Careers

Freelance Opportunities

We hire experienced freelance copy editors to edit nonfiction titles in the scholarly/academic, professional, and reference fields. Must be proficient with the Chicago Manual of Style and able to edit using Microsoft® Word’s track changes function.

We also employ freelance proofreaders and indexers.

If interested, please complete the form on this page and provide a brief summary of your experience in the “Message” section. Qualified applicants will be sent test materials.

Freelance Designers

We are looking for book designers with the ability to interpret our clients’ needs while working with our Production team. Designers should have experience in a variety of book markets, particularly the K-8 market, and be able to work from conceptualization to page layout.

Application for Freelance Opportunities

Freelance QC

Westchester K-12 Publishing Services is expanding its Quality Control team – If you’re detail oriented, able to communicate effectively with others, and have strong proofreading skills, then this could be the position for you. Job description and application can be found here.

Full-time Employment Opportunities

Production Editor

We are seeking an experienced Production Editor to handle all phases of book production from manuscript to final files for our client publishers, mainly in the scholarly monograph and academic trade fields. Our client list also includes some publishers of reference, science, and business titles.

The Production Editor will be the liaison with the author, the client publisher, and freelancers assigned to each project and will supervise all work, including vetting copyediting, proofreading, page makeup, and art. Responsibilities also include managing schedules and project budgets.

While our preference is to hire an inhouse staff member, we will entertain offsite employment applications from production editors with specific background in academic publishing and at least 5 years of production editorial experience.

Assistant Production Editor

We are seeking an Assistant Production Editor to learn all phases of book production from manuscript to final files for our client publishers, mainly in the scholarly monograph and academic trade fields. Our client list also includes some publishers of reference, science, and business titles.

The Assistant Production Editor will assist Production Editors with quality control checks, light editing, and proofreading and will have the opportunity to learn to manage projects.

This is an entry-level job at our Danbury, CT location.

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Westchester K-12 Publishing Services, a division of the U.S.-based and employee-owned Westchester Publishing Services, continues to grow! We currently have the following positions available:

Part-time Employment Opportunities

K-12 Resources Manager

Dayton, Ohio-based, Westchester K-12 Publishing Services, a division of the U.S.-based and employee-owned Westchester Publishing Services, is growing again! If you have a passion for finding and onboarding diverse new talent to work on our ongoing and upcoming projects, you’ll make a great addition to our team.

We’re looking for a K-12 Resources Manager to manage and grow our freelance resource team. The person in this role will help Westchester K-12’s team with our goal of creating a diverse talent pool of viable writers, editors, artists, designers, and page layout professionals from within and beyond traditional industry-based recruiting pools.

The role will be part-time on a contract basis at first, with the option to grow into a full-time role as the division expands. The role reports to our Dayton, Ohio office.

The role entails:

Identifying and managing recruiting opportunities that will yield greater diversity in Westchester K-12’s freelance team;
Managing the onboarding process for potential freelance and contract team members, including developing and administering skills-based screening tests (in conjunction with department leads) and maintaining resource records in our freelance vendor system;
Working with department leads to ensure adequate resources for ongoing and upcoming projects;
Managing freelance contracts and statements of work for all engaged resources;
Codifying freelance recruitment and retention policies, while identifying and implementing areas for improvement in these arenas.

The ideal candidate will:

Have 1–3 years of experience in managing freelance resources;
Have a demonstrable working knowledge of best practices in freelance resource management;
Be well-organized, yet flexible;
Be adept at developing and implementing processes tailored to our organization;
Demonstrate experience identifying and recruiting freelance resources from traditional and non-traditional talent pools;
Foster relationships with internal departments, as well as with external partners, including universities and other talent streams;
Previous experience in publishing is not required.

To apply, send a resume and cover letter to WPS_applicants@westchesterk12pubsvcs.com. Please include “K-12 Resources Manager” in the subject line of your email.

Westchester K-12 is a part of Westchester Publishing Services, an employee-owned, U.S.-based organization that extends the capacity of publisher clients in the education, academic, trade, and journal spaces. To learn more about Westchester K-12, visit us on the web.

Full-Time Employment Opportunities

ELL/World Languages Content Director

We’re looking for an ELL/World Languages Content Director to join our content development team. This growth-oriented position extends the capabilities of Westchester’s successful editorial group. If you are the rare find in the editorial world who is equally at home creating engaging content and ensuring multiple editorial projects run smoothly, we want to meet you.

The ELL/World Languages Content Director will work with external clients and internal resources to create products for the K-12 ELL, ELT, and World Languages markets that meet internal and external guidelines and requirements.

The role reports to our Dayton, Ohio office. Working remotely is an option for this position.

Responsibilities include:

Communicating effectively with clients;
Understanding client needs and translating those needs into project plans;
Creating editorial project budgets based on those project plans;
Staffing project teams and managing those teams through project execution;
Completing projects on time and on budget;
Developing a robust network of resources;
Elevating WPS’s efforts in providing forward-thinking insights and intelligence around the issues driving the industry

The ideal candidate for this role will:

Hold a Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 5-8 years editorial experience in World Languages and ELL/ELT development;
Be well-versed in ELL and World Languages content development best practices;
Have a demonstrated ability to manage projects to budget, quality, and schedule expectations;
Have a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with other departments, including design, art, production, and project management;
Have a growth-oriented mindset that will allow the successful candidate to develop into new roles as the organization evolves.

To apply, send a resume and cover letter to: WPS_applicants@westchesterk12pubsvcs.com. Please include “ELL/World Languages Content Director” in the subject line of your email.

K–12 Project Manager

We’re looking for a K-12 Project Manager to add to our project management team. The person in this role will help Westchester K–12’s team with our goal of expanding our project management capacity. If you have a passion for leading editorial, art, design, and production teams in creating market-leading projects, you’ll make a great addition to our team.