Remote Senior Book Editor — ActiveHired Talent Bench

ActiveHired is expanding its remote specialist bench with a Remote Senior Book Editor — ActiveHired Talent Bench at $80 - $120/hour. Contributors work asynchronously from home across major English-speaking countries, translating real-world workflows in manuscript editing, line editing, copyediting, editorial feedback into high-signal training examples and multi-step evaluation criteria for enterprise AI models.

Primary Responsibilities

• Draft, revise, and polish editorial commentary, ensuring feedback is constructive, actionable, and aligned with high industry standards.
• Collaborate with project stakeholders by participating in written and verbal discussions to communicate edits and recommendations effectively.
• Support ongoing quality control by reviewing and refining model-generated editorial work for accuracy and style.
• Demonstrated professional or academic background in manuscript editing, line editing, copyediting, editorial feedback, narrative structure analysis, english grammar.
• Strong analytical reasoning and ability to articulate complex concepts clearly in written English.
• High attention to detail when reviewing technical or domain-specific documentation.
• Self-motivated and reliable within an asynchronous remote work environment.

Skills & Experience Needed

• Comfort working in a remote, tech-enabled environment and adapting to evolving project needs.
• US-based contributors are preferred, though highly qualified professionals from other locations will be considered.
• Compensation Band: $80 - $120/hour
• Work Location: Remote (100% Remote / Asynchronous Flexibility)
• Available Openings: 20 open positions
• Core Competencies: manuscript editing, line editing, copyediting, editorial feedback, narrative structure analysis, english grammar, literary style, content restructuring, editorial guidelines development, remote collaboration
• Extensive experience editing published books for recognized publishing houses or prominent authors.

Remuneration & Remote Setup

• Compensation Rate: $80 - $120/hour (contract specialist remuneration)
• Work Arrangement: 100% Remote / Work From Home
• Eligible Remote Countries: United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and South Africa
• Core Competencies: manuscript editing, line editing, copyediting, editorial feedback, narrative structure analysis, english grammar, literary style, content restructuring, editorial guidelines development, remote collaboration
• Hiring Agency: ActiveHired

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