As an Editorial Project Manager, you will be responsible for a wide and interesting range of activities around creating content for various customers and platforms. You will take ownership for coordinating multiple projects to ensure successful collaboration for content quality and publication. You will provide advice and guidance to authors, contributors and editors to help them through the publication process. The main task of the Editorial Project Manager is to manage and develop all volumes in assigned series from pre-production manuscript stage through final production stages to ensure on-time publication of volumes.
Responsibilities Managing multiple digital and print content projects though pre-publication to publication to ensure effective and accurate management and publication of print and digital assets Collaborating with global cross-functional teams, authors, editors and contributors to solve problems and ensure successful on-time project publication Building relationships with authors, contributors and editors to provide updates and guidance throughout the publication process to deliver an exceptional experience (through EMSS) Creating and providing reports to communicate the progress of titles to Content Team Manager, Acquisitions Editors and Publishers Communicating project statuses and updates to internal stakeholders to resolve issues and ensure quality and on-time publication
Requirements Delivering budgeted titles on schedule using active monitoring Communicating clearly with all stakeholders in writing and by phone Resolving queries and problems quickly and completely Reviewing manuscript components against a checklist Tracking of all projects in purview and proactive problem solving Tracking and update all metadata pertaining to books in PPM/CCM Show experience of solving problems by implementing creative solutions that make a difference Have excellent computer skills in Microsoft Office and the ability to learn new systems