Dorling Kindersley Publishing Hiring for Assistant Editor at Noida, Uttar Pradesh Full Time

Position Type: Full time

Reports to: Managing Editor

Division: Knowledge

PURPOSE OF ROLE

Work across a range of illustrated non-fiction titles on a range of editorial tasks as required, ensuring that all your work is produced according to the schedule.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Follow and adhere to schedule, workflow, and brief for your work and produce accurate, edited copy.

Carry out a range of editorial tasks as and when required, for example:

Research subjects to ensure text’s factual accuracy and depth.

Write text as and when required.

With guidance, produce accurate edited copy in accordance with the project’s editorial style guide.

Proofread pages in accordance with the project’s editorial style guide.

Work on indexes and picture credits ensuring attention to detail and accuracy

Check epubs for correct links and quality assurances.

Check your own work and maintain good editorial accuracy and quality, from start to finish of the production process (plotters) in adherence to the DK style guide.

Manage own workload and organize work to meet deadlines and ensure the target dates are met.

Verify text at every stage. This involves ensuring that all information is checked as thoroughly as possible for factual accuracy.

Work with/ have regular dialogues with in-house editors, senior team and managers as well as with London team, authors and fact-checkers, when required, to ensure that text is accurate and up-to-date as well as on your status and progress of your work.

Liaise with designers, cartographers and DTP on the production of the page layouts as and when required.

Report on overall schedule and weekly progress to Editor, Project Editor, Senior Editor or Managing Editor and senior team. Also flag up any issues that may arise.

Adapt text for different formats in media if required. Update progress reports; record minutes of meetings and conference calls regularly.

Maintain excellent communication channels with the entire book team (in-house) for the duration of the project.