Samhain Publishing is looking for content editors and final line editors.
At this time we are searching for motivated individuals interested in working part time (one to two releases a month) as an editor in all genres of romance and erotica. Preference for both positions is given to non-authors or to writers not actively seeking publication/pursuing a career in writing. Anyone accepting a position editing with us will not be eligible for future publication/submission to Samhain as an author.
Duties include but are not limited to reading and responding to submissions, contracting books, editing and finalizing manuscripts, communicating with authors, final line editors, other content editors and Samhain executives about various things such as cover art, excerpts, blurbs, promotion and more.
We are especially interested in finding editors who, once they’ve learned and been with the company for a period of time, would be interested in traveling and attending conferences/giving workshops and talks to RWA groups throughout the year as a representative of Samhain.
Compensation for content editors involves both monthly flat fees as well as royalty based pay on ebooks and print books. Residuals are paid on all of an editor’s backlist and pay is monthly.
Compensation for copy editors is on a per word basis.
Interested applicants for the content editor position should email Angela James at
CE-employment@samhainpublishing.com ( CE-employment AT samhainpublishing.com)
For the final line editor (copy editor) position: employment@samhainpublishing.com (employment AT samhainpublshing.com)
Hiring for content editors will be done as I find qualified applicants. I will close hiring once I feel I’ve found a sufficient number of editors. Hiring for final line editors is ongoing. Please check the employment page at Samhain Publishing if you are unsure if job positions are open. http://samhainpublishing.com/employment
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When applying for the final line editor position there is an auto-responder saying you are no longer looking for candidates. I’m wondering if this was a glitch as the blog post was dated just today.
I’m very interested in both positions, but feel my strengths would probably be in final line editing.
Just wondering if the positions are indeed filled already, or if it was just an error.
Wendy
No, I just forgot to change the autoresponder. Someone else pointed it out to me as well, thanks! Final Line Editor hiring is really an ongoing thing, I only closed it over the holidays to give myself a break.
The post mentions conference duties. Does this apply to final line editors as well as content editors?
No, only content editors. We wouldn’t really have any need to send final line editors to conferences. And I don’t require any editor to do conferences, so people can apply and not do that part, I’d just like to find at least one editor who is interested.
Just out of curiosity, what are Samhain’s qualification/experience requirements for a line editor?
None, really. We do a two part testing process (which involves actually editing about 13-15,000 words in each round) so it’s based on the testing, not experience. Frankly, some of the worst applicants I’ve had have had “experience”.
Comparing content editors with final line editors, do you prefer your final line editors to keep it brief,just correct obvious mistakes and not comment on the content? What I guess I’m asking is, could a final line editor applicant be rejected for being too diligent, making too many suggestions?
Yes, that can definitly happen, Emily. We’ve had people apply for both positions who use it as an opportunity to rewrite the test manuscript. I don’t think that’s what any author is looking for in an editor and certainly not what I’m looking for in a copy editor. I don’t do that, why would I want the copy editor to?
Are you still looking for copy or line editors? If so, I’d love to send you a resume. I’ve got 10+ years editing books and catalogs and now, with kids, need to work out of the house.
Thanks
Heidi