Botanical Society of America is hiring: Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Editor

Missouri Botanical Garden - St. Louis, MO, United States

Position Title: Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Editor

Position Type: Permanent Position

Application Review Begins: Monday, August 18, 2025

Application Deadline: Thursday, September 18, 2025

Institution: Missouri Botanical Garden

Department/Division: Science and Conservation

Field (e.g., systematics): Scientific Editor

City: St. Louis, MO, United States

General Information: Founded in 1859, the Missouri Botanical Garden is one of the nation's oldest botanical gardens in continuous operation and a National Historic Landmark.

The Garden is a center for botanical research and science education, as well as an oasis in the city of St. Louis. The Garden offers 79 acres of beautiful horticultural display, including a 14-acre Japanese strolling garden, historic architecture, and one of the world's largest collections of rare and endangered flora.

For over 163 years, the Garden has been an oasis in the city, a place of beauty and family fun—and also a center for education, science, and conservation.

Qualifications/Requirements: Qualifications/Experience:
Minimum five (5+) years’ related experience in editing and/or publishing.
Demonstrated ability to edit, summarize, and proofread technical content.
Ability to communicate clearly in order to effectively collaborate and work with authors, editors, and vendors both verbally and in writing.
Must have prior experience and/or a strong interest in science and in scientific publishing.
Demonstrated ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Experience following style guidelines and familiarity with The Chicago Manual of Style or CSE Manual.
High degree of computer literacy.
Must be detail-oriented, dependable self-starter, possessing the ability to work independently under minimal supervision, coordinate and prioritize multiple tasks, set deadlines, and complete projects in a timely manner.
Adaptability and flexibility to handle changing demands.
Ability to read and comprehend instructions and information to effectively execute and achieve results.
Scheduling flexibility is required to work evenings, weekends, or holidays, as needed.
The Garden is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our employees, volunteers and guests. All staff are strongly encouraged to receive all vaccinations as recommended by your healthcare provider prior to hire date. The Garden reserves the right to require future proof of current vaccination status, based on local health department guidelines. When international travel is necessary for Garden business, staff must be able to obtain required travel clearances, driving permits, and vaccinations for all countries where travel is required.
The requirements and duties listed are representative and not exhaustive of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilities required.

Education:
Bachelor’s degree in humanities, English, or natural sciences, or a related field is required.
An equivalent combination of skills and experience may be considered.

Responsibilities: Summary: Editor will report to Managing Editor and participate in editing journal manuscripts for the two journals, the Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden and NOVON, A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature. This includes copy and stylistic editing, and proof and production aspects for journal articles. This position may also assume responsibilities for editorial and technical preparation and production of book-length projects as needed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Coordinates with Managing Editor and Editors-in-Chief on editorial decisions as they arise.
Copy edits and proofreads scientific manuscripts as assigned; routinely interacts with authors by email to confirm manuscript modifications for journal and book style and to clarify the language of the paper.
Queries authors during copyediting and production of journal and book articles.
Corresponds with journal and book authors for journal proofs and/or typesetting queries.
Handles production process from article acceptance and book manuscript submission to final online and print products for journals and books to final print product for assigned articles and books.
Engages and works closely with designers and production vendors (typesetters, printers) and troubleshoots production problems.
Participates in final editorial quality control for manuscripts (style and layout), assisting with proof pages and production aspects.
Communicates design decisions with other editorial staff and with production vendors (typesetters, printers). Production may include either journal or book-length manuscripts.
Flexibly interact and problem-solve with other editorial staff to meet journal and book deadlines.
Meets expected attendance guidelines.
Follows and adheres to established policies and procedures, including but not limited to Employee Handbook, Garden Safety Guidelines, and Department Policies.
Behaves and communicates in a manner that promotes and fosters a culture of teamwork and cooperation, within our division and throughout the Garden, with co-workers, supervisors/managers, volunteers, visitors, and employees.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Application Instructions (submission methods, etc.): Apply Online