Job description
At Phoenix International Publications Inc., we craft engaging, educational, and entertaining books for young readers worldwide to encourage a lifelong love of story time! Our award-winning sound books, picture books, board books, Look and Find® books, and more provide a fun and interactive reading experience for children and their families. As a leading licensee, our partners include Disney, Nickelodeon, Sesame Workshop, Baby Einstein, World of Eric Carle, and others.

Are you ready to join our team? We’re looking for a full-time Production Editor. This full-time position is based in our Chicago office, and we offer a flexible work arrangement: 3 days in the office, 2 days working remotely.

Please submit a cover letter and resume to be considered for this exciting opportunity.

The Production Editor will work directly with the Sr. Production Editor and a small team (internal and external) to develop children’s books. This position includes multi-faceted levels of responsibility from managing team workflow to editing responsibilities. Experience writing juvenile non-fiction, children’s educational development, and copywriting is a plus. Experience with Biblio, ebooks, and Audio books is helpful.

Production duties & responsibilities:

• Works with Sr. Production Editor to manage the project flow for each assigned project.
•  Meets deadlines and production requirements as set by the Sr. Production Editor
• Creates and maintains various documentation such as: assigning new projects into the system, managing publishing schedule, project log maintenance, and managing files (digital and real).
• Assists with the creation of and manages metadata for all titles.
• Works closely with the Marketing and Sales teams to help support and promote our titles, including the biannual catalogs.
• Works with Sr. Production Editor to begin all routes from initial steps to receipt of advances and ensures that materials efficiently move through the department.
• Works closely with members of the creative team to monitor progress of projects and identify potential problems and solutions. Proactively reprioritizes as needed.
• Acts as liaison between creative and other departments such as sales, manufacturing, and inventory.

Editor duties & responsibilities

• Collaborates with a creative team (internal and external) to produce content for each assigned project.
• Prepares for each assigned project by researching book format, and competitive titles.
• Assigns and edits, or writes, manuscripts. Writes front and back cover copy, packaging copy, and Amazon copy. Works closely with designers to craft projects.
• Works with the Sr. Production Editor to direct freelance artists as needed.
• Ensures in-house revisions are incorporated at each development stage, making sure that all elements of the project (text, art, audio) are consistent and work together for each format, meeting house standards.
• Learns and implements house style, copy edits/proofreads other Editors’ projects, makes/checks reprint revisions.

Overall responsibilities

• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships, collaborate, influence, negotiate, and persuade.
• Performs additional duties as assigned by the Sr. Production Editor; these may include new product development.
• Ability to complete complex tasks and projects quickly with minimal supervision and react with appropriate urgency to situations that require a quick turnaround.
• Demonstrated ability to identify, analyze, and solve problems, and work to prevent similar ones in the future.
• Proactive approach
• Positive, can-do attitude and strong work ethic.
• Possess strong analytic skills.

The above statements are intended to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbent of the job. The incumbent may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in the description.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 4-year college degree in related field
• 3+ years of editorial experience, related field preferred
•  Proficiency in Biblio a plus
• Proficient in Excel and G Suite
• Highly organized and detail-oriented

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $42,000.00 – $45,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Chicago, IL 60631