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Senior Book Editors, Developmental Editors & Publishing Professionals. Remote AI Project
We are seeking experienced Senior Book Editors, Developmental Editors, Acquisitions Editors, Executive Editors, Copy Editors, Line Editors, and Publishing Professionals to contribute to an advanced AI project focused on high-quality manuscript editing and editorial judgment.

What You’ll Do

Review and analyze fiction and nonfiction manuscripts

Provide developmental and structural editorial feedback

Evaluate narrative structure, pacing, clarity, and organization

Review author voice, tone, style, and consistency

Perform advanced line editing and copyediting

Identify weaknesses in plot, characterization, argument, or narrative progression

Evaluate thematic continuity across long-form manuscripts

Identify gaps, contradictions, repetitions, and structural problems

Recommend meaningful revisions while preserving the author's intended voice

Review manuscript positioning and potential audience fit

Evaluate whether content aligns with genre and reader expectations

Draft detailed editorial letters, margin notes, and revision recommendations

Create and refine editorial guidelines and quality standards

Identify cases where edits are technically correct but weaken voice or meaning

Collaborate asynchronously with project stakeholders and other editorial experts

Communicate nuanced recommendations through both written and verbal channels

Who Can Apply
Relevant backgrounds include:
Senior Book Editors, Book Editors, Developmental Editors, Executive Editors, Editorial Directors, Managing Editors, Senior Editors, and Commissioning Editors.

We also welcome:
Acquisitions Editors, Line Editors, Copy Editors, Substantive Editors, Structural Editors, Content Editors, Manuscript Editors, and Freelance Book Editors.

Publishing backgrounds may include:
Trade Publishing Editors, Literary Publishing Professionals, Academic Publishing Editors, Independent Publishing Professionals, Editorial Consultants, Publishing Consultants, and Editorial Freelancers.

Literary backgrounds may include:
Literary Editors, Literary Consultants, Book Doctors, Manuscript Consultants, Manuscript Evaluators, Literary Scouts, and Literary Agents with substantial editorial experience.

Writing backgrounds may include:
Published Authors, Novelists, Nonfiction Authors, Ghostwriters, Book Collaborators, and Professional Writers with extensive experience editing or developing other authors' manuscripts.

Additional relevant backgrounds include:
Editorial Project Managers, Publishing Managers, Content Directors, Editorial Leads, and Publishing Executives who remain closely involved in manuscript development.

Requirements

Extensive professional experience in book editing, developmental editing, publishing, manuscript development, or a closely related editorial role

Significant experience editing professionally published books

Exceptional command of written English

Strong understanding of grammar, syntax, literary style, and narrative structure

Ability to provide sophisticated developmental and line-level feedback

Strong judgment across long-form content

Ability to identify subtle narrative and stylistic problems

Ability to preserve an author's voice while improving effectiveness

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Strong attention to detail

Ability to work independently in a remote environment

Comfortable providing and discussing nuanced editorial recommendations

Preferred Background

Senior editorial experience at a recognized publishing house

Experience working with prominent or established authors

Editorial involvement with bestselling books

Editorial involvement with award-winning or critically recognized books

Experience across multiple fiction or nonfiction genres

Experience performing developmental editing and line editing

Experience managing books from manuscript through publication

Experience with acquisitions or commissioning

Experience leading editorial teams

Experience reviewing work produced by other editors

Experience working directly with authors through multiple revision rounds

This opportunity is ideal for senior editors who can read a manuscript and quickly understand what the author is trying to accomplish, where the manuscript succeeds, where the reader experience breaks down, and which revisions would create the greatest improvement without erasing the author's individual voice. We are a referral partner of the client

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