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Job Details
Company Name : Prestwick House
Company Location : Smyrna, DE 19977
Job Position : Associate Editor
Job Category : Jobs in Delaware

Job Description :

Company Description
For over 35 years, Prestwick House has been dedicated to making the lives of English language arts teachers easier by providing them with high quality and easy to use resources that help students learn to not only succeed in the classroom but also to love what they’re learning.
Founded by Dr. James Scott, a former English teacher and school administrator, Prestwick House is a family-owned company that values employee work-life balance and has been recognized as one of the 20 Best Publishing Companies to Work for by Book Business Managzine.

Job Description
The Associate Editor is responsible for a variety of needs throughout the editorial development process, with focus on content development and quality assurance review. The Associate Editor reports to the Editorial Director.

Core Duties
Editorial development:

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Work collaboratively with Senior Editor in maintaining product quality through product revisions, including rewrites and other modifications.

• Responsible for manuscript proofreading and formatting prior to layout/loading.
• In partnership with Senior Editor, responsible for online QA review
• Develop, demonstrate, and incorporate a working knowledge of ELA trends with a focus on standards for grades 9–12.
• Effectively research, plan, and write instructional support materials that align to company and project instructional goals, adhere to our house style guide, and meet our standards of editorial excellence.

Core Expectations
Strive at all times to:

• Effectively organize and complete assignments that meet our rigorous production deadlines, anticipate and resolve problems, and ensure excellent results.
• Strengthen our products, processes, and outcomes by furthering your knowledge and understanding of areas and trends vital to our team and company growth.
• Meet our high standards of editorial and instructional excellence, with focus on quality, clarity, and engagement.
• Maintain product quality through proofreading, QA, and error correction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Arts in English, literature, education or related field.
• Two years of writing or edtiorial experience.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite of Products (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Expert grasp of grammar and conventions, especially Chicago Manual of Style
• An eye for detail and ability to concentrate on projects for extended time periods
• Ability to work with others and communicate editorial changes clearly and coherently.
• Knowledge of classic literature and educational trends

Additional Information*
To Apply: *
Please include your resume and a cover letter explaining why you’re interested in the role.

Job Type: Full-time