Development Editor I

Location: Minneapolis, MN or Indianapolis, IN
Company: Workplace Learning Solutions

At Wiley, we welcome you for who you are, the background you bring, and embrace individuals who get excited about learning whether online or by book. Learning is for everyone, and so is our workplace. Bring your experiences, your perspectives, and your passion. It's in our differences that we empower the way the world learns.

We're looking for a Development Editor to join the Dummies team, creators of trusted guides for learning and skill-building. In this role, you will help to develop titles in the For Dummies product line, bringing your editing, project-management, and relationship-management skills to bear to shepherd titles through the publication process.

How you will make an impact:

As a Development Editor, you will work with authors to develop an outline, shape the structure and flow of the book, problem solve, and edit each title, keeping the Dummies positioning and style in mind. The editing process will range from big-picture considerations to line editing to copyediting. You'll communicate and coordinate with authors as well as reviewers and other members of the publishing team. You'll also be responsible for managing schedules and hand-offs, while working on multiple titles simultaneously.

We are looking for people who:

• Have at least 1 year of professional writing or editing experience.
  
• Have excellent writing and editing skills.
  
• Have the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
  
• Have good time-management skills.
  
• Have strong problem-solving, interpersonal, and communication skills with the ability to work in a team-based organization.
  
• Have a Bachelor's degree in English, journalism, or a related field preferable.
  
  

About Wiley

We are in one of the most dynamic periods in our history as technology, globalism and economic diversity create far-reaching changes in the world. As a learning business, Wiley makes meaningful contributions to research discovery and lifelong learning by helping organizations achieve their goals and people achieve success from education through their career. We may have been founded over two centuries ago, but our secret to success remains the same: change with the times and adapt to meet the ever-evolving needs of our customers. The company's headquarters are located in Hoboken, New Jersey, with operations in the U.S., Europe, Asia, Australia, and Canada.

Dummies has been delivering serious knowledge in a not-so-serious way for 30 years. Every year, we help people from all walks of life learn about everything from Accounting to Yoga. (Visit www.dummies.com to learn more about our products.)

Wiley is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We evaluate qualified applicants and treat all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or based on any individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

Please provide a cover letter and résumé as part of your online application.

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