Editor (m/f/d)

gestalten and teNeues create internationally recognised illustrated books at the intersection of design, architecture, culture, travel, food, and contemporary creative life.

We are looking for an Editor to join our editorial team in Berlin. The role combines editorial development, project management, creative collaboration, visual research, and hands-on execution across internationally distributed illustrated books.

We are looking for someone who is highly creative, visually driven, culturally curious, detail-oriented, and organised. Someone who enjoys both conceptual thinking and day-to-day editorial execution. Someone who cares deeply about books, visual culture, storytelling, and the details that elevate a project from good to exceptional.

The role involves developing and editing books primarily in the fields of architecture, design, interiors, lifestyle, travel, food culture, visual culture, and contemporary creative living.

• Manage 8-12 illustrated book projects from acquisition handover through to final publication
• Translate project concepts and schedules into clear editorial workflows and timelines
• Prepare and manage project calculations and budgets throughout the publishing process
• Coordinate authors, contributors, photographers, designers, production, and external partners throughout the publishing process
• Lead day-to-day editorial execution across all project phases
• Provide structural and developmental editorial feedback
• Research and acquire imagery for publication, including rights clarification and licensing coordination
• Coordinate image sourcing, permissions, and licensing processes
• Support the development of design briefings and collaborate closely with design and production teams throughout the publishing process
• Monitor schedules, deadlines, and contractual deliverables
• Ensure editorial consistency, quality, accuracy, and timely delivery across all project stages
• Write and edit editorial and sales materials, including back cover texts, catalogue copy, and presentations
• Collaborate across editorial, design, production, marketing, PR, sales, and rights to bring visually and culturally distinctive books to life
• Contribute to internal discussions around positioning, content development, and publishing strategy

• You have several years of professional editorial experience, ideally in illustrated book, magazine, or cultural publishing

• You are genuinely interested in our core categories, have a strong instinct for relevant concepts, and ideally bring an existing network within lifestyle publishing, and visual industries.

• You have excellent written and spoken English at publication level

• You are highly organised and able to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously

• You have experience managing complex editorial projects from concept to print

• You enjoy visual research, image acquisition, and building compelling visual narratives

• You have strong editorial judgement and a high level of attention to detail

• You communicate clearly and confidently with authors, creatives, photographers, and external contributors

• You are collaborative, proactive, and solution-oriented

• You enjoy working both independently and within a highly collaborative editorial structure

• You are comfortable working in fast-moving creative environments where priorities and workflows can evolve quickly

• You are proficient in Google Workspace and familiar with project management tools such as Asana

Nice to Have

• German language skills

• Experience with illustrated books and visual storytelling

• Familiarity with print production and design workflows

• Basic knowledge of Adobe InDesign

• Existing network within creative, cultural, or publishing industries

• Experience writing editorial content yourself

• A creative and international working environment in Berlin
• The opportunity to shape ambitious, globally distributed illustrated books
• Close collaboration with leading creatives, authors, brands, and cultural institutions
• Flexible and collaborative team structures
• Hybrid working model with office presence from Monday to Wednesday and optional remote work on Thursday and Friday
• Employee discounts on our publishing program
• Annual leave of 30 days
• Paid time off in lieu for overtime
• Deutschlandticket or Urban Sports Membership

• CV

• short cover letter

• relevant work samples or project examples