Production Editor

Simon & Schuster has been named to Forbes magazine list of “America's Best Mid-Size Employers 2022.”


The Production Editor will manage print and digital titles, including mass markets and ebook originals, through the production process from manuscript through bound book or ebook release, working closely with production, managing editorial, editorial, design, and digital to ensure titles are produced accurately and on schedule. Duties include: hiring freelance copyeditors, proofreaders, indexers and evaluating their work; managing schedules of each title in our in-house tracking system; copyediting and proofreading cover copy and other ancillary material for each title; coding and deflagging manuscripts and preparing for design and typesetting.

Required skills:

Three to five years' experience in trade book production editorial is required

Must be MAC literate; fully skilled in use of Word with Track Changes for copyediting, coding, and deflagging manuscripts

Must have ability to review copyediting on paper and proofreading both on paper and onscreen

Familiar with Chicago Manual of Style.

Ability to copyedit/proofread in Spanish is a plus.