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Editorial Assistant

To meet the needs of the Church, we seek to build teams that represent the diverse perspectives, life experiences, and backgrounds of our global Church membership. With that in mind, we encourage all qualified applicants to apply.

The purpose of this job is to assist the Church History Department in helping God’s children make and keep sacred covenants—specifically by helping prepare Church history materials for publication.

The Publications Division of the Church History Department publishes Church history for Church members and scholars. Recent publications include The Joseph Smith Papers (print, web, ebooks, podcasts), Saints: The Story of the Church of Jesus Christ in the Latter Days (print, web, app, podcasts), and the Diaries of Emmeline B. Wells (web). Many of the division’s publications are published under the imprint of the Church Historian’s Press.

The Publications Division seeks an Editorial Assistant to help with production tasks on current publishing projects. This is a part-time, non-benefitted position. The Editorial Assistant will work as part of a large team of editors, historians, archivists, and writers. This is a rare opportunity to learn about Latter-day Saint history, work with primary sources, significantly contribute to production processes, and acquire a variety of new skills relating to both print and electronic publishing.

Responsibilities will include securing intellectual property permissions and privacy releases, assisting in getting material accessioned in the Church History Library collections, transcribing original documents, migrating content from Microsoft Word to HTML or XML, performing quality-assurance checks of digital material prior to publication, maintaining content management systems, and helping coordinate biographical/genealogical research. Additional responsibilities may be given, depending on project needs and individual interests and capabilities.

Bachelor’s degree in English, editing, or a related field.
Experience with electronic publishing or programming languages (such as XML or HTML) preferred but not required.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to write clearly and to proofread carefully.
Ability to learn new technology and processes.
Familiarity with intellectual property guidelines and processes a plus.
Knowledge of early Church history and a familiarity with sources of Latter-day Saint history a plus.

Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings— giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances—our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.

Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.

Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.