# Associate Editor

Hiring organization: [Deseret Book Company](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/deseret-book-company)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/63e85f2b-49df-49c9-9298-2e48eaaffe9d

Listed on Deseret Book Company's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Mid
- Location: Corporate Office

## Summary

Shadow Mountain seeks an experienced editor to shepherd 12–15 trade books annually from manuscript through print, handling developmental and line editing, author relations, and production coordination across fiction and nonfiction. This role suits editors who excel at author collaboration and want hands-on involvement across the complete publishing lifecycle.

_Our summary, not Deseret Book Company's wording._

## Skills named

Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Planner, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Word

## Required

- Bachelor's degree in English, communications, journalism, or related field
- 3–5 years of editorial experience in trade book publishing or equivalent
- Score of 85% or higher on in-house editorial/proofreading test
- Expert proficiency in Microsoft and Adobe applications
- Strong command of Chicago Manual of Style, 18th Edition
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously under deadline pressure
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Experience working directly with authors through editorial process
- Familiarity with book production workflows including typesetting, prepress, and print coordination
- Knowledge of current publishing trends and competitive trade market

## Nice to have

- Experience developing, editing, and managing cookbooks
- Strong understanding of fiction genres and tropes for adult, young adult, and middle-grade readers
- Experience with metadata systems (e.g., Firebrand)
- Experience attending or presenting at writing conferences
- Portfolio or list of projects worked on

Apply on Deseret Book Company's site: https://deseretmanagement.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/DeseretBook/job/Corporate-Office/Associate-Editor_R8299