Publications / Production Coordinator (Scholarly Journals)

Qualifications:

• Graduated from an accredited College or University with major coursework in journalism, English or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience
• Reasonable experience in journal editing and/or production
• Some editing and proofreading skills and experience
• Excellent oral and/or written communication skills
• Knowledge of typography and book/journal design
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to meet multiple deadlines
• Ability to communicate effectively with others
• Typically, incumbents have had experience in book or journals production

Key Responsibilities:

• Determine specifications for journals based on a pre-established production plan.
• Review manuscript design to ensure consistency and conformity with industry standards.
• Provide general backup proofreading services of manuscripts and proofs at each stage of production.
• Prepare and maintain production schedules for journals.
• Develop and establish a schedule with editing, proofreading, typesetting, printing, and binding vendors for various stages of publication production.
• Monitor the production of all publications and maintain quality checks on vendors' work to ensure compliance with established schedules.
• Maintain appropriate records on the design, production and manufacturing of each publication published.
• Choose freelance editors to review manuscripts.
• Prepare purchase order paperwork, verify vendor invoices, and reconcile invoices for payment.
• Keep records of expenses for each publication produced.
• Resolve invoice inconsistencies, monitor billings, and check against contractual agreements. Recommend approval of invoices for payment to immediate supervisor to ensure prompt and accurate payment of production bills.
• Review proofs of projects in production.
• Check for errors in print, treatment of text and photographs, placement of type, spelling, inaccurate information, etc. to ensure adherence to and correct interpretation of established specifications and industry standards.
• Resolve production and/or editing-related problems as they occur.
• Serve as an in-house resource person and liaison with authors, outside vendors and Press staff; troubleshoot and resolve problems as they arise.
• Provide assistance to the immediate supervisor in any production-related activities.
• Coordinate information for journals; schedule and prepare requisitions to vendors.
• Obtain corrections, replacement pages and new pages.
• Perform related work as assigned.

Requirements:

• Must possess reasonable experience and knowledge in journal editing and/or production.
• Must be able to train and coach others
• Ability to solve problems
• Ability to work independently
• Effective communication skills

 
To apply, please send your CV with your salary expectations to
 
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