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This role is for a Fiction Development Editor at Ruby Labs.
**About The Role:**
The Fiction Development Editor will review serialized romance and fantasy manuscripts, provide feedback on pacing and character arcs, and assist in developing book briefs to guide authors. The role involves managing multiple titles simultaneously, ensuring stories meet creative standards and audience expectations. It is a remote, flexible position with long-term collaboration opportunities.
**Key Responsibilities:**
* **Editorial Review:** Review serialized fiction manuscripts, evaluate structure, pacing, narrative coherence, character arcs, and emotional tension. Provide actionable feedback and suggest improvements.
* **Story & Brief Development:** Participate in creating and refining book briefs, defining story premises, character profiles, and emotional arcs. Support authors with narrative direction and tone, ensuring consistency with genre expectations.
* **Quality & Collaboration:** Maintain consistent quality across published content, collaborate with writers, editors, and content managers, and support new title development.
**Qualifications:**
* Experience in fiction editing, writing, or story development.
* Strong understanding of serialized storytelling.
* Excellent sense of pacing, tension, and emotional payoff.
* Ability to balance creative quality with commercial appeal.
* Strong written communication skills.
* High level of autonomy and reliability.
**Nice to have:**
* Deep knowledge of dark romance, fantasy romance, dark fantasy romance, contemporary/modern romance, and genre romance fiction.
* Familiarity with major web-novel and digital fiction platforms.
* Experience creating story bibles, outlines, or book briefs.
* Publishing or digital content background.
**Location:**
Ruby Labs operates within the CET (Central European Time) zone. Applicants should be located within approximately ± 4 hours of CET to ensure optimal collaboration during working hours.
**Benefits:**
* Remote Work Environment
* Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO)
* Paid National Holidays
* Company-provided MacBook
* Flexible Independent Contractor Agreement