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Formatting & Editing Internship Program (Summer 2027)

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Format and edit books from manuscript through print-ready publication. Responsibilities include creating InDesign layouts and style samples, performing AI-assisted and manual quality assurance, handling revisions, developmental editing, copyediting, and proofreading. The intern will learn professional book production workflows, editorial feedback, style-guide application, and collaboration with authors under real deadlines.
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🌎 About selfpublishing.com

We help purpose-driven individuals achieve their goals through writing and publishing books. Our mission: help 100,000 people publish a book by 2035, impacting 120M+ lives through what we call Leveraged Impact. (You can hear more about it in our TEDx talk).

We’re not just helping people write books...we’re helping them change their lives.


We’ve built one of the highest success rates in online education because we genuinely care...about our authors, their stories, and the ripple effect they create.

Our philosophy:

  • 💡 It’s not about the book. It’s about what the book does for you.
  • 🚀 Self-publishing isn’t just an option...it’s the best option.

We’re proud to have been named to the INC 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2022.

And we’re just getting started.


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

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