Editor

Edit books and longform writing for Impact Narrative Media.
Editorial
Type
Staff
Location
Remote (Canada)
Compensation
$95k – $130k
§ 01 — The work
We are looking for an editor who can hold a full manuscript in their head and tell a writer, with reasons, why a chapter needs to move. You will work on original books and writing from early development through publication.
The role is hands-on. You will develop writers, edit substantively (not just lightly), and shepherd fact-check and legal where needed. You will also write.
We do not run a content mill. We publish slowly. Editors on this team work on fewer pieces, more deeply, than the industry average.
§ 02 — What we look for
01 Eight-plus years editing at a publishing house, magazine, or newsroom
02 Demonstrated ability to take a draft from messy to publishable without rewriting it
03 Network of working writers you have already commissioned at least twice
04 Comfort working with authors writing from lived experience
05 Strong sense of what is and is not a story
§ 03 — What we don't
We try to be specific about who this role is not for.
Editors whose primary skill is line editing
Anyone who treats voice as something to be sanded off
Editors who haven't actually written anything in five years
We read every application within two weeks. We respond to every applicant whose work we read, even briefly. We do not use ATS keyword filters.
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