Editorial Assistant, Books

2 days ago

Singapore Taylor and Francis Full time

Company Description
**Informa** is a leading academic publishing, business intelligence, knowledge and events business, creating unique content and connectivity for customers all over the world. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 100.

**Taylor & Francis Group** produces high quality, peer reviewed books and journals. We produce unique, trusted content by expert authors, spreading knowledge and promoting discovery globally. We aim to broaden thinking and advance understanding, providing academics and professionals with a platform to share ideas and realise their individual potential.

**Job Description**:
Routledge is looking for an organised, methodical and motivated Editorial Assistant to join our books editorial team in Singapore. This is an excellent opportunity to gain a thorough introduction to the academic book publishing process in a demanding role where the assistant will be working on a range of academic books in social science and humanities.

**What you'll be doing**:

- Provide administrative support to the Commissioning Editors
- Assist the Editors in sending proposals for review, drawing up author contracts and chasing reviews during the book proposal process
- Provide pre
- and post-publication care to authors, including chasing authors to deliver manuscripts, advising on permissions and copyright queries, and checking and passing manuscripts to production
- Keep author and project databases up to date, organizing author book promotion flyers and sending gratis copies to authors and contributors.
- Act as the main point of contact for numerous authors and internal departments

**Qualifications**:
**What we’re looking for**:

- Educated to degree level or equivalent preferred
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Demonstrable ability to prioritise workload, and multitask
- Excellent team-working skills, and a collegiate approach to working
- Good at troubleshooting, solution finding and decision-making
- Strong command of English (oral and written)
- Good knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite of programmes
- An interest in academic publishing
- Previous Publishing experience would be an advantage but not necessary

Additional Information
**What we offer in return**:

- Competitive salary
- 20 days annual leave
- 4 volunteering days annually
- Day off for your birthday
- Seasonal social and charitable events
- Training and development
- Blended style and flexible working time
- Right tools for remote working

**Additional Information**:

- You must have the **right to work and live in** **Singapore**:

- This role is based in **Singapore, flexible working is offered** with this role(be that remote, in the office or hybrid), however the ability to attend in-person events or training in our office at VisionCrest Commerical on Penang Road will be required. Current team members are typically in the office 2-4 days per month.
- At Taylor & Francis we care about our colleagues, promoting work-life balance, wellbeing and flexible working. We believe that the skills and experience you bring to Taylor & Francis are invaluable. We want you to have the opportunity to develop your abilities, and to innovate and develop in areas which you are passionate about._

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