Editorial Production Manager

Short company description

We publish about 1,200+ titles every year in German, English, and French, as well as in multiple other languages, from traditional print products to eBooks and Open Access publications.

We are dedicated to offering top quality publishing services to Higher Education institutions and academics, with complete commitment to the worldwide dissemination of academic research.

The headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, are the central hub for management and administration. Our team of Acquisition Editors are based in continental Europe, India and Anglo-American regions with offices in Berlin, New York, Oxford, Brussels, Chennai and supporting locations in Vienna, Dublin, Warsaw, and Istanbul. We work with authors locally and distribute globally.

Requirements

- Bachelor degree, preferably in Arts
- Minimum 3-5 years of experience in editorial production management with management experience
- Strong understanding of academic publishing standards, including indexing, citation management, and copyediting best practices.
- Proficiency in English; German, French and Spanish a plus
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills to liaise effectively with authors, freelancers, and internal teams
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines
- Attention to detail and commitment to quality: Demonstrated meticulousness in managing production details and maintaining high editorial standards.
- Proficiency in Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Office 365°.

Desired Qualifications & Skills 
- Skilled in Adobe InDesign

Responsibilities

Pre-Production team management and workflow coordination
- Pre-Production Team Management
- Workflow coordination with the Publishing and Production team
- Development of initiatives for process improvement, automations and standardisations
- Project progress management & reporting

Copy Editing coordination & supervision
- Handling of all copy-editing requests
- Copy editor team (internal copy editors, freelancers) management and coordination
- Coordination with authors and other departments

Manuscript and content analysis management
- Overseeing, supporting and coordinating the manuscript and content analysis (manuscript and content completeness, metadata completeness, editorial style information check, typesetting complexity level definition, production workflow definition)

Production Preparation management
- Overseeing, supporting and coordinating the production preparation (segregation of chapters, preparation of production instructions, project scheduling)

Pre-Production Management
- Supervising and coordinating the template selection and adaptation
- Supervising and coordinating the cover production
- Supervising and coordinating the artwork preparation (images and figures)
- Supervising and coordinating the technical editing and content structuring

Other info

Location: remote, CET time zone   

Employment rate: 100%   

If you are ready to contribute to the excellence of the Peter Lang Group and thrive in a dynamic publishing environment, we invite you to apply. Join us in shaping the future of academic publishing!