Managing Editor Verso and HLQ

About Us

At The Huntington, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to support and promote the appreciation of the humanities, the arts, and botanical science. The Huntington is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, disability, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law.

Founded in 1919, The Huntington is a collections-based research and educational institution open to the public, housing world-class library, art, and botanical collections. Its mission is to support research and promote education in the arts, humanities, and botanical science and to display and interpret its extraordinary resources for diverse audiences.

Here we are committed to the highest of standards in all that we do – from preserving and protecting the collections, to exhibitions, educational and scholarly programming, visitor and reader services, and beyond. Achieving excellence across these pursuits requires a diversity of perspectives, expertise, experience, and methodologies. At The Huntington, our organizational Culture is shaped by the following core values:
Intellectual curiosity, Collaboration, Stewardship, Belonging, and Integrity.

• Intellectual Curiosity:Knowledge, lifelong learning, and a spirit of inquiry are at the core of our mission and organizational culture.

• Collaboration:Teamwork and a collaborative attitude are important at all levels of The Huntington. We foster relationships internally among our departments and externally with organizations throughout the community.

• Stewardship:We are committed to the care and development of our collections, our financial and physical resources, our staff, and our community.

• Belonging:We strive to attract and maintain a workforce of individuals with diverse talents, backgrounds, and perspectives. Our organizational culture promotes a sense of welcome, inclusion, and connection.

• Integrity:We value respect and honesty, working to fulfill our mission with honor and ethical principles.

About the Role This role supports the Research Division’s publishing and communications efforts by contributing to both digital and print scholarly publications. Working closely with Research Division staff, Communications, and an internal advisory committee, the position plays a key role in identifying topics and authors and shepherding Verso blog content from development through publication. In addition, the role provides essential editorial and production support to the Editor in Chief of the Huntington Library Quarterly, including copyediting and proofreading scholarly articles, managing workflows and publication schedules, coordinating with authors and external vendors, and overseeing image permissions, accessibility standards, and production logistics.

The ideal candidate brings strong editorial judgment, project management skills, and experience working within academic publishing environments.

S/he/they will demonstrate a background of working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, geographic and socioeconomic backgrounds, using a welcoming, inclusive, and accessible approach.

This is a limited-term position, budgeted full-time for six months.

• Work with Research Division staff to identify potential topics and authors for Verso; copyedit, proofread, and prepare for publication one Verso blog post per month for six months in consultation with Communications and the internal advisory committee.

• Support the Editor in Chief (EIC) of the Huntington Library Quarterly as needed to: copyedit and proofread research articles; manage workflow and publication schedule for the journal; maintain database of article submissions; coordinate with authors to obtain print-quality images, secure rights and permissions, and ensure proper attribution in image captions and proper alt-text descriptions for all non-textual material; communicate with typesetters, graphic designers, and the University of Pennsylvania Press regarding production processes, file transfer, print schedules, and order fulfillment;
  
  coordinate timely processing of invoices, subscriptions, and memberships needed for HLQ operations.

• Minimum MA, preferred PhD in humanities or humanistic social science field represented in the HLQ

• Minimum 3 years of copyediting experience

• Project management/organization

• Communication skills

• Software, file management, etc.

We provide competitive compensation, generous benefits and perks for all eligible employees including:

• Pay Range: $47.00- $50.00/hr commensurate on experience.

• Medical, Dental, Vision

• Hybrid remote work schedule available for applicable positions

• Considerable paid time off, including annual leave, sick leave, and holidays

• Discounts for staff in The Huntington Store and…