Editorial Project Leader (12 months Maternity Cover) Glasgow, Scotland
Job description
Team: Collins
Salary: 12 month Fixed Term Contract (Maternity cover)
Location: Glasgow, UK
Closing: 11:59pm, 11th Jun 2023 BST
Perks and benefits
Overall Purpose of Role
Manage the creation and delivery of a suite of projects (print and digital) from the Reference and/or Languages areas of the business, through all editorial stages from project set-up to final (print or file) supply.
Day-to-day management of agreed project budgets, balancing internal and external resources to deliver products to agreed schedules.
Overseeing all editorial aspects of the project and ensuring quality and consistency of the final product is adhering to brand values and fit for purpose in the market.
Engaging and managing external suppliers to deliver specific key elements of the project including (but not exclusive to) authoring, peer reviewing, copyediting, proofreading, illustrating, acquiring permission, typesetting and design.
Undertaking own editorial work where schedule allows or if suitable freelance resource is not easily available.
Time management and prioritisation to manage a portfolio of projects at the same time.
Responsibility
Freelance management:
In consultation with Commissioning Editors, recruit, brief and manage authors and freelancers effectively, including external project managers where necessary
Proactively investigate options for outsourcing elements of individual projects
Project Management:
Deliver projects (print and digital) to time, budget and a high standard
Estimate and create costings and adhere to plant spend during project
Editorial Content Delivery:
Oversee the correct editorial input, compilation and checking as job requires
Product Development:
Consult and work with commissioning editor on concept and how best to develop it into a product
Consult and work with commissioning editor on product, editorial and design briefs
Review draft manuscripts, commission peer review and liaise with author over revisions
Consult with designers to develop design template and deliver sample materials that meet agreed brief
Prepress and Postpress Supervision:
Oversee the required prepress elements of the job
Ensure all contributor copies are received in a timely manner
Keep accurate and up-to-date records of any errors and omissions reported
Ensure all assets are received from external suppliers for archiving
Additional:
Liaise with other departments – Contracts, Sales, Marketing and Production – to provide timely information
Attend and participate in all relevant meetings related to the project(s) at hand.
Production of appropriate and timely sales and marketing materials
Person Specification
Essential:
Project management, general editorial skill, freelancer management.
Skilled editor, eye for detail, communicator, calm under pressure, proactive problem solver, organised and able to prioritise and manage time and budgets.
Desirable:
Educated to degree level or equivalent (or proven work experience).
Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop), Digital publishing, authoring, knowledge of cartography, knowledge of linguistics
Creative, interest in Geography, Languages or Education.
Benefits
Hybrid working model (2+ days in the office)
28 days holiday plus bank holidays (option to buy and sell holiday days)
Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
Private healthcare cover and life assurance
Summer Hours
Free access to HeadSpace, employee assistance programme (24 hour helpline), mental health first aiders, and a wellbeing portal
Season ticket loans (from day 1 for entry level) and cycle to work scheme
Relocation Rent Support Loan
Employee networks: HC All In (open forum), Elevate (for ethnic minority colleagues), HarperParents, Menopause at Work and Pride at HC
Unlimited training on our Learning and Development portal, management courses (up to MA level) and mentoring programmes
Virtual GP and eyecare vouchers
Gym membership discount
Charitable donation matching and 2 volunteering days
We're a certified Carbon Neutral company
Free e-books and audiobooks, newspaper subscriptions and discounts on books
Onsite prayer room
If you wish to discuss anything regarding this position and/or your application to this role, please reach out directly to our Talent Acquisition Manager, [email protected] with subject heading ‘Vacancy Query’ plus the job title and we will aim to get back to you within 5 working days.
