Publishing Editor – Copyediting, Full-Time

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🇩🇪 Germany – Remote

💵 €34k - €37k / year

⏰ Full Time

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🟡 Mid-level

✏️ Editor

🚫👨‍🎓 No degree required

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Mission:Brain at University of Ilorin

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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

• Review and assess incoming manuscripts and book proposals • Independently edit children’s and young adult novels, as well as graphic novels, from plot and character development through to a clean typesetting-ready manuscript • Handle copyediting, typesetting, and layout checks through final approval for print • Brief authors and ghostwriters, manage feedback rounds, and track milestones • Serve as the point of contact for creators regarding book content and translate their wishes into compelling, workable stories • Meet publication deadlines and plan backward from final print approval • Flag schedule risks at an early stage • Write back-cover copy • Contribute to series concepts • Conduct topic research and market analyses

🎯 Requirements

• At least two to three years of experience editing children’s or young adult fiction, in publishing, at an agency, with a book packager, or as a freelancer • Strong feel for story structure, character development, point of view, and dialogue • Strong copyediting and proofreading skills • Experience working on series and to fixed publication schedules • Read children’s and young adult novels in your personal time as well • Native-level German • Ability to work independently and stay organized in a home-office environment • Keep commitments and report issues at an early stage • Proficient use of Microsoft Word Track Changes • Demonstrable experience in children’s fiction; experience solely in nonfiction, educational textbooks, or academic publishing is not sufficient • Experience working with YouTubers or influencers is not required

🏖️ Benefits

• Uncapped bonuses • Additional payment for every title published on time and every SPIEGEL bestseller; realistically €3,000–€4,000 per year • Full-time, permanent position • 100% remote work • 40-hour workweek with a flexitime account • Overtime hours do not expire; automatic payout once 37 surplus hours are accrued • 25 days of paid vacation • €50 per month in tax-free benefits-in-kind • Company-provided laptop • Dedicated point of contact • Genuine responsibility from day one • Direct communication with senior management • Travel expenses for trade fairs and meetings at the company headquarters are covered