Managing Editor jobs in Nashville, TN

Ramsey Solutions is looking for a highly skilled Managing Book Editor with a great attitude and ridiculously high work ethic. Does that sound like you?

Team You’ll Grow With: Our Content Development team writes and edits everything that goes out of the company, and we are looking to grow our book team!

Product You’ll Focus On: The managing book editor will be responsible for keeping our book manuscripts on track—from ideation to final manuscript—and delivering files to the printer on time, if not early.

• Work with our Ramsey Personalities to develop life-changing books that consistently hit national bestseller lists.
• Finalize error-free content regarding CMS and Ramsey Solutions style guidelines, typographical errors, grammatical accuracy, and readability.
• Contribute to ideation during discovery meetings and help shape the editorial flow for each book.
• Attend writing meetings and coach collaborative writers, helping them learn the Ramsey way of making books.
• Review early drafts of chapters from personalities and collaborative writers and provide feedback.
• Copyedit book manuscripts or manage copy editors, collating editing onto master document for typesetter.
• Perform the developmental edit for all books and incorporate stakeholder feedback.
• Be an advocate for the content, ensuring consistency of voice and message, by reviewing copyediting marks and overseeing typesetting and proofreading as well as contributing to title brainstorming and marketing messaging.
• Write sales copy, galley copy, and dust jacket copy.
• Responsible for galley production.
• Communicate deadlines and project updates to the department leader and Publishing leader.
• Participate in project planning and scheduled meetings.

What You’ll Need:

• 7 years of experience shaping content in professional book publishing setting.
• Deep familiarity with the publishing and editorial process from start to finish—and a willingness to unlearn a lot of what you know.
• A care about creating exceptional transformational content as well as the craft of delivering it well.
• An adeptness and appreciation for working collaboratively.
• Demonstrated flexibility and problem-solving throughout the book process.
• Proficiency in editing on paper with standard editing marks and electronically with Microsoft Word’s “Track Changes” feature (familiarity with Adobe InCopy is a plus).
• Highly familiar with The Chicago Manual of Style (CMS) and providing a thorough, detailed review of all manuscripts prior to publication.
• Healthy sense of humor is essential.

$58,000 - $85,000/year* profit sharing benefits

*Range depends on level of skill and overall experience  

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EOE, including disability/vets