Brepols Publishers is an international academic publisher in the humanities. Its main areas of publication include English and French language scholarship in history, literary studies, religious studies, philosophy, and art history; text editions in Latin, Greek, and other classical languages, as well as other source works; electronic publications (databases, online bibliographies and encyclopaedias, etc). Brepols has a broad customer-base worldwide, comprising specialist libraries, academic institutions, and individual scholars. With a team of approximately 40 staff, Brepols is located in the historic béguinage of Turnhout (B) and it has an editorial presence in Washington DC (USA) and Nottingham (UK).

In order to strengthen our editorial programme of English language publications (primarily classical, medieval, and early modern studies), we are seeking (for our UK office in Nottingham) a:

Publishing Manager

You will assist with the development of English language publications, in the first instance by working with the current Publishing Manager for English publications in classical, medieval, and early modern studies. Through this initial role, you will assist with the co-ordination of all aspects of book projects from inception to publication. You will establish and maintain good contacts with authors and Editorial Boards and follow trends within the academic world, principally (but not exclusively) within classical, medieval, and early modern studies.

You will develop into the role as Publishing Manager whereby you will: attract and present new projects; co-ordinate all aspects of projects through planning of peer review and assessment, copyediting, production, providing necessary guidance (to authors, Editorial Boards and external readers, freelance copyeditors, etc), and administrative follow-up; formulate and monitor a project budget.

Your skills and experience:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; knowledge of French and other languages, including classic languages, will be an advantage
• relevant university degree(s), with a broad interest in (European) history and literature and the capacity to acquire insight into subjects and disciplines that are new to you
• project management skills, with the capacity to monitor and follow up projects at various stages of the assessment and production process
• understanding of conventions within academic publication, and familiarity with academic referencing and idiom
• high level accuracy and attention to detail; familiarity with general IT applications; familiarity with graphic design programs such as Indesign will be an advantage

Your profile:

• an energetic networker, with the capacity to establish and develop relationships with scholars from a number of fields
• personable, customer-oriented, and a team player
• commercial insight
• highly organised and efficient, but also flexible and intuitive

Please send your letter of application and CV (including a photo) by 10 June 2014 to: hrm@brepols.net. Interviews will be held (in Nottingham, UK) on Thursday 19 and Friday 20 June, 2014. Please indicate any dates when you will not be available.

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