Position OverviewThe production editor is responsible for communicating, planning, consulting, and negotiating with authors, UPK staff, freelancers, and vendors to maintain quality, adhere to budget, and keep projects on schedule.Job Description50% - As production editor, oversee copyediting, preparation of illustrations, text design, composition, proofreading, indexing, and manufacturing for approximately 20 to 25 new titles and 5 to 8 new paperbacks per year, maintaining schedules for all projects; this includes working directly with authors throughout the production process from manuscript to bound books and hiring and supervising freelance copyeditors, proofreaders, indexers, and typesetters, plus printing vendors.2