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HarperCollins UK: Editorial Project Leader

Apply for this fixed-term role by Sunday 11 June 2023.

Editorial Project Leader (12 months Maternity Cover)

Location: Glasgow, UK

Closing date: 11:59pm, 11th Jun 2023 BST

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, sandra.lim@harpercollins.co.uk with subject heading ‘Vacancy Query’ plus the job title and we will aim to get back to you within 5 working days.

Please apply via this link.