Wednesday , April 30 2025

HSRC Jobs Western Cape – Editorial and Production Manager

Website Human Sciences Research Council - HSRC

Job Description:

The publishing house has a vacancy for an Editorial & Production Manager. This position requires an individual to ensure that the editorial quality of HSRC Press publications to the highest possible standards, within the budgetary and time frameworks relevant to each publication.
The incumbent will be expected to maintain the quality that is a hallmark of HSRC Press and AISA publications. Office Base Cape Town or Pretoria

Job Responsibilities:

  • Manage editorial projects
  • Quality control management
  • Monitor and control editorial budgets
  • Stakeholder liaison
  • Project administration
  • Corporate alignment

Job Requirements:

  • Proven experience in editorial project management: at least five academic or nonfiction books produced
  • A tertiary qualification with a major in English/languages/literature/linguistics or a degree in social sciences of health sciences or humanities
  • Ability to manage stressful deadlines and to problem solve
  • Strong project management skills must be demonstrated
  • Must have excellent interpersonal skills to deal with or manage authors, suppliers, etc. as well as strong teamwork skills to brief and work with commissioning and marketing departments
  • A tertiary qualification with a major in English/languages/literature/linguistics or a degree in social sciences of health sciences or humanities

Job Details:

Company: Human Sciences Research Council – HSRC

Vacancy Type:  Full Time

Job Location: Cape Town

Application Deadline: N/A

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