StoryTerrace
Editorial Project Manager
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Editorial Project Manager
💼 Global Production Relations Manager
About the Role
This is a unique kind of project management role: every project is someone's book — their life story, or the expertise they’ve spent a career building — and you’re the person who ensures it actually gets executed well.
You’ll juggle complex, creative live projects at various stages, each with its own client, writer, and production team. Some days mean managing five urgent client conversations before lunch, all across five distinct projects. Keen editorial judgment is essential: providing constructive writer feedback while delivering a seamless publishing experience. At its core, this role safeguards process integrity—not prose—by creating structure and accountability, empowering contributors to deliver their best work while meeting deadlines.
👋 The StoryTerrace Difference
StoryTerrace transforms life stories into books using its proprietary software platform, Bookmaker, and is the UK and US market leader in ghostwritten memoirs. Its fast-growth PRO line specialises in thought leadership books for public speakers and C-suite executives.
🔥 Key Responsibilities
- Manage a portfolio of 60–80 concurrent projects, overseeing the full editorial, production, and design timeline for both PRO and Classic book lines.
- Act as the primary liaison between:
- Clients (ghostwriters, authors, executives)
- ** Writers & Strategists** (PRO line)
- Development Editors (PRO line)
- ** Designers**
- Internal teams
- Review editorial output and provide data-driven feedback, assessing it against internal production benchmarks—without diving into hands-on editing.
- Build trust-based client relationships through emotional intelligence, guiding stakeholders through often vulnerable personal/emotional storytelling.
- Handle high-stakes scenarios with candour:
- Managing difficult subject matter
- Reconciling frustrated clients or changed expectations
- Responding with professional poise and empathy
- Identify, present, and close upgrade opportunities within your portfolio, reflecting commercial acumen in managing client value.
- Proactive problem-solving: Troubleshoot production hurdles, escalate what’s unsolvable in-house, and pivot quickly.
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😊 Who You Are
Essential
- 3–4 years’ experience in client-facing project management, balancing multiple concurrent projects and stakeholders in fast-paced settings.
- Strategic relationships skills: Confidently navigate nuanced, emotionally complex client needs in real time—not exclusively via email.
- Acute editorial judgment: Spot strengths/weaknesses in a manuscript and translate insights into actionable feedback for writers.
- Commercial intuition: Understand client-relationship ROI and here upsell opportunities subtly and credibly.
- Tech-savvy: Comfortable adopting new systems, AI tools, and automation-driven workflows.
- Workauthority in the UK.
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Nice to Have
- Industry experience: Publishing, media, or book production background.
- Education: Degree in English, Creative Writing, or a related field.
- Relevant exposure: Ghostwriting, memoir, or thought leadership publishing.
⛳️ What’s Next?
- Salary range: £32,000–£34,000 (base) + performance bonus + commission scheme.
- Work environment: Hybrid (1 on-site day per week at Aldgate, London).
- Wellbeing: 25 days vacation + 8 bank holidays, pension (4% employer/employee), private healthcare.
- Impact: Your role delivers meaningful, emotionally transformative products.
- Culture: Scalable mission-driven company valuing collaboration and diversity.
🤝 Joint Us
StoryTerrace prioritises passion for impact alongside operational excellence. We hire for heart, drive, and adaptability, actively fostering inclusive representation in our team. Bring your unique perspective to transform people’s stories into unforgettable books.
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