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Our client in the educational industry has a vacancy for a Junior Editorial Coordinator to join their scholarly publishing team.The successful candidate will provide manuscript submissions and review coordination across the publisher’s portfolio of scholarly journals and coordinate editorial development, review workflow and author support throughout the editorial process from manuscript submission to acceptance.
Responsibilities:
Conduct initial manuscript quality and permission checks.
Implement checks (e.g., checklists, plagiarism etc.) on various process points and documents to evaluate the standard of work/task. Take corrective action if the manuscript deviates from the standard required.
Apply standard procedures to manuscripts allocated to enhance customer experience (e.g., routine email updates, updating user profiles).
Transmit actions, tasks, or decisions from the Editor-in-Chief/Commissioning Editor/Section Editor/Guest Editors onto the workflow management system.
Monitor timeliness of work/task against average desired timelines and take corrective action to resolve delays.
Transfer (e.g., masking), apply versioning and sound record-keeping on electronic documents at various process points.
Liaising with authors, editors and reviewers and providing support with publishing-related queries on using and navigating the workflow management system, as well as managing the online submission system and inbox
Requirements:
A relevant undergraduate degree, e.g., bachelors degree in English and Linguistics
Customer Service experience
Strong communication skills - both written and verbal
Excellent English (read, write, understand, and speak) language skills are a requirement
Good language skills in any of the following official South African languages would be advantageous: Afrikaans, isiZulu, isiXhosa, Sesotho, Sepedi, Setswana (understand and read)
Excellent MS Office skills (especially in MS Word, Excel, and Outlook)
Highly organised and self-motivated, with strong time-management and project management skills
Able to work well under pressure in an open-plan environment
Able to work independently and as part of a team
To apply, please send your CV with your salary expectations to hannah@personastaff.co.za
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not receive feedback within 48 hours, please accept your application as unsuccessful. Persona Staff CC is POPIA (Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013) compliant, all personal information is protected according to legislation. By applying for any of our available vacancies, you give Persona Staff consent to process your Personal Information for Recruitment Purposes, according to the POPI ACT, 2013. If you have any concerns regarding your Personal Information and our compliance towards the legislation, you are welcome to request our POPI Act Policy.
SECTOR: Education
https://www.placementpartner.co.za/wi/application_form.php?id=personastaff&VacRef=CPT004713/H&source=gumtree
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Our client in the educational industry has a vacancy for a Journals Production Editor / Coordinator to join their scholarly publishing team. The Journals Production Editor / Coordinator manages written texts through the publishing production process. You will be responsible for assessing the quality of work delivered by copy editors and proofreaders and ensuring that the Publishers house style is adhered to in all published work. The Journals Production Coordinator is also responsible for working with layout editors to ensure that the texts overall presentation and its elements (e.g., tables and figures) meet the style and quality requirements. The Journals Production Coordinator manages the quality of papers and production schedule from acceptance to print and online deliveries and monitors page usage and other journal metrics.
Responsibilities:
Manage a portfolio of journal titles, ensuring that they run on optimised workflows and meet department publication metrics.
Maintain article and issue schedules, metadata, and page budgets, and uphold quality standards throughout the publication process.
Complete production checks by assessing the production quality of incoming manuscripts; ensure that all relevant files are received and that they follow established guidelines.
Review copyedited materials to ensure that they follow the Publishersâ?? style guidelines and ensure that the authors corrections have been properly implemented.
Offer constructive support and guidance to assigned vendor project managers.
Provide excellent customer service for assigned Editors-in-Chief, authors, internal departments, and external vendors and customers.
Assist and lead department projects as required.
Desired Attributes:
Has a mindset of continuous improvement, embracing innovation and new ways of working.
Is passionate about the academic publishing landscape and will use this passion to actively participate in projects that support the Companyâ??s mission.
Will wow us with excellent analytical, organisation, and problem-solving skills.
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Qualification and Competencies
:A Bachelorâ??s or masterâ??s degree in any field.
2-4 years of relevant editorial/publishing experience.
A demonstrated proficiency in the English language and an interest in scholarly publishing are essential.
Strong knowledge of MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Familiarity with HTML, XML and ePUB
Strong English skills
Ability to multi-task
Attention to detail and critical thinking
Being well-organised and able to manage short deadlines
 To apply, please send your CV with your salary expectations to hannah@personastaff.co.za.Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not receive feedback within 48 hours, please accept your application as unsuccessful.Persona Staff CC is POPIA (Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013) compliant, all personal information is protected according to legislation. By applying for any of ou
SECTOR: Education
https://www.placementpartner.co.za/wi/application_form.php?id=personastaff&VacRef=CPT004446/H&source=gumtree
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Our client in the educational industry has a vacancy for a Journals Production Editor / Coordinator to join their scholarly publishing team. The Journals Production Editor / Coordinator manages written texts through the publishing production process. You will be responsible for assessing the quality of work delivered by copy editors and proofreaders and ensuring that the Publishers house style is adhered to in all published work. The Journals Production Coordinator is also responsible for working with layout editors to ensure that the texts overall presentation and its elements (e.g., tables and figures) meet the style and quality requirements. The Journals Production Coordinator manages the quality of papers and production schedule from acceptance to print and online deliveries and monitors page usage and other journal metrics.
Responsibilities:
Support the editorial process for academic research journals with copyediting and proofreading.
Launch invoice and purchase order requests.
Collate all change requests received from authors and editors on a single proof, and correctly determine whether these changes are aligned with the Journal Style Sheet and House Style before implementation and proceed to check implementation thereof for correctness.
Coordinate tasks between the copyediting, typesetting and proofreading vendors.
Communicate with the vendors to ensure the correct format in which the papers will be published and in accordance with industry standards PDF, XML, HTML and EPUB formats.
Publish the papers.
 Desired Attributes:
Has a mindset of continuous improvement, embracing innovation and new ways of working.
Is passionate about the academic publishing landscape and will use this passion to actively participate in projects that support the Companyâ??s mission.
Will wow us with excellent analytical, organisation, and problem-solving skills.
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Qualification and Competencies
:A Bachelorâ??s or masterâ??s degree in any field.
2-4 years of relevant editorial/publishing experience.
A demonstrated proficiency in the English language and an interest in scholarly publishing are essential.
Strong knowledge of MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Familiarity with HTML, XML and ePUB
Strong English skills
Ability to multi-task
Attention to detail and critical thinking
Being well-organised and able to manage short deadlines
 To apply, please send your CV with your salary expectations to hannah@personastaff.co.za.Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not receive feedback within 48 hours, please accept your application as unsuccessful.Persona Staff CC is POPIA (Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013) compliant, all personal information is protected according to legislation. By applying for any of our available vacancies, you give Persona Staff consent to process your Personal Information for Recruitment Purposes, according to the POPI ACT, 2013. If you have any concerns r
SECTOR: Education
https://www.placementpartner.co.za/wi/application_form.php?id=personastaff&VacRef=CPT004622/JH&source=gumtree
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Our client in the educational industry has a vacancy for a Junior Editorial Coordinator to join their scholarly publishing team.The successful candidate will provide manuscript submissions and review coordination across the publisherâ??s portfolio of scholarly journals and coordinate editorial development, review workflow and author support throughout the editorial process from manuscript submission to acceptance.
Responsibilities:Â
Conduct initial manuscript quality and permission checks.
Implement checks (e.g., checklists, plagiarism etc.) on various process points and documents to evaluate the standard of work/task. Take corrective action if the manuscript deviates from the standard required.
Apply standard procedures to manuscripts allocated to enhance customer experience (e.g., routine email updates, updating user profiles).
Transmit actions, tasks, or decisions from the Editor-in-Chief/Commissioning Editor/Section Editor/Guest Editors onto the workflow management system.
Monitor timeliness of work/task against average desired timelines and take corrective action to resolve delays.
Transfer (e.g., masking), apply versioning and sound record-keeping on electronic documents at various process points.
Liaising with authors, editors and reviewers and providing support with publishing-related queries on using and navigating the workflow management system, as well as managing the online submission system and inbox
Requirements:
A relevant undergraduate degree, e.g., bachelors degree in English and Linguistics
Customer Service experience
Strong communication skills - both written and verbal
Excellent English (read, write, understand, and speak) language skills are a requirement
Good language skills in any of the following official South African languages would be advantageous: Afrikaans, isiZulu, isiXhosa, Sesotho, Sepedi, Setswana (understand and read)
Excellent MS Office skills (especially in MS Word, Excel, and Outlook)
Highly organised and self-motivated, with strong time-management and project management skills
Able to work well under pressure in an open-plan environment
Able to work independently and as part of a team
 To apply, please send your CV with your salary expectations to hannah@personastaff.co.za
 Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not receive feedback within 48 hours, please accept your application as unsuccessful. Persona Staff CC is POPIA (Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013) compliant, all personal information is protected according to legislation. By applying for any of our available vacancies, you give Persona Staff consent to process your Personal Information for Recruitment Purposes, according to the POPI ACT, 2013. If you have any concerns regarding your Personal Information and our compliance towards the legislation, you are welcome to request our POPI Act Policy.
SECTOR: Education
https://www.placementpartner.co.za/wi/application_form.php?id=personastaff&VacRef=CPT004447/H&source=gumtree
3d
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Our client in the educational industry has a vacancy for a Junior Editorial Coordinator to join their scholarly publishing team.The successful candidate will provide manuscript submissions and review coordination across the publisherâ??s portfolio of scholarly journals and coordinate editorial development, review workflow and author support throughout the editorial process from manuscript submission to acceptance.
Responsibilities:Â
Conduct initial manuscript quality and permission checks.
Implement checks (e.g., checklists, plagiarism etc.) on various process points and documents to evaluate the standard of work/task. Take corrective action if the manuscript deviates from the standard required.
Apply standard procedures to manuscripts allocated to enhance customer experience (e.g., routine email updates, updating user profiles).
Transmit actions, tasks, or decisions from the Editor-in-Chief/Commissioning Editor/Section Editor/Guest Editors onto the workflow management system.
Monitor timeliness of work/task against average desired timelines and take corrective action to resolve delays.
Transfer (e.g., masking), apply versioning and sound record-keeping on electronic documents at various process points.
Liaising with authors, editors and reviewers and providing support with publishing-related queries on using and navigating the workflow management system, as well as managing the online submission system and inbox
Requirements:
A relevant undergraduate degree, e.g., bachelors degree in English and Linguistics
Customer Service experience
Strong communication skills - both written and verbal
Excellent English (read, write, understand, and speak) language skills are a requirement
Good language skills in any of the following official South African languages would be advantageous: Afrikaans, isiZulu, isiXhosa, Sesotho, Sepedi, Setswana (understand and read)
Excellent MS Office skills (especially in MS Word, Excel, and Outlook)
Highly organised and self-motivated, with strong time-management and project management skills
Able to work well under pressure in an open-plan environment
Able to work independently and as part of a team
 To apply, please send your CV with your salary expectations to natasha@personastaff.co.za
 Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not receive feedback within 48 hours, please accept your application as unsuccessful. Persona staff (PTY) Ltd is POPIA (Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013) compliant, all personal information is protected according to legislation. Applying for any of our available vacancies, you give Persona Staff consent to process your Personal Information for Recruitment Purposes, according to the POPI ACT, 2013. If you have any concerns regarding your Personal Information and our compliance towards the legislation, you are welcome to request out POPI Act Policy.
SECTOR: Education
https://www.placementpartner.co.za/wi/application_form.php?id=personastaff&VacRef=CPT004549/N&source=gumtree
3d
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An experienced publishing supervisor is needed to supervise and plan daily manuscript post-acceptance production and publication activities for our client in the education sector.The ideal applicant would be dedicated to upholding company policies and procedures while fulfilling daily performance requirements and have outstanding leadership qualities.
Responsibilities:
Achieve high levels of customer satisfaction through excellence in production editing, proofreading, and publishing quality manuscripts to the public and other departments.
Facilitate staff recruitment, selecting, orienting, communicating job expectations, training employees, and developing personal growth opportunities for career development.
Accomplish staff job results by coaching, counselling, and disciplining employees.
Plan, monitor, appraise job results, provide constructive feedback, and implement prevention strategies.
Demonstrate a team culture and interdisciplinary atmosphere of trust where contributions are valued, and consensus is fostered.
Accomplish department objectives by determining staffing levels, supervising team members, assigning workload, and organizing and monitoring manuscript processes.
Implement and enforce systems, policies, and procedures and implement corrective actions.
Maintain a safe and healthy work environment by establishing and enforcing organization standards and adhering to regulations.
Complete operations by developing schedules, assigning, and monitoring work, gathering resources, implementing productivity standards, resolving operations problems, maintaining reference manuals, and implementing new procedures.
Control budget information allocated to the team, including staffing, equipment, and software, and implement corrective actions.
Provide quality service by enforcing quality and customer service standards.
Interface with customers to answer questions or solve problems.
Maintain manuscript records, document necessary information, and utilize reports to project manuscript statuses.
Identify areas of improvement and establish innovative or adjust existing work procedures and practices.
Proofread manuscripts for spelling, grammar, punctuation, syntax, usage, consistency, and voice, inspect and cross-check references and data, and implement corrective actions to ensure consistency in manuscript output.
Confer and coordinate activities with other departments.
Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
Requirements:
SUPERVISORY SKILLS:Â
Proven work experience as a supervisor or relevant role.â?¯
Proficient in spelling, punctuation, grammar, and other English-language skills.
Accuracy and attention to detail.
Proven ability to direct and coordinate operations.â?¯
Highly effective supervisory skills and techniques.â?¯
Ability to input, retrieve and analyse data.â?¯
Familiarity with company policies and legal guidelines of the field.â?¯
Excellent communication and in
SECTOR: Education
https://www.placementpartner.co.za/wi/application_form.php?id=personastaff&VacRef=CPT003932/H&source=gumtree
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