Formatting & Editing Internship Program (Summer 2027)

About selfpublishing.com

• 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.
• 💡 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.

Responsibilities

• 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
• 🌎 About selfpublishing.com We help purpose-driven individuals achieve their goals through writing and publishing books.