Publishing Editor – Copyediting, Full-Time

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany.

📋 Description

• Evaluate and analyze incoming manuscripts and book proposals.

• Edit children's and young adult novels, along with graphic novels, independently from plot and character development to a polished manuscript ready for typesetting.

• Manage copyediting, typesetting, and layout checks until final print approval.

• Communicate with authors and ghostwriters, oversee feedback cycles, and monitor project milestones.

• Act as the primary contact for creators regarding book content, translating their ideas into engaging, feasible narratives.

• Adhere to publication timelines and plan backwards from final print approval.

• Identify potential scheduling risks early on.

• Write content for back covers.

• Contribute to the development of series concepts.

• Perform topic research and conduct market analyses.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of two to three years of experience in editing children's or young adult fiction, whether in publishing, at an agency, with a book packager, or as a freelancer.

• A strong understanding of story structure, character development, point of view, and dialogue.

• Excellent copyediting and proofreading capabilities.

• Experience working on series and adhering to strict publication schedules.

• A personal commitment to reading children's and young adult novels in your leisure time.

• Native-level proficiency in German.

• Ability to work autonomously and maintain organization in a home-office setting.

• Commitment to meet deadlines and report issues promptly.

• Proficient in using Microsoft Word Track Changes.

• Proven experience in children’s fiction; experience focused solely on nonfiction, educational textbooks, or academic publishing is inadequate.

• Experience with YouTubers or influencers is not mandatory.

🏝️ Benefits

• Uncapped bonuses.

• Additional compensation for each title published on schedule and every SPIEGEL bestseller, realistically amounting to €3,000–€4,000 annually.

• Full-time, permanent position.

• 100% remote working arrangement.

• 40-hour workweek with a flexible time account.

• Overtime hours do not expire; they are automatically paid out once 37 surplus hours are reached.

• 25 days of paid vacation.

• €50 per month in tax-free benefits-in-kind.

• Company-provided laptop.

• A dedicated point of contact.

• Genuine responsibility from the outset.

• Direct communication with senior management.

• Travel expenses for trade fairs and meetings at the company headquarters will be covered.