Associate Editor Jobs

Publishing Team

Full-time, Exempt

In-person 2 days per week, remote 3 days per week

Forbes Books has an exciting opportunity for an Associate Editor with experience in book writing and editing. Forbes Books works with top-tier professionals to position, promote, and market them as the thought leader and expert in their industry, community, or marketplace.

The mission of the Associate Editor (AE) is to work with our authors from mid-stage manuscript development through final manuscript approval, and deliver editorial support and excellence throughout the process. The AE will achieve this goal by proactively interacting with the editorial managers, authors, reviewing, tracking, and managing the editorial life cycle, and educating authors on the publishing process as a whole.

You must have strong attention to detail and care about over-delivering a positive experience for clients. Each book we publish serves as a calling card for our professional clients. Their reputation is judged by the quality of the book, as is ours. You must have a desire to continually improve editorial content and the process for our clients through world-class service. Our C-level clients require precise execution of the deliverables in their publishing plans.

Expected Outcomes:

• Collaborate with the Associate Managing Editor and Editorial Managers to assist the editorial team throughout the book creation process, including and not limited to ghostwriter compatibility, developmental editing, line editing, polishing descriptive copy, copyediting, and late stage proofing.
• Help establish and adhere to editorial timelines across all titles.
• Manage the Revisions process with authors for reprints.
• Review Line Edits, Copy Edits, and perform Editorial Proofs prior to layout and design.
• Assist in project tracking data management for each title as outlined by the Associate Managing Editor.
• Review multiple rounds of author edits made in the design stages prior to author’s final galley sign-off. Familiarity with ProofHQ and InCopy is a plus.
• Review and edit all front matter (testimonials, acknowledgments, etc.) permissions, sources, and cover copy for all titles, ensuring all are completed and in place by the Copy Edit for each manuscript.
• Guarantee <5% of rework to finished products due to editorial error.

Competencies:

• Attention to Detail. Does not let important details slip through the cracks or derail a project.
• Growth. Demonstrates a desire to learn and continually expand their understanding of the entire publication process.
• Flexibility/Adaptability. Adjusts quickly to changing priorities and conditions. Copes effectively with complexity and change.
• Efficiency. Able to produce significant output with minimal wasted effort. Continuously looks for process improvements.
• Excellent Communication Skills. Highly skilled at advising, coaching, and strategizing over email, on the phone, and in person with our members and business professional clients.
• Calm under pressure. Maintains stable performance when under heavy pressure or stress.
• Teamwork. Reaches out to peers and cooperates with supervisors to establish an overall collaborative working relationship.
• Problem Solving Mindset. Flexible attitude to test new approaches and adjust activities in order to solve unique client challenges.
• Deadline Driven. Able to manage authors to deliver edits and feedback to adhere to editorial and production schedules.

Preferred Skills And Experiences

• Thorough knowledge of the Chicago Manual of Style
• Experience with monday.com or other project management platforms is a plus.
• 2+ years of copyediting experience
• Exceptional writing, editing, grammar, spelling, and communication skills
• Undergraduate degree in English or Journalism
• Experience in the book publishing and printing industry a plus
• Ability to work collaboratively with a highly creative and senior-level clients
• High level of competency with Google Apps for Business (Mail, Calendar, Drive) and Microsoft Word, Excel.
• Ability to meet strict deadlines

Work Environment

• This job operates in a professional office environment. This role regularly uses a laptop as well as online cloud-based file management systems (such as Dropbox, Google Drive, etc) and participates in online video-based (Zoom, Google Meet) calls. This role may, on occasion, need to use standard office equipment such as phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.

Physical Demands

• Team Member may be occasionally required to perform light to moderate lifting of office supplies, up to 20 pounds.
• The employee is regularly required to sit, stand, use hands and fingers to operate a computer, keyboard, and telephone. Near visual acuity is required in order to work with computers.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job, with or without reasonable accommodations.
• May occasionally require the employee to stoop, kneel, or crouch. Team Member should be able to sit for an extended period of time.

Advantage|ForbesBooks is an entrepreneurial, high-growth company with opportunities for advancement and lots of upward mobility. Professional development programs offered. We offer great Vacation/PTO benefits, a great Medical/Dental/Vision program, 401(k) with company contribution, and other nice perks. Advantage has a solid reputation for being a great place to work and we highly value the commitment and contribution of those on our team.
This position is located in our Charleston, South Carolina office. Team Members are eligible for health, dental and vision benefits the first day of the month after thirty (30) days of employment. Eligibility for all other benefits is at ninety (90) days of employment.
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