Editorial Assistant in Home Office bei Inkitt GmbH

Inkitt GmbH

Company: Inkitt
Position: Editorial Assistant
Location: Remote (Berlin)
Type: Freelance, €25/hour, 15-20 hours/week

Inkitt is on the hunt for a passionate and meticulous Editorial Assistant to join our Content Team. We are dedicated to discovering and nurturing new writing talent, and we need a skilled editor to help ensure the quality of our incoming books.

About Inkitt:

Inkitt is building the Disney of the 21st Century, standing at the forefront of technology and entertainment. Leveraging AI and predictive algorithms, discovers unknown stories and turns them into blockbuster hits, producing a new $1M ebook every 4 weeks and selling directly to consumers through its 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 is only the beginning of our journey to becoming the next-gen entertainment powerhouse.

What You’ll Do:

As an Editorial Assistant at Inkitt, you will play a crucial role in maintaining the high standards of our book publications. Your primary responsibilities will be to run editing tools on manuscripts and to review manuscripts to ensure they meet our quality criteria. This role offers significant growth potential, with opportunities to transition into a full-time position in the Content team, dependant on performance and fit.

Responsibilities:

• Run editing tools on incoming book manuscripts and review manuscripts to ensure quality output.
• Collaborate with the Content Team to support overall editorial processes.
• Provide detailed feedback and suggestions for improvements to editing tools.
• Ability to perform quick-turnaround copyedits, line edits, proofreading, and beta-reading as needed.
• As the role develops, you will take on greater responsibility for managing parts of the editorial workflows and for providing creative input into editing and rewrites.

Requirements:

• Location: Remote; ability to work Berlin hours (Ability to visit Berlin is an advantage)
• Language: Fluent English speaker.
• Experience: Minimum 3 years professional editing experience. Minimum 1 year of experience in editing fiction.
• Skills: Excellent copyediting skills. Basic understanding of quantitative reasoning.
• Interest: Keen interest in utilizing AI to assist in editorial processes.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Genre Knowledge: Familiarity with Romance and its subgenres, especially Paranormal Romance, Contemporary, and Erotica.
• Tech Savvy: Familiarity with AI models, and excitement about using AI and exploring new implementations and uses with it.

If you are hard-working, detail-oriented, and passionate about the intersection of technology and literature, we would love to hear from you. Join us at Inkitt and be part of a team that is transforming the future of publishing.

How to Apply:

To apply, please send your resume, a cover letter, and samples of your editing work to moses@inkitt.com, with the subject line “Inkitt - Editorial Assistant - Application”. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: 25,00€ per hour

Expected hours: 20 per week

Work Location: Remote