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Senior Book Editor
Contribute senior editorial expertise to a customer project focused on elevating standards across diverse book manuscripts. Review and enhance manuscripts for clarity, narrative structure, voice, literary style, and market alignment while providing detailed editorial feedback and supporting the development and evaluation of AI-generated editorial work.
Salary
USD80 - USD120 / hour
Department
Editorial & AI Training
Experience
Extensive experience editing published books for recognized publishing houses or prominent authors, with strong expertise in manuscript, line, and copy editing
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Role fit snapshot
- Engagement
- Remote contractor | micro1 application platform
- Experience
- Recorded experience: Extensive experience editing published books for recognized publishing houses or prominent authors, with strong expertise in manuscript, line, and copy editing
- Core expertise
- Editorial & AI Training | Manuscript Editing | Line Editing | Copyediting
- Geographic eligibility
- Not specified beyond Remote
- Listing dates
- Posted 2026-09-23 | Valid through 2026-10-23
- Compensation
- Recorded compensation: $80-$120/hour
Responsibilities
- Review, analyze, and enhance book manuscripts with emphasis on clarity, narrative structure, voice, and market alignment.
- Provide detailed editorial feedback and perform advanced line editing, copyediting, and content restructuring as needed.
- Identify inconsistencies, gaps, and opportunities for improvement in plot, character development, and thematic continuity.
- Contribute to the creation of editorial guidelines and best practices that inform AI model development.
- Draft, revise, and polish editorial commentary to ensure feedback is constructive, actionable, and aligned with high industry standards.
- Collaborate with project stakeholders through written and verbal discussions to communicate edits and recommendations effectively.
- Support ongoing quality control by reviewing and refining AI-generated editorial work for accuracy, consistency, and literary style.
Skills
Manuscript EditingLine EditingCopyeditingEditorial FeedbackNarrative Structure AnalysisEnglish GrammarLiterary StyleContent RestructuringEditorial Guidelines DevelopmentWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationQuality ControlStakeholder CommunicationMarket Alignment AnalysisCritical AnalysisRemote Collaboration
Requirements
- Extensive experience editing published books for recognized publishing houses or prominent authors.
- Exceptional command of the English language, grammar, and literary style.
- Proven ability to deliver incisive and nuanced editorial feedback across genres and formats.
- Strong collaboration skills and effective written and verbal communication.
- Comfort working in a remote, technology-enabled environment and adapting to evolving project needs.
- Experience with books that have achieved notable recognition, such as bestselling or award-winning titles, is a significant plus.
- US-based contributors are preferred, though highly qualified professionals from other locations will be considered.
Benefits
- Remote contractor opportunity.
- Compensation of $80–$120 per hour.
- Opportunity to apply professional editorial expertise to next-generation AI training.
- Opportunity to contribute to AI-generated editorial quality control and evaluation.
- Opportunity to work with diverse manuscripts and help develop editorial standards for AI systems.
- No prior AI experience required.
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