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What You'll Be Doing

Austin, TXOn-siteInternship

Executive Assistant

Do you love organizing, anticipating needs, and keeping things running seamlessly? We're looking for a rockstar Executive Assistant to support our CEO so he can stay focused on high-impact, strategic work. This is a role for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, loves solving problems, and gets energy from helping others succeed.

What You'll Be Doing

You'll help authors cross the finish line. Your north star? Clean, beautiful, error-free books that authors are proud to hold.

Formatting & Layout Design

  • Run AI and human-eye QA on layout deliverables before they go to authors
  • Prepare style samples in InDesign (short sections with style options) for books starting layout
  • Handle revision rounds on books that are already laid out, making author fixes and requests
  • Complete full book layouts in InDesign

Editing

  • Perform developmental edits and write an editor letter covering areas for improvement in structure, content, and more
  • Copyedit manuscripts for grammar, clarity, consistency, and style
  • Proofread manuscripts so nothing slips through before publishing

What You'll Learn

  • How a book goes from manuscript to print-ready file, step by step
  • Professional InDesign workflows for book interiors
  • How developmental editors diagnose structure and give feedback authors can act on
  • Copyediting and proofreading to a professional style guide
  • How to use AI in quality checks without losing the human eye
  • How to work with real authors, real feedback, and real deadlines