Assistant, Editorial Services (Princeton, NJ Hybrid)

HarperCollins Publishers is a company full of people who are passionate about books. They are seeking an Assistant for their Editorial Services group to provide proofreading, corrections, and other content-specific services to editorial teams.

Responsibilities

• Quality check eBooks across a variety of genres and formats (reflowable and fixed format), identifying errors in content, construction, and functionality
• Enter corrections specified by production editorial team into manuscripts using Microsoft Word and HarperCollins’s proprietary markup language
• Learn HarperCollins-specific systems/processes/standards for proofreading and corrections
• Assist in editorial services projects as needed, such as proofreading marketing ads, reviewing large print editions, and slugging

Skills

• 0-2 years' experience in an editorial capacity (proofreading, copyediting, corrections entering) or degree in applicable subject (publishing, journalism, English)
• Strong interest in eBooks, digital publishing technologies, and digital innovation
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Acrobat, and Adobe Digital Editions and/or other eBook readers
• Familiarity with the Chicago Manual of Style
• Strong attention to detail
• Willingness to take on new responsibilities as skill set grows
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work on multiple priorities in a very fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong interpersonal skills; ability to work with cross-functional teams
• Cover letters are strongly preferred

Benefits

• Comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package
• Variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits
• Elective benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce

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