About us
Established in 1994, No Starch Press is a San Francisco-based independent publishing house with a fully remote workforce. We specialize in quality technical content that educates and enlightens. Our readers, passionate about computing, and our authors, industry experts, consistently challenge the status quo. We take pride in publishing seminal works across various tech fields.
Editor
The No Starch Press Acquisitions Editor is an entrepreneur. You will acquire, develop, manage, and support book projects throughout the editorial process as you work to make them great. This is a creative and demanding job, requiring excellent judgment and interpersonal skills, the ability to engage with technical writing at a deep and detailed level, and the ability to track multiple projects through the manuscript development process. You must be able to work independently with minimum supervision and in close collaboration with your peers. You should have 8-10 years experience editing technical books.
You will be editing computer-focused, technical manuscripts. You will be expected to grasp technical content at a high level. You should understand the intended reader, have a vision for the scope of the book, think about how to reach your readers, and be able to independently direct and support your authors.
Responsibilities
- Analyze markets, identify opportunities, and find great authors
- Prepare manuscripts for production
- Develop manuscripts for clarity, structure, and quality
- Hire technical reviewers, manage multiple projects, and keep things on track.
- Draft marketing copy, including back cover text
Requirements
- Ten (10) years hands-on editing experience in technical book publishing or a related field.
- Familiarity with technical jargon and programming terms.
- Project management experience, ability to juggle multiple projects simultaneously.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Excellent writing skills. You should be able to turn muddy technical writing into art.
- Experience with Word, LibreOffice, and ideally LaTeX/Overleaf.
- Bachelor's degree.
Freelancers
We're always on the lookout for excellent proofreaders, copyeditors, and indexers. If you're interested in freelance work, please email [email protected] detailing your relevant experience.