Cape Town City Centre: Finalisation and Publishing Supervisor

About the Role

The Finalisation and Publishing Supervisor will oversee the entire publication process, ensuring timely completion of tasks and high-quality manuscripts. This role requires strong supervisory skills, attention to detail, and excellent communication abilities. The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing a team of language editors, proofreaders, and production staff, coordinating with various departments to meet publication deadlines.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of language editors, proofreaders, and production staffing, assigning tasks, providing guidance, monitoring the workflow to ensure timely completion of tasks.
• Ensure edited and proofread manuscripts meet standards in language, grammar, spelling, punctuation, clarity, and adherence to journal style guidelines.
• Coordinate the editing and proofreading process for submitted manuscripts, assign tasks to editors and proofreaders, oversee revisions based on author feedback and recommendations.
• Manage the galley proofing process, including reviewing typeset proofs for accuracy, consistency, formatting errors, and adherence to journal specifications before final publication.
• Oversee the full publication process, coordinating with authors, reviewers, editors, and production teams to ensure accepted manuscripts progress through the production pipeline according to the publication schedule.
• Develop and implement production schedules, ensuring timely publication of all content.
• Identify opportunities to streamline language editing, proofreading, and production workflow, implementing processes.
• Provide training and coaching for language editors, proofreaders, and production staff to enhance their skills, knowledge, and proficiency in scholarly publishing standards.
• Conduct regular performance evaluations for the team, provide feedback on performance, and identify areas of improvement or professional development.
• Control and monitor the budget.
• Provide quality service by enforcing quality and customer service standards.

Requirements

• Supervisory skills: Proven work experience as a supervisor or relevant role.
• Proficient in spelling, punctuation, grammar, and other English-language skills.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to plan and execute complex production schedules with precision.
• Proven ability to direct and coordinate operations.
• Highly effective supervisory skills and techniques.
• Familiarity with company policies and legal guidelines of the field.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organisational, time management, and leadership skills.
• Ability to manage and prioritise multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work well under pressure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in People Management, Production Management, Publishing, Journalism, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Salary & Benefits

No information available.