Production Editor

Job Description The primary role of this position is to oversee book editorial and production tasks, including collaborating with authors and managing freelancers and vendors who edit and produce print and electronic books within budget, with the highest quality, and at the best possible speed. Responsibilities for this role begin after the acquisition team has signed contracts with authors, received complete manuscript drafts, and transmitted them between acquisitions and production. The role then oversees all subsequent tasks, including copyediting, proofreading, and final book manufacture. This position reports to the Director. In no particular order, duties include: • Negotiate contract schedules and terms, prepare them for the director's approval, and send contracts for signatures to selected freelancers, including copyeditors, proofreaders, and indexers as needed. • Serve as the main contact with freelancers and authors during editorial process, including giving instructions to freelancers, connecting freelancers directly with authors, and overseeing the progress of freelancers' work for quality and timeliness. • Coordinate with print manufacturers to schedule book printing and ebook production according to important marketing deadlines. • Make final corrections to typeset page proofs in Adobe InDesign and book jackets as necessary. • Run final checklists on page proofs, jacket, and spine stamp, and perform any last-minute corrections needed for all titles. • Retrieve original creative files or PDFs of texts and covers/jackets, and make corrections as needed for new-in-paper titles and reprints. • Upload final files to print manufacturer for new titles and reprints, and upload final files for the creation and delivery of ebooks. • Act as the primary contact with print manufacturers to monitor book production schedules, check sample books, stamped cases, jackets, and covers to ensure quality, and make alterations as necessary. • Report editorial and production schedules to the director, acquisitions, and marketing team during weekly all-staff meetings. • Creating covers, jackets, and interior text designs using Adobe InDesign. • Register all copyrights and apply for Cataloging-in Publication data for all new titles. Minimum Qualifications An Associate's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience and at least 1 year of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary. Preferred Qualifications Bachelor's Degree, Proficiency in Adobe Indesign