Deep Editor - Fiction (Freelance)

Posted 9 Days Ago
Hiring Remotely in US
Remote
Junior
News + Entertainment
Inkitt believes that every author should have an equal chance to succeed.
The Role
The Deep Editor (Fiction) at Inkitt will provide a range of editorial services including developmental editing and proofreading, while working with authors to enhance their manuscripts. The role requires a love for the romance genre and a comfort with collaborative work. A strong ability to meet deadlines is essential.
Summary Generated by Built In

Inkitt is building the Disney of the 21st Century, standing at the forefront of technology and entertainment. Leveraging AI and predictive algorithms, Inkitt discovers unknown stories and turns them into blockbuster hits, producing a new $1M ebook every 4 weeks and selling directly to consumers through its Galatea app. Inkitt has become the 11th most bestseller-generating publisher in the world, boasting a 40x higher hit-rate than traditional publishers. Recently raising a Series C and backed by some of the top VC’s such as: Khosla, Kleiner Perkins, and NEA Ventures, our recent expansion into GalateaTV is only the beginning of our journey to becoming the next-gen entertainment powerhouse.

What You'll Do:

  • Be prepared to perform a full suite of editorial services - from Developmental Editing to Proofreading. 
  • Read full-length novels and Editorial Briefs and develop comprehensive plans for how to edit the books. 
  • Work in collaboration with authors of books to restructure and rewrite books to bring them up to top-quality standards.
  • Take creative jumps to radically improve books while staying true to what readers love about them. 
  • Ensure that the language quality of the books is of top standard and that the books are correctly formatted. 
  • Provide comprehensive reporting on the changes made to manuscripts. 

What You'll Bring:

  • Minimum 2 years experience of editing professional English-language fiction 
  • A love for and deep understanding of the Romance genre, particularly with a focus on contemporary, fantasy, and erotica
  • Comfortability with working collaboratively with authors and Inkitt's internal team to edit books
  • A proven track record of being able to meet deadlines and work autonomously

Who We Are Looking For:

  • Autonomous
  • Bring solutions instead of problems
  • Data driven
  • Quick to action
  • A high functioning workaholic
  • Looking for exponential career growth
  • Have lots of fun building a generational AI x Entertainment company

At Inkitt, we strive to build a company culture and provide employment opportunities based on diversity and inclusion. We believe every author should have an equal opportunity to succeed, as should our team members. As a growing team from 20+ countries, we welcome everyone to apply. 


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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
85 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2013

What We Do

Inkitt is a pioneer at the forefront of Data Driven Publishing. Using an analytic and objective approach, we’ve discovered hundreds of talented authors around the world with over 50% of our published authors achieving $100,000+ in sales. We have forever changed the traditional publishing model by inventing an algorithm which analyzes users' reading behavior to identify hits, in turn removing subjectivity from the equation. This gives Inkitt the unique ability to discover hidden talents that might otherwise have gone unnoticed.

Why Work With Us

We are on a mission to discover hidden talents and turn them into globally successful authors. At Inkitt, we strive to build a company culture and provide employment opportunities based on diversity and inclusion. We believe every author should have an equal opportunity to succeed, as should our team members.

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