Employment Opportunities
Freelance Opportunities
Editors (UK-based)
Westchester has immediate opportunities available for UK-based copyeditors who are proficient in Chicago Manual of Style and American Psychological Association (APA) Style. To be considered, please complete and submit this application.
Editors
We hire experienced freelance copyeditors 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. The ability to copyedit on PDFs is sometimes necessary.
We are now also recruiting copyeditors for trade nonfiction and fiction titles. Previous direct experience with trade copyediting is required.
We also employ freelance proofreaders and indexers.
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, and be able to work from conceptualization to page layout.
To be considered for the positions listed above, please complete the freelance application form and provide a brief summary of your experience in the “Message” section. Qualified applicants will be sent test materials.
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Full time Opportunities
Production Editor
Westchester Publishing Services has an immediate opportunity for a production editor to join our team. This position is hybrid, requiring a minimum of 2 days per week onsite at our Danbury, Connecticut, headquarters. In this role, the candidate will handle all aspects of book production for various clients from manuscript through bound book, including author contact, copyediting, prepping for composition, proofreading, indexing, final checks and deliverables, for approximately 35 titles each year.
Responsibilities include:
1. Adherence to client guidelines throughout the production process and is main point of contact.
2. Prepares manuscript for the copyeditor, setting style, outlining amount of work needed and setting due date.
3. Reviews copyedited manuscript, directs author review of same, and handles questions/concerns of the author as to production.
4. Completes initial preparation of manuscript for composition, including entering of author responses to queries, review of keymarking, compiling permissions, sizing camera-ready art, and completing all checklists.
5. Directs freelancers/authors in proofreading and indexing, reviews all changes and edits index.
6. Submits written evaluations of freelancer work to Production Supervisor, as needed.
7. Performs all final checks necessary of book repro before printing; checks blues if required.
8. Maintains schedule and tracks hours for each project.
9. May handle additional departmental processes or administrative tasks as assigned.
Qualifications required include:
College degree.
Solid command of English language and understanding of grammatical conventions.
Minimum 1 year of directly related publishing experience.
Must be highly organized, detail oriented, and technically minded.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word and ability to work with various file formats.
Must have legal authorization to work in the United States.
Our compensation package includes a competitive base salary commensurate with experience, participation in our ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan), 401k, health benefits, paid time off, and more, upon satisfying eligibility requirements. To be considered, please complete this application. Due to the volume of applications we receive, we will only contact those individuals we determine are qualified to proceed to the next stage of the application process.
Assistant Production Editor
We are seeking an Assistant Production Editor with excellent proofreading skills to work with our book and journals departments. This role is a hybrid position that will require the individual to work a minimum of 2 days per week on site in our Danbury, CT headquarters. Candidate must be highly organized, detail oriented, and have a solid command of English language and grammatical conventions. Must have good familiarity with Microsoft Word and the ability to work with various file formats.
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.
Qualifications required include:
Solid knowledge of English grammar and excellent proofreading skills.
Good familiarity with Microsoft Word and ability to work with various file formats.
Must be detail oriented.
Ability to communicate effectively with others, to accurately carry out instructions, and to prioritize work when necessary.
Previous experience in publishing preferred.
Our compensation package includes a competitive base salary commensurate with experience, participation in our ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan), 401k, health benefits, paid time off, and more, upon satisfying eligibility requirements. To be considered, please complete this application. Due to the volume of applications we receive, we will only contact those individuals we determine are qualified to proceed to the next stage of the application process.
Part time opportunities
Editorial Project Manager (UK-based)
Westchester Publishing Services UK is a division of Westchester Publishing Services, and we are growing to support our expanding client list. We currently have an opening for 30 hours (5 days per week), for an academic and trade publishing project manager.
The position is a hybrid role, requiring 2 days per week spent on-site in our York office and 3 working from home. You will be working across multiple publisher accounts and be responsible for accounts of your own.
Responsibilities
- Manage schedules, workflows, budgets, freelancers, and suppliers
- Copyedit and proofread to quality-check the work of freelancers and our in-house typesetting teams
- Ability to understand XML-first workflows, digital and litho publishing
Qualifications
- Minimum of two years book and journal production experience
- Prior work experience in academic publishing highly desirable
- Exceptional organisational skills
- Knowledge and ability to retain different house styles
- Excellent client-facing attitude essential
The work is fast-paced, varied and rewarding. Team members are regularly personally thanked by authors in their book acknowledgement sections and clients give them glowing testimonials.
An attractive salary based on experience and working package are offered. To be considered for the position, please submit your application no later than 20 November, 2025. Only candidates who have legal authorisation to work in the United Kingdom and are the best match for the requirements of the role will be contacted for further consideration.
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Please visit the Westchester Education website or our LinkedIn page for the latest information about full-time and freelance positions that are available.