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Editor
Springer
Johannesburg, , South Africa
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Macmillan Education provides world class content in the most relevant, engaging and flexible formats to support students, teachers and institutions through a lifetime of learning. Macmillan Education produces content for English Language Teaching (ELT) and for Schools curricula around the world. Whilst Palgrave Higher Education develops and distributes textbooks, e-books and interactive e-learning resources primarily for University-level students.
Job title:Editor
Department:Publishing Services
Location: Johannesburg
Salary:Market related
Reporting to:Managing Editor
Reference number: EPSD/MSA/230217
The Role
We are looking for an experienced professional to appoint to the role of Editor within our Publishing Services team. Editors use their strong planning, organisation, communication and creativity skills to manage allocated book projects through all editorial processes.
The Requirements
• A relevant undergraduate degree, in either Publishing or Education, or in a subject that is related to any of the content areas regularly encountered in educational publishing projects (an Honours degree in Publishing will be an advantage)
• Relevant experience in a similar position (will be an advantage)
• Proven experience in editing, proofreading and project management
• A working knowledge of the book production process
• Strong communication skills – both written and verbal
• Advanced computer skills (especially in MS Word, Excel and Outlook)
• Highly organised and self-motivated, with strong time-management skills
• Able to work well under pressure
• Able to work independently, and as part of a team
The Responsibilities
• Project management of a list of titles, from manuscript and artwork brief to publication
• Working to strict deadlines and quality standards
• Ensuring that titles are run efficiently and effectively within a given timeframe and budget
• Ensuring quality editing, translation and proofreading of titles
• Frequent liaison with relevant departments to facilitate the editorial and production processes
• Building and maintaining effective working relationships with freelancers and colleagues
Are you ‘The One’?
Our team is dynamic, enthusiastic and high-achieving. We use our planning and organisation skills every day to balance deadline demands with our creativity in creating quality learning materials. We enjoy great communication in all its forms, and use our skills in this area to work well with a wide variety of people. Together, we constantly push the boundaries of what we know and how we work.
If you would love to think, grow and be challenged within a team of diverse characters, you could be ‘The One’ for us! To be considered for the position, please apply and send your CV along with a cover letter that tells us why you are "The One"
NB: In terms of meeting the company’s goals with respect to Employment Equity, people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.