Editorial Assistant (Planning, Urban Design, and Landscape Architecture)

Company Description

Informa is a leading academic publishing, business intelligence, knowledge and events business, creating unique content and connectivity for customers all over the world. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 100.

Taylor & Francis Group produces high quality, peer reviewed books and journals. We produce unique, trusted content by expert authors, spreading knowledge and promoting discovery globally. We aim to broaden thinking and advance understanding, providing academics and professionals with a platform to share ideas and realise their individual potential.

Job Description

We at Routledge, part of Taylor & Francis Group, are looking for an Editorial Assistant to work on the Planning, Urban Design, and Landscape Architecture list. This is an exciting opportunity to gain a thorough introduction to the process of academic book publishing and work on a range of different kinds of books, from textbooks to handbooks.

Closing date: 6/28/23

What you'll be doing:

• Preparing manuscripts for production
• Arranging of the review of new book proposals
• Collaborating closely with authors, series editors and readers
• Administrating contracts, permissions and reprints
• Writing blurbs for books and catalogues
• General administration for the list

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong ability to work within the Microsoft Office suite
• Ability to prioritize and handle a multifaceted workload, and the energy and passion to contribute to a lively working environment
• Demonstrated sound commercial awareness and dedication to a career in publishing 

An interest in the subject and previous publishing or bookselling experience would be an advantage but not essential. 

Additional Information

What you should know:

• Closing date for applications: 28 Jun 2023
• You must have the right to work and live in United States
• This position will be based out of the Eastern Standard Time (EST) time zone
• Domestic and international travel to T&F offices may be required

What we offer in return:

• Starting rate ranging from $19.00 - $22.00 per hour ($35,892 - $40,106 annually) commensurate with experience and geographic location
• An excellent work/life balance with a fantastic, flexible working culture
• Paid sick time
• 15 paid days annual leave per year plus an extra day off for your birthday
• 10 paid company holidays
• 3 additional discretionary days for Christmas holiday each year
• Up to 4 weeks of paid parental leave
• Medical, vision, and dental benefits
• 4 volunteer days per year
• 401(k) + employer match
• Seasonal social and charitable events

Work/life balance:

At Taylor & Francis we care about our colleagues, promoting work-life balance, wellbeing, and flexible working. You will be joining a thriving business, working alongside an exceptional group of people. We believe that the skills and experience you bring to Taylor & Francis are invaluable. We want you to have the opportunity to develop your abilities, and to innovate and develop in areas which you are passionate about.

Training And Professional Development:

We’re passionate about ensuring you have all the tools and resources at your fingertips to reach your short and long-term career goals. We’ll support you in your journey by working together on your own bespoke Taylor & Francis Development Plan, ensuring you have the resources, tools, support and coaching that will get you where you want to be.

Interview process:

Once you have submitted your application, we may get in touch with you for an initial screening conversation or ask you to complete a short video interview to enable us to better understand your skills, experience, and motivation. Following this, you will be invited to attend a competency-based interview, either virtually or in person. Typically, we’d then finish the interview process with a final, 2nd stage interview before extending an offer to the successful applicant.

We want all our candidates to shine in our recruitment process. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to ensure you are able to show us your best self. This could include having the application form in a different format, more time for questions, or anything else – please ask us, we are happy to be flexible! Please contact recruitment@tandf.co.uk

Being ‘you’ at Taylor and Francis:

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