Editorial Project Manager

About Us

StoryTerrace turns life stories into books using its proprietary software platform, Bookmaker. We are the market leader for ghostwritten memoirs in the UK and the US. Our fast-growing PRO line focuses on thought leadership books for public speakers and C-level executives.

What you’ll do

• Run a portfolio of 60–80 concurrent projects, managing the full timeline across editorial, production, and design phases for both PRO and Classic lines.
• Be the single point of contact between the client, writer, strategist (PRO), development editor (PRO), designer, and internal team.
• Review editorial outputs, assess them against our production benchmarks, and give writers clear, specific, constructive feedback — without being a hands‑on editor yourself.
• Build genuine trust with clients via phone and email, acting as a calm, confident, empathetic guide through what’s often an emotional process for them.
• Handle complex and high‑stakes conversations — difficult subject matter, frustrated clients, missed expectations — with emotional intelligence and the same professional steadiness you bring to a deadline.
• Identify, present, and close upgrade opportunities within your portfolio, with real commercial awareness of the value you’re managing.
• Troubleshoot production problems as they come up, solve what you can, and elevate what you can’t.
• 3–4 years managing multiple concurrent projects and stakeholders in a fast‑paced, client‑facing environment.
• A track record with client relationships, including confidence navigating nuanced or emotionally complex situations in real time, not just over email.
• Editorial judgment: you can read a manuscript, identify what’s working and what isn’t, and translate that into feedback a professional writer can act on.
• Commercial awareness — you understand the value of a client relationship and can spot and support upsell opportunities naturally and credibly.
• Comfort with systems, new tools, and AI‑enabled workflows.
• Based in and eligible to work in the UK.

Nice to have

• Background in publishing, media, or book production specifically.
• A degree in English, Creative Writing or a related field.
• Direct experience with ghostwriting, memoir, or thought‑leadership publishing.
• Annual base salary £32,000–£34,000 depending on experience, plus bonus and commission scheme.
• Hybrid role with 1 office day per week (Aldgate, London).
• A genuinely meaningful product with real emotional impact.
• A collaborative, mission‑driven culture in an international scale‑up environment.

At StoryTerrace, we’re as passionate about our people as we are about our product. We believe in hiring for heart and drive, and we’re committed to building a team that reflects a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.

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