Desk Editor- Stm

Assistant/ Desk Editor-STM, Academic

**Department / Business Unit**:
Academic

**Location**:
Delhi, India

**Reports to (job title)**:
Senior Production Editor

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation, and a proud part of the University of Cambridge. _We are focused on meeting the needs of our learners, authors, and customers by bringing research, teaching, learning and assessment together._

**Job Purpose**

To contribute to complete pre-press editorial services of the STM academic titles. To take responsibility for pre-press project management under supervision of the senior production editor, and to offer general assistance in working with authors, copyeditors, freelancers, typesetters, project vendors, indexers, designers, illustrators, and others in bringing projects forward and ensuring their successful publication. The job description also includes checking proofs and advance copies received from printers.

**Principal Accountabilities**

**Editorial responsibilities**
- Develop and edit STM manuscripts provided by authors
- Evaluate content of a given manuscript and check every component provided by authors before allocating projects to vendors/copyeditors
- Provide assistance, feedback and queries for improving manuscript to author(s)
- Handle different book projects in pre-press production
- Maintain quality standards set by the Press
- Ensure that all vendors and freelancers adhere to the quality checks
- Give constant feedback to vendors for quality issues
- Check every aspect of final files before having them sent for printing
- Coordinate with the senior production editor on content-related issues that may need to be resolved during course of the project
- Stick to the Press' font policies and other compliance policies, Manage all reprint and re-run titles projected for a financial year

**Knowledge & Experience**
- An educational background in science and/or work experience in STM publishing.
- A working knowledge of LaTex preferable.
- The ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- The ability to communicate well in English, both verbally and in writing.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to work accurately and quickly to tight deadlines.
- A high standard of computer literacy.
- **Reading comprehension** - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- **Writing comprehension** - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- **Time Management** - Managing one's own time effectively.
- **Judgement and decision making** - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Familiarity with the style guides, especially the _Chicago Manual of Style_, desirable.
- We believe that diversity of thought, background, and approach create better outcomes. More importantly, fostering an inclusive culture is the right thing to do, and it's part of how we achieve our purpose: to contribute to society through the pursuit of education, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence. Ensuring that anyone, no matter who they are, feels they belong here is an essential part of who we are and the contribution we make to society, and to our planet._
- To enable an environment which our people can thrive in, our customers benefit from, and where work complements life, we empower everyone to manage their time and capacity, and to prioritise their wellbeing. That's why from day one everyone at Cambridge University Press & Assessment can discuss flexible working options to find the best solution for them and their role._
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