Job Description

Main Responsibilities \xe2\x80\x93 Editorial and Acquisition (books and journal projects)

• To learn the process of planning, controlling, and carrying out the editorial functions and coordinate all necessary actions which occur at any stage prior to receipt of a manuscript through finished product under the general guidance of the Publishing Director and Subject Leaders.
• To read and/or check all assigned manuscripts being processed for the publication, make recommendations on presentation, obtain outside advice where necessary, guide authors through all stages and make creative contribution to illustrations, photographs, text and cover designs.
• To carry out and organising all editorial processes on new books and reprints, such as copy editing, rewriting, compiling artwork briefs, picture lists, collecting and supervising the collection of photographs, proofreading, arranging corrections/revisions etc.
• To prepare and discuss with the Design, Typesetting and E-Publishing teams on the related aspects of the projects.
• To carry out duties on contractual matters including clearing or copyrighted materials, foreign rights, etc., as directed by the Senior Editor or Team Leader.
• To supervise and to coordinate with freelance editors on certain projects done by the freelance editors.
• To acquire book/journal projects, through emails, attending conferences, meetings etc., from authors hailing from reputed institutions worldwide.
• To work effectively on adhoc book projects that come with tight timelines.

Other Accountabilities

• To ensure the agreed objectives with the areas of responsibilities are achieved by the most economic method in optimising the profitability of the projects.
• To ensure the agreed budgets allocated for each project are achieved.
• To cooperate with Marketing in the promotion of all new titles when necessary.
• To ensure that effective liaison with the relevant departments within the organisation and outside bodies, such as government departments, authors, advisors etc.
• To ensure that all authors\' agreements for titles assigned are properly raised.
• To ensure that all publishing documentation for the projects that he/she is responsible for are properly kept and carried out.
• To ensure that the progress report for all titles within his/her responsibility is updated as appropriate

Requirements

• Good Honours/Post-grad Degree in Economics, Business or Social Sciences.
• Strong networking with authors, academic professionals or researchers.
• Must be able to work independently, possess initiative, creativity, and a keen eye for detail.
• Must be able to work effectively on projects with special requirements and shorter timelines.
• Bilingual with strong command of English and Chinese to be able to liaise with Chinese speaking counterparts.
• Minimum 1 to 2 years in similar capacity
• Background in Accounting and Finance is preferred

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent Salary: $3,200.00 - $5,000.00 per month Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person