Writer/Editor - Educational Publishing+ Cookbooks
World Trade Press
World Trade Press is a publishing and information products company specializing in large-scale online database products of country information in the fields of Culture, Food, Business, Local Living, and Travel. We’ve been in business since 1993 and are family owned. The majority of our accounts are academic institutions and public libraries. We are a global leader in our field.
We are about to repurpose a massive amount of our content into e-books for sale on Amazon and other platforms.
The Position
We are in immediate need of one Senior Editor (full-time) and two Associate Editors (30-hours per week) to help edit and ready our propriety content into e-books for sale.
The immediate work is to ready 50 country-specific cookbooks and then 50 country-specific "culture and society" books.
These are in-house positions, but can lead to a hybrid work situation.
Please be advised that this is a production job. There are more than 150 books to prepare.
Required Skills
- Grammar and Spelling: A strong command of English grammar, punctuation, syntax, and spelling.
- Attention to Detail: The ability to spot even minor inconsistencies, misspellings, and formatting errors that others might miss.
- Critical Thinking: The capacity to analyze text and make informed judgments about its quality.
- Research Skills: The ability to research and verify facts, definitions, and other information within the text.
- Editing Software Proficiency: Experience with word processing and other editing software.
- Style Guide Knowledge: Understanding and applying various writing style guides (e.g., APA, Chicago) to ensure consistency and adherence to standards.
- Technical Skills: General computer proficiency to use various tools and software for editing.
Compensation
Senior Editor: $55,000-70,000 plus full benefits, depending upon experience.
Associate Editors: $22-26+/hour based on experience and productivity.
What Are We Looking For?
We’re looking for upbeat, personable, production-oriented people who enjoy book production and a healthy no-drama environment with friendly and supportive staff.
Some of Our Products
Here is one of our databases:
www.AtoZWorldFood.com
This is a single database comprised of a cookbook for each of 174 countries. It also includes food prep videos and lots of reference content.
Username: family
Password: friend
What we're doing is taking this existing content and making an individual e-cookbooks for each country.
(Warning: If you come in for an interview and haven't looked at this we'll end the interview.)
To Apply
Send us your resume and a cover letter explaining something that you like about the above-listed product and/or why this would be a good job for you. Please don’t bother sending us a resume without a cover letter.
Job Types: Part-time, Contract
Pay: $22.00 - $27.00 per hour
Benefits:
Experience:
- writing/editing: 2 years (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Traverse City, MI 49686 (Required)
Work Location: In person