Production Editor Position Available In New York, New York

Poets & Writers Magazine is an award-winning bimonthly magazinefor the creative writing community. The leading journal of its kind, it enjoysa readership of 100,000 and a robust online presence. It is published by Poets & Writers, a nonprofit organizationformed in 1970 to help creative writers and the literary community nationwide.

The production editor is responsible for coordinating editorial,art, and production; ensuring that each issue of the magazine is error-free, ontime, and meets the highest standards of quality; and preparing magazine contentfor publication at pw.org and in digital editions. The production editorreports to the editor in chief. This is a full-time position in our New YorkCity office, requiring flexibility to work both at home and in the office. Weoffer a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package.

Responsibilities include:

Composing production schedule andoverseeing the timely and accurate production of the magazine.

Acting as liaison between editorial,advertising, design, production, and printing.

Overseeing the work of freelancecopyeditor and proofreader.

Generating galleys and routing themthrough editorial; arranging for excerpt permissions; arranging for artwork andpermissions; assigning photo/art credits.

Maintaining in-house style sheets.

Coordinating the mapping of each issuewith advertising, editorial, and design.

Closing each issue in-house, overseeingcorrections and ensuring that files are complete.

Reviewing final galleys and proofs.

Overseeing the printing of the magazineand acting as key point of contact with the printer.

Reviewing bound book for quality control.

Preparing magazine content, includingwriting descriptions of all articles, for each issue’s online launch. Preparing magazine files for all digital editions,working closely with our partners at PWX to ensure that P&W app edition isdelivered error-free, on time, and meets the highest standards of quality. Composing schedule and overseeing theediting and production of five annual Poets & Writers Guides; planningcontent updates with the editor in chief; coordinating with advertising to produce layouts; generating galleys and overseeingfact-checking; implementing final corrections; and linking and posting finalPDFs.

Reviewing invoices, creating authorcontracts and check requests, ensuring timely payment to freelancers.

Scrutinizing all reprint requests and trackingpermissions.

Qualifications:

At least three yearsof experience in magazine production.

Strong facility with Adobe CS5 required.

Familiarity with Mac platforms.

Experience with mapping software and file delivery.

Extensive knowledge of ChicagoManual of Style.

Extremely focused attention to detail.

Ability to multitask on deadline.

Excellent communication and project management skills.

Knowledge of and interest in contemporary literature.

UpholdsP&W’s values—service, integrity, inclusivity, and excellence—and shares ourcommitment to antiracism.

TO APPLYPlease send resumeand cover letter to Kevin Larimer at klarimer@pw.org; include “ProductionEditor” in subject line. Attachments should be .docx or .pdf; other file typeswill not be opened. Note that, as partof our commitment to pay equity and transparency, Poets & Writers has ano-negotiation hiring policy. The salary cited in a job listing is thenon-negotiable salary for the role; our benefits package is the same for allemployees and is also non-negotiable.

Poets& Writers is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a building adiverse and inclusive staff. Individuals from all backgrounds are encouraged toapply, including veterans and those with disabilities.

ABOUT POETS

& WRITERSPoets & Writers is theprimary source of information, support, and guidance for poets, fictionwriters, and creative nonfiction writers in the United States. Our mission isto foster the professional development of poets and writers, to promote communicationthroughout the literary community, and to help create an environment in whichliterature can be appreciated by the widest possible public. We advance this missionthrough our flagship publication, Poets & Writers Magazine; pw.org,a website that offers information, inspiration, and a lively online communityfor writers; and programs that provide writers professional developmentopportunities, financial support, validation, and community. We sponsor theMaureen Egen Writers Exchange Award and the Jackson Poetry Prize. Our work isguided by our core values: service, inclusivity, integrity, and excellence, andby our commitment to becoming an antiracist organization. Learn more at pw.org.