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Position: Assistant Editor – Manga
Posted by: Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Location: Hybrid – NY, NJ, CT, PA, USA
Contract: Full-Time
Thanks to Maggie Le (Ehime, 2015-2017) for passing along the following job opening.
Penguin Random House Publisher Services is seeking an assistant editor to oversee manga titles on behalf of our client Kodansha Comics. Since it began publishing in 2009, Kodansha’s English-language manga program has been a runaway success, with hits including Sailor Moon, Attack on Titan, Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku, AKIRA, and A Silent Voice vaulting it into the top ranks of global English-language graphic novel publishers.
The successful candidate will have a passion for comics and Japanese culture, strong Japanese literacy, good editorial judgment, English-language writing and editing skills, and professional comportment. They will be excited for the challenge of editing manga translations in a variety of genres and age categories and eager to pitch in on other tasks.
Application Process: For more information and to apply, please click here – https://jobsearch.createyourowncareer.com/PRH_US/job/New-York-Assistant-Editor%2C-Manga-%28Hybrid%29-NY-10019/1183011101/
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