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Current openings
Rough Guides is looking for an editor to join its travel editorial team in New York
City. Principal duties include editing and rewriting; liaising with authors, cartographers,
picture editors and typesetters; and meeting scheduling demands for revised editions
and new titles. Candidates must have a passion for travel and an interest in travel
guide publishing; have 1-2 years’ editorial experience; be flexible, detail-oriented
and exceptionally well-organized; and have excellent communication skills. Please
send cover letter and CV to jobs@us.penguingroup.com, with "Rough Guides editor"
in the subject line; be sure to include salary requirements. Applications accepted
through November 30, 2007.
Interested in writing for Rough Guides?
Rough Guides is always on the lookout for good new writers and researchers,
and is keen to take on board curious travellers capable of digging out the most
arcane information. An obsessive eye for detail is also a great bonus.
We keep a file of all potential contributors, which we dip into as and when the
need arises. Please send us some samples of your writing, along with 1000 words
or so on a place you know well, in what you consider to be Rough Guide style. It
would also be useful to know of any specific areas you feel most inclined to write
about. If suitable, we can add your details to the file.
As well, Rough Guides is always encouraging book proposals; if you would like to
compile one, we would certainly read it with interest.
The proposal needs to include: details of content, chapter by chapter; an analysis
of the competition; how your book would be different and better than the other guides
currently available; some details about yourself and why you would be the best person
to write such a guide; and a short sample piece of writing as if extracted from
your proposed book. Both proposals and writing samples/letters of inquiry should
be sent to the address below:
Rough Guides
80 Strand
London WC2R 0RL
United Kingdom
write@roughguides.com
Interested in working for Rough Guides?
Our main office is in London, where much of our editorial, production and marketing
operations take place. We also have growing offices in New York and Delhi.
All our current vacancies in the London office are advertised
here
Or send your CV and cover letter for our files to:
Rough Guides
c/o Penguin Group (USA), Inc.
Human Resources
375 Hudson St - 9th Floor
New York, NY 10014
jobs@us.penguingroup.com
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