• Job Description

  Req#: 4985

  Overview

  HarperCollins is currently seeking a Production Editor to handle titles for Harlequin!

  Responsibilities

  • Handles the production editorial process of manuscript to bound book for simultaneous projects.
  • Assesses manuscripts for copyediting and the styling of all design elements using proprietary Microsoft Word styles, for design and composition.
  • Engages with freelancers and ensures that project standards and deadlines are met.
  • Collates and processes proofreads and slugs in Adobe Acrobat, and checks all stages of proofs and PDFs, for text and jackets/covers.
  • Copyedits flap and back cover copy, and proofreads and checks all stages of jacket/cover proofs.
  • Works with editors, designers, and production managers in anticipating and resolving problems.
  • Handles multiple projects while maintaining high standards of quality control and meeting strict deadlines, often under tight production schedules.
  • Provides backup for department as needed.

  Qualifications

  • Minimum of 2 years prior production editorial work experience; trade publishing experience preferred
  • Must have strong computer/MS Word skills; Adobe Acrobat required
  • Solid copyediting and proofreading skills; college-level understanding of and use of the English language; be detail-oriented, well organized, and able to set priorities under pressure
  • College degree or equivalent work experience

  About HarperCollins Canada and Harlequin

  Harlequin is a leading publisher of commercial fiction and narrative nonfiction. We publish more than 100 titles a month that reach audiences globally. Encompassing highly recognizable imprints that span a broad number of genres, we are home to many award-winning New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling authors. Harlequin is a division of HarperCollins Publishers, the second-largest consumer book publisher in the world. Through HarperCollins’s global publishing program, Harlequin titles are published in 17 countries and 16 languages.

  The salary for this position is CAD $48,500-$51,300.

  Known worldwide for the quality of its list, HarperCollins Canada is the proud home of many bestselling and award-winning authors, including Esi Edugyan, Heather O’Neill, and Lawrence Hill. It is our vision to publish the best books of our generation and to work with authors over the length and breadth of their careers. Our authors are at the centre of everything we do. In addition to the Canadian publishing program, HarperCollins Canada is responsible for the sales, marketing, and publicity of HarperCollins titles from around the globe.

  HarperCollins Canada and Harlequin are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to equal employment opportunities. Employment decisions are based on job requirements and the skills, knowledge, and experience of the candidate, regardless of any other factors unrelated to job performance.

  We are also committed to ensuring that the accessibility needs of candidates and employees are considered and accommodated during the recruitment process.

  We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

• About the company

  Harlequin Enterprises ULC is a romance and women's fiction publisher founded in Winnipeg, Canada in 1949.

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