Publishing Manager Job at Spectrum Books Limited

Spectrum Books Limited - We are Spectrum Books; you must have read our books. We are the conduit for ensuring millions of people have access to knowledge, which broadens horizons and increases opportunities for building a better life. We have painstakingly published quality books for over four decades having recognized the correlations between reading, knowledge acquisition, personal empowerment, and economic and societal development. We are Spectrum Books Limited! SBL is driven by excellence, and is passionate about transforming lives.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Publishing Manager

Job Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• We are looking for someone with both editorial sophistication and excellent project management skills, responsible for working with authors on drafts and manuscripts ahead of production, to coordinating the entire production process, to final publication.
• This role focuses mainly on printed publications but you will also liaise closely with our web team on digital publications.

You will:

• Use excellent writing and editing skills to help authors express their ideas clearly, concisely and creatively, and help design a suitable narrative for their work
• Help produce diverse communications products to complement major work, e.g. briefs, one-pagers, tear sheets, even infographics
• Work with several program teams/authors but also independently with limited supervision
• Be responsible for the coordination and administration of the entire publication process for reports/books, including sourcing and managing relationships with external vendors (copy-editors, designers, translators, printers, ISBN numbers, Library of Congress, etc).
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, efficiently and on-time.
• Contribute ideas for digital publications, including what visuals/charts/interactives might help to promote a report
• Be generally business minded.

Qualifications / Skills

• Minimum five years of publications coordination/management and editing
• First rate writing and editing skills, proficient in Chicago style
• Excellent organizational and project management skills
• Established network of external service providers, including copy-editors, designers, etc
• Experience with design software (InDesign, Photoshop, etc) preferred
• Experience of think tanks, international development, policy and finance communities preferred
• Good sense of humor, enthusiastic team player and fun to work with
• Familiarity with web design and content management systems a plus.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: careers@spectrumbookslimited.com using the Job Position as the subject of the mail.