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compensation: Tell us specifically what you want to make
employment type: full-time
telecommuting okay
DO YOU LOVE PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND BOOKS? MANAGING EDITOR POSITION FROM HOME!

You are smart. You are capable. You love to edit and support authors. AND YOU LOVE BOOKS!

Let’s face it, you have a lot to offer an employer. And you aren’t willing to deal with unproductive coworkers, crappy cubicles or having your talent waste away working for someone else on something you don’t care that much about. You know you deserve to be treated with respect and that your age or whatever other identifying characteristic you have should not impact the opportunities you are given.

The Author Incubator helps experts build business by writing, publishing, and promoting non-fiction books. Our company was named the 285th fastest growing private company in America (INC 5000) and our CEO was named by Entrepreneur magazine as one of the top 10 most inspiring entrepreneurs to watch.

This work from home position is responsible for making sure our author’s writing process is supported and the quality of the books are the best they can be while still making our tight deadlines.

This role is ideal for someone who LOVES authors and books but also has a keen interest in the world of personal growth and self-development. To succeed you will also need to be extremely well-organized, work well in a self-motivating environment, have an exceptional attention to detail, be task-oriented, be calm and steady while carrying out procedures, and truly care about our authors and the people who will be changed forever by their books.

In this job you will manage up to 100 authors a year from the first word of the first draft until their book is on bookstore selves throughout North America.

Your duties will include:

• Reviewing the quality of writing-in-process during the manuscript creation phase of the program and touching base with authors as needed
• Providing writing advice and coaching and advice to authors, as needed, and thumbs-up/confidence that they should proceed, when warranted – all within the parameters of the program
• Coaching authors for drama reduction as they move through the process
• Managing specific company writing trainings to authors as needed
• Escalating issues or problems quickly to the relevant company resources
• Coordinating contributions to the process by freelancers and other service providers
• Holding healthy boundaries for authors around The Author Incubator’s process and our goal of getting authors a published book that serves their business and their ideal reader
• Monitoring authors’ experiences as book go through the print phase
• Attending live book marketing/publishing events in McLean, VA or Georgetown in Washington DC
• Other tasks assigned by the senior managing editor, as needed.

If you are interested in this role, here’s what we SPECIFICALLY need from you:
1) You love self-help books! You must be a reader and there must be at least one non-fiction book that had a major impact on your life.
2) You’re TOTALLY comfortable with editing and supporting authors during the writing process.
3) You’re a self-starter. This is a small organization that does a GREAT deal of business. There are AWESOME systems in place, but you’ll be figuring some things out on your own.
4) You have a deep capacity to work with people across the full breadth of group identities we serve.

Just to set your expectations, the last time we posted a job we received over 300 applications within 24 hours and called TWO people back. We hired one of them immediately. So we will NOT be responding to all applications. There’s no second chance – your response to this job notice IS your impression!

If you meet all of that criteria, HERE’S WHAT YOU CAN DO NEXT…

Reply with the following information:

(1)Tell us how you will fit in THIS job specifically. We know what’s a fit for us and we want to know if this is a fit for YOU. We will NOT be calling you to clarify whether or not you’re a fit. SELL US on why we would be lucky to have you on the team.

(2) Specifically share the (at least one) non-fiction book that has changed your life and what specific action you took because of that book.

(3) Tell us your EXACT income expectations (hourly or salary is fine though this is a full-time, W2 salaried job). In this job, it’s important that you are VERY precise in your communications, and this is one way you will demonstrate your ability to be specific and to follow directions. Being vague in this area just sets up a concern that you’re not going to be able to ask for what you really want later if you come on board. Our philosophy is if it’s not a win-win for us both, then there’s no deal.

(4) We’re glad to see your resume, so please do attach it, but note that without an accompanying document (letter, rant, attachment, video, podcast, series of tweets) addressing the above information requests, your resume will not be reviewed.

IF YOU’VE READ THIS FAR!!!!
…how awesome are you?!

Congratulations – you’re possibly a fit for this pretty cool, politics-free job, work from home job with frequent travel to the Washington, DC, area working with famous authors and with a dedicated team.

Just reading a job posting this long is an accomplishment!

We love what we do and we’re excited to meet the person who is going to help us manage some things going forward.

Please note: We are an LGBTQIA-affirming, interfaith-oriented organization that is committed to social justice – including women’s rights, civil rights, disability rights, immigrant rights, and environmental justice. We believe Black Lives Matter. We encourage candidates to apply who share these commitments and who have a demonstrated capacity for creating inclusive organizations and working effectively across differences to support the success of an increasingly diverse clientele.