Assistant Production Editor, Ebooks

Job Overview:

Yen Press’s Managing Editorial department is seeking an assistant production editor to help manage its rapidly growing list of manga, graphic novels, light novels, and ebooks. The ideal candidate is a self-motivated grammar nerd who has an eagle eye for catching errors and enjoys puzzling over creative problems. They should also be up to the challenge of managing a brisk workload flexibly.

Responsibilities:

Manages, from a production editorial standpoint, light novel ebook quality review

• Hires freelance ebook QAers and reviews their reports
• Liaises with the typesetter to have corrections made to epub files
• Ensures all corrections are implemented

Production edits, with supervision, a limited number of frontlist titles

• Liaises with and traffics materials to Editorial, Design, and Production
• Completes electronic manuscript preparation, including style coding in Microsoft Word
• Hires freelance copyeditors and proofreaders and reviews their work
• Reviews copyedited manuscripts, working in Microsoft Word to reconcile copyediting and editorial markup, and reviews all stages of manuscripts and text proofs
• Collates editorial and proofreader marks in Adobe Acrobat
• Checks that corrections have been implemented accurately in subsequent interior passes
• Copyedits and proofreads cover and insert materials from original copy through final proof
• Attends weekly print status meetings
• Attends weekly digital status meetings

Supports other members of the Managing Editorial team by assisting with correction checks, sending materials to freelancers, prepping materials for the typesetter, applying for cataloging-in-publication data, etc.

Provides additional administrative support to the Managing Editorial team as needed

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Effective organizational skills and ability to work well under pressure with tight deadlines
• Strong grammar skills and an eye for detail
• Strong computer/MS Word skills, proficiency with Track Changes
• Be aware that the assistant production editor will sometimes work on Mature titles (rated 18+)
• Applicants must be able to travel to the Manhattan office once a week.

Optional Qualifications:

• Experience with pdf markup a plus
• Working knowledge of The Chicago Manual of Style a plus
• Knowledge of or interest in manga, graphic novels, and/or light novels a plus
• Prior internship or experience in trade publishing a plus

All applicants must submit a cover letter to be considered for this role.

Pay: $45,000.00 - $49,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• What are your favorite manga or light novel titles?

Ability to Relocate:

• New York, NY 10001: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in New York, NY 10001