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.
Assistant Commissioning Editor – Contract post
This key position includes planning, commissioning and managing market-facing curriculum-compliant titles, and financial management of the titles concerned.
It involves:
• conceptualization of projects
• commissioning
• liaison with authors, and provincial and national education officials
• drawing up contracts
• managing a team of desk editors
• planning and controlling budgets
• liaison with the Sales and Marketing team
The successful applicant must have publishing experience, possess excellent technical and language skills, and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Other essential requirements are intellectual ability, financial skills, organizational and administration skills, as well as the commitment and ability to produce books of the highest quality.
Salary will be commensurate with experience. The position is based in Cape Town.
Please apply by writing a short covering letter, and providing a CV stating current salary to Chuma Jeremiah at chuma.jeremiah@oup.com. The closing date for applications is 20 July 2011
Contact Information:
For inquiries: chuma.jeremiah@oup.com
For submissions: chuma.jeremiah@oup.com
Website: http://www.oxford.co.za