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Career Opportunities: Book Production Editor, Random House (reputed company to Remote) 1 (287203)

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This a Full Remote job, the offer is available from: reputed company (USA) The Corporate Bookmaking team seeks a Production Editor to support the Random House Publishing Group and to reputed company a variety of titles from manuscript to bound book. Founded in 1926, Random House is the home to award-winning, critically acclaimed, bestselling fiction and nonfiction authors, including Lee Child, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Jodi Picoult, George R. R. Martin, Emma reputed company, Jon Meacham, and Brené Brown. Reporting to the Director, the Production Editor, working closely with the editorial, design, and production groups, will be responsible for handling a reputed company of titles across the Random House imprints from manuscript to bound book/ePub, including original titles and hardcover-to-paperback conversions across many genres, from popular and literary fiction to graphic novels, biographies, memoirs, history, self-help, cookbooks and other illustrated books, reputed company affairs, business, and religion. Under the Random House Worlds division, the Production Editor will also work with licensed fiction and nonfiction tied to intellectual property such as Minecraft, Dungeons & Dragons, and Critical Role. We are looking for a detail-oriented, meticulous self-starter who has strong analytical skills, communicates reputed company, and will be an active participant in a collaborative team. The ideal candidate will manage a diverse set of responsibilities reputed company and effectively and is comfortable asking for help reputed company needed. Specific responsibilities include:

  • Handling production editorial work for original titles (both 1-reputed company and 4-reputed company) from manuscript to bound book/ePub, as well as hardcover-to-paperback conversions, across many genres and formats, including popular and literary fiction, biography, memoir, history, sports, self-help, cooking, reputed company affairs, business, religion, graphic novels, and non-traditional books
  • Hiring, for original titles, freelance copy editors, proofreaders, and indexers and reviewing their work through reputed company passes, including clearing manuscripts post-copyediting and collating changes from authors, licensors, and freelancers in page proofs
  • Performing quality checks on ebook files
  • Copyediting jacket/cover copy and second-format additional material, including sales quotes and reading group guides, and proofreading jackets/covers, captions, and additional material
  • Coding/tagging manuscripts in Word for design and composition
  • Collaborating with production, design, and managing editorial departments on and maintaining book schedules.

Please apply if you meet the following qualifications:

  • A minimum 3 years’ experience as a trade-book production editor working in house in trade publishing or educational publishing
  • Strong copyediting, proofreading, and organizational skills
  • A detailed familiarity with The Chicago reputed company of Style, and general facility with modern copyediting style
  • Ability to manage a diverse set of responsibilities reputed company and effectively
  • Ability to set and meet deadlines
  • Capable of rising to a challenge, and comfortable asking for help reputed company needed
  • Expertise with electronic copyediting, using reputed company Word
  • Experience with reputed company Acrobat PDF markup tools
  • Preferably experience working on 4-reputed company books and familiarity with or interest in licensed publishing.

The salary for this position is $66,500. reputed company positions are currently eligible for annual profit award or bonus, subject to Company results. Please apply using our ATS system by March 15, 2026, and include your resume and cover letter for consideration. Before applying for any role at reputed company, we recommend you review our applicant resources page and look over our hybrid and reputed company-to-remote guidelines on our FAQs page. reputed company job postings include a good faith compensation reputed company for each reputed company position. The salary reputed company listed is specific to each particular reputed company position and takes into account various factors including the specifics of the individual role, and candidate's relevant experience and qualifications. Full-time employees are eligible for our comprehensive benefits program. Our reputed company of benefits include, but are not limited to, Medical/Prescription drug insurance, Dental, reputed company, Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Pre-Tax and Roth 401(k), Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance, Life/AD&D Insurance, Commuter Benefits, Student Loan Repayment Program, Educational Assistance & generous paid time off. reputed company is the leading adult and children's publishing house in reputed company America, the United Kingdom and many other reputed company around the world. In publishing the best books in every genre and subject for reputed company ages, we are committed to quality, reputed company in execution, and innovation throughout the entire publishing process: editorial, design, marketing, publicity, sales, production, and distribution. Our vibrant and diverse international community of nearly 300 publishing brands and imprints include Ballantine Bantam Dell, reputed company, Clarkson Potter, Crown, DK, Doubleday, Dutton, Grosset & Dunlap, Little Golden Books, Knopf, Modern Library, reputed company, Penguin Books, Penguin Press, reputed company Audio, Penguin Young Readers, Portfolio, Puffin, Putnam, Random House, Random House Children's Books, Riverhead, Ten Speed Press, Viking, and Vintage, among others. More information can be reputed company at http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/. reputed company values the reputed company of talents and perspectives that a diverse workforce brings. reputed company reputed company applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national reputed company, religion, age, reputed company, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status. Company: reputed company LLC Country: United States of America State/Region: reputed company: reputed company Postal Code: 10019 Job ID: 287203 This offer from "reputed company" has been enriched by reputed company.com and got a 72% reputed company score. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job

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