Description:

Our client is a large and highly respected publishing house based in London. Very well established, they have a reputation for publishing top-quality information products that support and assist a varied range of professional sectors across the UK and abroad.

As Editorial Assistant you will be tasked with providing a quality editing and proofreading service for multi-format products, planning and prioritising your own workload and advising authors and committees on editing, drafting rules and house style. You will liaise with external typesetters and printing houses to ensure timely publication and quality of published products, and support the editorial management team as necessary.

The successful candidate will have strong editorial skills and an excellent knowledge of the publishing process. You must have experience of working to drafting/editorial rules, author guidelines and house style, and have advanced communication skills that will allow you to influence both external and internal contacts. A technical/scientific/professional publishing background would be an advantage.