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Ivy Contract is looking for a Senior Project Editor to join the team in our Lewes office (10 minutes by train from Brighton). Bridgewater is a fast-growing service packager of top quality non-fiction illustrated books. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing a list of book projects to budget and schedule, while ensuring that editorial standards are monitored and maintained.
The ideal candidate will have:
- at least three years' experience working on co-edition, non-fiction illustrated books
- the ability to manage a number of book projects at different stages, from manuscript to ozalid, while remaining unflustered
- excellent communication skills – you should be able to communicate effectively with the in-house design team and the production department, as well as liaising with authors, freelancers and co-edition clients
- proven copy-editing and proofreading skills, with experience of UK and US styles, and a good knowledge of Word, QuarkXPress and InDesign
- a meticulous eye for detail and the ability to solve problems effectively
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In addition, you should have a great sense of humour, a flexible approach and, above all, the ability to work effectively and efficiently under pressure. This is an exciting opportunity to work for a company that produces some of the most innovative illustrated books in the country.
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