Managing Editor- Cape Town

3 weeks ago

Cape Town, South Africa Maskew Miller Learning Recruitment Full time

**Job Desciption**:
**About Maskew Miller Learning**

Maskew Miller Learning lends its name from the most trusted and recognisable publisher in South African
history - Maskew Miller. At Maskew Miller Learning, we believe that learning allows people to move forward in
life, enabling them to have brighter futures.
We are a B-BBEE - Level 1 contributor, providing education solutions ranging from early childhood learning to
professional certification, curriculum-based print materials, e-learning content and tools, as well as teacher
training. We publish in all 11 official languages and have the widest range of CAPS-approved content trusted by
teachers. Our quality educational resources and materials are used in schools, TVET colleges, higher education
institutions, and home and professional environments.

**Main purpose**

Manages the editorial and production process of a product whilst ensuring a high-quality product is delivered
on time and within budget.

**Key Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Source, develop and retain a reliable and highly skilled network of freelancers (editors, artists, proofreaders,
indexers, typesetters) by following company approved procurement processes.
- Ensure that Freelancers are identified, recruited and booked for projects ahead of schedule.
- Ensure that a sufficient pool of qualified freelancers maintained and expanded in keeping with

the requirements of the business.
- Provide training to selected freelancers as and when required.
- Form and maintain internal relationships with other teams and support functions to ensure smooth day to
day-to-day running operations.
- Understand the processes employed by various teams that support the editorial and production

process.
- Adhere to the processes to ensure that all tasks can be completed thoroughly and on time.
- Ensure the editorial integrity of products by following the guidelines set out in the editorial policy and the
sound principles of proofreading and editing.
- Ensure that every stage of the production process is carefully and thoroughly checked with

corrective measures implemented to resolve problems.
- Communicate with Content Developers with the aim of clarifying production-related issues

such as artwork, page proofs, amount of content on a digital screen, accuracy of information on
digital content (correct answers in digital quizzes, etc)
- Anticipate problems related to the manuscript, design, artwork or product concept from the first

engagement with the project. Proactively communicate such problems with suggested solutions
to the appropriate person.
- Make recommendations for improvements to the product's content, design, artwork or product

concept to the appropriate person.
- Evaluate the freelancer's contribution to the project prepared and discussed with the Editorial

Lead.
- Control the flow of work through tracking of work-in-progress.
- Tracking between various internal and external team members.
- Updating schedules during the editorial and production process to ensure clear guidelines

during the process.
- Feedback and follow-up on workflow and status of all projects as needed (daily/weekly)
- Complete the relevant project WIP trackers (print and digital) to provide visibility to the whole

team on status.
- Provide status reports when needed.
- Ensure follow-up and completion of all required tasks and proactively communicate any issues or required
changes.
- Follow-up on required tasks performed by internal and external team members.
- Escalate issues where needed.
- To manage and control projects, deadlines, budget and quality control.
- An understanding of the marketplace, landscape, competitors, end users and other relevant

factors is built up for each product type.
- Understand the financial and timing imperatives of the project.
- Ensure that you gather from the Content Developer all relevant information to ensure you have a

clear understanding of how these factors impact on the specific project.
- Collaborate with the Content Developer to draw up budgets and ensure adherence to budget.
- Complete final quality control check of product.
- Digital Content
- Manage the development/production of digital content.
- Have a good understanding of Learning Design best practice and principles for digital learning.
- Collaborate with the Design and Digital Development team to develop digital content/products

**Educational Requirements**:

- Degree level education

**Experience Requirements**:

- Three years editorial and/or project management experience
- Experience in the Education sector advantageous

**Skills and Competencies**:

- Highly organized
- Communication and team-working skills
- Proven research, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Proven project and time management skills (prioritize projects to meet business goal and deadlines)
- Content, media or publishing experience (or interested to learn)
- Strong attention to detail

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