Company Profile

Our client, is a well known ,established publication house .They publishes a wide range of books covering a plethora of subjects including fiction, science, philosophy and religion, children’s literature, management, cookery, self improvement, current affairs, biography and reprints.

The position reports to the Manging Editor and will have the following Primary responsibilities:

• Copy-edits, proofs and prepares for publication, all the way up to printer's proofs, approx. 15 original titles a year
• Review and edit with standard proofreading as per timelines
• Regular and timely liaison with authors
• Liaising with publishing editors, writers and other clients.
• Marking copy with standard proofreading marks to notify writers and editors of necessary changes.
• Adding/deleting words, phrases or sentences to improve the reading of a text.
• Checking facts and statistics to ensure the text is accurate and correct.
• Making stylistic suggestions.
• Re-wording/re-working sentences or whole sections of text.
• Writes blurbs and assists relevant commissioning editor with the preparation of front matter and end matter to the above titles.

Skills:

• Excellent Communication skills
• Strategic Thinking
• Creative bent of mind
• Should be go-getter
• Ability to work in medium to high pressure environment
• Ability to adhere to deadlines
• An avid reader (Added advantage) 
• Relevant experience working in trade publishing