Copy Editor ar Penguin Books India

Designation	Copy Editor – Puffin Books	Department		Editorial
Location	New Delhi	Brand   Remit		Penguin Books India
Reports to	Chief Copy Editor	Current Level / Grade		M
Job Purpose	To see a book through from ms stage to CRC handover, maintaining the highest quality editorial standards and ensuring it is error-free
Key Account-abilities /Responsibilities
Personally edit or oversee and provide in-house support for puffin titles, liaising with authors/freelance editors/ indexers/proofreaders/typesetters/designers as and when required Maintain the highest quality editorial standards and deliver zero-defect, error-free, well-designed, comprehensively edited CRCs for all these titles Plan and hand over all these titles as per the publishing schedule Assist the CCE in the smooth running of the copy editorial department by performing duties as assigned Assist the backlist programme by keeping track of titles coming up for reprint and providing correction pages as and when required Participate in the backlist ideating meeting with sales and marketing and circulate minutes
Key KPIs			Key Relationships
To provide in-house support or proof read at least another 6 titles a year To be responsible for delivering zero-deffect, error-free, well-designed and comprehensively edited CRCs To be responsible for planning and handling over all these titles as per the schedule To assist the backlist publisher To assess and pass on unsolicited mss to commissioning editors or Editorial Coordinator for further action.			Production Typesetters Proofreaders  Design  Sales
Knowledge & Skills
Master’s degree in the humanities/social sciences Three to five years’ experience in children book publishing and/or allied fields Excellent command over the English language. Ability to work on own initiative			Desirable
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