Senior / Editor, Academy Publishing

Reporting Structure: Senior Assistant Director (Editorial), Academy Publishing

Key Responsibilities

• Shape content through editing by focusing on content structure, grammar and spelling, and ensuring conformity with house style.
• Improve content by providing constructive comments on manuscript; working on the flow, organisation and clarity of the content; helping authors to effectively bring their point across.
• See manuscript through all production stages of the publishing process (i.e. from manuscript to final product) for both print and online content (including law books, journals, judgments, online articles).
• Manage authors and freelancers, e.g. guide authors through the publishing process, obtain approval for edited manuscripts, chart a publishing schedule, monitor deadlines and follow up to ensure timeliness of project.
• Ensure quality of the work is first-rate and publications are published in a timely manner.
• Work with Content Creation team to identify content that can be repurposed or adapted.
• Maintain warm, professional relationships with external (authors, legal officers and freelancers) and internal (intra-departmental) stakeholders.
• Administrative duties, e.g. e-mail chasers, putting together costings, arranging payments for typesetter/ tablers / cover designers once project is completed, providing book highlights to Sales & Marketing for writing marketing copy, e-publishing articles on Journals Online, filling up tracking spreadsheets and reports, etc.

Key Specifications

• Have a love for the written word.
• Excellent command of the English language, both spoken and written.
• A good degree with 3-5 years of prior academic editing/publishing experience preferred.
• Knowledge of the publishing process and familiarity with editorial milestones preferred.
• Knowledge of web editing and web publishing will be an advantage.
• Quick to grasp house style requirements and to learn on the job.
• Meticulous and organised with an eagle eye for detail.
• Able to multi-task and cope with multiple publications concurrently, employing good project. and time management skills with a keen awareness of deadlines.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated, flexible and adaptable to change, able to work independently.
• Works well individually and in a group, and under pressure.
• Candidates with law degrees or formal legal training will have an advantage.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel & Powerpoint; knowledge of Adobe FrameMaker will be an advantage.