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 familiar with publishing processes and best practices, as well as company policies and legal guidelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of language editors, proofreaders and production staffing, assigning tasks, providing guidance, monitoring the workflow to ensure a timely completion of tasks.
• Ensure the edited and proofread manuscripts meet the standards in language, grammar, spelling, punctuation, clarity and adherence to the journal style guidelines.
• Coordinate the editing and proofreading process for the 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 the final publication.
• Oversee the full publication process including coordination with authors, reviewers, editors, and production teams to ensure the accepted manuscripts progress through the production pipeline according to the publication schedule to ensure deadlines are met.
• Develop and implement production schedules, ensuring timely publication of all content.
• Identify opportunities to streamline language editing, proofreading and production workflow, implement 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 salary information is available.