Description:

A major professional publisher in West London is looking to appoint a Content Developer.  You will project manage a portfolio of projects through the entire publishing process from early drafting stages, through key project and production editing stages to sign off of final proofs for printing.

Key duties:

• Manage and publish content to the appropriate level of quality, balancing time and cost
• Plan and prioritise your workload to ensure delivery of content to schedule
• Ensure effective forecasting of content and recommend/carry out actions to ensure delivery
• Monitor progress/milestones/targets and progress chase as appropriate
• Proactively manage author(s)/panel/committee through the drafting and delivery process
• Advise author(s)/panel/committee on editing and drafting rules appropriate for the product
• Manage the drafting and approval process to reach appropriate level of consensus
• Project edit draft for language, structure, consistency and conformity to rules
• Resolve editing comments and public comment with author(s) and achieve committee approval
• Production edit document and liaise with Production to ensure timely publication

Experience / skills required:

• Strong editorial and publishing skills with experience in professional / information / B2B publishing
• Thorough knowledge of drafting/editing rules with strong attention to detail
• Strong communication and project management skills
• Strong interpersonal/influencing skills
• Good presentation skills – verbal, written and formal
• Proactive and flexible approach to meet the business needs
• Good IT skills

For further information, please apply online or email a CV and salary expectations to helenspeedy@atwoodtate.co.uk.