Deadline: 20 July 2011
Oxford is one of the leading educational publishers in South Africa, producing a wide range of quality curriculum-compliant educational material. Our range includes books from Grade R to Grade 12 as well as higher education textbooks, general literature titles, dictionaries and atlases.
Oxford University Press Southern Africa’s head office is located in Cape Town, where approximately one hundred people are employed. A further thirty sales staff are based at the offices around the country.
Managing Editor – Contract post
The position involves mainly project management and some editing of titles from manuscript to publication. This includes taking responsibility for the appropriateness of the material, its alignment with curriculum requirements, the quality of the edit, managing the process and liaising with designers, typesetters, and freelancers, and working within deadlines and budget according to editorial and production processes.
You will have strong project management skills, conceptual, organisational, and language skills. You are organised, efficient, and meticulous, able to communicate well with people at all levels, and possess initiative, enthusiasm, creative flair, and the ability to cope with deadlines and pressure.
You have a tertiary level qualification, and are familiar with the schools education system in South Africa . You are extremely accurate in your use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, style, and language level, and able to develop and improve a text for coherence, consistency and design.
A commitment to producing materials of the highest quality, on time, is essential. A thorough knowledge of the editorial and production processes of book publishing, and proven project management experience is required.
Salary will be commensurate with experience. This position is based in Cape Town .
Please apply in writing, with a covering letter and two-page CV stating current salary to Dierdre Reeve, email dierdre.reeve@oup.com. The closing date for applications is 20 July 2011.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Oxford reserves the right not to fill the vacancy at this time.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: dierdre.reeve@oup.com
For submissions: dierdre.reeve@oup.com
Website: http://www.oxford.co.za