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Every product we create and every project we launch is aimed at transforming lives and bringing eternal impact.\nWe’re looking for passionate, mission-minded professionals who share our *beliefs and values to join our team. If you’re seeking more than just a job, and want to make a difference while working in a supportive, faith-driven environment, we encourage you to apply.\n*Our Core Beliefs & Values\nWe will honor God in all we do, embracing the Bible as our standard.\nWe will be a unifying agent among denominations, racial, ethnic and cultural groups within the body of Christ.\nWe will provide leadership by example on standards of integrity in business relationships and activities. \nWe will be a healthy business that will grow and is profitable\nWe will provide our people an opportunity for professional and personal growth, expecting them to be loyal to the Company and diligent in their jobs.\nWe will go the second mile and demonstrate a can-do attitude in our relationships with customers, authors, suppliers and one another.\nWhen you join our team, you’re not just stepping into a job, you’re stepping into a calling. We foster a workplace culture that’s professional yet comfortable, where collaboration and purpose drive everything we do.\n PURPOSE OF POSITION: The Developmental Editor completes substantive edits and acts as a project manager for authors as assigned by the Director of Product Development to ensure acceptable manuscript through editing and production phases and participates in book acquisitions.\nLocation: On-site at our Corporate Office, located at 1150 Greenwood Blvd, Suite 1000, Lake Mary, FL.\nSchedule: Monday - Friday | 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM\nCompensation: $55,000 - $60,000/Salary (depending on skills and experience)\nSPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES\nPerforms substantive edits for assigned projects, including content flow and syntax; transitioning; tightening or expanding content as necessary; verification of statistics, scriptures, quoted material, and uncommon terminology; and all other substantive editing steps outlined in the Product Development SOP manual.\n\nAssists director as requested on acquisition matters, developing publishing proposals or conceptual outlines for some proposed projects, project managing authors as assigned at time of contract, supervising writing process, ensuring that the completed manuscript matches the conceptual outline approved by the acquisition team.\n\nMaintains communication with assigned authors regarding content issues until manuscripts are sent to the printer.\n\nResolves all content issues flagged by copy editors.\n\nProvides scheduling input to maintain and track all book projects.\n\nParticipates in departmental meetings and interdepartmental meetings as required.\n\nMaintains Book Group issues of style and quality.\n\nAbides by all policies and procedures of Charisma Media.\n\nAgrees with Charisma Media’s vision statement, beliefs, and values.\n\n EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS\nBachelor’s degree in English, journalism, communications, or related area of study; 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