Managing Editor Internship (Goodwood) at Oxford University Press Southern Africa

Principal Accountabilities

• Publishing end-to-end processes 
• Editing and proofreading principles
• Book design and production
• Project management and scheduling
• Budget management
• Commissioning freelancers, contracts, rates
• Artwork sourcing (photographs and illustrations)
• Digital Publishing i.e. ePubs, online course material etc

Requirements

Qualifications & Experience

• Humanities or BA degree/diploma 
• South African citizen
• Access to reliable transport
• Computer literate in Microsoft Product suite

Attributes

• Ability and willingness to learn: Have an open mindset and attitude to learn
• Collaboration: Working with internal and external teams
• Initiative: Foster new ideas and solutions to projects and processes
• Resilience: Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Analytical thinking: Being able to analyze data