The Production Editor will join our fast-paced journals production team. As the primary production contact in South Africa, they will be responsible for managing the flow of content on a portfolio of academic journals; building key relationships with local co-publishing partners, academic editors, and other stakeholders; working with third party suppliers; and providing strong customer service to ensure the full journal production process is successfully achieved across a large portfolio of journal titles. This is a varied and demanding role that would suit proactive candidates with production experience. Experience in the Journals publishing industry is an advantage, but not required.
Responsibilities include:
- Managing the flow of content on a portfolio of academic journals (titles) to agreed speed and quality targets.
- Acting as primary liaison (in collaboration with Regional Production Specialist) to co-publishing partners to ensure that co-published titles are published according to agreed production schedules.
- Updating and maintaining a monthly copy flow report and working closely with the Editorial team to ensure annual page budgets and production schedules are met.
- Working with supplier partners to ensure targets are met.
- Managing external stakeholders’ expectations.
- Completing multiple tasks to deadlines.
- Being the point of contact for stakeholders at the product level.
- Conducting data analysis and problem solving to drive process improvement.
- Recognizing process improvement opportunities and making recommendations.
- Maintaining accurate records and updating content management systems.
- Assuring cost control against budgets, financial planning and budget reviews.
- Invoicing and Payment processing, where necessary.
- Providing excellent and empathic customer service.
- Effective communication with the rest of the team, both locally and internationally.
- Working closely with UK Production Department colleagues and staying up to date with latest updates, advances, changes to production workflows, systems and services.
- Assisting on department projects as required.
Desired skills and experience
- A strong command of English grammar and academic styles.
- Knowledge of various production processes.
- Industry and market awareness.
- Knowledge and experience of process-driven workflows.
- Experience of working with external suppliers and partners.
- Experience of working in a customer-facing role.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office software, content management and/or customer relationship management systems.
The ideal candidate will have:
- The ability to be detail-oriented, accurate, and a problem-solver.
- Excellent organization skills and confidence in completing multiple tasks to deadlines.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills, oral and written.
- A desire to provide excellent customer service.
- The ability to recognize process improvement opportunities.
- A focus on team objectives as well as personal ones.
- Drive for continuous improvement.
- Good persuasion and influencing skills, showing empathy for others’ viewpoints.
- Flexibility to adjust to change in work plans or assignments.
The position is based in Taylor & Francis’ Cape Town office, and reports to the Regional Production Specialist who is based in the UK office at Milton Park. All candidates are invited to apply; however Taylor & Francis South Africa aligns its recruitment strategy with the South African Employment Equity Act no. 55 of 1998.
Only applicants shortlisted or called for an interview will usually be contacted. The chosen candidate will be expected to start as soon as possible.
In return we offer: 21 days holiday per annum, a comprehensive benefits package and company pension scheme.
Taylor & Francis Group, a leading academic publishing company, is looking for a proactive and motivated Production Editor to join their international publishing team in Cape Town.
The Production Editor will join our fast-paced journals production team. As the primary production contact in South Africa, they will be responsible for managing the flow of content on a portfolio of academic journals; building key relationships with local co-publishing partners, academic editors, and other stakeholders; working with third party suppliers; and providing strong customer service to ensure the full journal production process is successfully achieved across a large portfolio of journal titles. This is a varied and demanding role that would suit proactive candidates with production experience. Experience in the Journals publishing industry is an advantage, but not required.
Responsibilities include:
- Managing the flow of content on a portfolio of academic journals (titles) to agreed speed and quality targets.
- Acting as primary liaison (in collaboration with Regional Production Specialist) to co-publishing partners to ensure that co-published titles are published according to agreed production schedules.
- Updating and maintaining a monthly copy flow report and working closely with the Editorial team to ensure annual page budgets and production schedules are met.
- Working with supplier partners to ensure targets are met.
- Managing external stakeholders’ expectations.
- Completing multiple tasks to deadlines.
- Being the point of contact for stakeholders at the product level.
- Conducting data analysis and problem solving to drive process improvement.
- Recognizing process improvement opportunities and making recommendations.
- Maintaining accurate records and updating content management systems.
- Assuring cost control against budgets, financial planning and budget reviews.
- Invoicing and Payment processing, where necessary.
- Providing excellent and empathic customer service.
- Effective communication with the rest of the team, both locally and internationally.
- Working closely with UK Production Department colleagues and staying up to date with latest updates, advances, changes to production workflows, systems and services.
- Assisting on department projects as required.
Desired skills and experience
- A strong command of English grammar and academic styles.
- Knowledge of various production processes.
- Industry and market awareness.
- Knowledge and experience of process-driven workflows.
- Experience of working with external suppliers and partners.
- Experience of working in a customer-facing role.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office software, content management and/or customer relationship management systems.
The ideal candidate will have:
- The ability to be detail-oriented, accurate, and a problem-solver.
- Excellent organization skills and confidence in completing multiple tasks to deadlines.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills, oral and written.
- A desire to provide excellent customer service.
- The ability to recognize process improvement opportunities.
- A focus on team objectives as well as personal ones.
- Drive for continuous improvement.
- Good persuasion and influencing skills, showing empathy for others’ viewpoints.
- Flexibility to adjust to change in work plans or assignments.
The position is based in Taylor & Francis’ Cape Town office, and reports to the Regional Production Specialist who is based in the UK office at Milton Park. All candidates are invited to apply; however Taylor & Francis South Africa aligns its recruitment strategy with the South African Employment Equity Act no. 55 of 1998.
Only applicants shortlisted or called for an interview will usually be contacted. The chosen candidate will be expected to start as soon as possible.
In return we offer: 21 days holiday per annum, a comprehensive benefits package and company pension scheme.
Taylor & Francis Group an Informa Business
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