Book publishing editor

Star Stable Entertainment is the home of the nr 1 fastest-growing horse and adventure game in the world and during the last years, we've grown into becoming a full-hearted multi-channel entertainment company with books, music, and animations. We remain steadfast in our mission; to inspire girls, to celebrate the power of sisterhood, and to create a more inclusive gaming environment.

We are now looking for a book publishing editor with the Star Stable Entertainment Books team to cover a 12 months parental leave where you will assist, manage and drive projects within editorial, publishing projects - but also investigate and search for new book ideas in different product lines.

Main tasks:



- Commission authors, illustrators and other content producers for book projects

- Edit manuscripts for novels, short stories, audio, comics and other narrative content

- Support editors, authors, illustrators and translators to ensure product quality and brand and lore alignment, such as creating briefs and references for narrative and visual content

- Independently develop book publishing products based on SSEs product lines

- Assist book publishing stakeholders by providing relevant material, such as manuscripts, translations, cover images, marketing and sales material

- Collaborate with book publishing partners and Star Stable teams, for example with PR, events and marketing campaigns

- Drive story and lore development in book publishing projects at Star Stable Entertainment in collaboration with other teams





What about you?

To succeed in this role you have prior experience and background in book publishing, managing a book project from start to publication. You also have experience from editing and developing manuscripts.

We also need you to:

- Have experience from working with children’s/young adult books

- Fluently speak/write in english

- Works well with Microsoft Office



You thrive in an environment that changes and moves fast and where you can be curious and test new ideas. You are interested in finding new ways to reach and attract a reading audience. Great communication skills and to be a collaborative team player is important in this role.

What do we offer?

- A pretty sweet mission. We want to build quality games for girls and we take that vision very seriously. We strive to hit that mark every single day.

- We may be a big group, but we’re a tight-knit team! A diverse team of friendly, fun, and supportive co-workers from 20 different countries!

- We’re more than 50% female-identifying! #YES to #WomenInTech!

- Flexible working opportunities.

- We sit smack in the center of Stockholm City. We are literally a commuter’s dream or a short bike ride for those who call the city their home.

- 30 Vacation Days.

- ITP1 Insurance plan.

- Parental pay top up to 90%.

- 5,000 SEK per year Health allowance.



Sounds like the right opportunity for you? Apply now! We’re keen to hear more about you!