Rebellion, the UK's leading comic and graphic novel publisher is looking for a Junior Graphic Novel Editor to join its busy publishing department. Candidates should have experience of editorial work in publishing, not necessarily in comics, and a keen interest in comics and graphic novels. An informed interest in 2000 AD and British comic books is an advantage. The role involves contributing to the selection of forthcoming titles and overseeing the design and production of graphic novels.
The successful applicant will be able to write publishing copy for book blurbs, be a good communicator, have meticulous attention to detail and a desire to research and learn more about our rich and unexplored catalogue of comics. Relevant experience and proficiency in InDesign and general CMS knowledge will be an advantage.
This role is full-time, based in-house at our Oxford headquarters. You must be able to legally work in the UK.
Requirements
- Excellent knowledge grammar and copy writing
- Familiarity with Indesign will be useful
- Excellent initiative, self-motivation, organisational and problem solving skills
- A comprehensive understanding of visual design
- Excellent communication skills, as well as team working and the ability to accept and follow direction
- The successful candidate will come with or be required to swiftly develop a broad knowledge of our archive and back catalogue
Duties will include
- Briefing designs for graphic novels
- Contributing to the selection of graphic novels from 2000 AD strips and Rebellions comics archive
- Checking comic strip pages for print
- Paginating graphic novels
- Making corrections and proofing print PDFs
- Assembling advance title information for new books and writing cover and sales copy, inputting that into a CMS
- Generating special edition and merchandise ideas
