Job Ad: 3/4 Time Senior Editor

By March 17, 2021

Many thanks to friend-of-JI Devan Jensen for sending us this job ad!

The BYU Religious Studies Center is hiring a 3/4-time senior editor.   Job Title: Senior Editor Job ID: 95960 Contact: Staff/Admin Employment Service Full/Part Time: 3/4 Time The senior editor is expected to maintain professional editing standards in preparing books and articles for publication. The editor will take a leading role in editing and shepherding assigned books or journals (BYU Religious Education Review and Religious Educator) through the production process, from initial copyediting to author review and proofreading.

Essential Functions: Perform copy and content edits at an appropriate level while maintaining editing standards of accuracy, thoroughness, clarity, consistency, and correctness in a timely fashion  Coordinate with authors and volume editors as needed  Work closely with other editors, administrative staff, production and business supervisor, and designer  Supervise editorial student intern(s)  Create a style sheet for a given project, applying recommendations in Chicago Manual of Style, RSC, and Church style guides  Oversee proofreading of edited material, jacket copy, and press proofs  Prepare information for ISBN assignment and CIP data application 

BYU Religious Studies Center (RSC) by Brigham Young University


Minimum education/experience required:    Master’s degree in English, editing and publishing, or related field and 4+ years of editing experience (preferably full time in a publishing house) OR Bachelor’s degree in English, editing and publishing, or related field and 6+ years of editing experience Preferred: Master’s degree in English, editing and publishing, or related field and 4+ years of editing experience preferably in a full-time publishing house.      

Skills, abilities, knowledge, licenses, certifications (please indicate whether “required” or “preferred”): Ability to establish rapport and trust with authors, being respectful and limiting oneself to the editing role Skill in applying guidelines in the current Chicago Manual of Style and Church Style Guide for Editors and Writers Proficiency with Latter-day scripture, doctrine, and history Mastery of principles of grammar, usage, and punctuation Excellent composition skills Supervision of student editors  Good teamwork Superior communication skills (in-person, written, and virtual) with students, authors, editors, and professionals Superior time-management and organizational abilities  Creative problem-solving ability Familiarity with Microsoft Word and Excel programs and a general knowledge of computers as a tool for performing editing tasks Employee Class: 3/4 Time (28 hour)

Work Location: Provo Campus

Environment: General office or other equivalently good environment

Desired Start Date: 04/19/2021

Job Close Date: 03/26/2021

Pay Level: 51

Approximate Starting Salary: $23.80 – $30.91 per hour DOQ

Documents Required at time of Application:
Required: Cover Letter, Resume, Letter of Recommendation 1
Optional: Letter of Recommendation 2
Equal Opportunity Employer: m/f/Vets/Disability

Link to Job Opening: https://hrms.byu.edu/psp/ps/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_EMP.HRS_APP_SCHJOB.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST&Action=U&FOCUS=Employee&SiteId=60&JobOpeningId=95960&PostingSeq=1

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