Editor, Proofreader

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🇩🇪 Germany – Remote

💵 €33k - €35k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

✏️ Editor

🚫👨‍🎓 No degree required

🗣️🇩🇪 German Required

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Mission:Brain at University of Ilorin

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2023

🏥 Healthcare

📚 Education

📱 Media

Healthcare • Education • Media

Mission:Brain at University of Ilorin is a modern publishing initiative that focuses on providing high-quality books combined with digital content like video courses to enhance the learning experience. With an aim to make reading enjoyable and informative, Mission:Brain curates a diverse array of topics ranging from creativity and mental health to entrepreneurship. This innovative approach caters to the interests of a wide audience, ensuring that readers not only gain knowledge but also connect with expert authors who bring their unique experiences and stories to life.

📋 Description

• Independently edit children’s and young adult novels, as well as comic novels, from plot and character development through to clean typesetting-ready copy • Handle proofreading through final approval for print • Conduct briefings, provide feedback, and refine manuscripts with authors, ghostwriters, and content creators • Meet publication deadlines and plan revision rounds backward from final print approval • Flag potential scheduling risks at an early stage • Write book cover copy • Contribute ideas for new series and titles

🎯 Requirements

• One to two years of experience in fiction editing or proofreading, preferably in children’s and young adult publishing • Strong understanding of story structure, character development, point of view, and dialogue • Knowledge of children’s and young adult novels • Excellent proofreading skills • German at C1 level • Ability to work independently and organize your workload in a home-office environment • Reliable in meeting commitments and proactive in reporting issues • Demonstrable experience editing children’s fiction is required • Experience working with YouTubers or influencers is not required

🏖️ Benefits

• Uncapped bonuses • 100% remote work • Permanent employment contract • 40-hour workweek with a flex-time account; accrued extra hours do not expire • 25 days of vacation • €50 monthly tax-free benefit in kind • Company-provided laptop • A dedicated point of contact • Genuine responsibility from day one • Direct access to senior management • Travel expenses for trade fairs and meetings at the company headquarters covered

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