Job Description

Company Overview:

Crossway is a not-for-profit publisher of Christian books, the English Standard Version (ESV) Bible, and other gospel literature. The purpose of Crossway is to publish gospel-centered, Bible-centered content that will honor our Savior and serve his Church. We seek to help people understand the massive implications of the gospel and the truth of God’s Word, for all of life, for all eternity, and for the glory of God.

Job Overview:

The book editor will serve Crossway’s publishing ministry by copyediting book manuscripts and managing the editorial process for those book projects through the editing, typesetting, proofreading, and indexing stages. He or she will strive to ensure excellence of content, beauty of expression, and theological faithfulness. The editor will work under and closely with the vice president of Editorial and the director of Editorial, and will collaborate with the rest of the Book Department team (including Editorial and Acquisitions colleagues), the Production team, and other Crossway colleagues as needed.

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree in Bible, theology, philosophy, English, or a closely related field
• Master’s or doctoral degree in historical theology, church history, systematic theology, biblical and theological studies, or Old or New Testament
• Familiarity with biblical languages
• Demonstrated copyediting experience for a publishing house or in another professional context, including copyediting of multiple book-length academic manuscripts
• Familiarity with The Chicago Manual of Style
• Attention to detail, ability to focus for long periods, ability to communicate clearly, and strong organizational and time-management skills
• Adherence to a robust evangelical theology in the historic stream of the Reformation

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