlines.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of publishing experience in a production editorial capacity.
• Proven ability to work on a wide variety of books, including complex nonfiction and illustrated projects.
• The ability to set and meet deadlines.
• Prior experience coordinating editorial, production, and design teams.
• Excellent copyediting and proofreading skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, with problem-solving mindset.
• Attention to detail and highly organized.

Responsibilities

• Hire and assess freelance copy editors, proofreaders, cold readers, and indexers.
• Prepare and style initial text transmittals using a Penguin Random House platform.
• Coordinate with editorial, managing editorial, production, and design to see titles through to completion.
• Manage schedules and update project progress in File Maker Pro.
• Review and collate author and proofreader edits in Adobe Acrobat, including copyediting and fact-checking.
• Keep books on schedule and error-free under tight deadlines.
• Review and approve jacket and cover routings.
• Oversee freelancers performing quality assurance on ebooks.
• Handle administrative tasks including invoice processing and status reporting.

Skills

Copyediting

Proofreading

Communication

Deadline management

Microsoft Word

Adobe Acrobat

Chicago Manual of Style

Tools

Microsoft Word (Track Changes)

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

Penguin Random House Corporate Bookmaking is seeking a Production Editor to support the Crown Publishing Group. This role oversees titles from manuscript to bound books, working closely with editorial, design, and production teams to ensure high-quality outputs.

The position requires hiring and managing freelance editors, coordinating with multiple departments to complete titles, and maintaining schedules with tight deadlines.