Technical responsibilities:

• Accurately, efficiently, and economically performs duties required for producing quality books that reflect editorial excellence.
• Delivers high-quality line edits for approximately 15-20 frontlist titles per year.
• Ensures that all assigned manuscripts are printer-ready, including completing final edits, ensuring all errors are addressed, and optimizing manuscripts using html.
• Reviews changes from freelancers and authors, updating manuscripts appropriately and verifying corrections to manuscripts.
• Inputs and updates reprint corrections.
• Provides editorial support for audiobook manuscripts and other potential products or product extensions such as custom editions, e-courses, journals, international editions, trade paper conversions, etc.
• Delivers editorial support for internal documents related to book proposals, sales conference materials, marketing materials, and other important documents as needed.
• Facilitates creation of cover copy and catalog copy, writing and proofreading as needed, and assists with the catalog and consumer description process across functions and stakeholders.
• Be comfortable working with and applying The Chicago Manual of Style standards to titles being edited.

Relationship management:

• Develops excellent working relationships with colleagues, including acquisitions editors, marketing and publicity staff, sales team members, production staff, designers, typesetters, and freelancers.
• Maintains effective communication with authors, partner organizations, writers, and coworkers.

Project management:

• Manages multiple projects while maintaining high standards of quality and meeting deadlines on tight production schedules.
• Works closely with Acquisitions Editors for manuscript handoffs, maintaining contact, progress, and updates with AE and Managing Editor on each title project.
• Collaborates as needed with marketing team members for special projects.
• Responds to manuscript requests from marketing, publicity, and sales.
• Attends and contributes to production meetings, as well as various other team meetings, including ed board, editorial, and packaging meetings.
• Adheres to schedules set by Managing Editors and delivers timely updates on schedule progress
• Coordinates with the typesetting and design team, managing all copyediting and proofreading, and ensuring timely delivery
• As needed, communicates with and coordinates to hire freelancers. Oversees budgets for editorial expenses (copyeditors, proofreaders, indexers).
• Facilitates securing permissions, releases, and endorsements, as needed, and obtains approval for typesetting and interior design, and copyediting.

Knowledge: Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, Adobe Acrobat, and The Chicago Manual of Style. Basic HTML layout skills desired but not required. Work Experience:  At least four years editorial experience preferably in the book publishing industry.  Copyediting and proofreading experience. Proven ability to meet deadlines and prioritize multiple projects. Education: Bachelor’s degree in English, journalism, or related field. Industry Knowledge: Keeps up with trends in the publishing industry, familiarity with general trade nonfiction and business/leadership markets.
Skills:

• Able to simultaneously manage many projects in various stages of completion
• Editorial and team-based skills
• Able to conduct high-quality line edits
• Use html to optimize manuscripts
• Detail oriented and eagle-eyed at catching errors
• Able to learn new systems quickly, such as HarperCollins’s proprietary software for managing manuscripts
• Collaborative team player

HarperCollins Focus is an Equal Opportunity Employer.