Assistant Editor

Brown University - Williamsburg, VA

Full-time - Entry Level

Hybrid - Williamsburg, VA

Educational Services

About the position

The Assistant Editor for Brown University Digital Publications will play a crucial role in developing innovative digital scholarship aimed at both scholarly and public audiences. This position involves collaborating with a diverse team to create multimodal monographs and support humanities scholars in presenting their research through digital formats. The role emphasizes a commitment to diversity, equity, and social justice in digital publishing, while managing multiple projects and contributing to the acquisitions process.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Director and a multi-skilled team to develop complex born-digital scholarship.
• Support humanities scholars in creating new scholarly forms that utilize multimedia enhancements and interactive engagement.
• Conceptualize, research, and administer multimodal monograph projects.
• Build rapport and work effectively with a wide range of collaborators, including faculty, students, and university press staff.
• Contribute to the acquisitions process and undertake developmental editing and copyediting as needed.
• Manage timelines and budgets for multiple projects simultaneously.
• Assist in the preparation of archival and multimedia assets for individual projects.
• Administer national training workshops related to digital scholarly publishing.
• Participate in relevant meetings and events across and beyond the Brown campus.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a humanities or humanistic social sciences discipline; advanced degree preferred.
• 3-5 years of digital project management and/or scholarly editorial experience.
• Excellent copyediting skills and familiarity with style guides (CMOS preferred).
• Experience working for a publisher or academic journal preferred.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel; familiarity with digital publishing platforms such as Fulcrum, Manifold, PubPub, Scalar, or WordPress preferred.
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills with exceptional interpersonal abilities.
• Demonstrated initiative, flexibility, and ability to work creatively and effectively both independently and as a team member.
• Ability to set priorities, juggle competing demands, and meet deadlines.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in communicating humanities scholarship to non-specialist audiences.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance
• Retirement savings plan
• Generous paid time off
• Professional development opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements
• Support for diversity and inclusion initiatives