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• Manage the manuscript's transition from raw form to final publication.
• Establish the production schedule for each task involved in the publication process.
• Coordinate with copy editors, typesetters, proofreaders, and cover designers.
• Prepare manuscripts for approvals for publication.
• Publish books online via the CMS system.
• Provide production specifications to the Print and Distribution team.
• Arrange for manuscript design, copy-editing, typesetting, proofreading, indexing, and electronic conversion in variety of formats.
• Create detailed briefs for each task.
• Maintain an updated list of freelancers and suppliers.
• Manage budgets and purchase orders to freelancers and suppliers.
• Conduct quality control of work carried out and provide feedback to freelancers.
• Ensure all parties are kept on schedule.
• Attend and contribute to project meetings.
• Keep stakeholders informed of progress and any issues.
• Negotiate solutions when problems arise.
• Verify permissions for content use.
• Ensure all necessary content is sourced and included.
• Collate corrections and manage any necessary arbitration.
• Verify that corrections are made and handle any resulting changes.
• Ensure that the house style guide, referencing style and other style sheets are consistently applied.
• Check artwork for correctness and completeness.
• Anticipate potential issues and resolve unexpected problems promptly.
• Keep production-specific processes and documentation current.

• A Bachelorâ??s degree in Publishing Studies, English language, communications, Library Sciences or a related field.
• 2-4 years of relevant editorial project management experience in academic or scholarly book publishing.
• Experience working with freelancers and managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• An understanding of the South African scholarly publishing environment.
• Demonstrable numeracy skills used in work environments, especially related to managing budgets.
• Strong negotiation abilities.
• Strong communication skills.
• Strong knowledge of MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Familiarity with HTML, XML and ePUB
• Proficiency in project management software and tools (e.g. ClickUp, Trello or Asana).
• Strong English skills
• Ability to multi-task
• Attention to detail and critical thinking
• Being well-organised and able to manage short deadlines

• Conduct initial manuscript quality and permission checks.
• Implement checks (e.g., checklists, plagiarism etc.) on various process points and documents to evaluate the standard of work/task. Take corrective action if the manuscript deviates from the standard required.
• Apply standard procedures to manuscripts allocated to enhance customer experience (e.g., routine email updates, updating user profiles).
• Transmit actions, tasks, or decisions from the Editor-in-Chief/Commissioning Editor/Section Editor/Guest Editors onto the workflow management system.
• Monitor timeliness of work/task against average desired timelines and take corrective action to resolve delays.
• Transfer (e.g., masking), apply versioning and sound record-keeping on electronic documents at various process points.
• Liaising with authors, editors and reviewers and providing support with publishing-related queries on using and navigating the workflow management system, as well as managing the online submission system and inbox

• A relevant undergraduate degree, e.g., bachelor's degree in English and Linguistics
• Customer Service experience
• Strong communication skills - both written and verbal
• Excellent English (read, write, understand, and speak) language skills are a requirement
• Good language skills in any of the following official South African languages would be advantageous: Afrikaans, isiZulu, isiXhosa, Sesotho, Sepedi, Setswana (understand and read)
• Excellent MS Office skills (especially in MS Word, Excel, and Outlook)
• Highly organised and self-motivated, with strong time-management and project management skills
• Able to work well under pressure in an open-plan environment
• Able to work independently and as part of a team

• Trade tested Toolmaker
• CNC Mastercam Experience
• Experience working on Lathes
• Experience with milling
• Experience with plastic injection moulding